Zanjabeel Asim Shah is a Pakistani screenwriter. She is known for writing scripts for television serials and working as head of content for several private network channels. She won the Pakistan International Screen Award for Best TV writer and was nominated three times for the Lux Style Awards. Her Drama Kaneez for A Plus TV is superhit with well known TV and film super stars.
Career
Shah started her career in 2010, working at Geo TV, where she served as the head of production for several television serials. She first wrote the series Saat Pardon Mein in 2012 for the same channel. She gained critical success with revenge-romance Marasim which revolves around the revenge of a mother through her son for what she suffered as a bride. She later wrote serials such as Yeh Mera Deewanapan Hai, about a romantic couple with a huge age difference between them, and Balaa, the story of a limping girl who destroys others' lives due to her own insecurities. Balaa was a commercial success and earned her critical acclaim as well. She also wrote mystery-thriller Cheekh and teen-romance Pyar Ke Sadqay, both of which gained her critical acclaim.
She also worked as head of content on other television networks such as ARY Digital and A-Plus TV.
Notable work Television Year TitleDirector NetworkNotes Ref(s)2012Saat Pardon MeinGeo Entertainment2014Bashar MominMarasimA-Plus TV2015Yeh Mera Deewanapan Hai2018Mere BewafaBalaaBadar MehmoodARY Digital2019CheekhBadar Mehmood2020Pyar Ke SadqayFarooq RindHum TV2021KoyalAaj EntertainmentFitoorGeo Entertainment2022Dil Zaar ZaarFraudSaqib KhanARY DigitalMeri ShehzadiHum TVTinkay Ka Sahara2023HadsaGeo EntertainmentMeinBadar MehmoodARY Digital2024ShiddatGeo EntertainmentNoor JahanMussaddiq MalekARY DigitalHabil Aur QabilGeo EntertainmentBismilARY DigitalHijrHum TV2025SherARY DigitalPamaalGreen EntertainmentMeri UraanGeo EntertainmentTelefilm2026Aag Aur PaaniSyed Wajahat HussainMini SeriesHumrahi
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2014Lux Style AwardsBest TV WriterMarasim2017Balaa2021Pyar Ke Sadqay2021Pakistan International Screen AwardsBest TV Writer
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