Parizaad

'Fairy's child') is a Pakistani television series written by Hashim Nadeem, based on his novel of the same name, directed by Shahzad Kashmiri and produced by Momina Duraid Productions.

The story revolves around a dark-skinned college student, Parizaad, has grown up with self-esteem problems and confidence issues.

Don Behroze inspired by Parizaad's truthfulness and bravery, appoints him as the bodyguard of his wife Layla Saba.

At the end he meets Annie, a radio host, who is a blind girl and a die-hard fan of Parizaad not because of his wealth but truly because of his poetry.

Parizaad also develops a feeling for her, but is afraid that he might again get rejected due to his dark skin, once Annie gets back her eyesight.

There he becomes a teacher in the mountain village school and finds satisfaction helping children learn and prepare for the world ahead.

The official soundtrack of the serial was composed by Waqar Ali and sung by Asrar while the lyrics were written by Hashim Nadeem.

[6] Television actor Faysal Quraishi first decided to produce the series based on Hashim Nadeem's award-winning Parizaad, for which he approached a channel but was rejected.

Likewise, the role of Naheed played by Ushna Shah was previously offered to Neelam Muneer who rejected it.

The Parizaad College is Govt Gordon Graduate College Rawalpindi, Parizaad's House is Located in Railway Colony Transit Camp Chowk Near Dhoke Ratta in Rawalpindi and The university from Lubna's track in episodes 7-9 is the Capital University of Science & Technology, Islamabad.

The mansion of Behroze Kareem which was shown from episode 10 onwards is Located in Gulberg Greens Islamabad, was visited by fans, had an online tour available and after the show ended was on sale.

[16] In a review of the first 6th episodes, The Khaleej Times praised the Nadeem's script for its "maturity and sensitivity" and the performances of the actors especially Akbar's performance and opined, "From voice modulation to a diffident body language, a stoop-shouldered gait and eyes that remain downcast, Akbar has owned Parizaad’s character to the T, highlighting his insecurities flawlessly.

"[17] In a similar take, The News International noted the "fantastic job" in the form Akbar's performance by "portraying to the viewer the insecurity of his character by affecting droopy shoulders, hands that reflexively contort to his back and a gaze that shifts to avoid looking others in the eye".

[19] Regarding the track of the gender fluidity, a reviewer from The Express Tribune praised Saboor Aly's performance and Nadeem's script for the portrayal of the queer people.

[20] After the finale of the series, the same reviewer applaud the Nadeem's "exceptional writing" that "closes the serial with a hopeful voice" and was appreciative of Ahmed's performance, reviewing "Akbar’s body language, his expressions, his movements personified the anxious, lost and evermore defeated person he felt, desiring emotional security.

"[21] In an year-ender list by the Dawn Images, the reviewer noted the direction, script and Akbar's performance and stated, the series as "a wonderful combination of mass appeal and intelligent writing, grounded in reality, but not above making that imaginative leap to increase its audiences understanding of the world around them.

"[22] In June 2022, writer Hashim Nadeem revealed in a cryptic social media post that the show would be getting a second season.