Tag: ZEE5
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‘Churails’ wins ‘OTT Show of the Year’ at British Asian Media Awards
Made in Pakistan and released on Indian OTT platform ZEE5, Churails has won the ‘OTT Platform Show of the Year’ at the British Asian Media Awards (BMA). Sharing her thoughts on the win, Chief Business Officer at ZEE5 Global, Archana Anand said: “Churails with its rich, bold narrative and the globally relevant storyline has broken…
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‘Dhoop ki Deewar’ producer shares pictures of Ahad, Sajal from the sets
Shailja Kejriwal, who is producing Sajal Aly and Ahad Raza Mir’s upcoming web series Dhoop Ki Deewar, has shared pictures of the actors from the sets of the series. “For all Ahad Raza Mir and Sajal Aly fans,” wrote Kejriwal in the caption. “Dekhein set pe kitna kaam ho raha hai!“ “Ab ki baar thoda…
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It’s a wrap for Saba Qamar’s ‘Manjogi’
Saba Qamar who was shooting for her upcoming project Manjogi has shared a picture from the last day of shoot with her co-star Agha Mustafa Hassan. “It’s a wrap!”, wrote Saba in caption. Expressing her delight of working with Mustafa, Qamar wrote: “It was lovely working with you. You’re such an amazing co-star! Sada khush…
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Pakistanis can no longer subscribe to Zee5
The State Bank of Pakistan has ordered all banks to block Pakistani users from subscribing to Indian streaming platform Zee5 with immediate effect, according to a notification issued this week. While it is unclear as to why this action was taken, reports have suggested that the reason behind this is Asim Abbasi’s web series Churails,…
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‘Eik Jhoothi Love Story’ hits all the right spots with its heartwarming and sweet story
As someone who has grown up on romcoms, I’ve often yearned for a story that I can relate to. Hollywood and Bollywood romcoms are dreamy but often unrelatable and something that you cannot envision happening in Pakistan, given the cultural differences. But with Eik Jhoothi Love Story (EJLS), I feel there is finally a romantic,…
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‘Churails’ banned from streaming in Pakistan
The banning culture in Pakistan seems to be getting out of hand. The week started with calls to ban Mehwish Hayat’s latest biscuit commercial and now original Pakistani series Churails has been banned from streaming in Pakistan. The director and creator of the show, Asim Abbasi took to social media to express his disappointment and…
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The ‘Churails’ are the superheroes we wish we had
Step aside folks, Pakistan has truly arrived at the web series front with Churails. Though this is not the first original web series to come out of Pakistan, it is indeed the one that has put us on the map and from this point onwards, there is no looking back. Read more – Cheating husbands,…
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The ‘Churails’ are coming to shake things up on August 11
Cake director Asim Abbasi’s original web series Churails, featuring Sarwat Gilani, Nimra Bucha, Mehar Bano and Yasra Rizvi, is all set to stream from August 11 on ZEE5 Global’s Zindagi channel. Churails is the first of five original Pakistani web series expected to stream on the Indian platform. According to a press release, the show…