Dil Na Umeed To Nahi is a Pakistani social drama television series produced by Kashf Foundation, directed by Kashif Nisar and written by Amna Mufti. It features Yumna Zaidi, Wahaj Ali, Fajar Khan, Bonita Malik, Muhammad Sadoon and Isbah Irfan in leading roles. 

The story revolves around the journey of three people from their childhood to adulthood who get trafficked at some stage of their lives.

Allah Rakhi is young girl lives in a village with her family but due to extreme poverty her family gets her married to a much older man who solds off her as a prostitute to a brothel where she is renamed Sumbul.

Jamshaid (Jimmy) is a neighbor and friend of Allah Rakhi who leaves his home after facing physical violence from his mother and from his teacher in school. He runs to the city where he gets entangled in human trafficking and faces many hurdles including child labour.

Naseem Zehra is a headstrong and confident girl who dreams of becoming a cricketer and winning the world cup for her country. Due to her father’s stereotypical thoughts that girls cannot play cricket (which are put in his mind by his boss Naeem Sherwani who has impure thoughts towards Naseem) she struggles to achieve her dreams and nearly becomes a victim of human trafficking.

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Alright, so it’s time I give this drama a go. I must put a disclaimer first. I did watch the first episode, and it had not engaged me enough. But I hear people praising the subject of this drama, so why not? 

Cast & Characters

Yumna Zaidi as Allah Rakhi aka Sumbul

 

Bonita Malik as young Allah Rakhi

 

Wahaj Ali as Jamshaid (Jimmy)

 

Muhammad Sadoon Ali as young Jamshaid

 

Fajar Khan as Naseem Zehra

 

Hamna Aamir as young Naseem

 

Momina Aayla Chaudhry as Hijab Zahra

 

Yasra Rizvi as Savera

 

Nauman Ijaz as T.M

 

Omair Rana as Zulfi

 

Samiya Mumtaz as Najma

 

Naveed Shehzad as Suraiya Anjum

 

Adnan Shah Tipu as Ikram

 

Noor ul Hassan as Qazi Jaleel

 

Kashif Mehmood as Naeem Sherwani

 

Faiz Chuhan as Majeed, Allah Rakhi’s father

 

Saima Saleem as Razia, Allah Rakhi’s mother

 

Ismat Iqbal as Allah Rakhi’s grandmother

 

Saba Bukhari as Sadia

 

Nadia Afgan as Batool aka Batoolaan

 

Raheela Agha as Malkani Ji

 

Seemi Raheel as Zulfi’s mother

 

Haseeb Muhammad Bin Qasim as Doctor

 

Iftikhar Iffi as Baba Ranjha

 

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I will keep adding to this list as I watch the drama. 

Shabana Mukhtar