Koi Chand Rakh
Koi Chand Rakh (lit: Set The Moon) is a 2018 Pakistani television series premiered on July 19, 2018 on ARY Digital. The series ended its run on February 14, 2019.[1] It is written by Maha Malik and directed by Siraj-ul-Haque. It is created by Abdullah Seja of Idream Entertainment. It stars Ayeza Khan, Imran Abbas, Areeba Habib and Muneeb Butt in lead.[2]
| Koi Chand Rakh | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Koi Chand Rakh Meri Shaam Par |
| Urdu | کوئی چاند رکھ |
| Genre |
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| Based on | Koi Chand Rakh Meri Sham Per by Nayab Jillani |
| Written by | Maha Malik |
| Directed by | Siraj-ul-Haque |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Shani Arshad |
| Opening theme | "Koi Chand Rakh" by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language(s) | Urdu |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Abdullah Seja |
| Production location(s) | Karachi |
| Running time | 39 - 40 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | ARY Digital |
| Original release | 19 July 2018 – 14 February 2019 |
The show was met with mixed to negative reception throughout its run, being criticised for its cliched plot and poor characterisation, but was a rating success nonetheless.
The show also aired in various Arab countries under the title, Udayi Laylin on MBC Bollywood.
Plot
Dr. Rabail (Ayeza Khan) is a caring young woman whose parents died when she was five years. She was raised by her maternal uncle Asad Niazi and his wife Nafeesa. Asad and Nafeesa have a daughter and a son of their own Nishaal (Areeba Habib) and Umair (Muneeb Butt). Rabail, being much elder than Umair, always took care of him like an elder sister, but she was not aware that little Umair has developed feelings for her. When he reveals his feelings to her, Rabail is horrified as she always took him as a younger brother. Umair's mother overhears the conversation and decides that the best solution is to get Rabail married off to someone as soon as possible.
A parallel story is that of Zain (Imran Abbas), the son of a wealthy business man. Zain is a carefree man who is obsessed with beauty. He once sees Nishaal and falls madly in love with her beauty and tries to approach her. A misunderstanding leads him to believe that the name of the girl he loves is Rabail. He thinks that Nishaal is Rabail. He meets Nishaal on numerous occasions, first Nishaal ignores him but then grows a liking for him too. Zain discovers that the girl he loves is the daughter of his father's friend Asad Niazi, and sends a proposal for Rabail. Rabail, under pressure from Nishal, tricks Umair into going college to study and promises that she'd wait for him and would not marry anyone else. Umair is satisfied and he happily leaves. But the original plan of Rabail, Nafeesa and Nishaal is to get Rabail married.
Nishaal finally finds out that the proposal that has come for Rabail is of Zain. Both Zain and Nishaal are heartbroken because they had fallen in love, even though they had not spent much time together. Nishaal tells Zain about her newly developed feelings for him because she had come to see him as her "ideal" man, but Zain refuses because for the first time in his life, he had made his father proud and happy and Zain does not want to spoil this new, sweet relationship with his father, so he sacrifices his love and marries Rabail. Umair gets to know about the betrayal and he reaches the Nikkaah ceremony, but Rabail is already married to Zain. Umair has a nervous breakdown.
Zain tries to make Nishaal jealous by pretending to get close to his fiancée Rabail, but Nishaal backfires by flirting with Zain's best friend Zia. Rabail and Zain are finally married, but Zain leaves Rabail alone on the wedding night because he cannot have a relationship with her. Zain and Nishaal leave their egoes and rekindle their relationship. However, their relationship is discovered by Zain's father Ibrar, who has a heart attack and dies after making Zain promise that he would never divorce Rabail. Zain agrees to fulfil his father's last wish despite being in love with Nishaal. Zain and Rabail agree to continue their relationship for the sake of Zain's dead father, but Nishal can't tolerate seeing them together. She instigates Zain against Rabail by telling him about Umair's feelings for Rabail and make her look like a culprit who was responsible for developing those feelings and left after she got bored of Umair.
After patching up with Zain, Nishaal starts to ignore Zia totally and he keeps on trying to contact her by calling and messaging her. Zia knows that Zain's sister Sobia has a crush on Zia so Zia uses this to take revenge from Zain by getting engaged to Sobia and disappearing on the wedding day. Because of Rabail, Zia finally realizes his mistake and Rabail gets Zia and Sobia married. Zain and Nishaal get a nikkahfied and Zain leaves his house to settle with Nishaal in a new one. Rabail finds out she is pregnant. She receives support from Zain's mother Gulshan in every aspect of her life. Gulshan tries her best to bring Rabail and Zain together. Nishal tries to persuade Zain to divorce Rabail but for some reason Zain avoids this. Rabail gives birth to Zain's daughter Ujala. A year later, Zain realizes that he doesn't truly love Nishaal, he was just attracted to her beauty. In fact, she is a horrible girl who knows nothing about love, family values and respects. He realizes that he has never been truly happy with Nishaal as she is shallow. He realizes that beauty isn't everything someone needs in life. On the other hand, he looks towards Rabail's moral and cultural values and regrets for not valuing her deep sense of existence. He goes back to Rabail, apologises for everything he has done. But it is just not easy to forgive so easily when the wounds are deep. The innocent Rabail becomes cold-hearted. Meanwhile, Gulshan dies due to the trauma of the separation from her son. Zain is full of guilt and regret. Zain, is guilty about what he did and asks Rabail to forgive him. Meanwhile, Nishaal is furious on Zain who starts having feelings for Rabail. She gets to know that she is expecting. She waits for a whole day for Zain to come home, but unfortunately he doesn't. She goes to his house and gets a slap from Zain. In fury, she leaves her report there and leaves. Zain who reads it now goes after her. Nishaal tries to commit suicide but is saved by Rabail's friend. Nishaal blames Rabail for being responsible for the death of her child. But Rabail's friend tells her that Rabail didn't even touch her and instead she did her treatment. Rabail gets really hurt and leaves.
Umair comes to her house later that day and brings flowers for her as it is her birthday. Zain, comes the very moment but knowing the truth he doesn't say anything. He rather asks Umair to request Rabail to forgive him for his mistakes. Umair ensures him that he will talk to Rabail.
Zain comes to Umair's house to take her back home but she refuses. Later Rabail accepts Umair. They are shown enjoying rain which indicates happily ever after for the two. The show ends with Zain regretting with no loved one left in life.
Cast
| Actor | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ayeza Khan | Dr. Rabail Abrar | a Gynecologist, Zain's first wife |
| Imran Abbas | Zain Abrar | Rabail and Nishaal's husband |
| Areeba Habib | Nishaal Niazi Abrar | Zain's second wife, Rabail's cousin |
| Muneeb Butt | Umair Niazi | Nishaal's brother, Rabail's cousin |
| Asma Abbas | Gulshan Abrar | Zain and Sobia's mother |
| Yasmin Huq | Sobia Abrar Majid | Zain's sister |
| Sabiha Sumar | Nafisa Niazi | Asad's wife, Nishal and Umair's mother |
| Hashim Butt | Asad Niazi | Nafisa's husband, Nishal and Umair's father and Rabail’s uncle |
| Tanvir Jamal | Abrar | Zain and Sobia's father |
| Rana Majid | Zia | Zain's friend and Sobia's husband |
Soundtrack
| Koi Chand Rakh - OST | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 18 July 2018 |
| Recorded | 2018 |
| Genre | Television soundtrack |
| Length | (5:11) |
| Language | Urdu |
| Label | ARY Digital |
| Music video | |
| "Koi Chand Rakh" OST on YouTube | |
The title song was sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. The music was composed by Shani Arshad and the lyrics were written by Sabir Zafar. It has more than 25 million views on YouTube.
Production
The series was earlier titled Yeh Galat Fehmi Mere Naam Ke considering the title song of the series, but the makers changed it to Koi Chand Rakh.[3]
International Broadcasts
| Country | Network | Local title | Series premiere | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Horn Cable Television | Iftiinkii Noloshayda | August 18, 2019 | |
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MBC Bollywood | أضيئي ليلي | May 2, 2019 |
References
- "Koi Chand Rakh Archives". ARY Digital.
- Haq, Irfan Ul (2018-03-08). "Model Areeba Habib is all set for her TV debut with Imran Abbas". Images. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- "Imran Abbas and Ayeza Khan partner up again". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2019-01-01.