Parizaad (novel)

Parizaad is an Urdu-language novel by Pakistani author Hashim Nadeem. The novel revolves around the titular protagonist who is always mocked due to his personality and name. Whereas the story bears similarities with Bollywood movie Mera Naam Joker, where protagonist suffers the same fate of losing his love and grief over his poverty and profession.

Adaptation
The novel was adapted into a television series of the same name directed by Shahzad Kashmiri, and first aired on Hum TV in July 2021. Ahmed Ali Akbar played the titular character in the series.