Shazia Wajahat

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Shazia Wajahat
شازیہ وجاہت
Occupation(s)television and film producer
Spouse Wajahat Rauf
Children2

Shazia Wajahat is a Pakistani television and film producer. The wife of director Wajahat Rauf, best known for producing a number of television series under her production banner Showcase Productions, formerly known as Showcase Communications. [1]

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Career

Wajahat made her debut as a producer and first produced television series Shab-e-Arzoo Ka Aalam for ARY Digital. She then went on to produce some successful television series including Yaar-e-Bewafa (2017), Damsa (2019) and Raqs-e-Bismil (2020). [2] [3]

Film

Television

Current productions

TitleGenreFirst airedLast airedCastRef(s)
Guru Social dramaJune 2023present Ali Rehman Khan, Zhalay Sarhadi [5]

Former productions

YearSerialNetworkCastEpisodesRef(s)
2013Shab-e-Arzoo Ka Aalam ARY Digital Armeena Rana Khan, Mohib Mirza 23 [6]
2013Ek Aur Ek DhaiARY Digital Ali Haider, Ali Safina, Mansha Pasha, Ayesha Toor38
2014SoteliARY Digital Ayesha Khan, Sabreen Hisbani, Deepak Parwani 25
2014Main Kukkoo Aur Woh Hum TV Qavi Khan, Shehzad Sheikh, Ayeza Khan, Aashir WajahatTelefilm
2016Main Kaisay Kahu Urdu 1 Sarah Khan, Junaid Khan 25 [7]
2016 Meher Aur Meherban Urdu 1 Sonia Mishal, Sanam Chaudhry, Waseem Abbas, Shagufta Ejaz 24
2017Tumhare HainARY Digital Sarah Khan, Agha Ali, Rabab Hashim 26
2017 Yaar-e-Bewafa Geo Entertainment Imran Abbas, Sarah Khan, Arij Fatyma 25
2018Woh Mera Dil ThaARY Digital Madiha Imam, Sami Khan, Furqan Qureshi 24
2018 Qaid Geo Entertainment Zara Noor Abbas, Syed Jibran 26
2019 Damsa ARY Digital Nadia Jamil, Emaan Sheikh, Shahood Alvi 27
2020 Raqs-e-Bismil Hum TV Imran Ashraf, Sarah Khan, Zara Sheikh 28 [8]
2021Dil Ke ChorHum TV Hania Aamir, Momin Saqib, Hina Dilpazeer, Rubina Ashraf Telefilm [9]
202-23 Pinjra ARY Digital Hadiqa Kiyani, Omair Rana, Aashir Wajahat28 [10]
2023 Adan AannTV Mansha Pasha, Junaid Khan, Azfar Rehman [11]
2023 Hadsa Geo Entertainment Hadiqa Kiani, Romaisa Khan, Alyy Khan, Zhalay Sarhadi 27

Award and achievements

Shazia's film Main Kukkoo Aur Woh won the Hum Award for Best Television Film in 2015. [12]

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References

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