Based on Hashim Nadeem’s novel of the same name, the titular protagonist is born in unfortunate circumstances – a poor family of eleven people and dark skin. In a society obsessed with fair skin, he finds himself in start contrast with his name (lit. fairy's child)
Ahmed Ali Akbar
Parizaad
Ushna Shah
Naheed Mirza
Noman Ijaz
Behzad Kareem
Yumna Zaidi
Qurat Ul Ain
Mashal Khan
Lubna
Urwa Hocane
Laila Saba
Mohammad Ahmad
Naheed's Father
Saleem Mairaj
Parizaad's father
Adeel Afzal
Based on Hashim Nadeem’s novel of the same name, the titular protagonist is born in unfortunate circumstances – a poor family of eleven people and dark skin. In a society obsessed with fair skin, he finds himself in start contrast with his name (lit. fairy's child)
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