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{{Infobox television
| image = Qatil Haseenaon Ke Naam.jpg
| genre = {{Plainlist |
* Crime fiction
* Drama
}}
| creator = [[Meenu Gaur]]
| writer = {{Plainlist |
* [[Farjad Nabi]]
* Meenu Gaur
}}
| director = [[Meenu Gaur]]
| starring = {{Plainlist |
* [[Rubya Chaudhry]]
* [[Sanam Saeed]]
* [[Sarwat Gilani]]
* [[Eman Suleman]]
* [[Faiza Gillani]]
}}
| composer = Saad Hayat
| country = Pakistan
| language = Urdu
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 6
| list_episodes = #Episode list
| producer = {{Plainlist |
* Hasan Raza Abidi
* Shailja Kejriwal
}}
| runtime = 49 mins
| released = {{Start date|2021|12|10|df=y}}
}}
'''''Qatil Haseenaon Ke Naam''''' is a Pakistani [[crime fiction]] drama original [[web series]] streaming on [[ZEE5]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=ZEE5 और जिंदगी ने किया वेब सीरीज 'कातिल हसीनाओं के नाम' का एलान, 'जिंदगी गुलजार है' एक्ट्रेस सनम सईद मुख्य स्टार कास्ट का हिस्सा|url=https://www.jagran.com/entertainment/web-series-review-pakistani-actress-sanam-saeed-in-zee5-and-zindagi-web-series-qatil-haseenaon-ke-naam-directed-by-meenu-gaur-22193787.html|access-date=2021-12-29|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi}}</ref> It is created and directed by British-Indian director [[Meenu Gaur]] and co-written by her with Pakistani writer and director [[Farjad Nabi]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Qatil Haseenaon Ke Naam Season 1 Review: A slow-burning dark thriller with killer ladies from across the border|newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/qatil-haseenaon-ke-naam/season-1/seasonreview/88136425.cms|access-date=2021-12-29}}</ref> The series is produced by Hasan Raza Abidi and Shailja Kejriwal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ZEE5- जिंदगी पर रिलीज होगी सीरीज 'कातिल हसीनाओं के नाम', Pak कलाकारों का दिखेगा बेबाक अंदाज|url=https://www.aajtak.in/entertainment/news/story/pakistani-stars-based-qatil-haseenaon-ke-naam-series-will-release-on-zee5-and-zindagi-tmov-1355358-2021-11-11|access-date=2021-12-29|website=Aaj Tak|date=11 November 2021 |language=hi}}</ref> This six-episode web series was released on 10 December 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-10|title=Qatil Haseenaon Ke Naam review: Thought-provoking feminist noir|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/qatil-haseenaon-ke-naam-review-thought-provoking-and-entertaining-7665391/|access-date=2022-01-04|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> It stars [[Rubya Chaudhry]], [[Sanam Saeed]], [[Sarwat Gilani]], [[Eman Suleman]] and [[Faiza Gillani]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web|title=जी5 की नई वेब सीरीज 'कातिल हसीनाओं के नाम' में दिखेंगी कई पाकिस्तानी अभिनेत्रियां, जारी हुआ ट्रेलर|url=https://www.jagran.com/entertainment/web-series-review-zee5-upcoming-web-series-qatil-haseenaon-ke-naam-has-sanam-saeed-and-other-leading-pakistani-actresses-in-lead-watch-trailer-22217474.html|access-date=2021-12-29|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Lodhi|first=Rida|date=2021-12-22|title='There will be blood'|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/2335102/there-will-be-blood-qatil-haseenaon-ke-naam-cast-on-playing-femme-fatales|access-date=2022-01-04|website=The Express Tribune|language=en}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Mai Maalki happens to be one of the series' several aggrieved ladies who punish men for their deceit, opportunism and violence. Almost all the men here are bad unless they are not heterosexual or neck-deep in love.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bharatvarsh|first=TV9|date=2021-11-10|title=New Webseries : सितारों से सजी नई वेबसीरीज 'कातिल हसीनाओं के नाम', झकझोरकर रख देंगी बदले की भावना की कहानियां|url=https://www.tv9hindi.com/entertainment/ott/know-all-about-zee5-new-webseries-katil-qatil-haseenaon-ke-naam-stories-of-thrill-love-lust-and-revenge-909698.html|access-date=2021-12-29|website=TV9 Bharatvarsh|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-10|title=Qatil Haseenaon Ke Naam review: Pakistan-based femme noir series raises a toast to murderous beauties|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/qatil-haseenaon-ke-naam-review-in-pakistan-based-femme-noir-series-patriarchy-gets-a-she-hulk-smash-101639111614222.html|access-date=2022-01-04|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-12|title='QHKN' — Pakistani femme noir series raises a toast to murderous beauties|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/853821/qhkn-pakistani-femme-noir-series-raises-a-toast-to-murderous-beauties/|access-date=2022-01-04|website=Daily Times|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Cast ==

* [[Samiya Mumtaz]] as Mai Malki
* [[Sanam Saeed]] as Zuvi
* [[Sarwat Gilani]] as Mehek
* [[Mehar Bano]] as Anarkali
* [[Faiza Gillani]] as Kanwal
* Beo Raana Zafar as Massey Ma
* [[Eman Suleman]] as Zehra
* [[Rubya Chaudhry]] as Natasha
* Saleem Mairaj as Najji Shah
* [[Ahsan Khan]] as Gulab
* [[Osman Khalid Butt]] as Aftab
* [[Sheheryar Munawar]] as Bilal
* Kashif Hussian as Amar
* [[Fawad Khan]] as Abdullah
* Omar Rahim as Jojji
* [[Hajra Yamin]] as Dolla
* [[Tara Mahmood]] as Dr. Naheed

==Episode list==
{{Episode table |EpisodeNumber = | EpisodeNumber2 = |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |airdateR=|country=In |episodes=
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = Mehek
|DirectedBy = Meenu Gaur
|WrittenBy = Farjad Nabi, Meenu Gaur
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2021|12|10}}
|ShortSummary = After Najji Shah's young bride Zehra is killed, he escapes and leaves his first wife, Mai Maalki to clean up the bloody mess. Mehek, a married woman, is unaware that her marriage is built on a lie.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Kanwal
|DirectedBy = Meenu Gaur
|WrittenBy = Farjad Nabi, Meenu Gaur
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2021|12|10}}
|ShortSummary = Mai Maalki distributes blood-soaked packages of Zehra's remains to the entire neighbourhood to get rid of the evidence. Meanwhile, Kanwal, a newcomer, begins to settle into her new job as a nurse.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Zuvi
|DirectedBy = Meenu Gaur
|WrittenBy = Farjad Nabi, Meenu Gaur
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2021|12|10}}
|ShortSummary = Mai Maalki threatens the residents in the neighbourhood when they show reluctance to destroy the evidence of Zehra's murder. Meanwhile, Zuvi, a high-society woman, discovers a secret in her marriage.
|LineColor =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Massey Ma
|DirectedBy = Meenu Gaur
|WrittenBy = Farjad Nabi, Meenu Gaur
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2021|12|10}}
|ShortSummary = While the blood from Zehra's murder has dried, more has been spilt. Massey Ma, a terminally ill woman, wants to set the scales of justice right before she dies when she realises her mistake.
|LineColor =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Zehra
|DirectedBy = Meenu Gaur
|WrittenBy = Farjad Nabi, Meenu Gaur
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2021|12|10}}
|ShortSummary = While Zehra's body is disposed of, little is known about her life and death. In the past, Najji Shah meets Zehra, setting off a chain of events. Who is Mai Maalki, and what's Anarkali's connection to her?
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Anarkali aur Mein Maalki
|DirectedBy = Meenu Gaur
|WrittenBy = Farjad Nabi, Meenu Gaur
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2021|12|10}}
|ShortSummary = All tales have led to the bloody endgame. Soon, the truth about the night of Zehra's murder is revealed.
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}}
}}

== Release ==
ZEE5 and [[Zindagi (TV channel)|Zindagi]] announced the launch of the trailer on 18 November 2021,<ref>{{Cite news|date=18 Nov 2021|title=ZEE5 Drops Trailer Of Thriller Series 'Qatil Haseenaon Ke Naam'|work=outlookindia.com|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/entertainment-news-zee5-drops-trailer-of-thriller-series-qatil-haseenaon-ke-naam/401500|access-date=29 Dec 2021}}</ref> and the series was released on 10 December 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-18|title=Trailer of Pakistani noir series 'Qatil Haseenaon Ke Naam' released|url=https://www.siasat.com/trailer-of-pakistani-noir-series-qatil-haseenaon-ke-naam-released-2227265/|access-date=2021-12-29|website=The Siasat Daily|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Reception ==

=== Critical reviews ===
{{Film and game ratings
| rev1 = Ottplay
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}
| rev2 = Cinestaan
| rev2score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}
}}
Akhila Damodaran of OTTPlay<ref>{{Cite web|last=Damodaran|first=Akhila|date=10 Dec 2021|title=Qatil Haseenaon Ke Naam review: A feminist, bold and unconventional Pakistani noir|url=https://www.ottplay.com/review/qatil-haseenaon-ke-naam-review-a-feminist-bold-and-unconventional-pakistani-noir/5b0c57ea96706|access-date=2021-12-29|website=OTTPlay|language=en}}</ref> has given it 4/5 stars stating that the web series is a feminist, bold and unconventional Pakistani noir. The series has many surprises. It has bold and heretical as it shows that women are also drinking and smoking, never seen in Pakistani dramas. It is well written and edited. The actors' performances were impressive, and the main highlight was the background score. The web series is a definite watch that has a rare subject dealt in Urdu cinema and dramas and comes with a pleasant surprise.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

Roushni Sarkar of Cinestaan<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sarkar|first=Roushni|title=Qatil Haseenaon Ke Naam review: Aesthetic, audacious depiction of women seeking revenge and serving justice|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/reviews/qatil-haseenaon-ke-naam-27277|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211075704/https://www.cinestaan.com/reviews/qatil-haseenaon-ke-naam-27277|url-status=live|archive-date=11 December 2021|access-date=2021-12-29|website=Cinestaan}}</ref> gave 2.5/5 stars stating that the web series is an aesthetic, audacious depiction of women seeking revenge and serving justice. The well-written series boasts of power-packed performances by the entire cast, though it gains momentum and intensity a little late. Series with a power-pack performance by all the actors, music composer has played well, the climax moment of each story and the jaw-dropping twists reward the viewer's patience.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

Archi Sengupta of Leisurebyte<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sengupta|first=Archi|date=10 Dec 2021|title=Qatil Haseenaon Ke Naam (2021) Review: Sanam Saeed-Starrer is a Femme Fatale Story|url=https://www.leisurebyte.com/qatil-haseenaon-ke-naam-2021-review-sanam-saeed/|access-date=2021-12-29|website=leisurebyte.com|language=en-US}}</ref> says that the stories involving women are usually wild, scary or shocking or a mixture of all three. The web series has some great performances. In a femme fatale story, the actresses are absolutely wonderful and great to watch. Set in one neighbourhood, these women form the backbone of the story that keeps everything together. The characters are interesting and their lives’ problems are shocking enough to warrant at least one watch.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* ''[https://www.zee5.com/global/web-series/details/qatil-haseenaon-ke-naam/0-6-4z543444/ Qatil Haseenaon Ke Naam]'' at [[List of ZEE5 original programming|ZEE5]]
* {{IMDb title|id=tt16141842}}

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