''Mor Mahal'' ( ur, , lit=Peacock Palace) is a 2016 Pakistani historical fiction television fantasy series based on life of Nawab Asif Jehan of Hakim dynasty created and directed by

Sarmad Khoosat Sarmad Sultan Khoosat (born May 7, 1979) is a Pakistani actor, film director, film/television director, TV director, producer and screenwriter best known for directing the super-hit TV dramas ''Humsafar'' and ''Shehr-e-Zaat''. He is considered t ...

, produced by

Babar Javed Babar Javed ( ur, ) is a Pakistani television and film producer and director. He has produced and directed universally acclaimed series such as ''Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan'', ''Qaid-e-Tanhai'', ''Mera Saaein'', ''Main Abdul Qadir Hoon'', ''Aasm ...

and was originally conceptualized by Imran Aslam in 2002 and written by

Sarmad Sehbai Sarmad Sehbai (born 1945 in LahoreSarmad ...

in 2004. ''Mor Mahal'' is known as one of the biggest television projects in

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. The serial stars

Umair Jaswal Umair Jaswal is a Pakistani actor, singer-songwriter and music producer from Islamabad. He was also lead vocalist of the rock band ''Qayaas''. Umair is the brother of singers Yasir Jaswal and Uzair Jaswal. Personal life Jaswal, whose fa ...

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Sania Saeed Sania Saeed (born 28 August 1972) is a Pakistani actress and television host. Works mainly in television and theatre, Saeed is the recipient of numerous accolades including two PTV Awards, three Hum Awards and four Lux Style Awards. She first ...

and

Fiza Ali Fiza Ali ( ur, ; born 5 October 1984) is a Pakistani model, actress, and singer. She started her modeling career in 1999. In 2003, she started her acting career with the drama serial Mehndi. Notable programs in which she has appeared include L ...

in the lead roles. The cast also includes Shah Fahad,

Jana Malik Jana Malik ( ur, ; born 26 April 1974) is a Pakistani actress who appears in television serials. Jana Malik is also known as Janan or Jana. She is best known for playing the supporting character of Pashi snake-charmer in supernatural series ...

, Sonia Nazir,

Kinza Hashmi Kinza Hashmi (born 7 March 1997) is a Pakistani actress who works in Urdu television. She made her debut in 2014 with ''Adhura Milan'' as Nayab and later on appeared in several serials. Hashmi is best known for playing Rushna in Hum TV's romanti ...

and

Ali Saleem Ali Saleem (Urdu: علی سلیم), best known by his alter-ego Begum Nawazish Ali, is a Pakistani television host, actor, scriptwriter and impressionist. He became a contestant in Bigg Boss 4 in 2010. He broke into the mainstream audiences thr ...

. Umair Jaswal who played the role of a

nawab Nawab (Balochi language, Balochi: نواب; ar, نواب; bn, নবাব/নওয়াব; hi, नवाब; Punjabi language, Punjabi : ਨਵਾਬ; Persian language, Persian, Punjabi language, Punjabi , Sindhi language, Sindhi, Urd ...

alongside Meesha Shafi made his television debut. ''Mor Mahal'' is set around 200 years back in an era of

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ian and

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civilizations and it is the first fantasy-drama to be televised in

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in the last 25 years. It is also the most expensive television series of Pakistan after ''

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 ...

''. The series began from 24 April 2016 on

Geo Entertainment ''Geo Entertainment HD'' or Geo Drama is a Pakistani entertainment television channel owned by Geo Television Network was established in May 2002. Its test transmission started on 14 August 2002 on the PAS 10 digital satellite whereas on 1 Octob ...

and

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as the production of A&B Productions.

Cast

as Nawab Asif Jehan *

as Begum Sarwat Jehan *

as Surayya Jehan *

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as Kabeer *

as Akhtari *

as Shaista (Kaneez-e-Khaas) *

Shah Fahad Shah Fahad is a Pakistani theatre and television actor, writer, director. He has been a part of over 50 theatrical productions and more than 20 screen productions. He has also founded DramaEd and Pakistan Tehreek e Comedy. He generally plays my ...

as Nawab Shujaat Jehan *Sonia Nazir as Mehar Bano *

as Banki *

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as Shehzada Taimoor *Xille Huma as Kundni *

as Shola Jaan *

Suhaee Abro Suhaee Abro ( sd, سھائي ابڙو, ur, ) is a Pakistani dancer and actress. She specialises in the field of dance and is a trained classical dancer. Suhaee works in television plays, theatre, documentaries and music videos. She won best ...

as Jaana *

Mehar Bano Mehar Bano ( ur, ) is a Pakistani actress. She has played the role of Umama in social-drama ''Daagh'' for which she received a nomination for Best Actress at Lux Style Awards. She also played the roles of Batool in ARY Digital's ''Balaa'' (2018 ...

as Shehzadi Feroza *

Tahira Imam Tahira Imam is a Pakistani television and theatre actress. She appeared in television serials such as ''Sadqay Tumhare'', ''Mor Mahal'', ''Choti Si Zindagi'', ''Ghughi'' and ''Parizaad''. She also acted in a segment of A-Plus TV's morning show. F ...

as Jaana's mother * Imran. Ali as banki's friend

Production

Background and development

Umair Jaswal who made his television debut by this serial said in an interview that he is honored to be a part of the biggest Pakistani television production and sharing the screen with some of the best actors in the industry. The director, Sarmad Khoosat said that ''Mor Meahal'' can be called

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erotic of

Marketing

The first look poster of ''Mor Mahal'' was unveiled by

in February 2016. In March 2016, Geo Entertainment released the teaser of the show via

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Broadcast

The series has 40 to 45 episodes. The first episode was aired on Geo Entertainment and

on 24 April 2016. After 26-27 episodes the show started airing on Saturday 10:00 p.m as ''

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'' took place on the time slot.

International broadcast

It aired in UK on &tv UK. In

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, it was broadcast by

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and

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under the title ''قصر الطاووس''. In

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, it was dubbed in

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language and aired on

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with the name ''ตำนานรัก อาณาจักรฮาคิม'' in early 2020 and became the first Pakistani drama serial that reached to Thailand."Legend of the Hakim Kingdom" ratings for channel C. The movie warns you don't miss.
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References

External links

* * {{Geo TV Programs 2016 Pakistani television series debuts Fantasy television series Geo TV original programming Serial drama television series Television shows set in Pakistan 2016 Pakistani television series endings Urdu-language television shows Pakistani period television series