Zaib-un-Nisa
| Zaib-un-Nisa | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Azra Babar |
| Directed by | Sahira Kazmi |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Sahira Kazmi |
| Original release | |
| Network | PTV |
| Release | 4 August – 3 November 2000 |
Zaib-un-Nisa is a Pakistani television series directed by Sahira Kazmi, based on a script by Azra Babar and first broadcast on PTV in 2000. It focuses on the subject of domestic violence.[1][2][3]
Plot
[edit]Zeb un Nisa drama revolves around a woman, Zebi (Zaib un Nisa) who has two sisters and a brother and Zebi is married whose husband Mahmood is worried about unemployment and he also quarrels with his wife. Both are living in a rented flat. A few years ago, a woman named Saba lived in this flat with her unemployed, destitute and drug addict husband. Saba's husband, Farooq used to take money from his wife for doing drugs but one day she refused. He got angry and killed Saba. A few years later, Zebi and her husband move into the same flat. Saba's soul used to come and meet Zebi but Zebi thought Saba resides in a neighbouring flat nearby and did not realize that she was being visited by a soul of a dead woman. Just like Saba's unhappy married life, Zebi's life in this flat started to go unhappy. One day, her husband Mahmood beats her, causing her to lose her pregnancy. Mahmood later regrets the loss of his child and the separation of his wife.
Cast
[edit]- Nida Kazmi as Zaibi
- Adnan Siddiqui as Mehmood
- Adrash Ayaz as Ali
- Asad Azmi as Imran
- Sabeen Javeri as Sofia
- Agha Jaffar as Father
- Sajida Syed as Mehmooda
- Zeba Akbar as Salma
- Mariam Ahmed as Ayesha
- Mohib Mirza[4] as Amir
- Naseem Siddiqui
- Muneeza Qidwai as Samina
- Qaiser Naqvi as Mrs Khan
- Saife Hassan as Ehsan
- Ubaida Ansari as Rubina
- Safia Khairi as Sitwat Aapa
- Maryam Shah as Hina
- Sania Saeed as Saba[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Best Pakistani Dramas That You Need To Binge Watch RIGHT NOW". Mangobaaz. 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Pakistani dramas that once appealed to every group have now glued themselves to feminist issues only". The Nation. 22 May 2017.
- ^ "TOWN TALK". The News. 24 November 2019.
- ^ "Films like 'Cake' and 'Laal Kabootar' have given hope to parallel cinema: Mohib Mirza". Daily * Times. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Sania Saeed to work in Saji Gul's play". 28 August 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2022.