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Veteran actor Shabnam will play her own superfan in upcoming Pakistani drama

Veteran actor Shabnam will play her own superfan in upcoming Pakistani drama

Looks like Shabnam is finally going to make her comeback on Pakistani screens!
Updated 19 Oct, 2017

Shabnam fans have been awaiting her comeback on Pakistani screens and it looks like their wait is coming to an end.

Also read: Leaving Pakistan and Lollywood was very painful for me, says Shabnam

The veteran actor will be appearing in upcoming TV series Mohini Mansion Ki Cinderella, which will air on Bol Entertainment. It will be directed by Ali Tahir and will feature music by Sahir Ali Bagga.

Stretched over 52 episodes, Mohini Mansion will feature Shabnam as her own superfan!

Writer Fasih Bari Khan tells Images, "Shabnam's character is going to really fun. Her name is Shabana Jharna, who's a diehard Shabnam fan! You know the kind who keeps a record of everything their favourite star has done? That kind of devotion. Shabana has grown old but still 'speaks in dialogues' like Shabnam did, wears her sari like Shabnam does."

Shabnam with the drama director Ali Tahir
Shabnam with the drama director Ali Tahir

But Mohini Mansion isn't just about this eccentric character.

"Like all of my work, this drama is also based on stories of the common man," Fasih says. "The drama explores the lives of a whole neighbourhood set in 1992 Lahore."

So Shabana's neighbours will include a 70-year-old former circus artist Daro Masi who used to ride motorbikes around a maut ka kuan (well of death). This character will be played by Feryal Gauhar, who makes an acting comeback after 13 years! Her husband is played by yet another acting veteran, Qavi Khan.

The drama will also star Rubya Chaudhary, Feryal Gauhar and Qavi Khan
The drama will also star Rubya Chaudhary, Feryal Gauhar and Qavi Khan

What's more, the drama will also star model Rubya Chaudhary as Shabana's daughter in the TV series.

Lots to look forward to! The drama will air in January 2018.

Comments

Asif A Shah Oct 19, 2017 01:17pm
Wishing her the best! She is a classy lady.
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M. Emad Oct 19, 2017 01:32pm
Veteran actress Shabnam almost forgotten in Bangladesh.
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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad Oct 19, 2017 01:50pm
Welcome back to the land and people of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Keep it up and hang on tough. May God Almighty bless you and your loved ones. Aameen, Tsum Aameen.
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Ahmed Oct 19, 2017 02:08pm
hope the drama doesn't rely on stupid wigs and street lingo as Fasi Bari Khan's previous comedy dramas did
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Abdulla Hussain Oct 19, 2017 02:47pm
Shabnam is amongst the beloved heroine of Pakistan. She has a super huge fan following in Pakistan . Few like Shabnam, Alamgir will always have soft corner in the heart of Pakistanis.
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Observer - Canada Oct 19, 2017 03:38pm
Welcome Shabnam ji. Stay blessed!
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Alanore Oct 19, 2017 03:54pm
Wow worth watching.
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Citizen Oct 19, 2017 03:59pm
Awaiting to see Madam Shabnum after long long time on the screen
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Alam Masud Oct 19, 2017 04:27pm
Shabnam alias Jharna Basak a popular film actress in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Her success and free movement in film industry in Lahore and Dhaka proves that Muslims are always liberal and know how to respect art and artists.
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M. Emad Oct 19, 2017 04:31pm
Veteran actor Shabnam almost forgotten in Bangladesh.
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Lakhkar khan Oct 19, 2017 07:01pm
Shabnam might no longer lives in Pakistan but she always will be a Pakistani sweetheart.
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Imajes Oct 19, 2017 07:32pm
Bhalo Bhalo, welcome home. We Pakistanis have great value, and respect to our mother back home. Long live Pak BD brotherhood anc friendship.
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mba Oct 19, 2017 08:19pm
.. Zara umre rafta ko awaz dena...". Just her name reminds me of good old days, when the world was so young and beautiful. It was normal to roam around in the streets of old Karachi with friends without fear of criminals and trrorists. It was usual to make jokes with girls at college without fear of deadly fitwas from self-pronounced Mullas. Thank you Shabnam.
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Changez Khan Oct 19, 2017 08:31pm
Good news for her fans. She is an Outstanding Actress.
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UNCLE SAM Oct 19, 2017 10:20pm
No work in Bangladesh, Welcome back to Great Pak.
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JawAd Oct 19, 2017 10:44pm
She will bring the good old days of Pakistani film industry back. Shamnam was that good dream which came and got forgotten.
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Khaleesi Oct 20, 2017 01:38am
@Alam Masud She ain't Muslim - not that it matters
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Muhammad Oct 20, 2017 03:01am
@M. Emad Bangladesh should do this .
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SOHAIL SHAIKH Oct 20, 2017 09:36am
WELCOME BACK TO PKISTAN.VERY GOOD NEWS.
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