Aik Thi Laila is a Pakistani television series directed by Yasir Hussain, and written by Faiza Iftikhar. It stars Iqra Aziz, Yasir Hussain, Faysal Quraishi, Hassan Ahmed and Maham Amir with Sheheryar Munawar in a cameo appearance. It aired from 8 December 2022 to 12 January 2023, on Express Entertainment.
At 22nd Lux Style Awards, it received four nominations.
Cast Iqra Aziz as Laila Yasir Hussain as Inspector Sajid Faysal Quraishi as Azeem Ullah Inaya Khan as Saba Azeem Ullah Gul e Rana as Nuzhat Keenchi Nayyar Ejaz as Hafeez Hassan Ahmed as Fareed Maham Amir as Inspector Rukaiyya Saad Farrukh Khan as Majnu Usama Bin Ateeq as Kashif Fareeha Jabeen as Kashif's mother Sheheryar Munawar as Qais (cameo) Asif Latta
Production
Background and development On 11 August 2022, it reported that Aziz will feature in her husband Hussain's directorial Aik Thi Laila. The other cast members were also revealed along with the genre of the series, which will be murder-mystery. Express Tribune reported that the series will revolve around a disappearance case, much like the Dua Zehra case. The series marked Aziz's comeback to television after 2 years. In conservation with Daily Pakistan, she further reveled that series will have only 5 episodes.
Promotion and release The poster of the series featuring the cast members was unveiled by the network on 12 November. The first teaser of the series was released on 15 November 2022.
Accolades +Date of ceremonyAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultOctober 6, 2023Lux Style AwardsBest Television DirectorYasir Hussain Best Television WriterFaiza IftikharBest Television Actor - Critics' choiceYasir HussainBest Television Actress - Critics' choiceIqra Aziz
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