Ehd-e-Wafa
Ehd-e-Wafa (Urdu: عہدِ وفا transl. Promise of Loyalty) is a Pakistani television series created by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) and Momina Duraid under MD Productions for Hum TV and PTV Home. It revolves around four school friends with different hopes, goals and aspirations and how their lives change over time as they witness hardships, challenges and betrayal in their friendship and career. It stars Ahad Raza Mir, Alizeh Shah, Osman Khalid Butt, Ahmed Ali Akbar, Zara Noor Abbas and Wahaj Ali in lead roles.[1][2][3][4]
| Ehd E Wafa | |
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| عہدِ وَفَا | |
| Genre | Comedy Drama Friendship Serial drama |
| Written by | Mustafa Afridi |
| Directed by | Saife Hassan |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "Ehd-e-Wafa" by Asim Azhar Ali Zafar Sahir Ali Bagga Aima Baig Rahat Fateh Ali Khan |
| Composer(s) | Sahir Ali Bagga Rahat Fateh Ali Khan |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language(s) | Urdu |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Momina Duraid |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | Approx. 42-44 minutes |
| Production company(s) | MD Productions, ISPR |
| Distributor | Hum Network Limited |
| Release | |
| Original network | PTV Home Hum TV |
| Picture format | PAL 576i 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| First shown in | Pakistan |
| Original release | 22 September 2019 – 15 March 2020 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Anaa (TV series) |
| Followed by | Sabaat |
Plot
The story revolves around a group of high-spirited friends who help, support, and enjoy one another's company as they overcome hardships in their lives.
Four friends, Saad, Shahzain, Shariq and Shehryar call themselves the SSG (Special 'S' Gang because all their names start with the letter 'S'). They all study in Lawrence College in Murree. Saad's family comprises his father, Brigadier (later Major General) Faraz Inam, who serves in the army, his mother and sister, Rahmeen, an aspiring artist. Shahzain belongs to a rich village family and is the closest to his grandfather, Malik Allahyar. Shariq's family consists of his sister, Ghazala and his widowed mother. Shehryar's father is a bandmaster. They often bunk college together at night and once caught by their hostel warden, Firdous Baig.
On the other hand, there is Dua and Rani. Rani is a vivacious girl, who comes from a rich village family. After three years, she is yet to pass her Intermediate exams, which she ultimately doesn't. Dua comes from Rawalpindi and is seen visiting her cousins, Aisha and Raheel in Murree. Raheel is obnoxious and is over-protective of Dua, which she immensely dislikes and tries to avoid him.
Despite receiving warnings from the headmaster of the college, the SSG still bunk college and this time, they accidentally run into Dua and her cousins. Saad immediately recognizes Dua, while Shariq and Shehryar run away from the scene. Saad tells Shahzain that he had seen Dua twice before and has a crush on her but he didn't have the courage to tell her about his feelings. Shahzain encourages Saad to go after her and get to know her name since he didn't.
The next day, they met Dua again after Shariq spots her with her cousins and tells the other three, who immediately rushes to her. As Shahzain and Shehryar begin to introduce themselves to Dua and tell her about Saad, Raheel pushes Saad, thinking he was harassing Dua and a physical fight follows. The police arrive and take Saad and Raheel into custody, while Shahzain and Shehryar flee, later joined by Shariq.
Dua's parents file a complaint against Saad, in the name of harassment. This causes a rift between the SSG. Shariq refuses to be involved in their tactics anymore. Saad slaps Shahzain, because he made a fuss in front of Dua. In the end, Saad, Shahzain and Shehryar were rusticated from the hostel. Since Sharq wasn't directly involved in the incident, no action was taken against him.
The four friends now go on to lead their separate lives. Shahzain doesn't show up for his exams and slowly transforms into an angry young man. Saad is confused between choosing Army or Medical as his profession but ultimately joins army after finding Dua submitting her application at the same medical college where he went. Later they meet at a park by accident. Dua softens up when she overhears him scolding his pet Zoro for running after her.
Shahzain and Shehryar then visit Saad, wanting to reconcile but Saad humiliates the two and ask them to leave. Saad later departs for PMA (Pakistan Military Academy). Upon arriving at PMA, Saad meets Gulzar Hussain and develops a good friendship with him.
On the other hand, Shahzain marries Rani. Shahzain only invites Shariq and Shehryar for his wedding. When he hears the two talking about Saad, it angers him. Shariq and Shrehyar leave realizing that Shahzain only viewed them as commodities and not friends.
In their next meeting Saad and Dua were confronted by Raheel (Dua's cousin). Dua walks off angrily and goes home. Raheel proposes to Dua for marriage but Dua refuses and tells her father to trust her that Saad is just a friend. She then tells Saad she won't contact him until they both establish their careers. Raheel's parents then invite Dua's parents and insist on their marriage but Dua's father refuses. On the way home, Dua's parents have a road accident. Dua's father passes away and her mother becomes disabled. Her cousin blackmails her into marrying him as he finds out she is adopted. Dua agrees but then expose him in front of his parents. Dua and her mother shift to Abbottabad to live near her medical college. Saad is shown to pass out of PMA with a sword of honour. Later he finds about Dua's father.
Shahzain is shown to be contesting in the by elections. Shariq's YouTube channel has been so well established that he is offered a job as a news anchor at a well-established channel. He accepts the job after declining at first and selects Ramsha (a former news reporter who became friends with Shariq) as producer of his show.
Shahzain wins his elections and becomes an MNA. Shariq achieves success as a news anchor. After passing out from PMA, Saad starts his army duties and visits Dua. He helps Dua in setting up her new home. They grow closer to each other and eventually meet each other's parents. Saad starts planning his wedding and bumps into Shahzain while completing a wedding-related task. They hug each other and reconcile.
Meanwhile, Shehryar is appointed as an Assistant Commissioner and works with Shariq to help free one of their college friends who has been wrongly imprisoned due to a mafia gang. Shariq and Shehryar manage to successfully free him. All the four friends get together for Saad's wedding and are seen teasing Saad. On the night of the wedding, it is revealed that Dua has been appointed as an army doctor and walks down the aisle in her uniform leaving Saad in awe.
After this, all Shazain plans an accident for winning the new elections. Saad, on the other hand, went to LOC Kashmir to fight with India. Shazain wins the elections and Shehryar begins finding out that how that accident happened. Shehryar scolds Shazain that please come back we want our Shazain who was the leader of SSG. Sharik and Ramsha are going to marry each other. Sharik says Shehryar to go to Masooma and apologize to her for his behavior. Shazain apologizes to Rani, his grandfather and Shehryar. Saad then was told by Dua that he is going to be a father.
Due to high alert on LOC all four boys stand up for their country. Shazain went on a live show of India and insults them. Sharik covers media and tells all Pakistan about the problems at LOC. Shehryar tells people to go away from LOC. Meanwhile Rani tells Shazain that he too is going to be a father. Then a fight came and Saad got badly injured. Dua operates him and Saad becomes alright. At the end all friends visit Lawrence College from where they started their journey.
Series Overview
| Season | No. of episodes | Originally broadcast (Pakistan) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First episode | Last episode | |||
| 1 | 25 | 22 September 2019 | 15 March 2020 | |
Cast
| Name | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Main characters | ||
| Ahad Raza Mir | Saad | - |
| Alizeh Shah | Dua | Saad's love interest |
| Ahmed Ali Akbar | Shehryar Afzal | - |
| Osman Khalid Butt | Malik Shahzain | - |
| Zara Noor Abbas | Rani | Shahzain's love interest |
| Wahaj Ali | Shariq Habib | - |
| Supporting characters | ||
| Hajra Yamin | Ramsha | Shariq's colleague and love interest |
| Momina Iqbal | Masooma | Shehryar's cousin and love interest |
| Vaneeza Ahmed | Faryal | Saad's mother |
| Adnan Samad Khan | Captain Gulzar | Saad's army friend |
| Komal Meer | Rameen | Saad's sister |
| Faraz Inam Siddiqui | Faraz Inam | Saad's father and Brigadier General/Major General of Pakistan Army |
| Syed Muhammad Ahmed | Malik Allahyaar | Shahzain's grandfather |
| Khalifa Sajeer Uddin | Firdous | Warden of Lawrence College Hostel |
| Mian Wassam Waheed | Shahid Ahmed | Duaa's father |
| Ejaz Ahmed Niazi | Master | Dean Lawrence College |
| Azeem Sajjad | Malik Yar Mohammad | Shahzain's father |
| Naeema Naeem Butt | Ghazala | Shariq's sister |
| Anjum Habibi | Laal Khan | Shehryar's father |
| Munazzah Arif | Shahzain's mother | |
| Humayun Saeed | Humayun | Saad's Senior Major/Lieutenant Colonel (Special Appearance) |
| Afraz Rasool | Ameesh Goswami | Indian TV anchor (Special Appearance) |
Soundtrack
| Song | Composer | Singer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ehd-E-Wafa (Version 1) | Sahir Ali Bagga | Ali Zafar, Asim Azhar, Sahir Ali Bagga, Aima Baig | |
| Ehd-E-Wafa (Version 2) | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan |
See also
- ISPR Media Productions
References
- Tribune.com.pk (31 August 2019). "OKB, Ahad Raza Mir shine in teaser of upcoming military drama 'Ehd-e-Wafa'". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- Staff, Images (31 August 2019). "OKB and Ahad Raza Mir are college buddies in Hum TV's Ehd-e-Wafa". DAWN. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- "Alizeh Shah is Ahad Raza's college crush in Ehd-e-Wafa | Samaa Digital". Samaa TV. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- "Teaser Review: 'Ehd-e-Wafa' tells the story of four college buddies". Something Haute. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
