Deewar-e-Shab
Deewar-e-Shab (transl. Wall of Night) is a 2019 Pakistani historical drama television series created and produced by Momina Duraid of MD Productions, and directed by Iqbal Hussain. It is the dramatization of the novel of the same name by Aliya Bukhari. The series has Nausheen Shah, Sarah Khan, Shehzad Sheikh, Shehroz Sabzwari and Hira Soomro as leading actors while Zara Noor Abbas, Bushra Ansari, Asma Abbas, Kinza Hashmi, Anmol Baloch and Mohsin Abbas Haider also has an extended cameo appearance.[1][2] The series premiered from 8 June 2019 to 21 March 2020 on Hum TV and aired every Saturday evening at 8:00pm PST.[3][4][5][6]
| Deewar-e-Shab | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Romance Period drama |
| Based on | Deewar-e-Shab by Aliya Bukhari |
| Written by | Aliya Bukhari |
| Directed by | Iqbal Hussain |
| Starring | |
| Narrated by | Iqbal Hussain |
| Theme music composer | Sahir Ali Bagga Sohail Haider |
| Opening theme | "Kya Hai Ishq" Singer(s) Sahir Ali Bagga & Manwa Sisters Lyrics by Imam Raza |
| Ending theme | "Dewaar e Shab" Singer Beena Khan Lyrics by Sabir Zafar |
| Composer(s) | Sahir Ali Bagga |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language(s) | Urdu |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Momina Duraid |
| Production location(s) | |
| Cinematography | Muhammad Aqeel Hasnain Deswali |
| Editor(s) | Sheraz Fayyaz |
| Running time | approx. 43-45 minutes |
| Production company(s) | MD Productions |
| Distributor | Hum Network Limited |
| Release | |
| Original network | Hum TV |
| Picture format | PAL (576i) HDTV 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereophonic sound |
| Original release | 8 June 2019 – 21 March 2020 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Ranjha Ranjha Kardi |
| Followed by | Dil Ruba |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Plot
Dewaar-e-Shab is set in the early '90s where courtesans (Tawaifs) are portrayed as classy women with etiquettes without involving into sexual activities. Bushra Ansari plays the character of Sitara Jahan; she is well versed with the art of classical singing, music, and dance. She wants her daughters Feroza and Nagina to entertain her clients by singing and performing (Mujra). Sitara wants to carry forward her family legacy with pride and doesn't look at her craft in a negative light.
Nagina's life takes a complete turn when Feroza runs away from Sitara Mahal; she eventually realizes that her family is falling apart and takes over her responsibilities to the best of her capabilities. Nagina is the driving force of Deewar-e-Shab; her journey goes through a transition with the next generation, her twin daughters, Sandal and Geeti-Aara.
Nagina had an extreme love-hate relationship with Faiz Ali; a craftsman who is kind off part of the family. Sitara Jahan especially takes care of him as he has no one in life. Faiz loves Nagina and on the contrary, Nagina hates him and literally gets irritated by him for no reason. As the story progress, Sitara forces Nagina to marry Faiz and she falls in love with him post marriage. Later on, she gives birth to her daughters (who were mentioned above) and once again, Sitara Mehal gets to see some happiness but that wasn't to last for long. Faiz Ali no sooner passes away after the birth of his daughters leaving Nagina widowed and their daughters orphaned.
Cast
- Shahzad Sheikh[4] as Salar
- Sarah Khan as Geti Ara; Nagina's daughter, Sitara Jahan's grand-daughter, Sandal's twin sister
- Bushra Ansari as Sitara Jahan
- Asma Abbas[1] as Dildar Begum
- Kinza Hashmi[7] as Joya Izhaar
- Anmol Balouch as Rabiya Islam
- Zainab Qayyum as Gul Naaz as Dildar's daughter
- Shahroz Sabzwari[4] as Khayyam Yousuf; Feroza's son & Sitara Jahan's grand-son
- Hira Soomro as Sandal; Nagina's daughter, Sitara Jahan's granddaughter, Geti Ara's twin sister
- Saima Qureshi as Shaista
- Hammad Shoaib as Nabeel
- Osama Tahir[8] as Maaz Islam
- Tara Mahmood as Shaama
- Mariam Mirza[9] as Sameera Kamal, Yousuf's second wife
- Syed Mohammad Ahmed as Ustaad Faraghat Baig
- Amna Wajahat as Gul
- Ayesha Toor as Zubia
- Zara Noor Abbas as Feroza Jahan[1] Yousuf's first wife, Khayyam's mother, Sitara's younger daughter (Episode 1-4)
- Nausheen Shah[2] as Nagina; Sitara Jahan's daughter
- Mohsin Abbas Haider as Faiz Ali[2] (Episode 1-5)
- Saife Hassan
- Iqbal Hussain
- Kamran Jilani as Islam
- Saleem Mairaj as Izhaar
- Shaheen Khan as Shakra
- Faiq Khan as Salman Izhaar
- Ayesha Rajput
- Sarah Elahi as Almas
- Shamayel Tareen
- Amna Ilyas
- Raja Haider as Yousuf
- Akbar Khan
- Zeeshan Khan
- Sajid Shah
- Talat Shah
- Sabiha Hashmi as Izhaar and Islam's mother
References
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- NewsBytes. "Zara Noor Abbas on her upcoming play Deewar e Shab". The News International. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
- Instep (2019-01-27). "In conversation with Zara Noor Abbas". TNS - The News on Sunday. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
- Khan, Saira (2019-02-02). "Shahzad Sheikh and Shahroz Sabzwari to star together in Deewar-e-Shab". HIP. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
- Ahmed, Hira (2019-01-15). "Deeware Shab: Cast, Promo, Timings & Plot". Brandsynario. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
- Staff, Images (2019-07-12). "Mohsin Abbas and Nausheen Shah open up about depression to Ahsan Khan". DAWN. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- "@kinzahashmi on Instagram: "دِیوارِشب 🍁 Coming soon.. @humtvpakistanofficial Directed by #iqbalhussain"". Instagram. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
- "Osama Tahir on Instagram: "Deewar-e-Shab"". Instagram. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
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