''Moorat'' ( ur, ) is a TV serial, the English title is Eunuch's Wedding which premiered on
ARY Digital
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. The serial is directed by
Kamran Qureshi
Kamran Qureshi (born 3 October 1975) is a filmmaker and television director/producer. He won Best Telefilm & Best Director Award for his first ever directed TV film Murad (a.k.a. Eunuch's Motherhood) with a cash prize in Indus Telefilm Festival. ...
, written by
Seema Ghazal
Seema Ghazal (born 17 February 1964) is a Pakistani story writer, poet, novelist, and drama writer of Urdu from Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Seema is best known for writing TV shows and series such as Dil-e-Jaanam, Aashti, and Noor Bano.
Filmogr ...
and produced by
Humayun Saeed
Humayun Saeed Ansari (born 27 July 1971), professionally known as Humayun Saeed, is a Pakistani actor and producer.
He has appeared in dozens of Pakistani television dramas and limited number of films, and earned Lux Style Awards, and ARY Fil ...
&
Abdullah Kadwani's production house
7th Sky Entertainment
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.
The story of a boy who was always snubbed and beaten by his brother and father and tried finding love outside the home.
Eunuch's Wedding dubbed as a taboo subject of 'eunuchs' who suffer endlessly in silence wrapped in slurs and miseries. A sensitive story that unfolds their deprived and isolated world and yet portrays eloquently how they too are not far away from the human emotions and feelings and their world not much different to ours.
Cast
Main
*
Abid Ali as
Eunuch
A eunuch ( ) is a male who has been castrated. Throughout history, castration often served a specific social function.
The earliest records for intentional castration to produce eunuchs are from the Sumerian city of Lagash in the 2nd millennium ...
Reshma
*
Maria Wasti
Maria Wasti (born August 14, 1980) is a Pakistani film, television actress and host. She currently hosts the game show ''Croron Mein Khel'' on the Pakistani television channel BOL Entertainment.
Biography
Early years
Maria Wasti was born in Dar ...
as Kosar
*
Kashif Mehmood
Kashif Mehmood ( Punjabi, ur, کاشف محمود) is a Pakistani television actor.
Television
Films
* ''Sultanat'' (2014)
Awards and nominations
* 2012 - Lux Style Awards - Best Television Actor-Terrestrial - ''Love, Life Aur Lahore
...
as Eunuch Babra
*
Asad Malik
Asad Malik is a Pakistani actor, film director and Film producer. He gained fame by 1990s and early 2000, after acting for PTV and NTM. he started his career as a film actor in 1989. His debut performance on television was the classic NTM dram ...
as Police Officer Majeed
*
Deeba
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as Sughra
* Munawar Saeed as Karim
*
Mehmood Akhtar
Mehmood Akhtar is a television actor from Karachi. He appeared in many dramas and sitcoms. His recent appearances are in ''Mere Khuda'', '' Joru Ka Ghulam'', '' Gul-e-Rana'', ''Mere Meherbaan
''Mere Meherbaan'' (English: My Saviour) ( ur, ) ...
as Eunuch Shola
* Ehtasham Warsi as Eunuch Bijli
*
Rashid Farooqui
Rashid Farooqui is a Pakistani actor who appears in Pakistani films and television series. He is known for his villainous roles such as Inspector Ibrahim in Laal Kabootar.
Career
Rashid Farooqui started his career as a theatre actor and later bec ...
as Eunuch Chamki
* Adnan Jilani as Asim
* Sundus Shah as Young Kosar
* Ammar Shah as Young Babar
* Fawad Shah as Young Asim
Supporting
*
Tamanna Begum as Kinza's mother
* Kinza as Asim's Wife
*
Qaiser Naqvi
Qaiser Naqvi is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas ''Main Chand Si'', '' Humsafar'', '' Shikwa'' and ''Ek Tamanna Lahasil Si''.
Early life
Qaiser was born in 1958 on December 8th in Karachi, Pakistan. She completed her stu ...
as Bitto Khala
*
Parveen Akbar
Parveen Akbar is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas '' Zamani Manzil Kay Maskharay'', ''Ab Dekh Khuda Kya Karta Hai'', ''Yeh Zindagi Hai'' and ''Deewangi''.
Career
She started her acting career in 1970 and appeared in dram ...
as Hameeda
*
Tahira Wasti
Tahira Wasti ( Punjabi, ur, طاہرہ واسطی) (1944 – March 11, 2012) was a well-known Pakistani writer and television actress.[Waqar Ali
Waqar Ali (Urdu: وقار علی) is a Pakistani musician and singer working mostly in Pakistan.
Ali has produced many albums and singles for the Pakistan film industry. His father is the classical singer Shafqat Hussein, and Waqar Ali often ...]( ...<br></span></div> as Mother of Eunuch Reshma
* Gaysoo as Kosar's Friends
<h2><br><p> Guest stars</h2></p>
* Raju Jamil as Father of Eunuch Reshma
* Akbar Subhani as Karamat
* Ashraf Khan as Achan Meyan
* Hareem Qureshi as Eunuch's daughter
<h1><br><p> Plot</h1></p>
Babar is the younger son of housewife Sughra and shopkeeper Kareem. When he is young, his mother constantly saves him from his father's beating and verbal abuse and brother's rude behavior in response to Babar's flamboyant behavior. Growing up, Babar likes all girlish things such as jewellery, cosmetics, shiny clothes, playing with dolls and going to eunuch Reshma's house who loves him and cares for him like a second mother. He grows up watching all this around him and starts spending more time with Reshma and her eunuch friends Bijli and Shola. He begins talking like a girl, goes to dancing events with eunuchs, which is their profession, in parties, weddings, etc.
Years later Babar's parents eventually decide to marry him with his cousin Kosar. He behaves in the same way with Kosar, praising her dress and jewellery. When Kosar sees him on their wedding night, she remembers that she has seem him as a eunuch in another wedding. The next morning when her mother comes, Kosar tells her and she takes Kosar back home. Kareem and Asim beat Babar and he leaves home, and goes and lives with Reshma.
Kosar visits Reshma's house and brings Babar back, thinking maybe she can change him. Later Kosar becomes pregnant and the same day Babar learns that Reshma has cancer and is in need of much money for her treatment. He leaves home and does not stop when Sughra and Kosar tries to stop him. Kosar leaves home and goes to her Aunt's home. She receives divorce papers from Babar. Later Kosar gives birth to a baby girl. Reshma dies of cancer and her parents come on her death.
Asim has already left home with his wife due to Babar. Kosar marries her aunt's son Majeed who is an honest police officer and likes Kosar. But he doesn't like Kosar's daughter. Sughra dies after being sick and mentally unbalanced.
More time progresses and Kosar eventually gives birth to a baby son and on the birth ceremony of baby, eunuchs come to their house to celebrate and perform. She watches Babar dancing with his mates. Kosar snatches the baby from Majeed when Babar is about to take the baby in his lap and pushes Babar who falls on the floor next to his daughter and there he discovers that the girl is his daughter. He tries to put his hand on the head of girl who moves away from Babar. Majeed then realizes what would have passed on Kosar and accepts the girl as a daughter.<ref></ref>
<h1><br><p> Soundtrack</h1></p>
Main theme song Bewafa Zamanay me was composed by <div class=)
and sung by
Tina Sani
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. It was written by Mehmood Akhtar.
Waris Shah
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Background
Waris Shah was born in Jandiala Sher Kh ...
's Punjabi poetry was used in second theme song, which was sung by Master Aslam. The music video was made with Tina Sani and slow versions of songs were used in key situations.
Awards and nominations
4th Lux Style Awards
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* Nominated - Best TV Serial (2005).
* Nominated - Best TV Actress (2005) -
Maria Wasti
Maria Wasti (born August 14, 1980) is a Pakistani film, television actress and host. She currently hosts the game show ''Croron Mein Khel'' on the Pakistani television channel BOL Entertainment.
Biography
Early years
Maria Wasti was born in Dar ...
.
* Nominated - Best TV Actor (2005) -
Abid Ali. And
* Nominated - Best TV Director (2005) -
Kamran Qureshi
Kamran Qureshi (born 3 October 1975) is a filmmaker and television director/producer. He won Best Telefilm & Best Director Award for his first ever directed TV film Murad (a.k.a. Eunuch's Motherhood) with a cash prize in Indus Telefilm Festival. ...
.
See also
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Sarkar Sahab
''Sarkar Sahab'' ( ur, ) is a TV serial based on the culture of cholistan desert and modern Dubai. The serial is directed by Kamran Qureshi & Iram Qureshi, written by Seema Ghazal and produced by Humayun Saeed & Abdullah Kadwani's production ...
*
Riyasat
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*
Makan
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Manzil
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The following division to 7 equal portions is by Hamza Al-Zayyat (d.156/772):
# Al-Fatihah (chapter 1) through An-Nis ...
*
Ishq Ki Inteha
''Ishq Ki Inteha'' ( ur, عشق كى انتہا) is a TV serial directed by Kamran Qureshi & Iram Qureshi written by Zafar Mairaj and produced by Raheel Rao & Kamran Qureshi.
This serial is about the trapping of women by mafia working in jail ...
*
Choti Si Kahani
''Choti Si Kahani'' ( ur, چهوٹى سى كہانى) is a TV serial directed by Kamran Qureshi, written by Haseena Moin and produced by J.C. Anand's founded production house Eveready Pictures.
The serial is based on mistrust in marital life ...
References
External links
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