Choti Si Zindagi (Urdu: چھوٹی سی زندگی; ISO: Chōṭī-sī Zindagī ; lit:A short life) is a Pakistani drama serial that was first aired on 27 September 2016 replacing Zara Yaad Kar. It airs every Tuesday at 8:00pm PST. It stars Iqra Aziz, Shahzad Sheikh and Nimra Khan in lead roles. It is directed by Shaquille Khan but after 24 episodes the drama was then directed by Adeel Qamar Khan.[1][2] The drama was highly rated.[3]
| Choti Si Zindagi | |
|---|---|
 Official title screen | |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Sarwat Nazir |
| Directed by | Shaquille Khan and Adeel Qamar Khan |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | Choti Si Zindagi by Nabeel Shaukat Ali and Sara Raza Khan |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Momina Duraid |
| Production locations | Karachi Multan Sahiwal |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera setup |
| Production company | MD Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Hum TV |
| Release | 27 September 2016 – 18 April 2017 |
Plot
editThe story is set in late 1970s society, where teen marriages were quite common. Choti Si Zindagi was all about two young character, who were forced into a marriage according to the family and societal traditions. The story revolves around Urwa (played by Shahzad Sheikh), Amina (played by Iqra Aziz), and Azra (played by Nimra Khan), and their twisted love stories. An intriguing and interesting story. Urwa, an engineering student fall in love with his class fellow Azra (a rich girl who also loves him). One day Urwa's father found about them and forced Urwa to marry her chacha's daughter Amina (a 15 year old girl with childish behaviour and doesn't know any household work). After their marriage Urwa and Amina fight a lot, he teases her, Urwa's mother give Amina work which she doesn't know how to do then after some time Urwa went to his college and here Amina learns work and also got loved by her mother in law. Here Urwa hadn't told Azra about his marriage and talks to her but somewhere ignores her too. On vacations Urwa went to his house and notices that Amina has changed and he starts falling in love with her. Then he receives a letter from Azra and leaves for Karachi to his college where Urwa meets her and he tells her that he got married. Azra leaves for England. Here Urwa got the news that his father is going to retire then in 3rd year of college Urwa decide to do a part-time job. Urwa and Sohail (best friend of Urwa who knows everything about Urwa) shifts to a renting flat. There they meet Saqia (their neighbour) who falls in love at first sight with Urwa and also gives food to him. Urwa's father realises that Urwa needs someone to take care of him , so he drops Amina to Urwa's flat. Here Saqia meets Amina and calls her Urwa's housemaid. Jealous Amina fights with Urwa. Then Saqia plans to study from Urwa and also flirts with him. This time Urwa and Amina fight a lot resulting Urwa drops Amina to her house. Then Amina's tensed parents calls Urwa's father, who visits Urwa and makes him realise his mistake and to takes him to Amina. Then Amina gets pregnant but unknowingly Urwa wasn't aware of this because Amina's illness makes him to go his in laws house. He got this news when his son Ali has been born. Then Urwa completes his engineering and is searching for job but hasn't found any because of Ali. Ali cries all night therefore Urwa can't sleep and Amina focuses more on Ali than him. Then their condition gets better and are also blessed with a baby girl. When their children are at the age of going school they face some financial problems, but Sohail helps him as he is now a rich person. Urwa moves to Saudi Arabia with Ameena and their kids. Later their children grow into adults and then Urwa meets Azra and remembers his college days. Series end with Urwa playing with his grandson.
Cast
edit- Iqra Aziz as Amina
- Shahzad Sheikh as Urwa
- Nimra Khan as Azra Riaz
- Farah Shah as Zubaida Irfan
- Tahira Imam as Sakina Furqan
- Afraz Rasool as Sohail Bhatti
- Rashid Farooqui as Irfan
- Hiba Bukhari as Saiqa
- Shehryar Zaidi as Riaz Ahmed
- Khalid Butt as Nizami Sahab
- Mubshira Khanum as Syka's grandmother
- Bilawal Firdous as Ali (son of Urwa & Ameena)
- Alizeh Shah as Alina (daughter of Urwa and Ameena)
- Ramha Khan
- Kiran Qureshi
- Umair Butt
- Sohail Maqsood
- Neelum Gul
- Asma Saif
Release
editBroadcast
editThe show was premiered on 27 September 2016 and aired every Tuesday at 8:00pm. The show was simultaneously broadcast on Hum Europe in UK, on Hum TV USA in USA and Hum TV Mena in UAE. All International broadcasting aired the series in accordance with their standard times.
Home media and streaming services
editThe show was available digitally on iflix as part of channel's contract but in 2019 but later all of its episodes were removed. It is also available for online streaming on MX Player and in July 2019, the series was made available on YouTube also.
Nominations
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| Award | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Hum Awards | Best Actress | Iqra Aziz | Nominated | [4] |
| Best Drama Serial | Choti Si Zindagi | Nominated | ||
| Best On-Screen Couple | Iqra Aziz and Shahzad Sheikh | Nominated |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Irfan Ul Haq (22 December 2017). "Iqra Aziz and Shahzad Sheikh pair up again for upcoming serial". Images.
- ^ Sadaf Haider (12 May 2020). "These Pakistani family dramas deserve to be reaired during lockdown". Images.
- ^ Shabbir, Buraq. "TV plays that ruled the ratings chart in April". The News International. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ "Hum Awards 2017 reveals nominations". The Nation. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2018.