Jackson Heights (TV series)

Jackson Heights

Jackson Heights title screen
Genre Drama
Written by Vasay Chaudhry
Directed by Mehreen Jabbar
Creative director(s) Wajahatullah Khan
Starring Adeel Husain
Aamina Sheikh
Marina Khan
Noman Ejaz
Opening theme "Laiyaan Laiyaan" by Saad Sultan
Country of origin Pakistan
Original language(s) Urdu
Production
Executive producer(s) Nadeem Baig
Producer(s) Humayun Saeed
Shahzad Nasib
Location(s) Jackson Heights,
Queens
Cinematography Nausheen Dadabhoy
Camera setup Multi-camera setup
Running time 40 minutes
Production company(s) Six Sigma Plus
Release
Original network Urdu1 (Pakistan)
Zee Zindagi (India)
Picture format 480p
Audio format Stereo
First shown in Pakistan
Original release 19 September 2014 (2014-09-19) – March 20, 2015 (2015-03-20)
External links
Urdu1 Television
Six Sigma Plus

Jackson Heights (Urdu: جیکسن ہائیٹس) is a[1] 2014 Pakistani light comedy-drama serial,[2] that follows the lives of overseas Pakistanis living in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of New York City in Queens. It is directed by Mehreen Jabbar,[3] written by Vasay Chaudhry and produced by Humayun Saeed and Shehzad Nasib. The serial features an ensemble cast including Marina Khan, Adeel Hussain, Aamina Sheikh, Noman Ejaz, Ali Kazmi, Adnan Jaffar, Naghma Begam and Neelofar Abbasi. It aired in India on Zindagi on 1 September 2015. It ended its run on 24 October 2015 and was a hit in India too.

The plot of the serial revolves around six expatriates working in Jackson Heights in New York City .[4]

Cast

  • Noman Ejaz as Imran Bhatti
  • Aamina Sheikh as Salma
  • Adeel Hussain as Jamshed
  • Adnan Jaffar as Rizwan
  • Marina Khan as Michelle
  • Ali Kazmi as Sikander
  • Almaas Hussain as Eman
  • Mehar Jaffri as Aliya
  • Naghma Begum as Bhatti's mother
  • Neelofar Abbasi ad Sikander's mother
  • Monsoon Bissell as Kaithe
  • Ahmad Razvi as Javed
  • Taimur Syed as Cash
  • Taimoor Qureshi
  • Alma Moos Nunez
  • Theo Van Golen as Isabella
  • Rida Asfahani
  • Fahad Ahmad
  • Tara Mehmood
  • Imran Mirza
  • Zain Masood
  • Ahtesham Khanira
  • Ali Murawat
  • Usman Mir
  • Moin AHmad
  • Nausheen Masood
  • Qazim Raza
  • Muhammad Arshad
  • Aslam Mughal
  • Shehryar Khan
  • Zareen
  • Asim Rajput

References

  1. "Jackson Heights An upcoming Drama Serial". Ahsanat ulain. Hamara Link. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  2. "With JH, Mehreen Jabbar experiments with comedy !!!". Wajiha Jawaid. HIP. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  3. "Mehreen Jabbar returns with new drama Jackson Heights". Dawn News. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  4. "Jackson Heights! "How many woman-victim stories can you tell?"". The Friday Times. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.

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