Takkay ki Ayegi Baraat is a Pakistani

comedy-drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

that aired on

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from June 2011 to October 2011. The third instalment of its kind, it is a continuation of the hit ''Dolly ki Ayegi Baraat'' in the Evernew's popular storyline of

Kis Ki Ayegi Baraat ''Kis Ki Aayegi Baraat'' or ''Baraat Series'' is a Pakistani comedy television series developed by Marina Khan and Nadeem Baig for Geo Entertainment. It is loosely based on the marriage ceremonies that take place in Punjabi families in Punj ...

. The show includes most of the characters from ''Dolly ki Ayegi Baraat'', and focuses on the story of Mustaq a.k.a. Takkay and Sila's friend Sukena. ''Takkay ki Ayegi Baraat'' is written by Vasay Chaudry who had co written the previous serial as well. The character of Sila, previously played by

Sarwat Gilani Sarwat Gilani ( ur, ; born 22 December 1982) is a Pakistani model, film, television and voice actress. Film career Gilani made her movie debut in '' Jawani Phir Nahi Aani'' where she played a pregnant Pashtun woman opposite Vasay Chaudhary. ...

and

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in the first and second serials respectively, is played by

Alishba Yousuf Alishba Yousuf is a Pakistani VJ, model and actress who works in Pakistani television series and telefilms. She has appeared in supporting roles in several television series, including '' Main Abdul Qadir Hoon'' (2010), ''Takkay ki Ayegi Baraat'' ...

. This is the third time the character of Sila has been played by a different actress. And the character of Azar (played by Hassan Niazi in the previous two serials) is now played by

Ahsan Khan Ahsan Khan ( ur, احسن خان; born 1981) is a Pakistani actor, producer and TV host. He began acting in 1998. He appeared in the films ''Nikah'', '' Billi'', '' Ghar Kab Aao Gay'', ''Sultanat'', ''Ishq Khuda'', ''Dil Mera Dhadkan Teri' ...

Plot

Set around three months after Nabeel & Dolly's marriage. Sukki and Mushtaq have taken their relationship further and now have confessed to their parents to arrange their marriage. However things are not gone be as easy as they thought as sukki’s mom has kept a condition that quiet impossible for Mushtaq and his family to accept. Mustaq's legitimate education certificate. Meanwhile, Faraz is on search of someone to finance his directional debut feature film, and the only guy he finds, wants to marry Rabia's mom.Rabia’s mom and Sila try to convince Rabia to forget an event from her past. While Azar suffers from finding his job after losing his job when his boss fired him for not doing the wrong thing,Vicky needs to decide what he wants to do with his life & what are his feelings for Laila. In the end everything goes well and Mushtaq and Sukki are married happily.

Cast

Ali Safina Ali Safina (born 18 December 1983) is a Pakistani actor. He has starred in sitcoms such as ''Takkay Ki Ayegi Baraat'' and in 2015 made his film debut with ''Jalaibee.'' Personal life Ali Safina was born in Multan, Pakistan then he moved to Om ...

as Mushtaq mela(Taka) *

Uroosa Siddiqui Uroosa Siddiqui is a Pakistani television actress and comedian. She is best known for her role as Sukhi in ''Baraat'' series and got her first leading role in 3rd season of ''Baraat'' series ''Takkay Ki Ayegi Baraat''. Her Other notable works incl ...

as Sukaina mela (Sukhi) *

Bushra Ansari Bushra Iqbal Ansari is a Pakistani actress, comedian, singer and playwright who started her career as a child performer in the 1950s. Ansari won numerous awards during her career, including the Presidential Pride of Performance Award in 1989 fo ...

as Saima Chaudhry * Saba Hameed as Rabia Ahmed *

Samina Ahmad Samina Ahmad is a Pakistani film and television actress, stage performer, producer and director. She is a veteran television actress with over 50 years of work experience in the Urdu entertainment industry. Ahmad performed for many of PTV's ma ...

as Mehr Un Nisa *

Javed Sheikh Jawed Sheikh (also spelled Javaid and Javed; born 8 October 1954) is a Pakistani actor, film director and producer who works in Lollywood and Bollywood. He is best known for working in the Hindi films ''Om Shanti Om'', '' My Name Is Anthony Gon ...

as Faraz ahmad *

Shehryar Zaidi Shehryar Zaidi is a veteran Pakistani television actor. He is known for his acting for PTV Home and other networks tv dramas. Career He has appeared in a variety of television dramas and musical shows. He has worked with some big names of Paki ...

as Chaudhry Nazeer Ahmed *

as Azar Chaudry *

as Sila Chaudry *

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as Mushtaq's mother *

Sana Askari Sana Askari ( ur, ; born 23 April 1988) is a Pakistani model and actress. She is known for portraying the character of Laila in '' Baraat Series''. Early life Askari grew up in America and attended Beaconhouse School. She graduated from NAPA ...

as Laila *

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as Dolly * Bindiya as Sukaina's mother * Raheel Butt as Nabeel * Manzoor Qureshi as Khalid Bhanji *

Azra Mohyeddin Azra Mohyeddin (born 1970) is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas ''Tum Kon Piya'', ''Do Qadam Door Thay'', ''Yeh Raha Dil'', ''Sanwari'', ''Fasiq'' and '' Mohabbat Daagh Ki Soorat''. Early life Azra was born in 1970 in Lah ...

as Mehr's friend *

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as Vicky Chaudry *

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as Dr Fariha Hashim

Location

The current series have been shot in

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Faisalabad Faisalabad (; Punjabi/ ur, , ; ), formerly known as Lyallpur ( Punjabi, Urdu: لائل پور), named after the founder of the city, but was renamed in 1977 in honour of late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. It is the 3rd largest city of Pak ...

in accordance with the previous series. A preview of the Karachi Fashion Week was also shown in the first episode.

Soundtrack

The title song was sung by

Shazia Manzoor Shazia Manzoor (Punjabi, ur, ) is a Pakistani playback and folk singer. She is known for her song, "''Chann Meray Makhna''". Early life and career Shazia Manzoor was born in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. She first started singing by perform ...

& Raju from the band Rhythm And Bhangra (RNB) & four promotional videos was advertised on GEO. The song titled Chan Makhna is said to be medley of Shazia's popular song Chan Makhna & Wari Warsi (another popular song that has been sung in many version across India & Pakistan). The promotional video featured the complete cast of the drama except Manzoor Qureshi. The complete song was featured in Episode 16 of the serial & featured special appearance from

Reema Khan Reema Khan ( ur, ) born Sameena Khan ( ur, ), known mononymously as Reema, is a Pakistani television host and former stage dancer, Lollywood film actress, director and producer. Khan was one of the leading film actresses in Pakistan during 1 ...

to promote her film

Love Mein Ghum ''Love Mein Ghum'' (; , earlier titled ''Kitni Haseen Hai Zindagi'') is a 2011 Pakistani Urdu language romance/ musical film, directed and produced by Reema Khan. It stars Moammar Rana, Khan herself, Nabeel Khan and Araida. The first part of ...

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also appeared for a guest appearance in the song.

Reception

Takkay ki ayegi baraat received more 18,000 likes on

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& received a rating of 4.5/5 from TVKahani.com which praised the acting of Manzoor Qureshi & Bushra Ansari, but criticized a weaker plot as compared to Dolly ki ayegi baraat & the low limelight bestowed upon characters like Dolly, Azar, Sila, & Rabia, in the next season this problem was improved, because of Immense popularity the whole series was also aired in

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on channel

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Sequel

TV Kahani stated that due to the highest ratings achieved by ''Takkay Ki Ayegi Baraat'' on GEO, EVERNEW has also made a sequel ''

Annie Ki Ayegi Baraat ''Annie Ki Ayegi Baraat'' is a 2012 Pakistani drama serial of the Kis Ki Aayegi Baraat franchise on Geo TV. It is directed by Marina Khan and Nadeem Beyg and written by Vasay Chaudhry. The drama had an ensemble cast consisting of Bushra Ansa ...

'' which has weddings of Laila with Vikky, Nani with Khalid Bhanji and Annie with Mikaal.

Awards and nominations

* 11th Lux Style Awards-Best TV Actor - Satellite-

-Nominated * 11th Lux Style Awards-Best TV Play - Satellite-Nominated

References

{{Geo TV Programs Pakistani television series Comedy-drama television series Geo TV original programming 2011 Pakistani television series debuts Pakistani drama television series Urdu-language television shows Zee Zindagi original programming