Bashar Momin

''Bashar Momin'' ( ur, ) is a 2014 Pakistani television series directed by Ali Raza Usama. The serial has been written by Zanjabeel Asim and produced by Asif Raza Mir and Babar Javed under their Banner ''A&B Entertainment''. It stars Faysal Qureshi, Sami Khan, Jinaan Hussain and Ushna Shah as leads.

''Bashar Momin'', is the one of the most expensive drama ever made in Pakistan, has been extensively categorized due to its explicit genres of jealousy, love, hatred, romance and suspense, The drama was first aired on Geo Entertainment on 14 March 2014. and had its ending episode on 8 November 2014. Due to its immense popularity, it aired in India on Zindagi under the title ''Aks.''

Series overview

Rudaba is an innocent girl, who is engaged to her father's best friend's son, Buland Bakhtiar. Rudaba is not happy with her engagement, because she thinks Buland who has lived most of his life in America will be a nontraditional person, and she'd never like. Her brother, Adil, is married to Saira, who is a clever and manipulating woman. Saira is the sister of Bashar Momin, a rich money launderer who loves deeply two of his sisters, and wants them happy at any cost. He is looking for a suitable match for his little sister, Tayyaba, whose two engagements have been broken because of his bad repute, as owner of black money.

Rudaba's father and future father-in-law die in a street robbing accident while going for a walk. Adil has no way to contact Buland and carries out the burial. Rudaba, left alone, have now to live with her brother despite her reluctance. In Adil's home, Saira always tries to keep Adil, who's a caring brother, apart from Rudaba.

Meanwhile, 90 crore of Bashar's money is threatened which is stored in Adil's account. Adil and Saira now go to America to save the cash, and Rudaba now have to live in Bashar's house. She's also given responsibility to take care of Pareezay, Adil's daughter. Bashar, angry natured, scolds Rudaba often. But Rudaba's innocence and beauty somewhat impacts his heart and eventually falls for her.

Buland, worried about his Father not receiving his calls, returns to Pakistan. He learns that his father has died. He meets Rudaba, who falls in love with him shortly. Buland also turns out to be Tayyaba's College fellow. Bashar, now in love with Rudaba, doesn't like Buland's and Rudaba's meet ups. When Tayyaba mentions of Buland as a good person to Bashar, he, now in love with Rudaba, becomes committed to separate Buland from Rudaba, for Tayyaba. He starts getting close to Rudaba, who considers him "BHAI", to create hatred and misunderstanding in Buland's heart for Rudaba. Buland, feeling sick of Rudaba's closeness to Bashar, ignores Rudaba. Rudaba realizes intentions of Bashar, and clears misunderstandings between her and Buland.

Once, when Bashar knows Buland is coming to meet Rudaba, he comes out of Rudaba's bathroom unexpectedly to Rudaba in the presence of Buland. Once more when Buland comes to meet Rudaba, he turns off the power supply, and Rudaba, coming to meet Buland, accidentally says what she planned to say to Buland. Buland sees all this and, heartbroken, returns to America. Soon Adil returns, and Rudaba returns to his home. Bashar tells Adil that he wants to marry Rudaba.

Saira and Bashar convince Adil, without letting him talk to Rudaba, that Rudaba and Bashar were too involved, manipulating the fact that Buland returned to America because he had no interest in the marriage. Meanwhile, Rudaba emails Buland the truth that Bashar did all so that Tayyaba could marry him. Adil agrees for Rudaba's marriage with Bashar. A day before nikah, Rudaba tells her brother of the truth. Back in the office, Adil isn't able to refuse for nikah in the fear of Bashar's power. On nikah's ceremony Buland is back after reading the email. After nikah, Bashar forces Rudaba to tell Buland that she actually loved Bashar and kept him as a second option in case Bashar didn't marry her. Coming to know this Buland marries Tayyaba. After a few months, Tayyaba is pregnant but Rudaba's rukhsaty is being ignored. On Adil's suggestion, Saira talks to Bashar about rukhsaty, who tells her that he will divorce Rudaba, because he cannot marry a woman who has been in love with some other man.

Adil is infuriated when Bashar announces in a live program that he is single. He comes to argue with Bashar who is steadfast to divorce Rudaba. Adil threatens that if Bashar divorces Rudaba, he will also divorce Saira. Adil leaves Saira with Bashar and comes to live in his father's home, saying that he'd back-step only if Bashar marries Rudaba. Buland learns that Rudaba had been forced, and offers Rudaba to divorce Tayyaba after delivery, and they'd marry again. Bashar discovers their plan, and decides not to divorce Rudaba. He says sorry to Adil, and marries Rudaba. Back in home, Buland flies to America, leaving Tayyaba behind. Bashar who is unsatisfied with the marriage takes revenge from Rudaba and treats her harshly. when Rudaba learns of the past life incidence of Bashar and the reason behind his attitude and anger she develops a soft corner for him and eventually falls in love with him. Meanwhile Bashar also gets attracted towards her innocence and starts liking her but resist himself.

On his father's anniversary Bashar fulfills everyone's wishes. Rudaba also wants ask him for something, he doesn't want to hear her wish, because he thinks she'd ask for divorce. But she asks him to take away his harsh attitude from over her, and give her a normal life. He does so, but keeps his distance from her. She tries to tell him that she loves him, but he doesn't believe in her.

Bashar plays piano every night and thinks of his mother, who, in love with her old college mate Zafar, left his father and her four children. While he loves Rudaba for her beauty and innocence, he also thinks of her as his mother. He fears that Rudaba would also do so in love with Buland and leave him. One day he notices Rudaba seeing her in piano room, and he screams at her. Rudaba falls faint. Doctors announce that she's pregnant. Bashar fears that Rudaba will leave his child as his mother had done, and convinces and threatens her to drink juice which contains drugs that cause abortion. Rudaba expressed her anger at him. Feeling guilty, he regrets his decision and starts loving her but is reticent to express his love.

Due to corruption reasons, a raid is carried out on his house, but Bashar just flees in time. meanwhile Rudaba, angry at Bashar stays at home. In a TV conference Tayyaba says that Bashar is corrupt and cause of trouble for her. In contrast Rudaba says that she loves her husband and doesn't believe in Buland's rallies that she has been forced to marry him rather told that they had a love marriage and they love each other deeply. Bashar's unexpressed love for Rudaba is strengthened and he surrenders. For political reasons and his influential power he is spared of the punishment. He returns home express his love to her and starts a new life with her. Tayyaba's son is born and Buland comes to live with her, after Bashar tells him of his relationship with Rudaba, and apologies him and advises him to live happy with what he has.

At the end, Bashar takes Rudaba to his father's grave and decides to be a good person and leave all his illegal works that he did and start a new life with her, and during return leaves his ring with BM stamp on the grave and they lived happily ever after.

Episodes

Season 1 (2014)

Cast and characters

* Faysal Quraishi as Bashar Momin
: Bashar is a rich, money laundering businessman who is involved in corruption and uses wrong means to earn money. He loves his two sisters and does anything for them. Rudaba's Husband
* Ushna Shah as Rudaba:
: Adil's younger sister whose brother is married to Sahira, Bashar's sister. Rudaba is initially engaged to her father's best friend's son but circumstances turn upon her when her father is murdered during a robbery. Bashar's Wife
* Sami Khan as Buland Bakhtyar:
: Originally engaged to Rudaba but later marries Bashar's younger sister, Tayyaba.
* Maheen Rizvi as Sahira Momin:
: Sahira is the elder sister of Bashar and is the wife of Adil, brother of Rudaba and is very loudmouthed and cunning. Being in the shadow of ''Bashar'' she boasts of her wealth and tries to create differences between her husband and his sister.
* Jinaan Hussain as Tayyaba Momin:

: Tayyaba is the younger sister of ''Bashar'' and is very rude and very proud. Her two engagements have been broken due to her brother's black-affairs and business. ''Bashar'' fulfilles each demand of Tayyaba, he forces Buland to marry Tayyaba on request of his sister, otherwise Rudaba has to face the consequences of his negative response.
* Yasir Mazhar as Adil Qureshi:
: Yasir is the elder brother of Rudaba and husband of ''Bashar's'' elder sister, Sahira. Adil is a henpecked husband and favors Bashar in every matter until he is forced to stand up against Bashar for the sake of Rudaba's love.
* Mariyam Khalif as Pareezah Qureshi:
: She is the only child of Adil and Sahira, she is very much attached to Rudaba.
* Anwar Iqbal as Bakhtiyar:
: Father of Buland Bakhtiyar and ex father-in-law of Rudaba, who dies in a robbery.
* Shehryar Zaidi as Qureshi:
: Father of Rudaba and ex father-in-law of Buland, who dies in a robbery along with Buland's father.

Guest appearances

The following are the actors who appears as a cameo/guest in the series, which is separately acknowledged and credited by production department and head:
* Noman Ejaz as Zafar
* Hina Rizvi as Zafar's wife
* Zeba Shehnaz as Bashar's Tai
* Hina Khawaja Bayat as Bashar's mother
* Shehzad Raza as Momin, Bashar's Father
* Naveed Raza as Tayyaba's ex-fiancée
* Salahuddin Tunio as Politician
* Saife Hassan as Politician

while others role are portrayed by Ikram Abbasi Khwaja Saleem, Fazal, Farah Zeba, Mehmood Jaffery, Nighat Naz, Muhammad Irfan, Shahid Ali, Faras, Kamaal Rizvi, Shakeel Peerzada, Wajahaat, Zawaar Khan and Shahzaib.

Production

''Bashar Momin'' is produced by A&B Entertainment. The drama has been written by Zanjabeel Asim and directed by Syed Ali Raza. Director of photography is Syed Adnan Bukhari, associate director is Tahseen Khan while the production designer is Tehmina Lodhi. It will soon air in India on Zindagi under the title ''Aks.''

Theme song and music

The theme song of ''Bashar Momin'' was composed by Waqar Ali, background music by Mohsin Allah Ditta and edited by Faizan Ghori. All songs are produced by Asif Raza Mir and Babar Javed by A & B entertainment. The song is sung by the talented Nida Arab & Abu Muhammad. The lyrics were penned down by Ali Moin. ''Bashar Momin'' compromises total of four songs including its theme song, this first of its kind music album for Pakistani Drama serial ever written before. All the album credits are separately mentioned and credited by the Serial management. The music tracks receive favourable reviews and got wide critical acclaim, due to different arranging of music sections it is widely reported and enjoyed the limelight of media. Except the theme song of the serial, all the other music tracks are sung by various Artists, where the Music has been composed by Sherry Raza, Zaki, Shahbaz, Raheel, Asim and Saqib, lyrics penned down by S.K Khalish, Sherry and Amir Khusro, while sung by Sherry Raza, Asim and Saqib Ali Taji.

Track listing

Following is the listing of complete soundtracks including Theme and the serial's music. Waqar Ali and Mohsin Allah Ditta serve as Head Music technicians of all music tracks of the serial.

Nomination

* 14th Lux Style Awards - Best Television Actor - Faysal Qureshi (Nominated)

Sequel

In 2018, news came out that a sequel of ''Bashar Momin'' is in progress, of which Faysal Qureshi said in his Instagram video that it is being planned for a 2019 release.

See also

* List of Pakistani actresses
* List of Pakistani actors