Bandish (franchise)

Bandish
بندش
Genre	Action Horror drama
Created by	Fahad Mustafa
Written by	Syed Nabeel Shahid Nizami
Directed by	Aabis Raza
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	Season 1: 28 Season 2: 32
Production
Producers	Fahad Mustafa Dr. Ali Kazmi
Camera setup	Single-camera setup
Production company	Big Bang Entertainment
Original release
Network	ARY Digital
Release	21 January 2019 (2019-01-21) – 16 December 2023 (2023-12-16)
Related
Balaa
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Bandish (Urdu: بندش, lit. "Restriction") is a Pakistani supernatural horror drama series co-produced by Fahad Mustafa, and Dr. Ali Kazmi under Big Bang Entertainment and directed by Aabis Raza. Spanning over two seasons, the first season features Marina Khan, Sajid Hassan, Hira, Mani, Zubab Rana and Zainab Ahmed as leads whilst Farah Shah plays the main antagonist. It was first aired on 21 January 2019 on ARY Digital. It tells the story of a woman named Sumbul, who after being bullied in University and being rejected and made fun of by her crush Junaid, many years later, turns to black magic and sorcery to cast evil spells on Junaid and his family, which consists of a wife and three daughter. The second season premiered on 28 April 2023 with Areej Mohyuddin, Affan Waheed, Amna Ilyas, Shuja Asad, Sania Saeed and Zainab Qayyum.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}