Hum TV Parizaad
Created by Shahzad Kashmiri · 2021 ·
Parizaad (2021) earns a 89% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended overall. Created by Shahzad Kashmiri; streaming on Viki.
Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, IMDb, fan). See how we calculate scores.
Averaged from 5 sources
Is Parizaad worth watching?
Yes — Parizaad earns a 89% Celluloid Score. Recommended, created by Shahzad Kashmiri and streaming on Viki.
Critics Consensus
Pakistan's most beloved recent drama — Ahmed Ali Akbar transforms a melodrama about appearance and dignity into something genuinely soulful, with Nauman Ijaz supplying gravitas in every scene he steals.
Celluloid Critics Consensus
What is Parizaad about?
A poetry-loving man judged ugly by society navigates class prejudice, unrequited devotion, and moral tests across Karachi's streets — Hashim Nadeem's adaptation became a Hum TV legend and Ahmed Ali Akbar's defining role as the tender outsider Parizaad.
Critic Reviews
Parizaad Review: Ahmed Ali Akbar's Hum and Lux Style Triumph
★★★★½
Pakistan's most beloved recent drama — Ahmed Ali Akbar transforms a melodrama about appearance and dignity into somethin…
Essential [Pakistan](/country/pakistan/) television on [Best of Asia 2016–2026](/best/asia-2016-2026/) — Pakistan's most beloved recent drama — Ahmed Ali Akbar transforms a melodrama ab
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