Dil, Diya, Dehleez (drama)

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Dil Diya Dehleez
Genre	Family
Starring	Faisal Shah as Abdul Baari Hiba Ali as Roshi/ Roshanay Moammar Rana as Taimoor Ali Khan Sara Chaudhry as Nazneen Farhan Ali Agha as Yawar Ali Khan Mustafa Qureshi as Khan/ Baba Saheb Angeline Malik as Maheen Javeria Abbasi as Zaitoon Bano/ Mutarba Tahira Wasti as Mrs. Khan/ Amman jee Samina Peerzada as Sheher Bano Zaheen Tahira as Khala Solah anay Beenish Chohan as Jhoomer Qavi Khan as Sheikh Saheb Snam Iqbal as Alam Tab/ Bhabi Begum Ali Afzal as Ali Farah Nadeem Afshan Qureshi Zarar Aisha
Country of origin	Pakistan
No. of episodes	53/ 100
Production
Location(s)	Karachi, Pakistan
Running time	45–50 minutes (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel	Hum TV
Original run	April2009 – August 2009
External links
Website

Dil, Diya, Dehleez is a drama which is based on the novel of same name by Riffat Siraj. It was published by Khawateen digest, an Urdu monthly journal. Starting in 2006, it has been airing on HumTV in Pakistan. It is directed by Yasir Nawaz.

Plot

The story is set against the backdrop of the feudal system, and looks at its resultant class distinctions, besides the unraveling of a seemingly perfect marriage due to the connivance of Zaiton Bano, a character essayed by Javeria Abbasi. The initial episodes deal with the story of a young feudal heiress, Roshanay, and her budding love for one of her father's employees, Abdul Bari. Besides various romantic encounters between the two that suggest a budding affection to the viewer, no direct evidence is given, and not surprisingly, most of the members of Roshi's family are in the dark about her love for Bari. A suicide attempt following her frustration at her distant relationship with her father and brother, and absence of any memories of her mother (who she is told is long deceased) compels her grandfather to arrange for her marriage at the earliest, with a fellow feudal heir. Not surprisingly, Roshanay is devastated, and makes every possible attempt to curb these developments, even requesting her father to delay the impending engagement ceremony. Another character who enters the scene during this period is Roshi's deceased mother's youngest sister, Maheen. In sharp contrast to the picture painted of Roshi's mother (through intermittent flashbacks), Maheen is a highly qualified lawyer who has had a liberal up-bringing in the city, and has stayed unmarried due to her involvement with her education. Moreover, unlike Nazneen (Roshi's mother) whose beauty is repeatedly mentioned, Maheen is played by an actress with an unconventional appearance, Angeline Malik. With her wildly curly hair, and funky salwaar kameezes, Maheen is just the youthful presence Roshi needs. Her relationship with Roshi grows to the point that she accepts an offer of marriage with her father to stay close to Roshi. It is also suggested that Maheen has accepted this offer to unearth information about her sister, she feels has been kept in the dark by her husband and his family. Her brief visit to the ancestral "haveli" where ROshi lives with her entire extended family, including much too brief meetings with Roshi and her brother, obvious lack of any reference to her deceased sister, and ROshi's obvious unhappiness at being sent away soon after Maheen's arrival, leave her mystified. The fact that Maheen is the only person Roshi trusts enough to share her love for Bari with, attests to their close bond. Unable to delay her marriage, Roshi runs away from the haveli, on the eve of the wedding. In sheer frustration, she decides to go to her uncle's house, who has been remarkably distant with everyone in the family, particularly Roshi and her father. It is to him that she begs for help to cancel her wedding plans. Her uncle, Taimoor, agrees to help Roshi and let her stay on without informing any of the family members till the matter is resolved. One of the days following her arrival at her uncle's, Bari finds out about her and requests her to return. His apparent indifference to her love for him results in a characteristic outburst that is seen by her uncle Taimoor. After much thought, and a conversation with Maheen over the phone, Taimoor realizes that Roshi loves Bari, and is therefore, reluctant to marry Naim, the groom chosen by her grandfather. In one of the series' most surprising episode, Taimoor gets Roshi married to Bari.However, the three agree to keep it a secret till the rest of the family agrees to the match. This episode also reveals a newer side of Bari. Unlike his usual stoic self, he indulges in friendly teasing and repeatedly expresses his love for Roshi. However, the bulk of the series is devoted to revealing details of Nazeen's life after her wedding with Yawar, Roshi's father. The story is narrated by a prisoner housed in the back of the havelie, aprinciple characters in this part of the story. Her name is Zaiton Bano, and has been introduced to Roshi, and the viewer, as a prisoner who goes by the name of Mutraba. Another peripheral character who is shown to suffer due to the apparently selfish ways of Roshi's family is the driver's beautiful daughter, Jhoomer, who is married off to Roshi's mentally-challenged cousin in a bid to cure him of his illness. Her father is paid a monthly sum to help him with his expenses, and Jhoomer is given beautiful clothes and jewels, though she is not considered a member of the family, and treated with disdain and cruelty. Interestingly, instead of silently suffering her fate, Jhoomer is shown to be fiesty, and puts up a fight against her oppressors. Initially, she refuses to care for her "husband", and has routine arguments with members of the family, including the patriarch. She is even confined to a desolate cottage in the wild in an effort to mend her ways. Bari is chosen to stay guard at this place, and it is during his stay there that Jhoomer gets attracted to him. His apparent indifference to her obvious beauty, and her frustration at her own plight draw her towards him, though he is shown to be completely indifferent, and somewhat disdainful, of her. Roshi, on the other hand, is iniitially very friendly towards Jhoomer, and treats her as a sister-in-law, though her affection is tempered once she notices Jhoomer's obvious infatuation with Bari. Watch here: [2] [3] [4]

Reference

Reference and Source

• http://www.apnicommunity.com

External links

• http://pakmodeling.blogspot.com
• http://vidpk.com/28589/Dil-Diya-Dehleez
• http://www.apnicommunity.com/hum-tv/97470-dil-diya-dehleez-hum-tv-drama-serial-watch-all-episodes-online-archive.html
• http://www.mypak.tv/watch-pakistan-dramas/hum-tv/545-dil-diya-dehleez-drama-serial