{{short description|Pakistani television series}} {{For|the poem by Muhammad Iqbal|Shikwa and Jawab-e-Shikwa}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox television | image = | caption = | image_size = | genre = Drama Serial<br>Romance | writer = Sarwat Nazir | director = Rubina Ashraf | starring = {{plainlist| *Waseem Abbas *Soniya Hussain *Humaira Ali *Badar Khalil *Sabahat Ali Bukhari }} | opentheme = | num_episodes = 27 | language = Urdu | country = Pakistan | runtime = 45 Minutes | network = ARY Digital | first_aired = {{start date|2014|5|3|df=y}} | last_aired = {{end date|2014|11|8|df=y}} | producer = Humayun Saeed<br>Shehzad Nasib | company = Six Sigma Plus }} '''''Shikwa''''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nq|شکوہ}}|lit=Complaint}}) is a Pakistani television series that was first aired on 11 November 2014, on ARY Digital. It is directed by Rubina Ashraf and written by Sarwat Nazir.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ali |first=Muhammad |date=2019-09-24 |title=Rubina Ashraf talks about her upcoming directorial projects |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/471763/rubina-ashraf-talks-about-her-upcoming-directorial-projects/ |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=Daily Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ali |first=Muhammad |date=2018-06-12 |title='Baat Cheet' with Rubina Ashraf |url=https://nation.com.pk/12-Jun-2018/baat-cheet-with-rubina-ashraf |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=The Nation |language=en}}</ref> It is produced by Humayun Saeed and Shahzad Nasib under Six Sigma Plus.<ref name="Lux12">{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2015-07-16 |title=Lux Style Awards nominations are out! |language=en-US |work=Dawn |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1194878 |access-date=2018-11-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nawaz |first=Farman |date=2015-01-02 |title=14 Pakistani dramas that ruled our television screens in 2014 |url=https://tribune.com.pk/article/25599/14-pakistani-dramas-that-ruled-our-television-screens-in-2014 |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2015-08-12 |title=Too little, too late? Lux Style Awards upsets Bashar Momin again |language=en-US |work=Dawn |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1199825 |access-date=2018-11-20}}</ref>
== Synopsis == Munazza takes charge as the caretaker of the house after the demise of her husband, Naveed. She concerned about her young daughters, Meher and Sidra, decides to get Meher married to her cousin Saqib, who is much older than Meher. Meher initially disapproves of the proposal but then suppresses her feelings against her mother's firm decision. This becomes the biggest regret of Meher's life as her life partner is twice her age.
==Cast== * Waseem Abbas as Saqib * Soniya Hussain<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ahmad |first=Fouzia Nasir |date=2015-09-24 |title=I was clueless when I started acting: Soniya Hussain |language=en-US |work=Dawn Images |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1173907 |access-date=2018-11-20}}</ref> as Meher Saqib * Irsa Ghazal as Munazza * Asad Siddiqui * Gohar Rasheed * Sabahat Ali Bukhari as Zeba * Badar Khalil as Maimona * Humaira Ali as Tamanna Khanam * Qaiser Naqvi as Saqib's Aapa * Alizeh Tahir as Sidra * Javed Sheikh as Naveed * Emmad Irfani * Sami Sani
== Accolades == ===Nominations=== * Lux Style Awards - Best Television Series - ''Shikwa''<ref name=Lux12/> * Lux Style Awards - Best Television Director - Rubina Ashraf<ref name="Lux12" />
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==External links== *[https://www.arydigital.tv/videos/category/shikwa/ Official website]
{{ARY Digital Programs}}
Category:Pakistani drama television series Category:2014 Pakistani television series debuts Category:2015 Pakistani television series endings Category:Urdu-language television shows