Paristan (TV series)
Paristan () is a Pakistani Ramadan special television drama series produced by Momina Duraid under banner MD Productions, directed by Ali Hassan and written by Samra Bukhari. It stars Arslan Naseer and Aymen Saleem in lead roles with an ensemble cast of Javeria Saud, Naveen Waqar, Ali Safina, Mira Sethi, Merub Ali, Junaid Jamshed Niazi and Asad Siddiqui in supporting roles and YouTuber Taimoor Salahuddin in his television debut. It broadcasts daily on Hum TV, starting from 3 April 2022. Plot. The story is about a girl whose name is Pernia (nicknamed Pari), her parents passed away when  she was very young, so she lives with her aunt Haseena and uncle Saife Hassan and her sweet cousin Ujala. Pari is a daydreamer , she always dreams of becoming rich and is very bubbly. She is best friends with her neighbor Kamali who's also funny like her. The family has a maid , named Zubeida whose mother tongue is Punjabi and she can do all house chores but cannot cook ,so all the cooking is done by Ujala , Ujala is a very kind-hearted and sweet person , who loves pari like her own sister. Meanwhile Pari's aunt Haseena  is very miser and is always worried about the prices of vegetables and fruits which are sold in the shops. The father of the family has a little sister called Mehreen who has no trust in men . They have a cute cousin named Babar. Meanwhile there is another character named Arsam , Arsam was a very happy person living with his brother and his brother's wife and his grandmother (daadi), until his brother and his wife died while coming from a family function in a car crash, afterwards Arsam becomes a strict and cold hearted person , he becomes rude to  his brother's children who are very little and naughty. His grandmother tells him to be patient and let go of the past, but he never forgets the past. The family has a servant named Amanullah who's very funny.They shift to their family home next to Pari's home, and this All gives rise to the start of something unique,lively, happy and funny, altogether. Production. In January 2022, it revealed that "Chupke Chupke" couple Aymen Saleem and Arslan Naseer will appear in upcoming Ramadan series. Besides Saleem and Naseer, Javeria Saud, Naveen Waqar, Mira Sethi and Ali  Safina were also cast in prominent roles. In February, it reported that YouTuber and content creator, Taimoor Salahuddin aka Mooroo has also joined the cast and will paired opposite Sethi, Mooroo will made his television debut by this series and portray the character that he has co-created with Sethi. Reception. The series is receiving high ratings in comparison to its rivals, with TRPs of 3–5 since its inception. With mixed reviews towards the story, the series received poor reviews from critics due to Javeria Suad's performance as Haseena, especially her Punjabi language accent. Mira Sethi's performance as  Zubeida was however praised.