Malaal

Malaal
The opening title screen for Malaal
Genre	Family
Written by	Umaira Ahmed
Directed by	Mehreen Jabbar
Starring	Faisal Rehman Sarwat Gillani Deepti Gupta Imran Abbas Naqvi Tania Kazi Adeel Ahmed
Opening theme	"Behti Naar" by Rushk
Country of origin	Pakistan
Language(s)	Urdu
Production
Producer(s)	Momina Duraid
Location(s)	Karachi, Pakistan New York City, USA
Running time	40-45 minutes (per episode)
Production company(s)	Moomal Productions
Broadcast
Original channel	Hum TV
Original airing	October 09,2009 - March 13,2010
External links
Website

Malaal (Urdu: ملال) is a Pakistani drama television series which premiered on Hum TV on October 09, 2009. The series is written by Umaira Ahmed and directed by critically acclaimed director Mehreen Jabbar.^[1]

Plot

Faisal Rehman and Sarwat Gillani in Malaal

The storyline revolves around Zinia (Deepti Gupta) and Danish (Faisal Rehman) who are close friends of fifteen years, living in the US. Danish goes to Pakistan to visit his mother (Shameem Hilali), and agrees to get married to the girl of her choice, Mahi (Sarwat Gillani). When Zinia learns of his marriage, she becomes extremely upset. Meanwhile, she meets Jawad (Imran Abbas), who turns out to be Mahi's cousin. She is almost a decade older than him. They begin to meet frequently, which upsets Danish, and the realization that his wife is immature does not help matters. To make the situation worse, Zinia discovers that Mahi is being blackmailed by someone from her past. Does Mahi manage to salvage her relationship with her husband, or does he end up with Zinia, after all? Does Zinia develop feelings for Jawad?

Cast and characters

Main cast

• Faisal Rehman as Danish
• Sarwat Gillani as Mahi
• Deepti Gupta as Zinia
• Imran Abbas Naqvi as Jawad
• Tania Kazi as Lily
• Adeel Ahmed as Saifi

Recurring cast

• Shameem Hillali as Afia
• Sheheryar Zaidi as Mahi's father
• Badar Khalil as Mahi's mother
• Ismat Zaidi as Jawad mother
• Sanam Agha as Jawad's sister

Notable guest stars

• Raju Jamil as Jawad's father
• Mehreen Jabbar

References

1. ^ "Mehreen Jabbar Biography". http://www.mehreenjabbar.com/about.htm.