Dil Ruba
Dil Ruba (Urdu: دِلرُبا, lit. 'Beloved') is a 2020 Pakistani television series premiered on 28 March 2020 on Hum TV. It is directed by Ali Hasan, written by Qaisra Hayat and produced by Momina Duraid under MD Productions. The serial stars Hania Amir as an Internet celebrity, who is popular on a video-sharing social platform. It also stars Shehroz Sabzwari, Syed Jibran, Mohib Mirza, Asad Siddiqui, Ghana Ali, and Marina Khan in supporting roles. It received positive reviews from critics.
| Dil Ruba | |
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 Official title card | |
| Genre | Romance Drama Comedy Social issue |
| Written by | Qaisra Hayat |
| Directed by | Ali Hasan |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Shani Arshad |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language(s) | Urdu |
| No. of episodes | 17 (as of 18 July 2020) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Momina Duraid |
| Producer(s) | Momina Duraid |
| Cinematography | Abrar kashmiri |
| Editor(s) | Faizan ghori |
| Running time | approx. 38-40 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 |
| First shown in | Pakistan |
| Original release | 28 March 2020 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Deewar-e-Shab |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Plot
Protagonist Sanam (Hania Aamir) is a normal teenager with all normal social media stuff. She is a Tiktoker and her beauty enchants all the men she meets. She speaks to multiple men on her phone and has everyone dancing to her tune which she uses as a mean for getting benefits from men.
Cast
- Hania Aamir[1] as Sanam
- Shehroz Sabzwari[2] as Junaid
- Mohib Mirza as Sabih Ul Hassan
- Laila Wasti as Samiya
- Nabeel Zuberi as Razi
- Syed Jibran as Khurram Shehzad
- Ghana Ali
- Zain Afzal
- Khalid Anam as Junaid's father
- Marina Khan as Ghazala
- Huma Nawab as Junaid's mother
- Shehryar Zaidi as Daniyal
- Asad Siddiqui as Ayaz
- Saad Azhar as Arsalan
- Khalifa Sajeeruddin as Jaleel
Reception
First episode of the serial garnered 7.8 TRP and 7 million views on YouTube, showing its hold in Pakistani households.[3] Amir's portryal of Sanam was praised by critics.[4] It was also praised for its topic and for its close to real portrayal of life of teenage girls in 21st century. Show holds 9.2 score on imdb. Oyeah.pk gave it 3.9 out of 5 stars.[5][6][7][8][9]
References
- "Asim is a beautiful part of my life: Hania Aamir". The Express Tribune. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- "Hania Amir to star in drama serial Dilruba". INCPak. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- Dil Ruba Episode 1 - English Sub - HUM TV Drama - 28 Mar 2020. Hum TV. YouTube. 28 March 2020.
- "Hania cooks pasta for Gohar Rasheed". Daily Times. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- "Dilruba Episode-1 Review: Beginning of an interesting story based on a social media queen". 31 March 2020.
- "Dilruba | Episode 2". 4 April 2020.
- Jawaid, Mohammad Kamran (12 April 2020). "PRIME TIME: BINGE WATCHING Dilruba, Tarap, Sabaat… BUT FOR HOW LONG?". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- Shabbir, Buraq. "Looking at a new season of drama serials". The News International. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- "Pakistani Dramas: 3 Promising New Shows To Look Forward To in March 2020". amp.masala.com. Retrieved 29 March 2020.