Zanjabeel Asim Shah is a Pakistani screenwriter. She is known for writing scripts for television serials and working as head of content for several private network channels. She won the Pakistan International Screen Award for Best TV writer and was nominated three times for the Lux Style Awards. Her Drama Kaneez for A Plus TV is superhit with well known TV and film super stars.[A Plus TV and YouTube]
Career
editShah started her career in 2010, working at Geo TV, where she served as the head of production for several television serials.[1] She first wrote the series Saat Pardon Mein in 2012 for the same channel. She gained critical success with revenge-romance Marasim which revolves around the revenge of a mother through her son that she suffered as bride.[2][3] She later wrote serials such as Yeh Mera Deewanapan Hai, about a romantic couple with a huge age difference between them,[4] and Balaa, the story of a limping girl who destroys others' lives due to her own insecurities. Balaa was a commercial success and earned her critical acclaim as well.[5] She also wrote mystery-thriller Cheekh and teen-romance Pyar Ke Sadqay, both of which gained her critical acclaim.[6][7]
She also worked as head of content on other television networks such as ARY Digital and A-Plus TV.[1]
Notable work
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Saat Pardon Mein | Geo Entertainment | |
| 2014 | Bashar Momin | ||
| Marasim | A-Plus TV | ||
| 2015-16 | Yeh Mera Deewanapan Hai | ||
| 2018 | Mere Bewafa | ||
| 2018-19 | Balaa | ARY Digital | |
| 2019 | Cheekh | ||
| 2020 | Pyar Ke Sadqay | Hum TV | |
| 2021-22 | Koyal | Aaj Entertainment | |
| 2021 | Fitoor | Geo Entertainment | |
| 2022 | Dil Zaar Zaar | [8] | |
| Fraud | ARY Digital | ||
| 2022-23 | Meri Shehzadi | Hum TV | |
| Tinkay Ka Sahara | |||
| 2023 | Hadsa | Geo Entertainment | |
| 2023-24 | Mein | ARY Digital | |
| 2024 | Noor Jahan | ARY Digital | |
| 2024 | Bismil | ARY Digital |
Awards and accolades
edit- 2021 - Pakistan International Screen Awards - Best TV Writer for Pyar Ke Sadqay[9]
- Nominated - 2014 - Lux Style Awards - Best TV Writer for Marasim[10]
- Nominated - 2017 - Lux Style Awards - Best TV Writer for Balaa[11]
- Nominated - 2021 - Lux Sryle Awards - Best TV Writer for Pyar Ke Sadqay[12]
References
edit- ^ a b "Video: Audience Doesn't Want To Watch Grey Characters In Dramas, Says Writer Zanjabeel Asim Shah". Something Haute. 1 October 2021.
- ^ "These Pakistani family dramas deserve to be reaired during lockdown". Images by Dawn. 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Dramas To Watch While Social Distancing – Thowback Reviews: Marasim". masala.
- ^ "'Yeh Mera Deewanapan Hai' – a milestone in the making". Hip In Pakistan. 26 August 2015.
- ^ Haider, Sadaf (20 September 2018). "Review: In Balaa, Ushna Shah's negativity is her biggest strength". DAWN.
- ^ Sadaf Haider. "Pyar Ke Sadqay had potential to be different but seems to be slipping into familiar territory". dawn images. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "'Pyar Ke Sadqay' Was A Rejected Script: Zanjabeel Asim Shah". 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Maria Wasti's new drama serial to highlight a patriarchal society's taboos". Minute Mirror. 24 February 2022.
- ^ "The winners of the PISA Awards 2021 are here". Dawn Images. 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Too little, too late? Lux Style Awards upsets Bashar Momin again". Dawn. 12 August 2015.
- ^ Images Staff (30 March 2019). "Lux Style Award 2019 nominations are out!". DAWN. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ "LSA 2021: And the nominees are..." Express Tribune. 27 August 2021.