Daam

Daam
A promotional image of Daam
Genre	Drama
Written by	Umaira Ahmed
Directed by	Mehreen Jabbar
Starring	Sanam Baloch Aamina Sheikh Adeel Hussain Nimra Bucha Sana Saeed Faisal Shah
Opening theme	"Daam Tha" by Zeb and Haniya
Country of origin	Pakistan
Language(s)	Urdu
No. of episodes	18
Production
Producer(s)	Humayun Saeed Abdullah Kadwani
Production company(s)	7th Sky Entertainment
Broadcast
Original channel	ARY Digital
Original run	June 11, 2010 – October 15, 2010
External links
Website

Daam (Urdu: دام) is a Pakistani drama television series which premiered on ARY Digital on June 11, 2010 and last episode was aired on October 15, 2010. The series is directed by award winning TV director Mehreen Jabbar, is written by popular Urdu novelist Umaira Ahmed , and produced by Humayun Saeed and Abdullah Kadwani's production house 7th Sky Entertainment.

Cast and characters

Main cast

• Sanam Baloch as Zara
• Aamina Sheikh as Maliha
• Adeel Hussain as Junaid
• Nimra Bucha as Aasma
• Sanam Saeed as Fiza
• Pari Hashmi as Mano
• Muhammad Yasir as Jamaal (Zara's brother)
• Lubna Aslam as Amna (Zara's mother)
• Shahid Naqvi as Hidayatullah (Zara's father)

Supporting cast

• Faisal Shah as Yasir
• Muhammad Ahmed as Sami (Maliha's father)
• Parveen Malik as Maliha's mother
• Behroze Sabzwari as Haji Saab
• Atif Badar as Ghulam Ali (The Shopkeeper)
• Farah Nadir as Mumani

Notable guest stars

• Humayun Saeed
• Mohib Mirza
• Aijaz Aslam

Plot

Zarah Hidayatullah (Sanam Baloch) and Maliha Sami (Amina Shiekh) have been close friends for over seven years. Zarah belongs to a lower middle class family and Maliha comes from an upper class household, yet their class difference has never threatened their unbreakable bond. Maliha has been there for her friend through many hardships, though she never really knew the extent of the mental anguish that plagued Zarah’s life. The first blow to their friendship comes when Maliha’s elder brother Junaid (Adeel Hussain), shows his interest in marrying Zarah. Her parents have no objection to the union, but it comes as a real shock to Maliha. Somehow Maliha is not able to fathom the thought that her best friend could marry her only brother. Daam is the story of the price that she pays to her best friend to stop this marriage and how that price becomes a Daam (trap) for all of them.

The Novel

The original novel of Daam is set to be published early next year in 2011. Umaira Ahmed wrote in a note which she posted at official daam page on the Facebook. She also added, "Daam, the novel, will clarify a lot of things which have been troubling you. A lot of answers which you have been searching for. And some more indepth analysis of the actions and the motives for those actions and reactions."^[1]

References

1. ^ "Facebook: Daam's Official Page". http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=105224702856301&topic=169. 

External links

External videos
	A promotional video of Daam

• Official website
• Daam at ARY Digital
• Daam at the Internet Movie Database