Pakeezah (TV series)

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| native_name = پاکیزه

| image = Official Title Screen of Pakeeza Hum TV drama.jpeg

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| genre = Romance
Serial drama

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| writer = Bushra Ansari

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| director = Misbah Khalid

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| starring = Alyy Khan
Adnan Siddiqui
Aamina Sheikh
Angeline Malik

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| opentheme = 'Dhundo Ge Agar Mulkon' by
Abida Parveen

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| country = Pakistan

| language = Urdu

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| num_episodes = 28

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| executive_producer = Moomal Shunaid

| producer = Moomal Entertainment

| editor = Syed Suhail Naqvi
Fayyaz
Wahab

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| cinematography = Shahid Mahmood

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| runtime = 35-40 minutes

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| network = Hum TV

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| first_aired = {{Start date|2016|2|11|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{End date|df=y|2016|08|25}}

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Pakeezah is a Pakistani thriller drama serial that was first aired on 11 February 2016 on Hum TV. It stars Adnan Siddiqui, Aamina Sheikh, Alyy Khan, Angeline Malik.{{Cite web|url=http://www.urdudramas.com/pakeeza-cast-and-crew-information-by-hum-tv.html|title=Pakeeza Cast And Crew Information By Hum Tv|website=UrduDramas|language=en-US|access-date=2016-03-13}}{{Cite web|url=http://siasattoday.com/2016/02/11/pakeeza-episode-1-11-february-2016/|title=Pakeeza Episode 1 - 11 February 2016 on Hum Tv|last=Yasin_555|website=Watch Online Pakistani Dramas, Talk shows and Political News|access-date=2016-03-13}} The series revolves around the struggle of a female artist between her passion and her relationship with her husband.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/560204-tv-plays-watch-season|title=TV plays to watch this season|date=17 January 2016|author=Buraq Shabbir|access-date=|work=The News}} The drama's song is based on the song Dhoondo Ge Agar by Abida Parveen.

Synopsis

The drama is based on strained relations between Pakeeza (Aamina Sheikh) and Jibran (Alyy Khan). They have a daughter, Kiran, who is irritated by Jibran torturing Pakeeza day after day. Jibran has a sister, Naima (Angeline Malik), who is married to Ahmer (Khaled Anam) and has a daughter, Shehzadi/Maham. Kiran likes Shehzadi and her parents more than her parents. Ahmer has a brother Azeem (Adnan Siddiqui), who befriends Pakeeza. Each episode of drama includes a fight between Pakeeza and Jibran.

Plot

The drama revolves around the woman, Pakeeza (Aamina Sheikh), who is a painter and housewife. Her paintings are good, and she is awarded many times in the media because of her talent. She is married to Jibran (Alyy Khan), a misogynist, who doesn't care about his wife and beats her lot because he is jealous of her fame. Pakeeza has a daughter, Kiran, who is depressed because of her parents' fights. Pakeeza is the best friend of Naima (Angeline Malik), who later became her sister-in-law as Naima's brother Jibran came into her life. Pakeeza finds solace in her friend Azeem (Adnan Siddiqui), who helps her in every difficulty.

Cast

Aamina Sheikh as Pakeezah
Ali Khan as Jibran
Adnan Siddiqui as Azeem
Angeline Malik as Naima
Khaled Anam as Ahmer
Iqra Chaudhry as Kiran Jibran
Sohail Hashmi as Sohail “Talpur Sahab”
Mariam Mirza as Aisha Talpur
Sara Asim as Shahzadi
Faseeh Sardar as Saif
Awais Waseer

Production

Sheikh was approached by Sultana Siddiqui to star in the series, written by Bushra Ansari and directed by Misbah Khalid. She initially hesitated, feeling the role was unoriginal and would trap her in a familiar pattern. Sheikh described feeling pressured to fulfill others' expectations rather than pursuing her own artistic aspirations.{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1092884/i-want-to-prove-that-mothers-can-work-too-aamina-sheikh?|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221075332/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1092884/i-want-to-prove-that-mothers-can-work-too-aamina-sheikh|title=I thought very carefully about entering motherhood: Aamina Sheikh|date=28 April 2016|archive-date=21 February 2025|url-status=live|work=The Express Tribune}}

Digital release

The series was made available on Iflix; however, in 2019, all the episodes were removed. Still, it is available on the Indian streaming platform MX Player.