Saiqa (TV series)
| Saiqa | |
|---|---|
| File:SAIQA.jpg Saiqa title screen | |
| Genre | Family |
| Created by | Mommal Productions |
| Written by | Moomal Shunaid |
| Directed by | Asim Ali |
| Starring | Ahsan Khan Ayesha Sana Juggan Kazim Madiha Iftikhar Sheema Kirmani |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| No. of episodes | 56 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Momina Duraid |
| Production location | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Running time | 45–50 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Hum TV |
| Release | 19 January – 27 May 2009 |
Saiqa written by Moomal Shunaid and directed by Asim Ali, is a drama seriel which aired on Hum TV. It is based on Razia Butt's famous novel of the same name [citation needed]. Saiqa is a Mafia story with all the cliché twists, turns, lynching and manipulations. Shot on beautiful locations of Murree and Nathiagali, this dark story spans two generations.
Cast
- Sarwat Gilani (Young Naaji)
- Mikaal Zulfiqar (Tahir)
- Juggan Kazim (Saiqa-- Naaji and Tahir's daughter)
- Ahsan Khan (Rehan)
- Sheema Kirmani (Old Naaji)
- Mahjabeen (Fauzia, Sadia's sister and Sumaira's mother)
- Shameem Hilaly (Daadi Huzoor, Tahir's mother)
- Khayyam Sarhadi (Abba Huzoor,Tahir's father)
- Ali Afzal (Azhar, Rehan's father)
- Ayesha Sana (Sadia, Rehan's mother)
- Madiha Iftikhar (Sumaira, Saiqa's cousin)
- Faiq Khan (Asad, Anjum's son and Saiqa's cousin)
- Hassan Ahmad (Fakhar,Fauzia's husband)
- Osama Muhammad Khalid (Abaq, Family Godfather)
Story
SAIQA is a love story with amultiple twists, turns and manipulations. Shot on the beautiful locations of Murree and Nathiagali, this is a riveting love story spanning two generations. The story focuses on Naaji (Sarwat Gillani) and Tahir (Mikaal Zulfiqar). Naaji is a village girl; while Tahir is an aristocrat who falls in love with and wants to marry her. Tahir is already engaged to Fauzia (Mahjabeen). His family does not want him to marry Naaji, but he does so. Naaji attempts suicide because of Fauzia. Tahir also dies after hearing of Naaji's reported death. Tahir and Naaji have a daughter, Saiqa (Juggan Kazim). She grows up in the hateful atmosphere of her father's family mansion, with everybody insulting her at every step, and plotting to get rid of her and her mother. Rehan (Ahsan Khan) at the beginning hates Saiqa like every other person in the family but later he realises that he loves her. Sumaira(Madiha Iftikhar, Saiqa's cousin and Fauzia's daughter) loves Rehan and is about to marry him but hates Saiqa even more when she hears that Rehan loves Saiqa. The story takes an interesting turn in the end.