Saima Akram Chaudhry (Urdu: صائمہ اکرم چودھری) is a Pakistani screenwriter. She is known for her work in Pakistani television serials.[1][2] She has also written the scripts of light-hearted Ramadan special dramas including Suno Chanda, Chupke Chupke, Hum Tum, Ishq Jalebi and Chaudhry and Sons.[3]
Saima Akram Chaudhry | |
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Born | |
Citizenship | Pakistani |
Alma mater | Islamia University, Multan |
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Years active | 2010–present |
Early life
Chaudhry was born in the Rahim Yar Khan District, Sadiqabad Tehsil, Punjab Pakistan. She earned her M.A in Mass Communication from the Bahauddin Zakariya University.[citation needed]
Career
Chaudhry's first serial was Muhabbat Ab Nahi Hugi for HUM TV in 2014. She wrote Anaya Tumhari Hui in 2015 for Geo Entertainment.[4]
Later, she wrote many scripts, including Mere Ajnabi for ARY Digital in 2015,[5] Mera Dard Na Janay Koi in 2015 for Hum TV,[6] Adhi Gawahi for Hum TV in 2017,[7] Gustakh for Express Entertainment in 2020, and Choti Choti Batain in 2019.
She wrote television films such as Love Siyapa and Dil Tera Hogaya[8] in 2020 for Geo TV. Her romantic comedy serial Suno Chanda earned her critical acclaim.[9][10] She also wrote the sequel to Suno Chanda, Suno Chanda season 2.[11][12]
In 2021, she wrote two Ramadan plays Ishq Jalebi and Chupke Chupke.[13][14] In 2022, she followed that with two more Ramadan plays Hum Tum and Chaudhry and Sons.[citation needed]
The following year, her next series Chand Tara failed to achieve the level of popularity compared to her previous Ramadan scripts,[15] after which she announced a break of one or two years from writing Ramadan specials.[16]
Works
Year | Drama | Network |
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2014 | Muhabbat ab nahi hogi | Hum TV |
2015 | Annaya Tumhari Hui | Geo Entertainment |
Mere Ajnabi | ARY Digital | |
Mera Dard Na Janay Koi | Hum TV | |
2017 | Adhi Gawahi | Hum TV |
2018 | Kaisi Aurat Hoon Main | |
2018 | Suno Chanda | |
2019 | Suno Chanda 2 | |
2020 | Gustakh | Express Entertainment |
2020 | Love Siyappa (Telefilm) | Geo Entertainment |
2021 | Teri Meri Kahani (Telefilm) | Geo Entertainment |
2021 | Chupke Chupke | Hum TV |
2021 | Ishq Jalebi | Geo Entertainment |
2022 | Hum Tum | Hum TV |
2022 | Chaudhry and Sons | Geo Entertainment |
2022 | Kala Doriya | Hum TV |
2023 | Chand Tara | Hum TV |
2024 | Achari Mohabbat (Telefilm) | ARY Digital |