Parizaad

Parizaad (Urdu: پری زاد, lit. 'Fairy's child') is a Pakistani television series written by Hashim Nadeem, based on his novel of the same name, directed by Shahzad Kashmiri and produced by Momina Duraid Productions. It first aired on Hum Television from 20 July 2021. The series stars Ahmed Ali Akbar in the titular role alongside Yumna Zaidi, Ushna Shah, Saboor Aly, Urwa Hocane, Nauman Ijaz and Mashal Khan in prominent roles.

Parizaad
GenreDrama
Based onParizaad
by Hashim Nadeem
Written byHashim Nadeem
Directed byShahzad Kashmiri
StarringAhmed Ali Akbar
Yumna Zaidi
Ushna Shah
Mashal Khan
Urwa Hocane
Nauman Ijaz
Saboor Aly
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of episodes29
Production
Running time38-40 minutes
Production companyMD Productions
DistributorHum Network
Release
Original networkHum TV
Original release20 July 2021 (2021-07-20) –
1 February 2022 (2022-02-01)

The last episode was aired in cinemas on 28 January 2022 and on television, 1 February 2022.

Overview
Ahmed Ali Akbar plays Parizaad in the series

The story revolves around a dark-skinned college student, Parizaad. Parizaad is someone who has grown up with self esteem and confidence issues. Despite society's judgement of him, he is very hardworking, extremely respectful and well-mannered and creates a lasting impression on anyone he meets. This drama takes us along his journey of the friends and enemies he meets along his life as he tackles with his inner fight of choosing his true passion of poetry or choosing a realistic job that can provide income for his family.[1]

Cast
Name Role First episode appearance Total episode appearances Notes
Main character
Ahmed Ali Akbar[2] Parizaad Episode 1 29 Dark-skinned poet and later a millionaire
Prominent characters
Ushna Shah Naheed Episode 1 7 Daughter of Mirza, Parizaad's first love and later Majid's wife
Saboor Aly[3][4] Saima/Bubbly/Dilawar Episode 4 7 Tomboy girl and Parizaad's second love
Mashal Khan Lubna/Mahpara Episode 6 8 Drama artist and Parizaad's third love
Nauman Ijaz Agha Behroze Karim Episode 10 5 Parizaad's former boss and Layla Saba's husband
Urwa Hocane[5] Layla Saba Episode 11 4 Wife of Agha Behroze Kareem, a millionaire
Yumna Zaidi[6] Quratulain/Annie Episode 20 10 Blind girl and Parizaad's fourth love
Supporting characters
Syed Mohammad Ahmed Mirza Episode 1 7 Father of Naheed
Ismat Zaidi Sakina Episode 1 5 Mother of Naheed
Adnan Shah Tipu Akbar Episode 1 6 Eldest brother of Parizaad
Madiha Rizvi Kubra Episode 1 5 Akbar's wife
Paras Masroor Asghar Episode 1 6 Younger brother of Akbar and elder brother of Parizaad
Asma Malik Sughra Episode 1 5 Asghar's wife
Kiran Tabeir Saeeda Episode 1 7 Sister of Parizaad
Ahmad Taha Ghani Majid Episode 2 4 Parizaad's neighbor and later Naheed's husband
Taniya Hussain Kanwal Episode 1 4 Naheed's sister
Raza Ali Abid Shauky Episode 1 5 Parizaad's neighbor friend
Malik Raza Saleem Episode 3 7 Saeeda's husband
Tahira Imam Saleem's mother Episode 3 1 Asks for Saeeda's hand in marriage
Anjum Habibi Saleem's father Episode 3 1 Asks for Saeeda's hand in marriage
Salma Hassan Shaista Episode 4 4 Mother of Bubbly
Rashid Farooqui Shabbir Episode 4 4 Father of Bubbly
Adeel Afzal Ahmad Nasaaz Episode 3 8 Parizaad's college friend and poet
Natasha Hussain Lubna's mother Episode 7 3 Mother of Lubna
Asim Shah Kakakhail Saith Noman Episode 7 3 Business tycoon who wants to buy Parizaad's poetry to publish in his book
Hassan Shah Janu/Shah Jahan Episode 10 4 Parizaad's friend
Faiz Chuhan Kallu Ustad Episode 9 3 Parizaad's boss at workshop
Laila Zuberi Hajjan Bua Episode 4 3 Matchmaker of Parizaad's neighborhood
Saad Azhar Feroz Episode 11 4 Behroze Karim's personal assistant
Asad Mumtaz Malik Guru Episode 14 5 Behroze Karim's old friend and later Parizaad's friend
Nadia Afghan Badar Munir Episode 11 3 DSP who catches Behroze Karim
Saife Hassan Sheharyar Episode 11 3 IG who is a senior head of Badar Munir
Hira Umer Sara Episode 11 1 Layla Saba's friend
Iftikhar Ahmed Usmani Kamali Episode 17 12 Parizaad's manager, assistant and caretaker
Mazhar Noorani Akbar Episode 17 11 Parizaad's bodyguard and Feroz's younger brother
Huma Nawab Shehla Episode 22 4 Annie's mother
Areeba Alvi Jharna Episode 23 5 Singer at Parizaad's production house and Nasaaz's love interest
Fahad Mirza Sharjeel Episode 23 7 Annie's cousin
Shahzad Nawaz Saith Shehbaz Episode 20 4 Parizaad's business enemy
Nadia Hussain Shehbaz's wife Episode 25 1 Wife of Shehbaz
Saleem Mairaj Manzoor Episode 1 1 Parizaad's father
Mizna Waqas Hamida Episode 1 2 Parizaad's mother
Nargis Rasheed Amna Episode 1 1 Manzoor's sister

Episodes
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Episode 1"Shahzad KashmiriHashim Nadeem20 July 2021 (2021-07-20)
Parizaad is born in the house of a labourer, Manzoor. As he grows up and after the death of his parents, his personality fades against his dominating brothers and sisters-in-law. As a good student of Urdu, he is offered to give Urdu tuitions to Naheed, his neighbour. Shauky, one of Parizaad's ruffian friends, writes a letter from him for Naheed and drops it mistakenly in Naheed's house. Mirza Sahab (her father) finds the letter and recognizes Parizaad’s writing.
2"Episode 2"Shahzad KashmiriHashim Nadeem27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
Mirza Sahab goes to Parizaad's house, slaps him and insults him in front of all the neighbours. The next day, Shauky meets Parizaad, apologies and tells him that he had seen another person on the roof of Naheed's house along with her that night. First, Parizaad refuses to accept it, but later on, he follows Naheed and was shocked to see him with Majid. Naheed and Majid apologize to Parizaad.
3"Episode 3"Shahzad KashmiriHashim Nadeem3 August 2021 (2021-08-03)
Parizaad is now heartbroken and goes to the railway station to attempt suicide, but is stopped by Ahmad Na'saaz, a senior student of Parizaad's college. Both Na'saaz and Parizaad become friends. On the other hand, Parizaad's sister Saeeda is being married to a man much older than her on the order of her two sisters-in-law. On the same day, Naheed is also being married to Majid.
4"Episode 4"Shahzad KashmiriHashim Nadeem10 August 2021 (2021-08-10)
Parizaad goes to Nasaaz’s house to check him, because Nasaaz was absent from college. There, he meets a young tomboy kind of girl called Bubbly Badmash, who is the daughter of Nasaaz's landlord. She tells Parizaad that she is upset because some guests are bringing her a proposal, but she doesn't want to dress up like a girl and doesn't want to get married, but her mother is asking her to do so.
5"Episode 5"Shahzad KashmiriHashim Nadeem17 August 2021 (2021-08-17)
Parizaad's brother in-law (Saeeda's husband) is arrested because a man claims that his wife used a beauty cream from his shop and her skin got burned. Police also seals his shop after arresting him. So he faces a huge loss in business. He is granted bail because of Parizaad's relations with the SHO's son. On the other hand, Bubbly Badmash messes with the guests and throws them out because they demanded a significant dowry from her parents. Nasaaz advises Parizaad to marry Bubbly in order to collect her dowry and save the ruined business of his brother in-law.
6"Episode 6"Shahzad KashmiriHashim Nadeem24 August 2021 (2021-08-24)
Saima is revealed as Bubbly's real name, and Parizaad starts to fall in love with her. Both Bubbly and Parizaad agree to marry each other, however Bubbly runs away from her home that night. Ashamed, Bubbly's parents decide to leave their neighborhood and go back to their village. Consequently, Na'saaz returns to his home city of Peshawar. Parizaad begins his studies at Capital University in Islamabad on a scholarship, where he meets Lubna, a drama artist.

Soundtrack
Na Puch Parizaadon Se
Soundtrack album by
Asrar
Released23 June 2021 (2021-06-23)
Recorded2021
GenreTelevision soundtrack
Length4:43
LanguageUrdu
LabelM.D Productions
ProducerMomina Duraid
Music video
"Parizaad" OST on YouTube

The official soundtrack of the serial was composed by Waqar Ali and sung by Asrar while the lyrics were written by Hashim Nadeem.[7]

Production

In May 2021, it revealed that Hashim Nadeem's award-winning novel Parizaad will get a television adaptation and will be directed by Shahzad Kashmiri. The writer revealed about the show that it was actually written as an experiment, much like his previous show, Ishq Zahe Naseeb.[8][9]

Ahmed Ali Akbar was chosen to portray the titular role of Parizaad. Akbar was not the first choice to portray the character. Likewise, the role of Naheed played by Ushna Shah was previously offered to Neelam Muneer who rejected it.[8]

The initial teasers were released on 20 June 2021. The teasers received some negative reviews for making the lead character look darker than he actually is.[5]

The filming was mostly done in real locations of Karachi and Islamabad. The university from Lubna's track in episodes 7-9 is the Capital University of Science & Technology, Islamabad. The mansion of Behroze Kareem which was shown from episode 10 onwards, was visited by fans, had an online tour available and after the show ended was on sale.[10][11] Last spell of the show was filmed in Azad Kashmir.

Reception

The show has received positive critical reviews since its inception. Ahmed Ali Akbar's performance received particular praise from critics and gained international acclaim as well.[12][13][14][15] Social media user and critics praised the subtle take of the script on gender fluidity regarding transgender and bisexual.[16][17][18] Its unique storyline made viewers hooked and it used to trend several times on twitter even in the unusual days.[15][19][20]

Television rating (TRPs)
Ep# airing date TRP
10 21 September 2021 6.5[21]
11 28 September 2021 8.0[22]
12 5 October 2021 8.8[23]
13 12 October 2021 8.3[24]
14 19 October 2021 7.8[25]
16 2 November 2021 4.6[26]
17 9 November 2021 8.8[27]
18 16 November 2021 9.5[28]
19 23 November 2021 8.8[29]
20 30 November 2021 7.8[30]
21 7 December 2021 8.5[31]
22 14 December 2021 7.7[32]
23 21 December 2021 10.2[33]
24 28 December 2021 9.2[34]
25 4 January 2022 9.7[35]
26 11 January 2022 9.6[36]
27 18 January 2022 10.1[37]
28 25 January 2022 9.8[38]
29 1 February 2022 10.7 [39]

Impact

Due to last episodes of the series which deals with the poor conditions of Urdu medium schools in the farthest areas of the country, the Balochistan government promised to raise the standards of Urdu medium schools. Later, Ahmed Ali Akbar also shared the same on his social media account.[40]

References
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  4. "Ahmed Ali Akbar, Saboor Aly, Ushna Shah team up for Parizaad". www.cutacut.com. 21 June 2021.
  5. Raja Moini (3 July 2021). "Blackface and TV's deeply-rooted colour bias". Express Tribune. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  6. "Yumna Zaidi and Ahmed Ali Akbar are finally coming back together for Parizaad". Mag The Weekly. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  7. Omair Alavi (5 July 2021). "4 Reasons That Make HUM TV's Parizaad A Must Watch!". Hip In Pakistan. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  8. ""Ahmed Ali Akbar Wasn't The First Choice For Male Lead": Hashim Nadeem On 'Parizaad'". Galaxy Lollywood. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  9. "3 Upcoming Pakistani Dramas To Watch In July 2021". Dispatch News Desk. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  10. "Who is the real owner of the massive mansion shown in 'Parizaad?'". Daily Times. 7 January 2022.
  11. Tahir Sherani (13 January 2022). "Parizaad's fully furnished house is on sale in Islamabad for Rs600 million". Dawn Image. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  12. Muna Moini (29 July 2021). "Haute Review: Ahmed Ali Akbar delivers a strong performance and shines as Parizaad". Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  13. "Ahmed Ali Akbar receives widespread praise for Parizaad". Cutacut. 8 September 2021.
  14. "Bollywood actor Sonam Bajwa thinks Parizaad is 'phenomenal'". Dawn Images. 3 February 2022.
  15. "Parizaad: Ahmed Ali Akbar tops charts on Twitter for stellar performance". The News. 26 January 2022.
  16. "Parizaad's subtle take on gender fluidity lauded on the internet". Express Tribune. 28 October 2021.
  17. Naba Mehdi (23 January 2022). "The contrasting world of Parizaad". The News.
  18. Simran Siraj (27 December 2021). "Four relevant questions Pakistani dramas raised in 2021". Express Tribune.
  19. "Drama serial 'Parizaad' gains an overwhelming response". Daily Times. 4 September 2021.
  20. Nouman Ahmad Noor (12 September 2021). "The second introduction of an enslaved man | Shehr". The News.
  21. HUM TV. "Leading Hearts! Parizaad - Episode 10 TRP". Archived from the original on 26 December 2021 – via instagram.
  22. "Outclass Performer!". 30 September 2021. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021 – via instagram.
  23. "#humtvpakistanofficial #Parizaad An Esteemed Leader!". Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021 – via instagram.
  24. Hum TV. "Persistent Leader!". Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021 – via Instagram.
  25. "Ruling The Hearts! @humtvpakistanofficial". 21 October 2021. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021.
  26. "Iconic Performance!". 4 November 2021. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021 – via Instagram.
  27. "Remains Best!". 10 November 2021. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  28. "Parizad Continues To Rule The Hearts And It All Thanks To You!". 17 November 2021. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021.
  29. "Outclass Performer!". 24 November 2021. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021 – via Instagram.
  30. "Parizaad Ratings". 3 December 2021. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021 – via Instagram.
  31. "Top Performer!". 7 December 2021. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021 – via Instagram.
  32. "Remains The Best". 14 December 2021 – via Instagram.
  33. "Truly a Blockbuster drama". 23 December 2021. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021 – via Instagram.
  34. "Unstoppable!!". 29 December 2021 – via Instagram.
  35. "Iconic Performer!". 7 January 2022 – via Instagram.
  36. "Winner All The Way!". 12 January 2022 – via Instagram.
  37. "Highly Appreciated Drama!". 19 January 2022.
  38. "Parizaad 2nd-Last-Episode Ratings!". 26 January 2022 – via Instagram.
  39. "A Stellar Ending, thankyou for making it a global success". 2 February 2022.
  40. "'Parizaad' actor Ahmed Ali Akbar lauds Balochistan govt's move to improve Urdu medium schools". Express Tribune. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
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