Diya Jalay


Diya Jalay is a Pakistani television series directed by Babar Javed, who also co-produced it with Asif Raza Mir under their banner A & B Entertainment. It stars Savera Nadeem, Mir, Adnan Siddiqui and Faysal Quraishi in leading roles. It aired on ARY Digital from 4 January 2010 to 17 May 2010, with a total of 20 episodes.
At the 10th Lux Style Awards, the series received Best Television Actress - Satellite nomination due to Nadeem's performance.

Plot

After a rift with her childhood fiance Sameer, Nadia refuses to marry him. She is criticized for this decision and forced to marry a middle aged widower Faizan Ali Shah due to her increasing age. He treats her not more than a known person and insults her due to her middle-class background but she tries to fulfill her duties and manages to get along with his children.
After years, when the children grow up Faizan decides her daughter Hania's marriage with Asfand but things get complicated when Asfand mistakes Nadia as Hania and falls for her. Faizan blames her to mess up his daughter's life to which she decides to leave him.

Cast

A review from Dawn praised several performances including that of Nadeem, Mir, Siddiqui and Wasti but criticised some loop holes in the story and the slowly moving plot.

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryRecipient/ nomineeResult
2010Lux Style AwardsBest Television Actress - SatelliteSavera NadeemNomitated