Kaash Main Teri Beti Na Hoti

Kaash Main Teri Beti Na Hoti
Written by	Kifayat Rodani
Directed by	Syed Ali Raza Usama
Starring	(For cast see below)
Opening theme	Kaash Main Teri Beti Na Hoti (sung by Sanam Marvi)
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of episodes	210
Production
Producers	Shahzad Naseeb Samina Humayun Saeed
Running time	Approx. 16–20 minutes
Original release
Network	Geo Tv

Kaash Main Teri Beti Na Hoti (Urdu: کاش میں تیری بیٹی نہ ہوتی, English: I Wish I Was Not Your Daughter) is a Pakistani social serial which premiered on Geo TV in 2011. Written by Kifayat Rodani, the serial was directed by Syed Ali Raza Usama and co-produced by Shahzad Naseeb and Samina Humayun Saeed.

Story

The story highlights the living conditions of a very poor family in Pakistan and the hardships and difficulties they face to earn a living. Things are never easy for Khushi (commonly known as Pagli) and her family, with Akbar Ali ( their father) selling newspapers but hardly earning anything, Zuleikha (her mother) working as a maid in a rich house but always getting insulted by the owner, while she and Bano (her sister) wash car mirrors on the roads. Ummo (her brother) works in a workshop. They are in such a miserable condition that they mostly have nothing to eat. The parents are worried about Khushi's marriage but cannot afford a dowry. The story takes a turn, and finally, a proposal comes for Khushi, but it is not just a marriage proposal; it is a one-year contract with selfish intentions behind it.

The story explores how the elite rich class manipulates the poor class for their motives and then discards them once they are no longer needed, and the concept of money as a powerful force which can lead parents to take unethical steps.

Cast

• Fatima Effendi as Khushi a.k.a. Pagli
• Danish Taimoor as Junaid Ali Shah – Khushi's husband
• Javeria Abbasi as Shanzay – Junaid's first wife
• Saleem Mairaj as Daud Ali Shah a.k.a. Shahji – Junaid's father
• Taqi Ahmed as Duraid – Junaid's younger brother
• Ismat Zaidi as Shagufta – Junaid's mother
• Salma Zafar as Zulekha – Khushi's mother
• Shakeel Hussain Khan – Asghar
• Shahid Naqvi as Akbar Ali – Khushi's father
• Zuhab Khan as Inu – Khushi's younger brother
• Minal Khan as Bano – Khushi's younger sister
• Qaiser Naqvi as Zubaida – Zulekha's friend
• Kanwar Arsalan as Farhan a.k.a. Pappu – Khushi's childhood friend
• Zhalay Sarhadi as Shammo, Khushi's neighbourhood friend

International broadcast

Kassh Main Teri Beti Na Hoti was also broadcast in India on the channel Zindagi. Its first episode was telecasted on 23 June 2014, the day the channel was launched. The show ended its run on 6 December 2014. Zindagi ended the entire show within 159 episodes, while on Geo TV, it took 210 episodes.