Bol Meri Machli

Bol Meri Machli
Created by	Iqbal Ansari
Written by	Asghar Nadeem Syed
Directed by	Haseeb Hassan
Starring	Tooba Siddiqui Tehreem Zuberi Sadia Shaikh Ayesha Khan Shahood Alvi Samina Ahmed Sami Fahad Mustafa Javed Sheikh Behroze Sabzwari
Theme music composer	Waqar Ali
Opening theme	Bol Meri Machlee by "Shabnam Majeed"
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of episodes	28
Production
Editor	M.Aamir Qureshi
Camera setup	Multi-camera setup
Original release
Network	Geo Entertainment
Release	27 November 2009 (2009-11-27) – 23 April 2010 (2010-04-23)

Bol Meri Machli is a Pakistani social drama series which premiered on Geo Entertainment. It stars Ayesha Khan, Tooba Siddiqui, Tehreem Zuberi, and Sadia Shaikh in lead roles.^[1] The series revolves around the journey of four lower middle-class women and their aspirations. The drama is considered one of the boldest reality-based dramas in Pakistani television history with taboo subjects covering, among others, extramarital affairs, Premarital intercourse, and homosexuality.^[2][3]

At the 11th Lux Style Awards, it won Best TV Play - Satellite out of three nominations.

Plot summary

Hailing from a lower middle-class family, the daughters of Professor Waheed, Noreen, Sahaab, Rubab, and Maheen are motivated by their father to pursue careers in their fields of interest. However, things don't go according to the plan.

Cast

• Tooba Siddiqui as Noreen
• Ayesha Khan as Sahaab
• Tehreem Zuberi as Rubab
• Sadia Shaikh as Maheen
• Samina Ahmed
• Sami Khan
• Fahad Mustafa
• Shahood Alvi as Majaz Siddiqui
• Sabahat Ali Bukhari as Khala
• Javed Shaikh
• Ayesha Khan as Asma
• Azra Mohyeddin as Maheen's mother
• Faisal Shah
• Mazhar Ali
• Behroze Sabzwari
• Saife Hassan as Ashar

Accolades

Year	Awards	Category	Recipient(s)/ nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2011	Lux Style Awards	Best TV Play - Satellite	Bol Meri Machli	Won	[4]
		Best TV Director	Haseeb Hassan	Nominated	[5]
		Best TV Actor - Satellite	Shahood Alvi	Nominated
		Best TV Writer	Asghar Nadeem Syed	Nominated

References

1. Maryam, Suleyman (11 June 2017). "Breaking the stereotypes!". Reviewit.pk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
2. "The new wave in television dramas: TV plays being aired these days are touching upon subjects that were once considered a taboo". dawn.com. 3 November 2012. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021.
3. "BROADCASTING FANTASTIC 4 SERIALS ONCE AGAIN ONLY ON GEO TV!". Har Pal Geo. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
4. Lux Style Awards 2011: Glamour's night out. Express Tribune. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
5. "LSA 2011". lux.com.pk. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012.