Daily Times

KARACHI: Pride Of Performance recipient and multiple award-winning actor Noman Ijaz renowned for his role in A-plus’ ‘Bhai’ and ‘Mera Saaien reprises an avatar familiar to him: an influential and powerful man; this time a spiritual peer sahib in A-Plus’ upcoming drama serial ‘Dumpukht’.

The play posits Noman Ijaz opposite relative newcomer and model-turned-actress Sonia Mishal who was last seen in ‘Ishqa Waay’. Produced by Mishaal Entertainment and award-winning Kashif Nisar renowned for writing ‘Kami Reh Gaee’ and directing ‘Sangat’ and ‘Dooriyan’. ‘Dumpukht’ is an upbeat and mesmerising story about a young girl enchanted by the allure of a charismatic spiritual Pir Sahib played by Ijaz and the ensuing conflicts this creates in both of their psyches and lives. The writer and director of the sure-to-be exhilarating and thoughtful upcoming serial is drama writer and lyricist, and short story writer Zafar Mairaj who has garnered television awards for drama serials such as ‘Lyari Express’ and ‘Ashk’.

Zafar Mairaj born on 11 October 1968, in Quetta is a Pakistani drama writer, lyricist, and short story writer. He primarily writes in Urdu, but has also written in Brahui, and Balochi. He has written more than 50 drama serials, drama series, short plays and telefilms, for PTV as well as for most of the private channels in Pakistan.’Dumpukht’ will air every Wednesday. Its first episode aired yesterday.