Nadaaniyaan
| Nadaaniyaan | |
|---|---|
 Title screen | |
| Genre | Comedy Sitcom |
| Written by | Ali Raza Khan |
| Directed by | Yasir Nawaz |
| Starring | Danish Nawaz Yasir Nawaz Nida Yasir Mirza Shahi Mahira Khan |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 108 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Nida Yasir |
| Editors | Zeeshan Ahmed Saqib Qureshi |
| Running time | 20-25 minutes |
| Production company | Fareed Nawaz Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Geo Entertainment |
| Release | January 1, 2009 – December 20, 2011 |
Nadaaniyaan is a Pakistani comedy sitcom broadcast by Geo TV. The sitcom was written by Ali Raza Khan, directed by Yasir Nawaz, and produced by Nida Yasir. The show stars Danish Nawaz, Yasir Nawaz, and Nida Yasir as fictionalized versions of themselves and Mirza Shahi in lead roles.[1] An Indian remake of the show telecasted on BIG Magic. It lasted from September 9, 2013, to January 23, 2017.
Plot
[edit]What do you get when you bring together a clueless husband, his ditzy wife, and his clumsy little brother? Much Nadaaniyaan, of course. The story follows the life of Yasir, his wife Nida, his brother Danish and their quirky neighbor, Batuta Chacha Kamal. Watch as they get into all sorts of trouble, sometimes fooling those around them and sometimes being taken for a ride themselves.
Cast
[edit]Main characters
[edit]- Danish Nawaz as Danish
- Yasir Nawaz as Yasir
- Nida Yasir as Nida
- Mirza Shahi as Batuta Chacha Kamal
- Mahira Khan as Kubra (Danish 's Wife)
Recurring characters
[edit]- Badar Khalil as Badar Khala, Yasir's aunt (appeared in mostly episodes)
Supporting characters
[edit]- Sajal Aly as Sumbul (episodic role)
- Mohib Mirza as Ishrat Baji (To promote his show Hum Tum)
- Salman Sheikh as himself (episodic role)
- Uroosa Siddiqui as Shakeela (episodic role)
- Mustafa Qureshi as Himself (Eid-ul-Azha special)
- Neelam Muneer as Herself
- Hina Dilpazeer as Chef Rahat in chef in Naadiyaan
- Ayaz Khan as Police Ayaz Sahab
- Ayesha Khan as Nida's mother
- Qaiser Naqvi as Yasir's mother
- Bushra Ansari as Danish and Yasir's elder sister
- Ismail Tara
- Sabreen Hisbani as Noor Bano
- Sameera Hasan as Kareena
- Darakhshan Tahir as Humaira
- Aamer Akhter as Psycho Doctor
- Mahjabeen Habib
- Nighat Sultana as Air Hostess
- Benita David as Sarah
- Sarah Omair as Gasu
- Farah Nadir as Begum
- Shehnaz Pervaiz as Begum Fazil
- Zia Mohyeddin as Chacha Kamal
- Ashraf khan as Nida's boss in episode 46
- Umer Shareef as a film director in episode 93, 94 and 95
- Humayun Saeed as Humayun
- Moin Akhter as PK Uncle
Sequel series
[edit]A sequel to the series called Phir Say Nadaaniyan, which takes place in the modern world and was announced in October 2022 as the form of a web series with the main cast returning (except for Mirza Shahi, who died from Covid-19) in 2020.[2] The trailer for the series was released on 17 of Dec 2022.[3] The theme song was released on 19 of Dec 2022.[4] The first episode was released on the YouTube channel, Farid Nawaz Productions on 21 of Dec 2022 with following episodes releasing weekly.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Information and cast of the sitcom". tv.com.pk. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ^ "Pakistani sitcom 'Nadaaniyaan' all set to make a comeback". 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Promo | Phir Say Nadaaniyan | Yasir Nawaz | Nida Yasir | Danish Nawaz | Farid Nawaz Productions". YouTube.
- ^ "Promo | Phir Say Nadaaniyan | Yasir Nawaz | Nida Yasir | Danish Nawaz | Farid Nawaz Productions". YouTube.
- ^ "Phir Say Nadaaniyan | OST | Yasir Nawaz | Nida Yasir | Danish Nawaz | Farid Nawaz Productions". YouTube.
- ^ "Phir Say Nadaaniyan | Episode 01 | Yasir Nawaz | Yasir Nawaz | Farid Nawaz Productions". YouTube.
External links
[edit]- Nadaaniyaan's official website
- Nadaaniyaan on Facebook
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