Nadaan (TV series)

Nadaan
Showrunner	Sultana Siddiqui
Written by	Saji Gul
Directed by	Mehreen Jabbar
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of episodes	8
Production
Production company	Moomal Productions
Original release
Network	Hum TV
Release	5 October (2024-10-05) – 23 November 2024 (2024-11-23)

Nadaan (transl. Naive) is a Pakistani television miniseries, directed by Mehreen Jabbar, written by Saji Gul, and produced by Sultana Siddiqui under Moomal Entertainment as the second series in her trilogy on mob violence that began with Mann Jogi and concluded with Tan Man Neel o Neel. Ahmed Ali Akbar, Ramsha Khan and Kashif Hussain starred as the leads. It premiered on October 5, 2024 on Hum TV.

The series tackles the issue of drug abuse, mob mentality and intolerance in the society.

Plot

Inspector Haider, Station House Officer of Jaam Nagar, faced an inquiry at Karachi's main police station regarding Dr. Tabeer's case. He explained that Dr. Tabeer had been investigating Pir Subhan, a counterfeit spiritual healer providing drugs to vulnerable residents as "medicine". After a neighbor's daughter fell ill from Pir's "medicine", Dr. Tabeer discovered it contained methamphetamine and filed a complaint with Inspector Haider. However, Pir's influence over the local MPA hindered their efforts.

Cast

• Ramsha Khan as Dr. Tabeer Aslam
• Ahmed Ali Akbar as Inspector Haider
• Kashif Hussain
• Hammad Shoaib

Production

First announced by Sultana Siddiqui in August 2024 as the second minseries in the trilogy that focuses on the religious and political exploitation, the series was previously titled Banay Hum Nadaan Kyun. The principal photography began in August 2024.

Reception

Critical reception

Gaitee Ara Siddiqi of The News International opined that, "With Sultana Siddiqi and Mehreen Jabbar at the helm, the mini serial promises to be interesting."