Shukk

*Shukk*
Shukk
Written by	Samira Fazal
Directed by	Yasir Nawaz
Opening theme	Agar Shukk Dil Mein Ajaye by Nabeel Shaukat Ali and Alycia Dias
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	28
Production
Producers	Humayun Saeed; Shehzad Naseeb
Camera setup	Multi-camera setup
Production company	Six Sigma Plus
Original release
Network	ARY Digital
Release	4 August –; 21 September 2014

Shukk(Urdu: شک) (also known as Shak), is a 2013 Pakistani mystery drama, aired on ARY Digital, and directed by Yasir Nawaz. It starred Adeel Hussain, Sanam Saeed and Ayesha Khan in the leading roles while Syed Jibran played a pivotal role. The drama was a big hit and includes in the highest rated Pakistani serials.^[1]^[2]

Plot

The story revolves around Sehrish and Ehtishaam, a happy couple. Suddenly, Sania, the once fiance of Ehtishaam arrives in their neighborhood.

Cast

Adeel Hussain as Ehtisham
Sanam Saeed^[3] as Sania
Ayesha Khan as Sehrish
Syed Jibran as Ali
Shamim Hilaly as Sania's aunt
Badar Khalil as Sania's mother
Ayesha Khan as Kulsoom
Meher Jaffri
Syed Wajdan Shah
Birjees Farooqui as Sherish's aunt
Bilal Khan (child star) as roman

Production

The role of Ehtisham was earlier offered to Fawad Khan but due to his ongoing projects in India he rejected it.^[4]

Broadcast

The show was also aired in India on Zindagi (TV channel) premiering in January 2016.^[5] It also aired on ARY Zindagi.

Critical reception

Fatima Majeed of The Express Tribune critiqued the series, implying that it portrays women as dependent on men and unable to survive without them.^[6]