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Kanza Wayne

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, first_aired = , last_aired = ''Numm'' ( ur, ) is a 2013 Pakistani drama serial that portrays social issues. It was directed by

, produced by Amjad Hashmi and written by

. The show stars

and Kanza Wayne. The show tells the story of strict customs and rituals of feudal times and its impact. The plot revolves around three people: Wali Bakht Khan, Mahjabeen and Neelum. It shows the effect of unwise traditions and old customs on this triangle relationship. ''Numm'' aired on 24 August 2013 worldwide by

. Ahson Talish also acted in small scenes as a male protagonist (Fawad khan) father. The theme song of drama gained popularity among fans and viewer. It received mixed reviews from the critics.

Cast

as Wali Bakht Khan, the youngest and strongest child of his family. After Khan returns from Oxford with a graduation degree, he is forced to marry with Neelum Akbar Khan. It is later revealed that he was first married to Mahjabeen who is now a servant in his household. *

as Mahjabeen : Female protagonist and first wife of his cousin and Male lead, Wali Bakht, a hopeless and quiet girl who is seemingly satisfied with her life. * Kanza Wayne as Neelum Akbar Khan : Second female protagonist and childhood fiance of Wali Bakht and later his wife, a panic and rebel character who is against her family traditions and customs. *

as Sikander Bakht: : A landlord/feudal head of a family and grandfather of male lead Wali bakht, who is a decision maker and proud family head of his breed's traditions. *

as Jahangir Bakht: : Father of male lead Wali Bakht and son of Sikander Bakht, a flashback character who actually died and just be shown in postscript scenes and drawbacks. *

as Amtul Jahangir Bakht: : Mother of Wali bakht and mentally ill widowed of Jahangir Bakht, an educated woman who is also a victim of her family customs. * Munazzah Arif as Rahat Akbar Khan: : Mother of female protagonist Neelum Akbar Khan, and widow of Akbar khan. * Nasreen Qureshi as Ammu: : Mother of Akbar khan, thus grandmother of Neelum Akbar khan. * Other cast includes, Shireen Zahid, Malik Tanveer, Sitara, Maryam Shah, Hashir, Jawad Butt, Raiz Balouch, Muhammad Agha and Ali Javed in less prominent and narrow supporting scenes.

Production

Development

The Numm Drama serial was actually planned to on-air in mid of 2012 or in early 2013, but due to cast selection and other technical issues, productions goes late.

son of Pakistani legendary actor late

Agha Talish Agha Ali Abbas Qizilbash (also known as Agha Talish, ur, ) (13 November 1923 – 19 February 1998) was a Pakistani actor who made his debut in 1947 and was mostly known and recognized in Pakistan for playing character actor or villain role ...

starts direction in late November 2012 and starts directing in early December with its assembled cast

and new up-comer and VJ, Kanza Wayne. The serial is produced by Agha Talish Productions and Q Link Productions. The serial is produced by Amjad Hashmi and co-produced by Ahson Talish's son Raza Talish and Tasneem Ahson. Ahson hired screenwriter

which starts her career as a playwright previously with Ahson's another project.

Casting

Casting of Numm includes some very highly popular starlets, including

and

with newcomer Kanza Wayne. PTV actress

who rose to her stardom in the first modern age acclaimed soap serial Landa Bazar and

Boota from Toba Tek Singh ''Boota from Toba Tek Singh'' ( ur, ) is a 1999 Pakistani drama serial. It was aired by Pakistan Television Corporation in Urdu language and had a total of 22 TV episodes. It was written by Khalil-Ur-Rehman Qamar, directed by Dilawar Malik. Th ...

selected to portray the supporting character of ''Amtul'' while Nasreen Qureshi also bags the role of ''Ammu''.

Dramatization

Ahson Talish began his direction in late December 2012 and finished it July 2013. Most of the drama was shot in

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...

and

Abbotabad Abbottabad (; Urdu, Punjabi language(HINDKO dialect) آباد, translit=aibṭabād, ) is the capital city of Abbottabad District in the Hazara region of eastern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the 40th largest city in Pakistan and fourth ...

. Numm released its promos in late July until its airing.

Original soundtrack

The

Theme song Theme music is a musical composition that is often written specifically for radio programming, television shows, video games, or films and is usually played during the title sequence, opening credits, closing credits, and in some instances at so ...

of Numm is its original soundtrack, written by

the director of serial, and composed by Muhammad Agha. The music is separately produced by Haider Hashmi and co-produced by Imran Khalil. The song is sung by talented Faiza Mujahid who rose to fame by ''Bandya Ho'' from the 2012 Critically acclaimed Pakistani movie

Khuda Kay Liye ''Khuda Kay Liye'' (also released as ''In the Name of God'' in international markets) is a 2007 Pakistani drama film directed by Shoaib Mansoor, produced by Brigadier Syed Mujtaba Tirmizi from ISPR and stars Shaan Shahid, Fawad Khan and Iman Al ...

. The lyrics were penned down by Ahson beautifully and gain a huge acclaim.

Track listing

References

External links

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