Pardes (Urdu: پردیس, lit. 'Foreign Land') is a Pakistani television drama series written by K Rahman and directed by Sabir Waheed. It aired on Hum Sitaray from 28 October 2015 to 6 January 2016, comprising ten episodes. The series stars Sarwat Gillani, Faisal Rehman, Juggan Kazim, Taifoor Khan, Erum Akhtar, and Sehar Afzal in leading roles. The narrative is set partly in Lahore and partly in Phuket, Thailand.
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Plot
Two brothers live together with their families in Lahore. When their children are to be married, the elder brother's son Kabeer refuses to wed the daughter of his uncle Mubashir and leaves the country. He travels to Phuket to be with Sonia, a woman he met online. Sonia lives with her mother and works in the household of a wealthy businessman, Makhdoom Shah Zaman, as a carer for Zaman's wife Geati, who has a mental health condition.
Cast
Sarwat Gillani as Geati
Faisal Rehman as Makhdoom Shah Zaman
Juggan Kazim as Sanam
Taifoor Khan as Kabeer
Sehar Afzal as Sonia
Erum Akhtar as Shaheen
Imran Ashraf as Jawad
Sohail Sameer as Zaheer
Irfan Khoosat as Kabeer and Zaheer's father
Mohsin Gillani as Mubashir
Munazzah Arif as Fariha
Seemi Raheel as Sonia's mother
Kinza Malik as Arslan's mother
Tehreem Afzal as Sobia