Nadaaniyaan

Pakistani TV series or programme

Nadaaniyaan
Title screen
Genre	Comedy Sitcom
Written by	Ali Raza Khan
Directed by	Yasir Nawaz
Starring	Danish Nawaz Yasir Nawaz Nida Yasir Mirza Shahi
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	108
Production
Producer	Nida Yasir
Editors	zeeshan ahmed and saqib qureshi
Running time	20-25 minutes
Production company	Fareed Nawaz Productions
Original release
Network	Geo Entertainment
Release	January 1, 2009 (2009-01-01) – December 20, 2011 (2011-12-20)

Nadaaniyaan is a Pakistani comedy sitcom broadcast by Geo TV. The sitcom was written by Ali Raza Khan, directed by Yasir Nawaz, and produced by Nida Yasir. The show stars Danish Nawaz, Yasir Nawaz, and Nida Yasir as fictionalized versions of themselves and Mirza Shahi in lead roles.^[1] An Indian remake of the show telecasted on BIG Magic. It lasted from September 9, 2013, to January 23, 2017.

Plot

What do you get when you bring together a clueless husband, his ditzy wife, and his clumsy little brother? Much Nadaaniyaan, of course. The story follows the life of Yasir, his wife Nida, his brother Danish and their quirky neighbor, Batuta Chacha Kamal. Watch as they get into all sorts of trouble, sometimes fooling those around them and sometimes being taken for a ride themselves.

Cast

Main characters

Danish Nawaz as himself
Yasir Nawaz as himself
Nida Yasir as herself
Mirza Shahi as Batuta Chacha Kamal

Recurring characters

Badar Khalil as Badar Khala, Yasir's aunt (appeared in mostly episodes)

Supporting characters

Sajal Aly as Sumbul (episodic role)
Mohib Mirza as Ishrat Baji (To promote his show Hum Tum)
Salman Sheikh as himself (episodic role)
Uroosa Siddiqui as herself (episodic role)
Mustafa Qureshi as himself (Eid-ul-Azha special)
Neelam Muneer as herself
Hina Dilpazeer as Chef Rahat in chef in Naadiyaan
Ayaz Khan as Police Ayaz Sahab
Bushra Ansari as Danish and Yasir's elder sister
Ismail Tara
Aamer Akhter as Psycho Doctor
Mahjabeen Habib
Ashraf khan as Nida's boss in episode 46
Umer Shareef as a film director in episode 93, 94 and 95
Humayun Saeed as himself
Moin Akhter as PK Uncle

Sequel series

A sequel to the series called Phir Say Nadaaniyan, which takes place in the modern world and was announced in October 2022 as the form of a web series with the main cast returning (except for Mirza Shahi, who died from Covid-19) in 2020.^[2] The trailer for the series was released on 17 of Dec 2022.^[3] The theme song was released on 19 of Dec 2022.^[4] The first episode was released on the YouTube channel, Farid Nawaz Productions on 21 of Dec 2022 with following episodes releasing weekly.^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Information and cast of the sitcom". tv.com.pk. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
^ "Pakistani sitcom 'Nadaaniyaan' all set to make a comeback". 24 October 2022.
^ "Promo | Phir Say Nadaaniyan | Yasir Nawaz | Nida Yasir | Danish Nawaz | Farid Nawaz Productions". YouTube.
^ "Promo | Phir Say Nadaaniyan | Yasir Nawaz | Nida Yasir | Danish Nawaz | Farid Nawaz Productions". YouTube.
^ "Phir Say Nadaaniyan | OST | Yasir Nawaz | Nida Yasir | Danish Nawaz | Farid Nawaz Productions". YouTube.
^ "Phir Say Nadaaniyan | Episode 01 | Yasir Nawaz | Yasir Nawaz | Farid Nawaz Productions". YouTube.