Farhat Ishtiaq, is a Pakistani writer, author and screenwriter. She is best known for her romantic novels Humsafar, Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu, Diyar-e-Dil, Dil se Nikle Hain jo Lafz and Woh Jo Qarz Rakhty Thay Jaan Per. She mostly focuses on Pakistani society.
Sanam Saeed is a Pakistani actress, singer and former model who predominantly works in Urdu cinema and television. She is best known for portraying the role of Kashaf Murtaza in Momina Duraid's Zindagi Gulzar Hai, for which she received numerous accolades, including Lux Style Awards for Best Television Actress.
Sajal Aly is a Pakistani actress and model who predominantly works in television and films. One of the Pakistan's highest-paid actress, Aly has received several accolades including five Hum Awards and a Lux Style Award out of thirteen nominations. On 23 March 2024, she was awarded the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Pakistan’s fourth-highest civil award.
Rabia Butt, is a Pakistani supermodel, and actress. She has been the face of many leading brands in Pakistan, including Khaadi, Élan, and Sapphire. She has won two Lux Style Awards and a BCW award for her work in Pakistan's fashion industry. Later, she pursued a career in acting.
Diyar-e-Dil is a Pakistani television drama serial, that originally aired on Hum TV from 17 March 2015 to 27 October 2015, consisting of a total of 33 episodes. Diyar-e-Dil follows the lives of a dysfunctional family led by Agha Jaan and his grandchildren, Wali and Faarah. The story is told in a heavily serialized manner. It revolves around the lives of Wali and Faarah, who were forced to commit to each other for the cause of reuniting their family, that fell apart long ago because of Agha Jaan's eldest son Behroze, when he called off his long engagement to marry his late-love interest.
Lubna Aslam is a Pakistani actress. She has appeared in a number of television serials and advertisements. She has worked with directors such as Babar Javed, Mehreen Jabbar, and Haissam Hussain. She has mostly appeared as a liberal mother. Mostly she has done the role of a mother except for Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan (2010). Her works include Parchaiyan (1976) Daam (2010), Roshan Sitara (2012), Ishq Gumshuda (2010), Zid (2014), Thora Sa Aasman (2016), Sehra Main Safar (2016) and Mann Mayal (2016).
Zarnish Khan is a Pakistani television actress. She is known for her appearance in Urdu television serials. Khan has played a role of Alizeh in Susraal Mera (2015) for which she received Hum Award for Best Soap Actress. Later she played a role of Samra in Aye Zindagi (2015) and Iqra in Sehra Main Safar (2015). The former of which earned her nomination for Best Supporting Actress at Hum Awards. She further appeared in a leading roles in acclaim serials Laaj (2016), Sun Yaara, Man Chahi (2017), De Ijazat (2018) and Ek Mohabbat Kaafi Hai (2018–19).
Momina Duraid is a Pakistani director and producer. She is a senior producer and creative head of television network Hum TV and CEO of her own production company MD Productions. She has produced and created several series including Dastaan (2010), Qaid-e-Tanhai (2010–11), Humsafar (2011–12), Shehr-e-Zaat (2012), Zindagi Gulzar Hai (2012–13), Diyar-e-Dil (2015), Sadqay Tumhare (2015), Mann Mayal (2016), Udaari (2016), Bin Roye (2016), Yaqeen Ka Safar (2017), Suno Chanda (2018) and Ehd-e-Wafa (2019).
Yaqeen Ka Safar is a Pakistani television drama series produced by Momina Duraid through MD Productions for Hum TV. It originally aired from 19 April 2017 to 1 November 2017, with a total of 29 episodes. It was written by Farhat Ishtiaq, based on Ishtiaq's novel Woh Yakeen Ka Naya Safar and was directed by Shahzad Kashmiri.
Aangan is a Pakistani period drama series based on the award-winning eponymous novel by Khadija Mastoor and originally broadcast on Hum TV. Apart from the initial few episodes, the story set in British India, is narrated by Aaliya who is an ambitious girl and witnesses the stories of relations affected at the time of partition of the Indian Subcontinent, presenting the trials and tribulations as her own family was divided.
Ahad Raza Mir is a Pakistani-Canadian actor. After graduating from the University of Calgary he began his acting career. He is the recipient of several awards including three Hum Awards and a Lux Style Award.
Paras Masroor is a Pakistani theatre and television actor and screenwriter.
Huma Nawab is a Pakistani actress. She was one of the most popular actresses of the 1980s and 1990s. She played major roles in Chand Grehan, Aahat, Nijaat, Hawain, and Silsila.
Aangan, alternatively spelled Angan, is a period novel by Pakistani novelist and short story writer Khadija Mastoor. Published in 1962, it is hailed as a masterpiece of Urdu literature. It won Mastoor the 1963 Adamjee Literary Award for Urdu prose and has been translated into 13 languages. English translations of the novel by Daisy Rockwell titled Inner Courtyard and The Women's Courtyard were published in 2000 and 2018, respectively. A Pakistani TV series adaptation of the novel starring Mawra Hocane, Ahad Raza Mir, Ahsan Khan and Sajal Aly was aired on Hum TV from 2018 to 2019. Renewed interest in the novel caused it to become the number one bestseller in the country in 2019.
Salma Hassan is Pakistani actress. She is best known for her role in sitcom Sub Set Hai. Some of her other notable appearances include Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay, Khaani, Do Bol, Pyar Ke Sadqay and Parizaad.
Dhoop Ki Deewar is a ZEE5 exclusive and Zindagi-original Pakistani drama web series. It is written by Umera Ahmad and directed by Haseeb Hassan. The web series has an ensemble cast including Sajal Aly and Ahad Raza Mir in lead roles while Zaib Rehman, Savera Nadeem, Samiya Mumtaz, Samina Ahmed, Manzar Sehbai in prominent roles. Set in the backdrop of the Indo-Pak conflict, the web series depicts how peace is better than war.
Naima Khan is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas Tum Mere Kya Ho, Saya-e-Dewar Bhi Nahi, Shehnai, Yaqeen Ka Safar, Yeh Dil Mera and Uraan.
Faiza Iftikhar is a Pakistani writer, author, novelist and screenwriter. She is active in the Pakistani television industry and known for her romantic and social plays. Her popular plays include Dil Lagi, Aunn Zara, Ranjha Ranjha Kardi etc. Her writing for Ranjha Ranjha Kardi earned her Lux Style Award of Best TV Writer. Her recent projects are Bandhay Aik Dor Say, Pehli Si Muhabbat and Prem Gali. Furthermore, she wrote the screenplay of Lollywood movie Tich Button.
Annie Zaidi is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas Dulhan, Bin Roye, Alif Allah Aur Insaan and Fitoor.
Hum Tum is a 2022 Pakistani Ramadan special television comedy drama series, produced by Momina Duraid under her banner MD Productions. Directed by Danish Nawaz and written by Saima Akram Chaudhry, it aired on Hum TV from 3 April 2022 to 3 May 2022, with the last episode airing on the first day of Eid-ul-Fitr 2022. The series starred Ahad Raza Mir, Ramsha Khan, Sarah Khan and Junaid Khan.
