Jackson Heights (drama)
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Jackson Heights title screen
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Vasay Chaudhry |
| Directed by | Mehreen Jabbar |
| Creative director(s) | Wajahatullah Khan |
| Starring |
Adeel Husain Aamina Sheikh Marina Khan Noman Ejaz Adnan Jaffar Ali Kazmi |
| Opening theme | "Laiyaan Laiyaan" by Saad Sultan |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language(s) | Urdu |
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| Executive producer(s) | Nadeem Baig |
| Producer(s) |
Humayun Saeed Shahzad Nasib |
| Location(s) |
Jackson Heights, Queens |
| Cinematography | Nausheen Dadabhoy |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera setup |
| Running time | 40 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Six Sigma Plus |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Urdu1 (Pakistan) Zee Zindagi (India) |
| Picture format | 480p |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 19 September 2014 – March 20, 2015 |
| External links | |
| Urdu1 Television | |
| Six Sigma Plus | |
Jackson Heights (Urdu: جیکسن ہائیٹس) is a 2014 Pakistani light comedy-drama serial, that follows the lives of overseas Pakistanis living in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of New York City in Queens. It is directed by Mehreen Jabbar, written by Vasay Chaudhry and produced by Humayun Saeed and Shehzad Nasib. The serial features an ensemble cast including Marina Khan, Adeel Hussain, Aamina Sheikh, Noman Ejaz, Ali Kazmi, Adnan Jaffar, Naghma Begam and Neelofar Abbasi. It aired in India on Zindagi on 1 September 2015. It ended its run on 24 October 2015 and was a hit in India too.
The plot of the serial revolves around six expatriates working in Jackson Heights in New York City .
The story revolves around six Pakistanis living in Jackson Heights a suburb in Queens, New York.
Salma (Aamina Sheikh) works very hard at Haseena Beauty Salon. The owner of the salon Aalia (Meher Jaffri) is good friends with Salma. Salma stays with her mother-in-law and step daughter Iman and is the sole bread earner of the house hold. Her mother in law is cruel to her and makes shrewd remarks on everything she does. Later in the series is it revealed that Salma's husband Sikander (Ali Kazmi) is a convict doing his time in prison and has been released early due to good behaviour. Sikandar is abusive towards Salma and has no constant source of income. He gambles and mugs people and sells stolen watches and cell phones in the gray market.
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