Badshah Begum (TV series)
Badshah Begum | |
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Genre | Dark Thriller |
Written by | |
Directed by | Khizer Idrees |
Starring | |
Country of origin | Pakistan |
Original languages | Urdu Sindhi (OST & Some Dialogues) |
Production | |
Executive producer | Rafay Rashdi Momina Duraid |
Producer | |
Production locations | |
Distributor | Hum Network |
Release | |
Original network | Hum TV |
Original release | March 1, 2022 present | –
Badshah Begum is a Pakistani television drama series produced by Rafay Rashdi and Momina Duraid under the banners of Rafay Rashdi Productions and MD Productions, written by and directed by Khizer Idrees. It features Zara Noor Abbas in the titular role with Farhan Saeed, Ali Rehman Khan, Yasir Hussain, Shahzad Nawaz, Komal Meer and Saman Ansari in prominent roles. The series is scheduled to air weekly on Hum TV from 1 March 2022 at 08:00 PM.
Plot[]
The drama features and exposes the dark side of the lifestyle of Sindhi Waderas and their black luxury which they obtain by suffering the common populace under their dark regime.
Cast[]
- Shahzad Nawaz as Pir Shah Alam, incumbent head of Piran Pura
- Saman Ansari as Hakim Bi, sister of Pir Shah Alam. She is the caretaker of Badshah Begum's throne until a successor is named. She however is manipulative and wants the title of Badshah Begum for herself.
- Zara Noor Abbas[1] as Jahan Ara, daughter of Pir Shah Alam and sister of Roshan Ara. The future as Badshah Begum
- Farhan Saeed as Pir Shahzaib, Pir Shah Alam's son and heir to the Piran Pura throne and stepbrother of Jahan Ara, Roshan Ara and Pir Shahmeer
- Ali Rehman Khan as Bakhtiar
- Yasir Hussain as Pir Qaiser as Pir Shah Alan Eldest brother son and Badshah Begum Nephew. The cousin of Jahan Ara, Roshan Ara, Pir Shahzaib, Pir Shahmeer and Pir Murad Cousin
- Hamza Sohail[2] as Pir Shahmeer son of Pir Shah Alam and brothers of Jahan Ara & Roshan Ara and stepbrother of Pir Shahzaib and Pir Murad
- Komal Meer as Roshan Ara, daughter of Pir Shah Alam and sister of Jahan Ara & Pir Shahmeer
- Abul Hassan as Murad, Pir Shah Alam son and stepbrother of Jahan Ara, Roshan Ara and Pir Shahmeer
- Tanya Hussain[2] as Zulekha
- Hiba Aziz as Gulnar
- Kasim Khan as Tara
- Uzma Beg as Bakhtiar's mother
- Akbar Islam as Khalifa Nawaz and Zulekha's father
Reception[]
Minutes before its launch, the serial trended at number 1 on twitter along with Zara Noor Abbas, Farhan Saeed and Yasir Hussain as well.[3] The first episode achieved decent ratings of 5.8 TRP and mixed response from audience and social media users.[4] However, critics lauded the direction and performances of the initial episode.[5]
Production[]
After making his big screen debut as producer and director, Rafay Rashdi started working on his next project in late 2017 which was written by . Saba Qamar was selected to play the titular role.[6] It was then decided to release as a web-series with other actors until early 2019 including Faysal Quraishi, Imran Ashraf, Mohsin Abbas Haider and Gohar Rasheed.[7] Qamar was then replaced by Iman Ali[8] after which the project was shelved due to some unknown reasons. In late 2021, the work on the project restarted with Farhan Saeed revealed to be a part of the project[9] and it was changed to a television series under the banner of MD Productions of Momina Duraid and Rafay Rashdi Production.[10] Zara Noor Abbas was chosen to play the titular role, earlier offered to Ali.[10][1] In early 2022, it was also announced that Yasir Hussain and Ali Rehman Khan had also joined the cast with other cast members of Saman Ansari, Shahzad Nawaz, Hamza Sohail, Komal Meer, Hiba Aziz and Abul Hassan.[10][2]
The principal photography began in Larkana in October 2021 with a spell of 90 days on the ancestral Haveli of the producer, Rashdi. After that, the filming also took place in Karachi.[11][12]
The first teaser was released on 2 February 2022[13] while the original soundtrack was released on 24 February 20222.
The series will premiere on 1 March 2022, Tuesdays with a timeslot of 08:00pm by succeeding Ibn-e-Hawwa, while Ibn-e-Hawwa will move to Saturdays, as Qissa Meherbano Ka ends.
References[]
- ^ a b Images Staff (3 February 2022). "Zara Noor Abbas has ascended to the throne — Badshah Begum's first teaser is out now". Images.
- ^ a b c "Getting to know the younger cast of Badshah Begum". Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "'Badshah Begum' has audiences on toes even before its release". Daily Times. 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Amazing or predictable?: Pakistani Twitter has mixed reviews about new drama Badshah Begum". Images. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ Ifrah Butt (2 March 2022). "Review: Badshah Begum Is Off To A Remarkable Start". Galaxy Lollywood.
- ^ NewsBytes. "Saba Qamar to star in upcoming TV play, Badshah Begum". The News International. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
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- "Faysal Qureshi will appear in 'Baadshah Begum' with Iman Ali". Daily Times. 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
- Irfan ul Haq (April 18, 2019). "Mohsin Abbas Haider joins the cast of web series Baadshah Begum". IMAGES. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- Instep Today (22 March 2019). "Pakistani web series to look forward to". The News.
- "Imran Ashraf, Iman, and Gohar to star in upcoming web series 'Badshah Begum'". Galaxy Lollywood. 2019-02-23.
- ^ Images Staff (2018-08-09). "Is Iman Ali replacing Saba Qamar in upcoming serial Badshah Begum?". Dawn. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ^ "Farhan Saeed gears up for new project Badshah Begum". Bol News. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Yasir Hussain and Zara Noor Abbas to star in upcoming drama Badshah Begum". DAWN Images. 4 January 2022.
- ^ Mohammad Kamran Jawaid (2022-02-16). "With no saas-bahu drama in sight, Badshah Begum wants to push the boundaries of television". DAWN Images. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
- ^ "Farhan Saeed, Zara Noor Abbas, Yasir Hussain to star in Badshah Begum". Cutacut. 2022-01-04. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Zara Noor Abbas takes control of the throne in 'Badshah Begum' teaser". Express Tribune. 4 February 2022.
- 2022 Pakistani television series debuts