Koyal (TV series)

Koyal
Urdu	کوئل
Written by	Zanjabeel Asim Shah
Directed by	Yasir Hussain
Starring	Mansha Pasha Fahad Shaikh
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of episodes	30
Production
Executive producer	Farhan Gauher
Production company	Emax TV
Original release
Network	Aaj Entertainment
Release	9 December 2021 (2021-12-09) – 4 August 2022 (2022-08-04)

Koyal (transl. Koel) is a Pakistani television series first aired on Aaj Entertainment on 9 December 2021. The story is written by Zanjabeel Asim Shah and directed by Yasir Hussain in his directorial debut. It features Mansha Pasha and Fahad Shaikh in leading roles.^[1] The story revolves around the rivalry of two sisters.^[2]

• Mansha Pasha as Koyal
• Fahad Shaikh as Moosa
• Noor ul Hassan as Affaq Ahmed
• Huma Mir as Nargis
• Maham Amir as Pakiza
• Fareeha Jabeen as Falak
• Faysal Shahzad as Mahir
• Syeda Kainat as Mashal
• Sajeel Meer as Affan
• Saman Malik as Ishrat
• Umer Aalam as Hashim

Koyal or Cuckoo is about childhood trauma and revenge, and it also shows how a name impacts your personality. Koyal was an adopted child of Affaq, her father Affaq loved her a lot but her siblings always disowned and ignored her. When she grew up her only target was to take revenge on everyone who was included in destroying her childhood. Koyal started to act innocent and torture everyone around, to make it more traumatizing she puts all the blame on her siblings specially Pakiza.

The drama also has the deep meaning of "Koyal" a bird who takes possession of another bird's nest and slowly starts killing the nest's original birds.

The project was first announced by Hussain on his social media handle in late July 2021 While talking to Dawn Images, Hussain revealed, "the story is about a koel who gives her eggs in someone else's nest." He revealed that Pasha will be an adopted child, and Huma Mir, who will be on screen after a 12-year gap, will be playing her mother in the series.^[3]