Veena (TV series) explained

Veena is a Pakistani television series starring Fahad Mustafa in the title role as a eunuch, who struggles for the survival of his community. The supporting cast includes Abid Ali, Beenish Chohan, Javeria Abbasi, Shabbir Jan and Nauman Masood. It was directed by Syed Atif Hussain and first broadcast on ARY Digital in 2009.^[1]

Mustafa's performance in the series was met with critical acclaim, and is marked as his first breakthrough.^{[2] [3] [4]} The series received two nominations at 9th Lux Style Awards, including Best TV Actor for Mustafa and Best TV Writer.

Plot summary

The plot focuses on society's attitude towards the queer people and revolves around the struggle journey of Veena, a eunuch who wants to get due rights of his community as a human.

Cast

• Fahad Mustafa as Veena
• Abid Ali as Munna
• Beenish Chohan as Fazi
• Javeria Abbasi as Shazi
• Hina Dilpazir as Shamsa
• Shagufta Ejaz as Sajida
• Hassan Ahmed as Wahaj
• Danish Taimoor as Najam
• Tamanna as Munna's mother
• Tehreem Zuberi as Erum
• Badar Khalil as Mehar Sadaf
• Nauman Masood as Qasim
• Mehmood Aslam as Guru
• Shabbir Jan
• Nadia Hussain
• Zara Farooq

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)/ nominee(s)	Result
2010	Lux Style Awards	Best Television Actor - Satellite	Fahad Mustafa		[5]
		Best Television Writer	Fizzah Jaffri

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lending an ear to the unspoken. 10 October 2016. The News. 28 October 2022. Sadiq Saleem.
2. Web site: First Person: Direct hit. 16 July 2011. Dawn.
3. Web site: . 29 May 2019. Express.pk.
4. Web site: Birthday Special: 3 big turning points in Fahad Mustafa’s life. HIP in Pakistan. 26 June 2015. 1 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160701031744/https://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1147454.
5. Web site: 8th Lux Style Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20100806211514/http://www.luxstyleawards.com/latest2009_2.aspx . 6 August 2010 . 28 October 2022 . Lux Style Awards.