Aakhri Station

Aakhri Station (Urdu: آخری سٹیشن; English: The Last Station) is a seven-part Pakistani television drama mini-series, created by Sarmad Khoosat and Kashf Foundation. It premiered on ARY Digital on February 13, 2018 and concluded on March 28, 2018. Directed and co-produced by Khoosat, it is written by Amna Mufti and is produced by Khoosat, Roshaneh Zafar of Kashf Foundation Productions and Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.[1] It is directed by Sarmad Khoosat and written by Amna Mufti.[2][3] Series consist of seven episodes.

Aakhri Station
GenreDrama
Social drama
Written byAmna Mufti
Directed bySarmad Khoosat
Presented byKashf Foundation
StarringSanam Saeed
Mikaal Zulfiqar
Nimra Bucha
Eman Suleman
Anam Goher
Malika Zafar
Ammara Butt
Farah Tufail
Irfan Khoosat
Opening themeShabana Azmi
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of episodes7
Production
Production companiesKashf Foundation
Khoosat Films
Release
Original networkARY Digital
Original release13 February (2018-02-13) 
27 March 2018 (2018-03-27)
External links
Website

The show introduced an ensemble cast with Sanam Saeed, Nimrah Bucha, Malika Zafar, Anam Goher, Eman Suleman, Ammara Butt and Farah Tufail portraying seven strangers with different economic, social and cultural backgrounds suffering from domestic and mental issues, meets on a train compartment en route to Karachi. The show aims to explore women-eccentric subjects that its creator feel have not been emphasized in Pakistani shows openly, such as women's rights, drug abuse, HIV, PTSD, acid attacks, forced prostitution, and domestic violence.[4]

OST of the series is sung by Indian actress Shabana Azmi.[5]

Synopsis

Each episode explores a different story based on women's empowerment and social issues affecting women, especially in Pakistan.[4][6][7]

Cast

References

  1. "'Aakhri Station' hits viewers hard on premiere". Gulf News. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  2. NewsBytes. "Shah Fahad will star in Sarmad Khoosat's Akhri Station". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  3. Siddique, Sadaf (2018-02-15). "Sarmad Khoosat's Akhri Station is off to a brutal start". Images. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  4. Shabbir, Buraq. "Akhri Station will tackle sensitive, women-centric issues". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  5. "Shabana Azmi's role in Pakistani play, 'Akhri Station'". Something Haute. 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  6. "Aakhri Station highlights social issues". The Nation. 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  7. "Aakhri Station highlights women and gender-specific issues in a sensitive manner - Daily Times". Daily Times. 2017-08-13. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
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