Mehmoodabad Ki Malkain

Pakistani TV series or programme

Mehmoodabad Ki Malkain

Genre	Drama
Written by	Zoha Hasan
Directed by	Nain Maniar
Starring	Anita Campher Shahid Naqvi Natasha Saleem Sajal Aly Saboor Aly Farah Ali
Opening theme	"Sapne Me Jagti Malkain" by Afshah Nawaz
Composer	Waqar Ali
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of episodes	327
Production
Producers	Samina Humayun Saeed Shehzad Nasib
Production company	Six Sigma Entertainment
Original release
Network	ARY Digital
Release	27 February 2011 (2011-02-27) – 1 October 2012 (2012-10-01)

Mehmoodabad Ki Malkain (Urdu: محمود آباد کی ملکائیں, lit. 'The Queens of Mehmoodabad') is a daily Pakistani soap opera which aired on ARY Digital. Apart from some actors, the serial included a new cast and new actors. The show also aired on ARY Zauq in 2012 and 2019 on ARY Zindagi. The series marked Sajal Aly's and Saboor Aly's first lead role.^[1]

Plot

The story revolves around Zahid Ahmed's family, his three daughters, two sons, and his responsible wife, Shah Jahan. Zahid has always failed to satisfy and fulfil his responsibilities as a father and a husband and has been scolding his daughters for not following the Islamic rituals honestly. Whereas; his daughters have almost no inclination towards their father's teachings and ultimately turn out to be rebellious against him.

The second plot of the story is concerned with Shabbir, the neighbour of Zahid and his two sisters, who are compelled to live in the house of Zahid for some time due to some financial issues. Hence the title highlights the character of five girls of diversified nature living under one roof.

Synopsis

Zahid (Shahid Naqvi) and Shah Jehan (Anita Campher) have three daughters Nasreen (Farah Ali), Yasmeen (Sana Ismail) and Afreen (Sajal Aly). All of them have a world full of dreams. The family is poor and lives in Mehmoodabad, one of the poorest areas of Karachi. Their mother loves Afreen the most, which makes other sisters very jealous. Zahid is jobless and becomes a religious scholar, and he scolds his children for not following Islamic rules. Yasmeen works in a factory. Their elder son Nasir (Babar Khan) loves Shabbir's sister Sajida (Natasha Saleem) and wants to marry her. The other son Owais (Naveed Raza), loves Arsala, a rich girl, and they both run away and get married. Afreen goes to sing a song in a club which results in a beating given by her mother. Overall this drama focuses on the true colours of Mehmoodabad and describes the feelings of people and the nature of the true story of living there.