''Behadd'' (; English: ''Boundless'') is a 2013 Pakistani drama film directed by Asim Raza, produced by

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, and written by

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. The telefilm stars

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, Nadia Jamil, Sajal Ali, Nadia Afgan,

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, Adnan Jaffar and

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in pivot roles. ''Behadd'' premiered on 23 February 2013 on

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. It was also aired in India on Zindagi, premiering on 30 August 2014. ''Behadd'' reflects upon the relationship dynamics of a parent and a child, and shows how their love for one another becomes the cause of their heartache and reflects on selfless and selfish love. ''Behadd'' received a Hum Award for Best Television Film at 2nd Hum Awards.

Plot

The story revolves around Masooma, a.k.a. Mo ( Nadia Jamil), a working woman and single mother who lives with her fifteen-year-old daughter Maha ( Sajal Ali). After losing her husband in a road accident, Maha becomes Masooma's sole reason for existence; Maha grows into an introvert and is highly possessive of her mother. One day, Masooma bumps into her best friend's younger brother, Jamal Ahmad, a.k.a. Jo (

). Jamal is Masooma's childhood friend and a divorcee. He visits Masooma's house for dinner and gets along well with Maha. Masooma is surprised as Maha usually doesn't warm up quickly to people. Jo's sister, Poppy (Nausheen), asks Masooma to find a girl for Jo, as she thinks Jo is very young and should remarry. Masooma introduces Shaista ( Hira Tareen) to Jo at lunch, where Jo behaves carelessly and shows no interest in the proposal. Jo starts spending a lot of time with Masooma and Maha, the latter warming up to him even more. Jo soon realises his love for Mo, and waits for the perfect moment to propose to Masooma, leaving her shocked. She refuses as she is a single mother five years older than him. Masooma also feels that Maha will never adjust to having a new father. However, Jo asks her to reconsider her decision as he genuinely loves and respects her and considers Maha, his daughter. Masooma's friend Shafaq ( Nadia Afgan) makes her realise that she will never get a better husband than Jo. Shafaq assures her that Jo can be the father figure in Maha's life. Masooma tells Maha about Jo's proposal and tells her they need someone like Jo in their lives. He has all the qualities of a good companion and a great person. Masooma also says that she will not accept the proposal if Maha is uncomfortable. Though a little taken aback by the proposal, Maha gives her consent to the marriage. A few days later, Masooma asks Jamal to pick Maha up from school as she is busy with work. When she returns, she finds Maha screaming, seemingly due to Jamal sexually harassing her. Masooma is left guilt-ridden and heartbroken, and she breaks up with Jamal. After six months, Masooma decides to send Maha to London for higher studies, but Maha refuses to go. Maha confides in Shafaq that she framed Jamal because Masooma was falling in love with him, and she had become insecure about losing her mother. Shafaq tells Maha the importance of Jamal in their lives. Maha then leaves Shafaq's house to apologise to Jamal and tells him why she accused him. Jamal tells her that it is up to her and Masooma to decide whether she wants him in their lives. He also reveals that Masooma is aware of the truth. Jamal explains that after two weeks of the incident, Masooma saw

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footage from that day and realised that Jamal was innocent. Masooma secretly watches Maha apologise to Jamal; both mother and daughter become emotional and hug each other.

Cast

Principal Cast

as Jamal "Jo" Ahmed * Nadia Jamil as Masooma "Mo" Jamal * Sajal Ali as Maha * Nadia Afgan as Shafaq * Nasheen Masud as Popi "Po" Masood * Rahma Saleem as Fareena * Sana Javed as Laiba (Cameo) *

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as Sara * Zainab Raza as Maha's childhood * Maryam Raza as Maha's school friend

Special Appearance

as Hassan (Masooma's husband) * Adnan Jaffar as Shafaq's husband *

as Masooma's boss * Hira Tareen as Shaista (Jo's proposal)

Production

In 2013, Asim Raza announced in an interview with '' Daily Times'' that he would mark his directional debut with ''Behadd'' which will be a television film, better known as a 'telefilm' in Pakistan. He clarified that it will be "a long play with substance and will be at par with a telefilm." In mid-2013 casting of the telefilm was confirmed with the cast of

, Nadia Jamil, Sajjal Ali and Nadia Afgan in central roles, while

, Adnan Jaffar and

joined the cast for supporting roles.

Filming

Filming began on 21 April 2013 in

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. The shooting lasted a month and post-production was completed before 28 May 2013.

Music

The

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of ''Behadd'' known as the ''

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'' was given by the music band ''Kaavish.'' It was produced, written and composed by Jaffer Zaidi and Maaz Maudood while one song was taken from season two of ''

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'' sung and penned down by

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and produced by Rohail Hyatt. The background score for the film was given by

himself along with Hasil Qureshi.

Track listing

Reception

Release

The film debuted on Hum TV on 8 June 2013, at 9:10 p.m., and had a later on-airing at

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on 30 August 2014. Hum TV also held a

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premier for ''Behadd''. In April 2020,

uploaded it on its official

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channel. It is also available under

on the

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app.

Critical response

The film received praise for Asim Raza's direction,

's story and successful transmission of the story into a play, acting (particularly that of

, Nadia Jamil, Sajjal Ali and Nadia Afgan), drama, moral messages and production values. Despite strong positive reviews, there was much speculation that ''Behadd'' follows the same plot as Hasina Moin's 1980 PTV classic story ''Gudiya – (Doll)''.

Accolades

References

External links

Official website
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