Aakhri Station
| Aakhri Station | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Drama Social drama |
| Written by | Amna Mufti |
| Directed by | Sarmad Khoosat |
| Presented by | Kashf Foundation |
| Starring | Sanam Saeed Mikaal Zulfiqar Nimra Bucha Eman Suleman Anam Goher Malika Zafar Ammara Butt Farah Tufail Irfan Khoosat |
| Opening theme | Shabana Azmi |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Production companies | Kashf Foundation Khoosat Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | ARY Digital |
| Release | 13 February – 27 March 2018 |
Aakhri Station (Urdu: آخری سٹیشن; English: The Last Station) is a seven-part Pakistani television drama mini-series, created by Sarmad Khoosat and Kashf Foundation. It premiered on ARY Digital on 13 February 2018 and concluded on 28 March 2018. Directed and co-produced by Khoosat, it is written by Amna Mufti and is produced by Khoosat, Roshaneh Zafar of Kashf Foundation Productions and Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.[1] It is directed by Sarmad Khoosat and written by Amna Mufti.[2][3] Series consist of seven episodes.
The show introduced an ensemble cast with Sanam Saeed, Nimrah Bucha, Malika Zafar, Anam Goher, Eman Suleman, Ammara Butt and Farah Tufail portraying seven strangers with different economic, social and cultural backgrounds suffering from domestic and mental issues, meets on a train compartment en route to Karachi. The show aims to explore women-eccentric subjects that its creator feel have not been emphasized in Pakistani shows openly, such as women's rights, drug abuse, HIV, PTSD, acid attacks, forced prostitution, and domestic violence.[4]
The OST, a beautiful rendition of an Amjad Islam Amjad poem, ‘Mujhe Apne Jeenay Ka Haq Chaihiye‘ has been composed by Arshad Mahmood and sung by Tahira Syed. The last verse of the poem is recited by Indian actress Shabana Azmi.[5]
Synopsis
Each episode explores a different story based on women's empowerment and social issues affecting women, especially in Pakistan.[4][6][7]
Cast
- Sanam Saeed as Tehmina
- Eman Suleman as Yasmeen
- Nimra Bucha as Shabana
- Ammara Butt as Gul Meena
- Malika Zafar as Farzana
- Anam Goher as Shumaila
- Farah Tufail as Rafiya
- Adeel Afzal as Parvez
- Irfan Khoosat as Train ticket checker
- Mikaal Zulfiqar as Rehan; cameo
- Shah Fahad as Sajjad; Farzana's husband
- Adnan Sarwar as Waqar; Yasmeen's husband
- Sarmad Khoosat as Narrater (voice cameo)
- Tipu Sultan
- Faadil
- Sara Khawaja
- Razia Malik
- Faryal Butt
- Salman Gohar
- Ameer Hamza
- M Arman
References
- ^ Ghafoor, Usman (19 February 2018). "'Aakhri Station' hits viewers hard on premiere". Gulf News. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ NewsBytes. "Shah Fahad will star in Sarmad Khoosat's Akhri Station". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ Siddique, Sadaf (15 February 2018). "Sarmad Khoosat's Akhri Station is off to a brutal start". Images. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ a b Shabbir, Buraq. "Akhri Station will tackle sensitive, women-centric issues". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Shabana Azmi's role in Pakistani play, 'Akhri Station'". Something Haute. 11 February 2018. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Aakhri Station highlights social issues". The Nation. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Aakhri Station highlights women and gender-specific issues in a sensitive manner - Daily Times". Daily Times. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.