Sirf Shabana presents the story of an educated, independent yet deeply sensitive young woman who longs for a simple but powerful right: to have her own name stand alone, without being defined by a father or a husband. Her journey unfolds as a courageous fight against societal norms, legal barriers, and emotional struggles, as she strives to claim an identity that truly belongs to her.
Writer: Sanam Mehdi Zaryab
Director: Aabis Raza
Producer: Moomal Production & MD Productions
[Source: Hum TV’s Official website]
Cast and Characters
Roughly in the order of appearance
Sohai Ali Abro as titular Shabana
Safiya Khala
Shabana’s aunt who raised her when Shabana’s mum passed away.
Khalu
Father figure for Shabana. Nice and kind person.
Shahana
Shabana’s Younger sister, married 4 years ago, has two kids, younger born is six months old and Shahana is expecting again. WTH? It’s insane, ask anyone, even scholars would advise against it.
Shahana is obese and physically weak.
Rizwan
Shahana’s husband. We don’t meet him, but he seems toxic AF.
Khalid Stalker
Salaar
Shabana’s fiance for the past five years? We don’t see him, just referenced throughout the first episode
Adeel Hussain as Kabeer aka Chiku
Strained relationship with his father, even questions if he was an unwanted child. Into sports, also has eye for fashion and interior
Azra Dadi
Lies to bring him home just so he could meet a family for marriage. Yeah, right! He’s THAT obedient. Runs a boutique, that’s up for renovation and Chiku is helping.
Alyy Khan as Tauqeer
Didn’t remarry because of Salaar.
Faisal
Tauqeer’s friend who helps bring designers for Dadi’s boutique
Durab Khalil as Mirza Bilal aka Bawla
Shayer, runs a paan shop.
And he is Khalil ur Rehman Qamar’s son?
Adnan Shah Tipu as Nusrat
A writer and a toxic father
Azam Bhai
Peon at the Courier company where Shabana works
Rakhshi
Shabana’s colleague
Boss
Shabana’s boss
Haji Saab
Shabana’s boss’ boss
Nasera aunty
Shahana’s saas?
Sultana
Rishta aunty
Murtaza
Chairman of something, whome Shabana meets to get her ID changed to drop her estranged father’s name who abandoned her since birth.
Hina
Shabana’s Cousin
Saroj
Hina ka old friend, and rishta
Akhtar Kamal
Boutique agent in Hasil Pur
Kashfa
One of the boutique workers in Hasil Pur
Beena
One of the boutique employees in Karachi
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Shabana Mukhtar