Aashti
| Aashti | |
|---|---|
 Title screen | |
| Genre | Romance Family Drama |
| Written by | Seema Ghazal |
| Directed by | Adnan Wai Qureshi |
| Starring | Resham Faisal Qureshi Humayun Saeed Madiha Iftikhar Sajid Hasan Fahad Mustafa. |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Mehroz Karim |
| Production locations | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Hum TV |
| Release | 22 March – 27 September 2009 |
Aashti (Urdu: آشتى) is a Pakistani drama television series that was aired on Hum TV. The producer is Mehroz Karim; it is written by Seema Ghazal and directed by Adnan Wai Qureshi.[1][2][3][4][5]
Plot
[edit]Ashti is the story of a Bengali girl (Resham) who works as a maid for Abrash's (Humayun Saeed) affluent family. Ashti is engaged to Nazrul Islam (Faisal Qureshi) but is secretly in love with Abrash, who sympathizes with her and encourages her to pursue her education. However, she soon discovers that Abrash is to marry Zarnish (Angeline Malik).
Events take a turn when Abrash and Zarnish's relationship faces problems. After a heated quarrel, Zarnish leaves for London, and Abrash follows her to take a final decision once and for all. Meanwhile, Ashti also travels there, and before any decision can be taken, to complicate matters further, Ali Alam (Sajid Hasan) Arshi's father also appears on the scene.
Cast
[edit]- Resham[6] as Aashti
- Faisal Qureshi[7] as Nazar ul Islam
- Humayun Saeed as Abrash
- Sajid Hasan as Ali Alam; Abrash's father
- Seemi Pasha as Sherry; Abrash's mother (dead)
- Angeline Malik as Zarnish; Abrash's father
- Madiha Iftikhar as Aqeela; Saeed's wife
- Fahad Mustafa[8] as Saeed; Aqeela's husband
- Salma Zafar as Zamani, Naz ul Islam and Saeed's mother
- Parveen Akbar as Jameela, Aashti's mother
- Sohail Asghar as Aashti's father
- Waqar Kayani as Saeed and Nazrul Islam's father
- Rashid Farooqui
- Farah Nadir as Khala
Accolades
[edit]Nominations
[edit]- Lux Style Awards - Best Television Actress - Resham[9]
- Lux Style Awards - Best Television Writer - Seema Ghazal
- Lux Style Awards - Best Television Director - Adnan Wai Qureshi
- Lux Style Awards - Best Television Serial
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Adnan Wai Qureshi". Article. Urdu Wire. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ "ADNAN WAI QURESHI". VIDPK. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ "Hum Tv Drama Aashti". Pakistani Tv Dramas Online Watch. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ Ali, Mohammad (22 May 2017). "Pakistani dramas that once appealed to every group have now glued themselves to feminist issues only". The Nation (Pakistani newspaper). Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Aashti on Vid.PK". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013.
- ^ Abbas, Ifra (19 April 2020). "Resham 's Classic Tv Dramas to Binge-watch!!". niche.com.pk. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Resham and Faysal Qureshi in an upcoming drama". reviewit.pk. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "These Pakistani celebrity transformations will leave you speechless". Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Lux Style Awards And the Winners are". Pakium.Pk. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
