Pakistani Stars Fawad Khan, Mahira Khan Join Forces for Netflix's 'Jo Bachay Hain Sang Samait Lo' Series
Netflix is bringing together Pakistani celebrities Fawad Khan, Mahira Khan, and Sanam Saeed for their upcoming series "Jo Bachay Hain Sang Samait Lo." This show, based on Farhat Ishtiaq's acclaimed 2013 Urdu novel, marks Netflix's first original production with a Pakistani theme, according to a report by Variety. Notably, Fawad and Mahira previously shared the screen in the popular series "Humsafar," a major success in both Pakistan and India. Their collaboration continued in 2022 with the film "The Legend of Maula Jatt," which shattered records to become Pakistan's highest-grossing film to date. This cinematic venture also showcased the talents of Hamza Ali Abbasi.
The story revolves around Sikandar, a Harvard law student who experiences a life-changing incident that makes him keep others at bay, and Liza, a talented artist who is bursting with life but has had a troubled past.
"Jo Bachay Hain Sang Samait Lo" will also featured Ahad Raza Mir, Hamza Ali Abbasi, Bilal Ashraf, Maya Ali, Iqra Aziz, Hania Aamir, Khushaal Khan, Nadia Jamil, Omair Rana and Samina Ahmed.
Momina Duraid serves as the showrunner of the series, which is being shot in Italy, the UK and Pakistan.
Fawad Khan, Mahira Khan and Sanam Saeed are counted among the top artistes in Pakistan.
Fawad and Mahira worked in series "Humsafar", which became a massive hit in Pakistan as well as India. They reunited for the 2022 movie “The Legend of Maula Jatt”, which became the highest-grossing Pakistani film of all time. The movie also featured Hamza Ali Abbasi.
Sanam Saeed and Fawad earlier worked together for popular Pakistani series "Zindagi Gulzar Hai". Their upcoming collaboration is Zindagi series “Barzakh”.