Wehshi (TV Series)

''Wehshi'' () is a 2022 Pakistani television series based on the novel of the same name by Razia Butt. It is produced by Momina Duraid under banner MD Productions and directed by Iqbal Hussain. The series stars Khushhal Khan, Komal Meer, Subhan Awan, Nadia Khan and Babar Ali in leading roles. The series revolves around a parental orphan guy, whose deprivations make him wild, as labelled by others. ''Wehshi'' broadcast on Hum TV from 29 August 2022 to 27 December 2022.

Plot

Fathers of Sobia and Asif die on the same day when the two were kids. While father of Sobia always mistreated his second daughter (for being a girl), Asif was dearly loved by his father (only son). The lives of the 2 kids takes particularly drastic turns externally as well as internally.
Asif's mother gets remarried for financial support of her son and endows herself in care of Asif's foster brother, Amir. Asif becomes a 'wehshi' due to mistreatment and absence of love by others in life, while Sobia becomes a selfish girl who knows she has to value her own life above everything else and is happier after her father's death. Amir goes abroad for higher studies. Sobia comes to hai uncle, (Majid) house as her medical college is near to Majid's home. Their, she meets Asif They find temporarily relief when they fall in love.
Asif started a job in a private company. He went to abroad for one year for office work. Meanwhile, Aamir returns from foreign after completing his study. He fell into love with Sobia. Aamir's father (Majid) wants to get his son (Aamir) marry his niece, Sobia. Majid tells Muneer to talk to Sobia's mother for their proposal. Muneera tries to resist as she wanted to marry Asif with Sobia as she knew about their relationship but couldn't. And she had to go to Sobia's home with Amir's proposal for Sobia. She talks to her mother, her mother asks Sobia. Sobia agrees for the marriage. She was already engaged to her another cousin, who is her childhood best friend as well, Tahir. Tahir was in Dubai for job with reference of his sister. She agrees because she couldn't refuse to his uncle for his son's proposal as her uncle sponsored her medical education as well as gave her the same lifestyle she always wanted for. They had nikkah ceremony, on the same day, Asif comes back suddenly. He fights with his mother but all in vain. She talks to Sobia but she didn't talk to him even. Muneera marries Asif to her niece, Sadaf, whose mother is a cancer patient. Then, on the wedding night of Sobia and Aamir, Asif comes to the room of Sobia while Aamir is outside with his friends. He tries to convince Sobia, to come with him and start a new life with him. But she disagrees. Then he takes off her bangles. She faints when her head hits the bed. Aamir went in and thought that Asif had raped her. He put his gun and went out to kill Asif but he, mistakenly, kills his mother. He gets mad. His father claims that he shot her wife and surrendered himself against police. They shifted somewhere else. Sobia's mother couldn't bear this grief and dies. Asif has no contact with anyone. Tahir and his family also cuts off with all. Sadaf and her mother also don't have any contact with anyone. The businesswomen, in whom company Asif gets job made him company's CEO, as her step children wants to take over her property. She dies. Asif gets rich. He goes to his aunt's house as Sadaf refuses to accept the monthly money, she got every month before. There, Sadaf's mother dies and Asif take Sadaf with him, his home. Meanwhile, Tahir meets Sobia. She tells him the entire story. He tries to persuade her to take divorce from Aamir and marry him. She refuses. Asif gets shot by the step son of the previous CEO when he was on the way to his factory after listening the bad news of fire in the factory. He admits to the same hospital where Sobia practices her degree. She does his surgery. Then he tries to convince her to marry him. But she disagrees. One day, Aamir is reluctant to meet Asif so that he can apologize him. Sobia agrees and calls Asif. Asif come and Amir apologises to him. Asif forgives him on Sobia's request. The next day, Amir dies. One day, she get to know by Tahir that Asif is married to his cousin. She’s upset. She asks Asif if he can divorce his wife if she agrees to marry him. He divorces her. But Sobia curses him as she destroyed his cousin's life. She marries Tahir. Sadaf is pregnant but Asif doesn't know. He is left alone, like Sadaf, in their own houses...

Cast

* Khushhal Khan as Asif (Muneera's son)
* Komal Meer as Sobia (Amir's wife)
* Subhan Awan as Amir (Majid's son)
* Nadia Khan as Muneera (Sobia's step mother-in-law, Asif's mother, and Amir's step-mother)
* Babar Ali as Majid (Amir's father, Asif's step-father, Muneera's husband, and Sobia's uncle & father-in-law)
* Shamil Khan as Najib (Sobia father)
* Komail Anam as Tahir
* Maryam Shafi as Majid & Najib's sister
* Rubina Naz
* Tahira Imam as Majid & Najib's mother

Production

On 24 July 2022, the principal photography began in Islamabad about which Nadia Khan shared a video from the set where she revealed the cast, writer and director of the series also. The first teaser of the was released on 15 August 2022.

Soundtrack

The music of the original soundtrack of the series is composed by Naveed Nashad, performed by Asrar and Warda Lodhi, and lyrics by Qamar Nashad.

References

Pakistani television dramas based on novels
2022 Pakistani television series debuts

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