As drama serial Bakhtawar gains momentum with its first few episodes, it is clearly becoming a favourite among people. With every passing episode, the audience is falling head over heels for the character Yumna Zaidi is playing. Internet applauds her for delivering a stellar performance on the show. Her strong character made the audience cry and laugh with her. Written by Nadia Akhtar, Bakhtawar takes audiences on an emotional rollercoaster, packed with suspense and entertainment.
Yumna Zaidi plays the titular character of Bakhtawar, who lives in a small house with her mother. The story is about a young girl changing her identity to fight the evils of society. The show tackles sensitive societal issues and delivers a strong message. Aside from Yumna, the cast includes Zaviyar Nauman, Saqib Sameer, Mizna Waqas, Noreen Gulwani, Shamoon Abbasi, Sunil Shankar, Huma Nawab, and Adnan Shah.
And to our surprise, this impactful drama serial Bakhtawar’s story is based on a real-life inspirational story of a very strong lady Farheen Ishtiaq Naqvi. She lives in Lahore and pretended to be a man for many years to feed her only daughter. Farheen worked through her early years, at multiple chains including Domino’s and Uber to provide for her daughter in a patriarchy-ruled society, and gathered up just enough to begin a small business at Anarkali Bazaar. Even through all the hardships, Farheen continues to lead a rough life.
In drama, the daughter is seen doing efforts for the survival of her mother and herself but in reality, it was the other way around. A mother did efforts for her daughter’s survival.
As soon as the story about her went viral on the internet she further explained her situation. Here are a few comments by Farheen below.
