Aakhri Station (Urdu: آخری سٹیشن; English: The Last Station) is a seven-part Pakistani television drama mini-series, created by Sarmad Khoosat and Kashf Foundation. It premiered on ARY Digital on February 13, 2018 and concluded on March 28, 2018. Directed and co-produced by Khoosat, it is written by Amna Mufti and is produced by Khoosat, Roshaneh Zafar of Kashf Foundation Productions and Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.[1] It is directed by Sarmad Khoosat and written by Amna Mufti.[2][3] Series consist of seven episodes.
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Genre | Drama Social drama |
Written by | Amna Mufti |
Directed by | Sarmad Khoosat |
Presented by | Kashf Foundation |
Starring | Sanam Saeed Mikaal Zulfiqar Nimra Bucha Eman Suleman Anam Goher Malika Zafar Ammara Butt Farah Tufail Irfan Khoosat |
Opening theme | Shabana Azmi |
Country of origin | Pakistan |
Original language | Urdu |
No. of episodes | 7 |
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Production companies | Kashf Foundation Khoosat Films |
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Original network | ARY Digital |
Original release | 13 February (2018-02-13) – 27 March 2018 (2018-03-27) |
The show introduced an ensemble cast with Sanam Saeed, Nimrah Bucha, Malika Zafar, Anam Goher, Eman Suleman, Ammara Butt and Farah Tufail portraying seven strangers with different economic, social and cultural backgrounds suffering from domestic and mental issues, meets on a train compartment en route to Karachi. The show aims to explore women-eccentric subjects that its creator feel have not been emphasized in Pakistani shows openly, such as women's rights, drug abuse, HIV, PTSD, acid attacks, forced prostitution, and domestic violence.[4]
The OST, a beautiful rendition of an Amjad Islam Amjad poem, ‘Mujhe Apne Jeenay Ka Haq Chaihiye‘ has been composed by Arshad Mahmood and sung by Tahira Syed. The last verse of the poem is recited by Indian actress Shabana Azmi.[5]
Each episode explores a different story based on women's empowerment and social issues affecting women, especially in Pakistan.[4][6][7]