Belapur Ki Dayan
Belapur Ki Dayan (Urdu: بیلاپور کی ڈائن; transl. The Witch of Belapur) is a Pakistani supernatural horror drama series directed by Saife Hassan, and written by Inam Hasan.[1][2] It features Sarah Khan, Adnan Siddiqui, Osama Tahir in leads whilst Amar Khan played the main antagonist.[3]
| Bela Pur Ki Dayan | |
|---|---|
| Urdu | بیلاپور کی ڈائن |
| Genre | Horror drama |
| Created by | Momina Duraid Productions |
| Written by | Inam Hasan |
| Directed by | Saife Hassan |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "Rehti Hain Unsuni Kahanian Kahein" Singer Faiza Mujahid Lyrics by Sabir Zafar |
| Composer(s) | Muhammad Wasi-uddin |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language(s) | Urdu |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Momina Duraid |
| Cinematography | Azhar Ali |
| Editor(s) | Saad Bin Javed |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera setup |
| Production company(s) | Momina Duraid Productions |
| Distributor | Hum Network Limited |
| Release | |
| Original network | Hum TV, Hum Network Limited |
| Picture format | 360i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 15 February – 28 June 2018 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Daldal |
| Followed by | Tawaan |
Plot
The story revolves around Aziz (Shakeel) who has recently moved to his ancestral home after winning a 32-year-long court battle with his step brother. In the house, his whole family is disturbed with the supernatural presence, which turns out to be the spirit of his step sister Nilofar (Amar Khan). Nilofar wants to take revenge from him for a wrongdoing in the past. Thus she tortures and disturbs the life of his family for living in her home.[4] She corrupts the souls of Natasha, aka Tasha (Sarah Khan), the daughter of Aziz, and possesses her body to affect her life negatively. In the meanwhile, the lives of Aziz's son Rameez (Osama Tahir), his wife Aliya (Rayyan Ibrahim), son Wajdan (Nitesh Narayan) and daughter Mannat (Shifa), are deeply disturbed by the supernatural spirits, especially Nelofar. Aziz decides to tame Nilofar and seeks the help of her ex-lover Shakir (Adnan Siddiqui) for Tasha's treatment.[4] What will the family experience now?
Cast
- Adnan Siddiqui as Shakir
- Sarah Khan as Natasha aka Tasha
- Amar Khan as Neelofur
- Osama Tahir as Rameez
- Shakeel as Aziz Ahmed (Old)
- Irfan Khoosat as Rehmat (Old)
- Rayyan Ibrahim as Aliya
- Ismat Zaidi as Salima
- Rashid Mehmood as Karamat (Dead)
- Sajida Syed as Raeesa
- Rashid Farooqui as Inspector Boota
- Akbar Islam as Sikander (Dead)
- Umar Naru as Rehmat (Young)
- Shahjahan Rana as Aziz (Young)
- Hira Soomro as Rabiya (Dead)
- Shifa as Mannat (Child star)
- Nitesh Narayan as Wajdan (Child star)
- Akhtar Ghazali as Wakil sahab (lawyer)
Production
Amar in an interview said; "I’m playing characters from two different time periods, one of a fragile innocent girl of the 80’s reading Parveen Shakir’s shayari and the other, a current time period sarcastic and ruthless Dayan who is there to attain revenge,"[ ... ]“It’s been given very realistic treatment. My director’s very much hanging me with cables in the air and he’s making me do all these acrobats, so it’s no longer a bedroom drama where I shed a tear or two, or even play a glamorous nagin; nothing of such sort.”[5][6]
While Adnan shared with The News about his character “I play the dayan’s love interest in the project,"[ ... ] “After her death, I am called in the same house by the owner whose daughter is being haunted and I am there to save her. I will be seen in 10 episodes and the drama takes you into flashbacks and then in present.”[7]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Awards | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hum Awards | Best Actor Popular | Adnan Siddiqui | Nominated | |
| Hum Awards | Best Actor Female - Popular | Sarah Khan | Nominated | ||
| Hum Awards | Best Drama Serial - Popular | Belapur Ki Dayan | Nominated |
References
- "Saif-e-Hassan's first directorial work in horror genre set to release tomorrow on HUM Tv - Daily Times". Daily Times. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- "'Bellapur Ki Dayan': The Pakistani series that will haunt you in 2018 - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- "Amar Khan talks about being a witch!". Something Haute. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- "Belapur Ki Dayan starts today". The Nation. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- Shirazi, Maria. "Introducing Amar Khan". The News International. Pakistan. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- "Amar Khan in 'Bellapur Ki Dayan' will leave you haunted!". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- Shabbir, Buraq. "Adnan Siddiqui on experimenting with roles". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 4 March 2018.