Draft:Jama Taqseem

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Jama Taqseem
Written by	Sarwat Nazir
Directed by	Ali Hasan
Starring	see below
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of episodes	18
Production
Production company	MD Productions
Original release
Network	Hum TV
Release	10 September 2025 (2025-09-10) – 2025

Jama Taqseem is a Pakistani television series centred on the darker and brighter sides of a traditional joint family household. It revolves around on a typical joint family who is torn-off after the marriage of youngest son when his wife try to find her place in it. Written by Sarwat Nazir, the series features an ensemble cast of Mawra Hocane, Talha Chahour, Jawed Sheikh, Beo Raana Zafar, Madiha Rizvi, Hassan Ahmed, Tazeen Hussain and Deepak Parwani.

Plot

The series begins from Laila, a Master of Business Administration graduate and the only daughter of a wealthy family, who proposes her fellow Qais, the youngest son of a middle-class family. Qais tells Laila that after marriage, he will have to live with his parents, two brothers Majeed and Hameed, and their children. Since Laila's parents are often busy, she has always wanted to marry into a joint family where all relatives are present. Initially, both families are reluctant to accept the relationship, but due to Laila and Qais's persistence, they eventually get married.

However, after a few days of marriage, Laila realizes that Qais's family has different values and thinking. Joint family issues, such as interference in each other's lives, quarrels over food, the burden of household chores, and the interference of Qais's married sister Nudrat, create problems for Laila, particularly in doing household chores like washing clothes.

Hameed's son Zeeshan, harasses his cousin and Majeed's daughter Sidra, and the family's indifferences to it especially her Rashida who has completely ignored her daughters due to her household works. When Laila tries to address it, she faces difficulties. Laila and Qais had a fight over household issues, and Laila demands a separate home.

Cast

• Mawra Hocane as Laila
• Talha Chahour as Qais
• Jawed Sheikh as Rafique
• Beo Raana Zafar as Shahida
• Madiha Rizvi as Nighat
• Hassan Ahmed as Hameed
• Amna Malik as Rashida
• Saad Azhar as Majeed
• Tazeen Hussain as Zubiya
• Deepak Parwani as Ashar
• Nazeeha Zainab as Sidra
• Elahi Bux Khan as Zeeshan
• Amena Khan as Nudrat

Production

In June 2025, it reported that Hocane and Chahour would play the leads in Ali Hasan's directed Jama Taqseem.

Reception

Gaitee Ara Siddiqi of The News International praised the series for its relatable portrayal of a joint family household, engaging dialogues, excellent direction, screenplay, and performances of the leads.

Maliha Rehman of The Dawn described that, the series is "a tough watch — but it is well-directed, well-written, well-performed and, most importantly, it mirrors society". In a mostly positive review for the DAWN Images, Sana Hussain praised the sharp writing, skillful direction, strong performances, particularly of Hocane, Chahour, Sheikh and Hussain, and sensitive handling of social issues such as the joint family system and sexual harassment, though some plot developments near the end were criticised, including the justification of harassment and an extramarital subplot. In an year-ender article by the same newspaper, Dr Amber Javed Malik praised the series for its strong start, emotional intelligence, and sensitive portrayal of women’s dislocation in joint families, transitions to independence, and several other themes and positive messaging but criticised it for faltering later in handling sensitive themes of harassment. In his article for the Dawn, Talha Bin Hamid praised Nazir's writing, noting several plot elements and twists.

Controversy

Writer Sarwat Nazir was accused by another fellow writer, Misbah Ali Syed, for plagiarising her novel Kaanch Se Saiban, stating that many characters, situations, and emotional arcs in Jama Taqseem closely resemble those from her novel.