After ages, Indian audiences will get to see Pakistani dramas courtesy of Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Pakistani content is now available on Zee TV’s streaming platform.
The corporation has launched another television brand titled ‘Zee Zindagi’ which features Pakistani dramas on its video streaming app ‘Zee5‘. The streaming service is available in over 170 countries worldwide and in 12 different languages.
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Pakistani content was removed in India particularly TV dramas on Zee Zindagi following the Uri attack in 2016. Pakistani artists were also banned and their projects taken away.
Most of these Pakistani dramas were previously aired on the Zee Zindagi TV channel. This includes Aun Zara, Shehr-e-Zaat, Main Abdul Qadir Hoon, Noorpur Ki Rani, etc. Newer content includes Mera Naam Yusuf Hai, Tum Kun Piya, O’ Rangreza, Baba Jani, etc
Original Pakistani Content on Zee5
Zee5 is also going to launch five new original web series with five Pakistani directors. The five web series include:
- Kashif Nisar’s ‘Man Jogi‘ with Saba Qamar and Noman Ijaz,
- Mehreen Jabbar’s ‘Ek Jhooti Love Story‘ with Madiha Imam and Bilal Abbas,
- Haseeb Hassan’s web series ‘Dhoop Ki Dewar‘
- Anjum Shehzad’s ‘Abdullahpur Ka Devdas‘
Turns out this is what Haseeb Hasan’s ‘Dhoop Ki Dewar‘ with Ahsan Talish starring Sajal Aly and Ahad Raza Mir was for.
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Anjum Shehzad has a stellar female cast in his series ‘Abdullahpur Ka Devdas‘ with Sarah Khan, Anoushay Abbasi, and Sawera Nadeem.
However, Asim Abbasi is the one with the female-centered series titled ‘Churails‘. The web series is a story of four women who rebel against the prevailing atmosphere of feminism in society.
The web series will be released one after another, with Churails expected to be released first.
