''Yeh Dil Mera'' () is a 2019
Pakistani romantic thriller television series that premiered on
Hum TV
Hum TV is a 24-hour Urdu General Entertainment TV channel based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded by Sultana Siddiqui and Duraid Qureshi. It is owned by Hum Network Limited and traded on Pakistan Stock Exchange as (HUMNL).
Hum Network Limi ...
on 30 October 2019. It is produced by
Momina Duraid
Momina Duraid ( ur, ) is a Pakistani director and producer. She is a senior producer and creative head of television network Hum TV and CEO of her own production company MD Productions. She has produced and created several series including '' ...
under her banner
MD Productions
MD Productions is a Pakistani television and film production company based in Karachi, Pakistan. It is founded by Momina Duraid and Duraid Qureshi, son of Sultana Siddiqui.
History
The company has produced television serials such as ''Zindagi Gu ...
. The serial stars
Ahad Raza Mir
Ahad Raza Mir ( ur, ; born 29 September 1993) is a Pakistani actor who appears in Urdu television series. He has established a career in Pakistan and is the recipient of several awards including Lux Style Awards.
Mir earned recognition with ...
,
Sajal Aly
Sajal Aly (; born 17 January 1994) is a Pakistani actress noted for playing a variety of characters in a range of serials—from contemporary social to romantic dramas.
Career
Sajal's first appearance on screen was a minor role in one episode ...
and
Adnan Siddiqui
Adnan Siddiqui ( ur, ) (born 23 October 1969) is a Pakistani actor, producer and model who has worked in Lollywood and Hollywood and also made his debut in Bollywood with the Hindi film '' Mom'' (2017). He also has his own production house, '' ...
.
The drama serial was quite popular for its thrilling and interesting storyline.
Plot
Aina (
Sajal Aly
Sajal Aly (; born 17 January 1994) is a Pakistani actress noted for playing a variety of characters in a range of serials—from contemporary social to romantic dramas.
Career
Sajal's first appearance on screen was a minor role in one episode ...
) is the only daughter of a powerful business tycoon, Mir Farooq Zaman (
Adnan Siddiqui
Adnan Siddiqui ( ur, ) (born 23 October 1969) is a Pakistani actor, producer and model who has worked in Lollywood and Hollywood and also made his debut in Bollywood with the Hindi film '' Mom'' (2017). He also has his own production house, '' ...
). She is a chemical engineering student, and intends to complete her internship from AK oil industry, named after its CEO Aman-Ullah Khan (
Ahad Raza Mir
Ahad Raza Mir ( ur, ; born 29 September 1993) is a Pakistani actor who appears in Urdu television series. He has established a career in Pakistan and is the recipient of several awards including Lux Style Awards.
Mir earned recognition with ...
)
After various interactions, Aman through his charming personality wins over Aina’s heart and proposes her for marriage. Aman cancels the marriage, a few days before the function and flies to UK, only to later come back and marry her, after she begs for it.
Aina’s life takes a downturn after marriage, as Aman becomes hostile towards her. She starts to look for answers and ends finding up about Aman’s traumatic childhood, in which his parents and sister were murdered by her father. Their relationship is all but over after Aman blames Mir Farooq to be the murderer.
They both travel to Daryabagh, where Aman’s parents were allegedly murdered. Though together, they both now have different objectives, for Aina, to prove her father’s innocence, whereas for Aman to avenge the death of his parents and sister.
Cast
*
Ahad Raza Mir
Ahad Raza Mir ( ur, ; born 29 September 1993) is a Pakistani actor who appears in Urdu television series. He has established a career in Pakistan and is the recipient of several awards including Lux Style Awards.
Mir earned recognition with ...
as Amaanullah Khan
*
Sajal Aly
Sajal Aly (; born 17 January 1994) is a Pakistani actress noted for playing a variety of characters in a range of serials—from contemporary social to romantic dramas.
Career
Sajal's first appearance on screen was a minor role in one episode ...
as Noor-ul-Ain Zaman
*
Adnan Siddiqui
Adnan Siddiqui ( ur, ) (born 23 October 1969) is a Pakistani actor, producer and model who has worked in Lollywood and Hollywood and also made his debut in Bollywood with the Hindi film '' Mom'' (2017). He also has his own production house, '' ...
as Mir Farooq Zaman
*
Paras Masroor
Paras Masroor is a Pakistani theatre and television actor. Starting his career as a theatre actor, he moved on to television. He has played the role of Torah Khan in Momina Duraid's '' Sang-e-Mar Mar'' (2016) for which he received Hum Award for Be ...
as Ali Bakhsh
*
Zarnish Khan
Zarnish Khan is a Pakistani television actress. She is known for her appearance in Urdu television serials. Khan has played a role of Alizeh in '' Susraal Mera'' (2015) for which she received Hum Award for Best Soap Actress. Later she played ...
as Humaira
*
Mira Sethi
Mira Sethi (born January 12, 1987) is a Pakistani actress and writer. The daughter of journalists Najam Sethi and Jugnu Mohsin, she attended Lahore Grammar School and Cheltenham Ladies' College then graduated from Wellesley College in 2010; she ...
as Neelofer Farooq
*
Farhan Ali Agha
Farhan Ally Agha ( ur, ; also spelled Farhan Ali Agha) is a Pakistani politician, film, television and voice actor who appears in Urdu television serials and films. He has dubbed the voice of Commander Safeguard in an animated series, Comman ...
as Ghauri
*
Mariam Mirza
Mariam Mirza is a Pakistani television actress, beautician and former banker. She is known for her role as Nasreen (Zubia's mother) in '' Khamoshi'' which ranked among the highest rated Urdu drama serials of 2017. She is also known for her role as ...
as Mrs. Ghauri
*
Rabia Butt
Rabia Butt (born Rabia Rashid, 26 February 1990), is a Pakistani supermodel, and actress. She has been the face of many leading brands in Pakistan, including Khaadi, Élan and Sapphire. She has won two Lux Style Awards and a BCW award for her ...
as Sahira
* Natasha Hussain as Farhana
*Adnan Tariq Qureshi as Ubaidullah
*Yahya Ahmad as Ibrahim
*
Naima Khan
Naima Khan is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas ''Tum Mere Kya Ho'', '' Saya-e-Dewar Bhi Nahi'', ''Shehnai'', ''Yaqeen Ka Safar'' and '' Yeh Dil Mera''.
Early life
Naima was born in 1972 on October 26th in Lahore. She com ...
as Nargis Bua
*
Syed Mohammad Ahmed
Syed Mohammad Ahmed credited as Mohammad Ahmed is a Pakistani screenwriter, lyricist, actor, and director. He is best known for ''Mystery Theater'', ''Badtameez'', '' Tum Se Kehna tha'', ''Shaista Shaista'', ''Azar Ki Ayegi Baraat'', '' Annie Ki ...
as Dr.Arsalan
*Musa as Maani/Amanullah (young)
Music
Shiraz Uppal
Shiraz Uppal ( ur, شیراز اپل; born 29 January 1975) is a Pakistani singer, songwriter and music producer.
His popular songs are “Tu Kuja Man Kuja”, “Tera Te Mera”, "Raanjhanaa",“Mann Ja Ve”, “Roya Re”, Rabba", “Saiyan ...
sung and composed the song ''Yeh dil mera'' while the lyrics were written by Shakeel Sohail.The other soundtrack ''Tip Tip'' was sung by
Sajal Aly
Sajal Aly (; born 17 January 1994) is a Pakistani actress noted for playing a variety of characters in a range of serials—from contemporary social to romantic dramas.
Career
Sajal's first appearance on screen was a minor role in one episode ...
, who plays protagonist in the serial and Naveed Nashad and was composed by Nashad also. The lyrics of the ''Tip Tip'' were written by
Aehsun Talish
Aehsun Talish ( ur, ) is a Pakistani television director, producer, and actor. He has worked in many successful television dramas. Ahson made himself as a well-known television director by directing a number of hit serials, such as ''Deewana (TV ...
.
Production
The show was earlier titled ''Mujhay Vida Kar'' but later changed.
The writer,
Farhat Ishtiaq
Farhat Ishtiaq ( ur, ) (born June 23, 1980), is a Pakistani writer, author and screenwriter. She is best known for her romantic novels ''Humsafar'', ''Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu'', '' Diyar-e-Dil'', ''Dil se Nikle Hain jo Lafz'' and ''Woh Jo Qarz Rakh ...
said that ''Yeh Dil Mera'' was supposed to be a novel; 300 pages in she faced a writer’s block so she left it incomplete. In 2017, she intended to finish the novel alongside the drama adaptation but scared of the comparison, she decided to leave the novel for later.
The production location of the serial ''Darya Baagh'' is a fictional place, the shooting was actually done in
Shogran
Shogran ( ur, ) is a hill station situated on a plateau in the Kaghan Valley, northern Pakistan at a height of above sea level. It is located in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Shogran is located away from Balakot
Balakot (; ur, ...
, situated between
Kaghan valley
The Kaghan Valley ( ur, ) is an alpine valley located in the Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The valley covers a distance of across northern Pakistan, rising from its lowest elevation of to its highest point at the Babusar ...
and
Neelum Valley.
Reception
Critical reception
The serial received positive reviews for its haunting theme and performances of the lead couple.
A reviewer from ''
Daily Times'' lauded the story of the serial stating, "It wasn’t only mysterious but also a show that heavily focuses on the theme of Mental Health, a subject that is spoken very briefly about and sometimes also ignored."
Controversy
After the release of teasers of the show, the show was heavily criticised for the publicity of sexual harassment in the work place as a romantic genre, to which
Farhat Ishtiaq
Farhat Ishtiaq ( ur, ) (born June 23, 1980), is a Pakistani writer, author and screenwriter. She is best known for her romantic novels ''Humsafar'', ''Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu'', '' Diyar-e-Dil'', ''Dil se Nikle Hain jo Lafz'' and ''Woh Jo Qarz Rakh ...
replied that by watching the teaser of just 30 seconds, the whole story of the show cannot be predicted. Viewers will see that why she (Aina) went for the job interview with such a heavy makeup. It may be that both characters know each other already.
Accolades
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, tt11155074
Official website
Hum TV original programming
2019 Pakistani television series debuts
2020 Pakistani television series endings
Urdu-language television shows