Dikhawa (transl. Show Off) is a Pakistani anthology series that premiered on 25 April 2020, on Geo Entertainment. It was created by Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi under 7th Sky Entertainment. Being the spin-off to the anthology series Makafaat, it features different short episodic stories focusing on religious and social repercussions of showing off, pretentiousness, and posturing.[1][2][3][4]

Dikhawa
دکھاوا
Genre
Written byMansoor Saeed
Amber Azhar
Samina Ejaz
Nabeela Raja
Shabnam Sani
Aamrah Shahid
Rabia Mohsin
Ramla Salma
Faraz Mazaher
Directed byAli Akber
StarringNeelam Muneer
Ali Ansari
Mehmood Aslam
Saba Faisal
Hina Altaf
Omer Shahzad
Savera Nadeem
Fazila Kaiser
Shahood Alvi
Sami Khan
Mashal Khan
Fatima Effendi
Nida Mumtaz
Saba Hameed
Madiha Imam
Farhan Ali Agha
Maria Wasti
Seemi Pasha
Ayaz Samoo
Usama Khan
Syed Jibran
Shameen Khan
Saife Hassan
Noman Habib
Zainab Shabbir
Ali Abbas
Maryam Fatima
Ayesha Gul
Arisha Razi
Zuhab Khan
Mizna Waqas
Anumta Qureshi
Agha Ali
Ushna Shah
Zainab Qayyum
Haris Waheed
Gul-e-Rana
Alizeh Shah
Noaman Sami
Theme music composerSahir Ali Bagga
Opening theme"Na Dikha Tu" by Sahir Ali Bagga
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes86
Production
ProducersAbdullah Kadwani
Asad Qureshi
Camera setupMulti-camera setup
Production company7th Sky Entertainment
Original release
NetworkGeo Entertainment
Release25 April 2020 (2020-04-25) –
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List of episodes

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SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
12925 April 2020 (2020-04-25)23 May 2020 (2020-05-23)
22914 April 2021 (2021-04-14)12 May 2021 (2021-05-12)
3243 April 2022 (2022-04-03)2 May 2022 (2022-05-02)

Season 1

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No. Title Based On Cast Date
1 Beti Status of daughter in the society Neelam Muneer, Mehmood Aslam, Saba Faisal, Ali Ansari, Birjees Farooqi, Hashim Butt 25 April 2020
2 Pardah Seclusion of women from the sight of men or strangers Omer Shahzad, Hina Altaf, Savera Nadeem, Rehana Kaleem, Salma Qadir 26 April 2020
3 Parwarish Upbringing of children Fazila Kaiser, Shahood Alvi Sami Khan, Irfan Motiwala, Kiran Abbasi 27 April 2020
4 Heera Unwelcome marriage proposals Fatima Effendi, Saba Hameed, Birjees Farooqui, Usama Khan, Fazila Kaiser, Hanif Muhammad 28 April 2020
5 Khotay Rishtay Consequences of fake relations Madiha Imam, Ali Ansari, Farhan Ali Agha, Humera Bano 29 April 2020
6 Hamdard Companionship and Poverty Maria Wasti, Hanif Muhammad, Ayesha Gul, Khushi Maheen, Falak Shehzad 30 April 2020
7 Bahu Rani Relation of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law Nausheen Ibrahim, Seemi Pasha, Mirza Zain Baig, Ayaz Samoo, Shazia Qaiser, Shehzad Mukhtar, Salma Qadir 1 May 2020
8 Doosri Bivi Co-wife Syed Jibran, Shameen Khan, Namrah Shahid, Syed Arez, Kanwal Khan, Rehana Kaleem 2 May 2020
9 Hirs Lust Fatima Effendi, Humaira Bano, Saife Hassan, Sabiha Hashmi, Zohreh Ali 3 May 2020
10 Qurbani Sacrifice Hammad Farooqui, Seemi Pasha, Noman Habib, Zohreh Ali, Kanwal Khan, Farah Nadir 4 May 2020
11 Dhaat Greed Maria Wasti, Farhan Ali Agha, Fazila Qazi, Salma Qadir 5 May 2020
12 Saraab Delusion Syed Jibran, Aleezay Rasul, Shameen Khan, Syed Arez 6 May 2020
13 Numaiesh Showing Off Ali Abbas, Zainab Shabbir, Nida Mumtaz, Syed Arez, Fahima Awan 7 May 2020
14 Zid Obstinance Saba Hameed, Syed Mohammad Ahmed, Maryam Fatima, Arisha Razi, Zuhab Khan, Aadi Khan, Owais Shaikh 8 May 2020
15 Izzat Dar Gentleman Fatima Effendi, Mirza Zain Baig, Nida Mumtaz, Zohreh Ali, Beena Chaudhry 9 May 2020
16 Khushi Ke Rang Happiness and birth of daughters Maria Wasti, Kamran Jilani, Mizna Waqas, Parveen Akbar, Omair Leghari 10 May 2020
17 Keraye Ki Izzat Fake Honor Hina Altaf, Agha Ali, Sohail Masood 11 May 2020
18 Aakhri Safar After Life Ali Abbas, Fatima Effendi, Ali Rizvi, Fareeda Shabbir 12 May 2020
19 Rishton Ki Dour Friendship Ushna Shah, Hira Hussain, Annie Zaidi, Farhan Ali Agha, Nida Mumtaz 13 May 2020
20 Eid Ki Khushyan Festival of Happiness Nausheen Ibrahim, Saife Hassan, Birjees Farooqui, Nida Mumtaz, Rehma Zaman, Sami Sani, Junaid Akhtar 14 May 2020
21 Dil Ke Armaan Wishes of Heart Mohammed Ahmed, Zainab Qayyum, Laiba Khan, Maryam Fatima, Haris Waheed, Gul-e-Rana, Srha Asghar, Akbar Islam 15 May 2020
22 Salami Gift Money Anumta Qureshi, Ali Abbas, Seema Khan, Fareeda Shabbir, Kausar Siddiqui, Falak Shehzad 16 May 2020
23 Faraib Deceiver Alizeh Shah, Noaman Sami, Asma Abbas, Noshaba Javed, Shehryar Ghazali 17 May 2020
24 Alam Ara Practice what you Preach Usama Khan, Adla Khan, Namrah Shahid, Annie Zaidi, Asma Abbas, Shazia Qaiser 18 May 2020
25 Malkin Maintaining fake Elite status in the society Javeria Abbasi, Anumta Qureshi, Sehar Khan, Hira Hussain, Seema Khan, Sohail Masood 19 May 2020
26 Libaas Show Off of Fancy clothes Maham Amir, Sohail Sameer, Fahima Awan, Junaid Akhtar, Gul e Rana, Ali Ansari, Saba Khan, Falak Shehzad, Ahmed Usman 20 May 2020
27 Rashk Spendthriftness for luxury items Mashal Khan, Ali Ansari, Mizna Waqas, Shehryar Ghazali 21 May 2020
28 Safed Posh (Part I) Strained family relations Shahood Alvi, Fazila Qazi, Saleem Mairaj, Hira Hussain, Aadi Khan, Seema Khan, Bakhtawar Rashid, Anas Yasin 22 May 2020
29 Safed Posh (Part II) 23 May 2020

Season 2

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No. Title Cast Written By Directed By Date
1 Mann-o-Salwa Farhan Ali Agha, Saima Qureshi, Shahood Alvi, Humaira Bano Amber Azhar Ali Akbar 14 April 2021
2 Chor Darwazay Rashid Farooqui, Namrah Shahid, Zainab Qayyum Nuzhat Saman Ali Akbar 15 April 2021
3 Maseeha Furqan Qureshi, Parveen Akbar, Manzoor Qureshi, Khalid Zafar Amber Azhar Ali Akbar 16 April 2021
4 Jalan Maria Wasti, Syed Jibran, Fawad Jalal, Arooba Mirza Saira Arif Ali Akbar 17 April 2021
5 Zillat Ka Samaan Saba Hameed, Khalid Anum, Sidra Niazi, Izzah Malik Nuzhat Saman Ali Akbar 18 April 2021
6 Sabz Bagh Furqan Qureshi, Arooba Mirza, Manzoor Qureshi, Nida Mumtaz, Faisal Bali Shabnam Sani Ali Akbar 19 April 2021
7 Khoob Se Khoob Tar Noaman Sami, Nawal Saeed, Shazia Qaiser Suraj Baba Ali Akbar 20 April 2021
8 Nadani Shahood Alvi, Fazila Qazi, Abdul Rehman, Ali Rizvi Soofia Khurram Ali Akbar 21 April 2021
9 Jhoot Nawal Saeed, Mohsin Abbas Haider, Muhammad Ahmed, Parveen Akbar Suraj Baba Ali Akbar 22 April 2021
10 Naqab Haris Waheed, Adla Khan, Farhan Ali Agha, Ayesha Gul Tanveer Fatima Ali Akbar 23 April 2021
11 Pehchaan Omer Shahzad, Namrah Shahid, Hina Altaf, Samina Ahmed, Annie Zaidi Fiza Anwar Aehsun Talish 24 April 2021
12 Rangat Ali Ansari, Momal Khalid, Akbar Islam, Sumaiya Buksh, Fazila Qazi, Farah Nadir, Khalid Anum, Rashida Tabassum, Shazia Qaiser Nuzhat Saman Ali Akbar 25 April 2021
13 Izzat Sehar Khan, Hassan Niazi, Erum Akhtar, Raeed Alam, Abul Hassan Saira Arif Ali Akbar 26 April 2021
14 Meri Biwi Humayun Ashraf, Adla Khan, Azra Mohiuddin, Faizan Khan Nuzhat Saman Ali Akbar 27 April 2021
15 Barhawa Kamran Jilani, Maria Wasti, Aadi Khan, Rakshanda, Ashiq Khan Saira Arif Ali Akbar 28 April 2021
16 Ehsas-e-Kamtari Mansha Pasha, Syed Jibran, Azra Mohiuddin, Fahima Awan, Nida Khan Nuzhat Saman Ali Akbar 29 April 2021
17 Intikhaab Mohsin Abbas Haider, Mehmood Aslam, Rashid Farooqui, Saqib Sameer, Shahzad Mukhtar Ambar Azhar Ali Akbar 30 April 2021
18 Rishtay Naatay Humayun Ashraf, Srha Asghar, Shazia Naz, Asim Mehmood, Muhammad Ahmed, Sabiha Hashmi, Rashida Tabassum Aliya Bukhari Ali Akbar May 2021
19 Ikhlaq Sumaiya Buksh, Saba Faisal, Hanif Bachan, Aliza Zaidi, Kinza Malik, Rashida Tabassum, Salma Qadir, Hamza Shaikh Saira Arif Ali Akbar 2 May 2021
20 Bilal Ki Dadi Sami Khan (actor), Hira Tareen, Nida Mumtaz, Arsh Naeem Farhad Qaim Khani Ali Akbar 3 May 2021
21 Khara Khota Humayun Ashraf, Momina Iqbal, Adla Khan, Seemi Pasha, Mohsin Abbas Haider, Rahat Ghani Samra Bukhari Ali Akbar 4 May 2021
22 Sanad Shahood Alvi, Sadaf Aashan, Laiba Khan, Munazzah Arif, Aadi Khan Soofia Khurram Ali Akbar 5 May 2021
23 Jhansa Erum Akhtar, Raeed Alam, Nida Mumtaz, Seemi Pasha, Laiba Khan Amber Azhar Ali Akbar 6 May 2021
24 Baytay Ki Maa Saba Faisal, Munazzah Arif, Shahzad Mukhtar, Akbar Islam, Fazal Hussain, Zuhab Khan, Mehmood Jaffery Nuzhat Saman Ali Akbar 7 May 2021
25 Chamak Damak Nazish Jahangir, Hammad Farooqui, Nida Mumtaz, Amber Khan, Shahid Malik Suraj Baba Ali Akbar 8 May 2021
26 Moqa Parast Mehmood Aslam, Annie Zaidi, Kanwal Khan, Shameen Khan Amber Azhar Ali Akbar 9 May 2021
27 Mere Bache Saba Hameed, Asim Mehmood, Aiman Zaman, Srha Asghar, Saqib Sameer, Uzair Abbasi, Saima Shaheen Saira Arif Ali Akbar 10 May 2021
28 Naimat Amna Malik, Zain Afzal, Ayesha Gul Soofia Khurram Ali Akbar 11 May 2021
29 Shart Sami Khan (actor), Sidra Niazi, Rabia Noureen, Saba Faisal, Junaid Akhtar, Salma Asim Saira Arif Ali Akbar 12 May 2021

Season 3

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No. Title Cast Written By Directed By Date
1 Bridal Makeup Srha Asghar, Arisha Razi, Shaheen Khan, Shehzad Mukhtar Soofia Khurram Ali Akbar 3 April 2022
2 Upper Class Sidra Niazi, Fazila Qazi, Mehmood Aslam, Nida Mumtaz, Shahid Naqvi Aneela Syed Ali Akbar 4 April 2022
3 Jhoota Babar Khan, Sania Shamshad, Shehryar Ghazali, Ikram Abbasi, Hashim Butt, Anees Alam Athar Ansari Ali Akbar 5 April 2022
4 Dhong Adla Khan, Raeed Muhammad Alam, Fazyla Lashari, Nida Mumtaz, Mehmood Aslam, Fazila Qazi Sidra Sehar Imran Ali Akbar 6 April 2022
5 Aapa Kanwal khan, Raeed Muhammad Alam, Erum Akhtar, Humaira Bano, Saife Hassan Aneela Syed Ali Akbar 7 April 2022
6 Anokha Ladla Jinaan Hussain, Faraz Farooqui, Taqi Ahmed, Nida Mumtaz, Saife Hassan, Zainab Raja, Sofia Khan Amber Azhar Ali Akbar 8 April 2022
7 Hoor Shumail Fazyla Lashari, Danial Afzal, Beena Chaudhary, Adla Khan, Tipu Sharif, Parveen Akbar Nabeela Abar Raja Ali Akbar 9 April 2022
8 Khasara Ellie Zaid,Saba Faisal,Hashim Butt,Seemi Pasha,Khalid Anum,Mujtaba Abbas,Ayman Sidra Sehar Imran Ali Akbar 10 April 2022
9 Ehsas Hira Omer, Humayun Ashraf, Saba Faisal, Shabbir Jaan, Fazila Qazi, Qaisar Khan Nizami, Sara Umair Athar Ansari Ali Akbar 11 April 2022
10 Pardes Hammad Farooqui, Nazish Jahangir, Beena Chaudhary, Saba Faisal, Sarah Asim, Izzah Malik Saira Arif Ali Akbar 12 April 2022
11 Banawat Madiha Rizvi, Sohail Sameer, Dania Anwer, Zohaib Khan, Ali Rizvi, Ahmed Aneela Syed Ali Akbar 13 April 2022
12 Matlabi Saniya Samshad, Babar Khan, Beena Chaudhary, Hashim Butt, Mizna Waqas Nabeela Abar Raja Ali Akbar 14 April 2022
13 Bara Bol Anum Fayyaz,Farhan Ali Agha, Fazyla Lashari, Seemi Pasha,Manzoor Qureshi, Taqi Ahmed Nabeela Abar Raja Ali Akbar 15 April 2022
14 Sautela Shazia Naz, Qaisar Khan, Abdul Hadi, Ajwa, Falak Amber Azhar Ali Akbar 17 April 2022
15 Muqabil Haris Waheed, Ellie Zaid, Seemi Pasha, Ayesha Gul, Birjees Farooqui, Shameen Khan Aamra Shahid Ali Akbar 18 April 2022
16 Chamak Kanwal Khan, Arisha Razi, Maria Gul Jan, Hareem Sohail, Fazyla Lashari, Areej Chaudhry Athar Ansari Ali Akbar 19 April 2022
17 Baray School Kay Baray Log Humyaun Ashraf, Hina Javed, Sara Omair, Birjees Farooqi Soofia Khurram Ali Akbar 20 April 2022
18 Dekha Dekhi Shameen, Nida Khan, Yasir Shoro, Ayesha Gul, Ashiq, Sofia Seema Raza Ali Akbar 21 April 2022
19 Jhootay Aashiq Naveed Raza, Fahima Awan, Yasir Shoro, Hina Javed Soofia Khurram Ali Akbar 23 April 2022
20 One Million Followers Yasir Shoro, Shazeal Shoukat, Akbar Islam, Beena Chaudary Soofia Khurram Ali Akbar 25 April 2022
21 Makaar Usman Peerzada, Sabahat Bukhari, Sabiha Hashmi, Maria Rizvi, Sehrish Fatima, Arisha Razi, Shahid Naqvi, Shazia Qaiser Aneela Syed Ali Akbar 26 April 2022
22 Heeray Ki Angothi Raeed Muhammad Alam, Ayesha Rajpoot, Munazza Arif, Birjees Farooqui Soofia Khurram Shahid Younas 28 April 2022
23 Doosra Chehra Michelle Mumtaz, Anum Tanveer, Shaista Jabeen, Ainnie, Imran Rizvi Nabeela Abar Raja Shahid Younas 30 April 2022
24 Chalak Usman Peerzada, Beena Chaudary, Faiza Gillani, Naveed Raza Nabeela Abar Raja Ali Akbar 1 May 2022

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Broadcast

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The first season aired in 2020, airing episodes at noontime on Geo Entertainment.[citation needed]

The second season aired in 2021, airing daily half-hour episodes at 5:00 PM on Geo Entertainment. The season aired daily till the end of Ramadan. The second season also had a re-run shortly after its end on the same channel in July. The first and second season aired on Geo Kahani in December 2021 and January 2022, respectively.[citation needed]

The third season premiered in April 2022 airing episodes daily in the afternoon on Geo Entertainment. The season consisted of 30 episodes in total. However, 6 episodes (Zid, Hirs, Maseeha, Moqa Parast, Eid Ki Khushiyan, and Jhoot) from previous seasons were also aired along with the 24 original episodes. The season ended on 2 May 2022.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Geo presents 'Dikhawa' series". The News International. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  2. ^ "7th Sky Entertainment comes up with a soul-searching series 'Dikhawa' this Ramadan". Daily Times. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Ehsaas Ramazan: Geo TV show begins". The News International. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  4. ^ Shabbir, Buraq. "How has COVID-19 affected the drama industry?". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
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