Aashti (Urdu: آشتى) is a Pakistani drama television series that was aired on Hum TV. The producer is Mehroz Karim; it is written by Seema Ghazal and directed by Adnan Wai Qureshi.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Aashti | |
|---|---|
 Title screen | |
| Genre | Romance Family Drama |
| Written by | Seema Ghazal |
| Directed by | Adnan Wai Qureshi |
| Starring | Resham Faisal Qureshi Humayun Saeed Madiha Iftikhar Sajid Hasan Fahad Mustafa. |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Mehroz Karim |
| Production locations | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Hum TV |
| Release | 22 March – 27 September 2009 |
Plot
Ashti is the story of a Bengali girl (Resham) who works as a maid for Abrash's (Humayun Saeed) affluent family. Ashti is engaged to Nazrul Islam (Faisal Qureshi) but is secretly in love with Abrash who sympathizes with her and encourages her to pursue her education. However, she soon discovers that Abrash is to marry Zarnish (Angeline Malik).
Events take a turn when Abrash and Zarnish's relationship faces problems. After a heated quarrel, Zarnish leaves for London and Abrash follows her to take a final decision once and for all. Meanwhile, Ashti also travels there, and before any decision can be taken, to complicate matters further, Ali Alam (Sajid Hasan) Arshi's father also appears on the scene.
Cast
- Resham[6] as Aashti
- Faisal Qureshi[7] as Nazar ul Islam
- Humayun Saeed as Abrash
- Sajid Hasan as Ali Alam; Abrash's father
- Seemi Pasha as Sherry; Abrash's mother (dead)
- Angeline Malik as Zarnish; Abrash's father
- Madiha Iftikhar as Aqeela; Saeed's wife
- Fahad Mustafa[8] as Saeed; Aqeela's husband
- Salma Zafar as Zamani, Naz ul Islam and Saeed's mother
- Parveen Akbar as Jameela, Aashti's mother
- Sohail Asghar as Aashti's father
- Waqar Kayani as Saeed and Nazrul Islam's father
- Rashid Farooqui
- Farah Nadir as Khala
Accolades
Nominations
- Lux Style Awards - Best Television Actress - Resham[9]
- Lux Style Awards - Best Television Writer - Seema Ghazal
- Lux Style Awards - Best Television Director - Adnan Wai Qureshi
- Lux Style Awards - Best Television Serial
