Veena (TV series)

Veena
Urdu	وینا
Written by	Fizzah Jaffri
Directed by	Syed Atif Hussain
Starring	Fahad Mustafa Abid Ali Javeria Abbasi Beenish Chohan Shabbir Jan
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of episodes	20
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Original release
Network	ARY Digital
Release	2009 (2009) – 2009 (2009)

Veena is a Pakistani television series starring Fahad Mustafa in the title role as a eunuch, who struggles for the survival of his community. The supporting cast includes Abid Ali, Beenish Chohan, Javeria Abbasi, Shabbir Jan and Nauman Masood. It was directed by Syed Atif Hussain and first broadcast on ARY Digital in 2009.^[1]

Mustafa's performance in the series was met with critical acclaim, and is marked as his first breakthrough.^[2][3][4] The series received two nominations at 9th Lux Style Awards, including Best TV Actor for Mustafa and Best TV Writer.

Plot summary

The plot focuses on society's attitude towards the queer people and revolves around the struggle journey of Veena, a eunuch who wants to get due rights of his community as a human.

Cast

• Fahad Mustafa as Veena
• Abid Ali as Munna
• Beenish Chohan as Fazi
• Javeria Abbasi as Shazi
• Hina Dilpazir as Shamsa
• Shagufta Ejaz as Sajida
• Hassan Ahmed as Wahaj
• Danish Taimoor as Najam
• Tamanna as Munna's mother
• Tehreem Zuberi as Erum
• Badar Khalil as Mehar Sadaf
• Nauman Masood as Qasim
• Mehmood Aslam as Guru
• Shabbir Jan
• Nadia Hussain
• Zara Farooq

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)/ nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2010	Lux Style Awards	Best Television Actor - Satellite	Fahad Mustafa	Nominated	[5]
		Best Television Writer	Fizzah Jaffri	Nominated

References

1. Sadiq Saleem (10 October 2016). "Lending an ear to the unspoken". The News. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
2. "First Person: Direct hit". Dawn. 16 July 2011.
3. "خواجہ سرا اور خواتین کے کردار ادا کرنے والے پاکستانی مرد فنکار". Express.pk. 29 May 2019.
4. "Birthday Special: 3 big turning points in Fahad Mustafa's life". HIP in Pakistan. 26 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016.
5. "8th Lux Style Awards". Lux Style Awards. Archived from the original on 6 August 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2022.