Jeeto Pakistan League

Jeeto Pakistan League (JPL) is a Pakistani Ramadan special sports reality television show where celebrities are seen competing with each other in an indoor game format. Presented by Fahad Mustafa, it aired during Ramadan 2020 on ARY Digital.[1][2][3]

Jeeto Pakistan League
GenreSports
Directed byAsif Khan
Khurram Farid
Presented byFahad Mustafa
Country of originPakistan
Original language(s)Urdu
No. of episodes28
Production
Producer(s)Salman Iqbal
Jeerjes Seja
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time120 minutes approx
Release
Original networkARY Digital
Picture format576i
HDTV 1080i
Original release25 April (2020-04-25) –
23 May 2020 (2020-05-23)

Format

A "league"-based format where teams representing five major cities Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Quetta and Peshawar would compete against each other, with each team led by a notable celebrity. Each episode also features guest celebrities supporting there favourite teams and new contestants would be drawn for each episode while maintaining social distancing due to COVID-19, and the top two teams with most points would qualify for a final play-off. Members of the public would be able to participate in the show through live calls.

Teams

The show consists of five teams competing for grand prize.[4]

Team name Captain
Lahore Falcons Adnan Siddiqui
Peshawar Stallions Shaista Lodhi
Quetta Knights Sarfaraz Ahmed
Islamabad Dragons Sana Javed
Karachi Kings Humayun Saeed

Controversy

Few days after the show started on-air, the video of Siddiqui goes viral where he was seen misbehaving with rival team captain Sarfaraz Ahmed. Many people and celebrities criticized Siddiqui and called the act disrespectful.[2][5] In the later episode, Siddiqui apologises to Ahmed and his fans saying he didn't mean it. Following his apology both Ahmed and Mustafa told him it’s all good and no apologies were required to begin with.[6]

References
  1. Rehman, Maliha (2020-04-16). "A corona compliant Jeeto Pakistan Super League is coming soon". DAWN. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  2. "Adnan Siddiqui apologises for his behaviour". Daily Times. 2020-05-10. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  3. "The biggest game show of Pakistan is becoming a fantasy league". The Nation. 2020-05-12. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  4. "Jeeto Pakistan Super League is Coming Soon". Research Snipers. 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  5. "Twitter cancels Adnan Siddiqui for mocking Sarfaraz Ahmed's speech impairment". The Express Tribune.
  6. "Adnan Siddiqui apologises to Sarfaraz Ahmed, fans for 'insensitive remarks". The Express Tribune.
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