| Saima Akram Chaudhry | |
| Birth Date: | 23 June 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Sadiqabad, Rahim Yar Khan, South Punjab, Pakistan |
| Years Active: | 2010–present |
| Alma Mater: | Islamia University, Multan |
| Citizenship: | Pakistani |
| Occupation: | Screenwriter |
Saima Akram Chaudhry (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|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]
Chaudhry was born in the Rahim Yar Khan District, Sadiqabad Tehsil, Punjab Pakistan. She earned her M.A in Mass Communication from the Bahauddin Zakariya University.
Chaudhry's first serial was Muhabbat Ab Nahi Hugi for HUM TV in 2014. She wrote Anaya Tumhari Hui in 2015 for Geo Entertainment.[4]
Later, she wrote many scripts, including Mere Ajnabi for ARY Digital in 2015,[5] Mera Dard Na Janay Koi in 2015 for Hum TV,[6] Adhi Gawahi for Hum TV in 2017,[7] Gustakh for Express Entertainment in 2020, and Choti Choti Batain in 2019.
She wrote television films such as Love Siyapa and Dil Tera Hogaya[8] in 2020 for Geo TV. 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.
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 | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Muhabbat ab nahi hogi | Hum TV | |
| 2015 | Annaya Tumhari Hui | Geo Entertainment | |
| Mere Ajnabi | ARY Digital | ||
| Mera Dard Na Janay Koi | Hum TV | ||
| 2017 | Adhi Gawahi | Hum TV | |
| 2018 | Kaisi Aurat Hoon Main | ||
| 2018 | Suno Chanda | ||
| 2019 | Suno Chanda 2 | ||
| 2020 | Gustakh | Express Entertainment | |
| 2020 | Love Siyappa (Telefilm) | Geo Entertainment | |
| 2021 | Teri Meri Kahani (Telefilm) | Geo Entertainment | |
| 2021 | Chupke Chupke | Hum TV | |
| 2021 | Ishq Jalebi | Geo Entertainment | |
| 2022 | Hum Tum | Hum TV | |
| 2022 | Chaudhry and Sons | Geo Entertainment | |
| 2022 | Kala Doriya | Hum TV | |
| 2023 | Chand Tara | Hum TV | |
| 2024 | Achari Mohabbat (Telefilm) | ARY Digital |