''Shayad'' (; ) is a 2017 Pakistani drama serial directed by

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director Syed Ali Raza Usama, produced by

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and written by Faiza Iftikhar, based on her novel of same name. The drama stars

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and

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in lead roles, and premiered on 4 November 2017 on

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. It was the second serial of singer turned actor

after ''Moray Saiyaan''.

Synopsis

There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness. Sometime in life, an unusual situation happens, where a younger boy falls in a love of a girl who is older than him. Drama serial "''Shayad''" depicts the story of a one sided lover Saad, who has developed some feelings for Umm-e-Hani. She is an orphan girl and lives with Saad and his parents. Umm-e-Hani has lost the shelter of parents in earlier age, and she is always in search of secure hands, a responsible man who can help in overcoming her insecurities and fulfilled her wishes which she wasn't able to convert into reality. She always considers Saad as an emotional, immature and boyish person and one day she finally meets a strong, influential and a man of her dream, Salaar. Unfortunately not every beast is kind towards beauty, and Umm-e-Hani's sensible and long term decision takes her into a new trouble. Will Saad's craziness and unconditional love towards Umm-e-Hani help him in finding her again in life?

Cast

as Saad *

as Umm-e-Hani (Hani) *

as Salaar * Munazzah Arif as Naila *Mohsin Gilani as Rizwan *

Irfan Khoosat Irfan Khoosat ( Punjabi, ur, ) (born 9 June 1946) is a Pakistani actor, producer and a well-known comedian. He is famous for his comic role as ''Hawaldar Karamdad'' in the TV series Andhera Ujala (1984-1985) in which he portrayed a simpleton ...

as Dada *

Azra Aftab Azra Aftab is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas '' Dhuwan'', ''Manzil'', '' Laag'', '' Dasht'' and '' Madiha Maliha''. Early life Azra was born in 1958 on November 23 in Karachi, Pakistan. She joined the industry in 1990. ...

as Saalar Mother *Haseeb Khan as Aslam *Hareeb Farooque as Junaid *Sofia Ahmed as Mahparha *Farhana Maqsood as Salma *

Kinza Razzak Kinza Razzak is a Pakistani television actress and model. She has appeared in several television serials, telefilms and advertisements. She is better known for her role as Taniya in ''Shayad ''Shayad'' (; ) is a 2017 Pakistani drama serial ...

as Taniya *Wasim Haider as Sheharyar *Saba Shahid as Anila *Ali Mirza as Shoaib *Samina Butt as Khala Batool

Soundtrack

The

original soundtrack A soundtrack is recorded music accompanying and synchronised to the images of a motion picture, drama, book, television program, radio program, or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of ...

of Shayad is composed by Syed Adeel Ali while the lyrics are provided by Ayub Khawar. The vocals are by

who is also the second lead actor of this drama serial. Th
song
is available on

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References

Pakistani drama television series Urdu-language television shows 2017 Pakistani television series debuts 2018 Pakistani television series endings Pakistani television dramas based on novels {{Pakistan-tv-stub