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Jackson Heights
Jackson Heights title screen
GenreDrama
Written byVasay Chaudhry
Directed byMehreen Jabbar
Creative directorWajahatullah Khan
StarringAdeel Husain
Aamina Sheikh
Marina Khan
Noman Ejaz
Opening theme"Laiyaan Laiyaan" by Saad Sultan
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
Production
Executive producerNadeem Baig
ProducersHumayun Saeed
Shahzad Nasib
Production locationsJackson Heights,
Queens
CinematographyNausheen Dadabhoy
Camera setupMulti-camera setup
Running time40 - 42
Production companySix Sigma Plus
Original release
NetworkUrdu1
Release19 September 2014 (2014-09-19)

Jackson Heights (Template:Lang-ur) 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

  • Almaas Hussain as Eman
  • Adeel Hussain as Jamshed
  • Aamina Sheikh as Salma
  • Marina Khan as Michelle
  • Noman Ejaz as Imran Bhatti
  • Mehar Jaffri
  • Naghma Begum
  • Neelofar Abbasi
  • Monsoon Bissell
  • Ahmad Razvi
  • Almaas Hussain
  • Taimur Syed
  • Taimoor Qureshi
  • Alma Moos Nunez
  • Theo Van Golen
  • 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.