Saima Akram Chaudhry (Urdu: صائمہ اکرم چودھری) is a Pakistani screenwriter. She is known for her work in Pakistani television serials.[1][2] She has also written the scripts of light-hearted Ramadan special dramas including Suno Chanda, Chupke Chupke, Hum Tum, Ishq Jalebi and Chaudhry and Sons.[3]
She was born in the Sadiqabad, Rahim Yar Khan District, Punjab Pakistan. She earned her M.A in Mass Communication from the Bahauddin Zakariya University.[citation needed]
Her first serial was Muhabbat Ab Nahi Hugi in 2014. She wrote Anaya Tumhari Hui in 2015.[4]
Later, she wrote many scripts, including Mere Ajnabi in 2015,[5] Mera Dard Na Janay Koi in 2015,[6] Adhi Gawahi in 2017,[7] Gustakh in 2020, and Choti Choti Batain in 2019.
She wrote television films such as Love Siyapa and Dil Tera Hogaya[8] in 2020. Her romantic comedy serial Suno Chanda earned her critical acclaim.[9][10] She also wrote the sequel to Suno Chanda, Suno Chanda season 2.[11][12]
In 2021, she wrote two Ramadan plays Ishq Jalebi and Chupke Chupke.[13][14] In 2022, she followed that with two more Ramadan plays Hum Tum and Chaudhry and Sons.[citation needed]
The following year, her next series Chand Tara failed to achieve the level of popularity compared to her previous Ramadan scripts,[15] after which she announced a break of one or two years from writing Ramadan specials.[16]
| Year | Drama | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Muhabbat Ab Nahi Hugi | |
| 2015 | Mera Dard Na Janay Koi | |
| 2017 | Adhi Gawahi | |
| 2018 | Kaisi Aurat Hoon Main | |
| 2018 | Suno Chanda | |
| 2019 | Suno Chanda 2 | |
| 2020 | Gustakh | |
| 2020 | Love Siyappa | Telefilm |
| 2021 | Teri Meri Kahani | Telefilm |
| 2021 | Chupke Chupke | |
| 2021 | Ishq Jalebi | |
| 2022 | Hum Tum | |
| 2022 | Chaudhry and Sons | |
| 2022 | Kala Doriya | |
| 2023 | Chand Tara | |
| 2024 | Achari Mohabbat | Telefilm [17] |
| 2025 | Neeli Kothi | |
| 2026 | Suno Chanda 3 |
