Deewar-e-Shab

Deewar-e-Shab
Genre	Romance Period drama
Based on	Deewar-e-Shab by Aliya Bukhari
Written by	Aliya Bukhari
Directed by	Iqbal Hussain
Starring	Nausheen Shah Sarah Khan Shehzad Sheikh Zainab Qayyum Tara Mahmood Kinza Hashmi
Narrated by	Iqbal Hussain
Theme music composer	Sahir Ali Bagga Sohail Haider
Opening theme	"Kya Hai Ishq" Singer(s) Sahir Ali Bagga & Manwa Sisters Lyrics by Imam Raza
Ending theme	"Dewaar e Shab" Singer Beena Khan Lyrics by Sabir Zafar
Composer	Sahir Ali Bagga
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	40
Production
Executive producer	Momina Duraid
Production locations	Wazirabad Lahore
Cinematography	Muhammad Aqeel Hasnain Deswali
Editor	Sheraz Fayyaz
Running time	approx. 43-45 minutes
Production company	MD Productions
Distributor	Hum Network Limited
Release
Original network	Hum TV
Picture format	PAL (576i) HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Stereophonic sound
Original release	8 June 2019 (2019-06-08) – 21 March 2020 (2020-03-21)
External links
Website

Deewar-e-Shab (Urdu: دیوار شب‎, lit. 'Wall of Night') is a 2019 Pakistani historical drama television series created and produced by Momina Duraid of MD Productions, and directed by Iqbal Hussain.^[1] It is the dramatization of the novel of the same name by Aliya Bukhari. The series has Nausheen Shah, Sarah Khan, Shehzad Sheikh, Shehroz Sabzwari Bushra Ansari, Asma Abbas, Kinza Hashmi, Anmol Baloch, Hira Soomro and Osama Tahir as leading actors while Zara Noor Abbas, Iqbal Ansari and Mohsin Abbas Haider also has an extended cameo appearance.^[2][3] The series premiered from 8 June 2019 to 21 March 2020 on Hum TV.^[4][5][6][7]

Plot[]

Set in the early '90s when courtesans or Tawaifs are portrayed as classy women with etiquette but whom do not get involved in sexual activities. Sitara Jahan (Bushra Ansari) is well versed in the art of classical singing, music, and dance. She wants her daughters Feroza (Zara Noor Abbas) and Nagina (Nausheen Shah) to entertain her clients by singing and performing Mujra. Sitara wants to carry forward her family legacy with pride and doesn't view her craft in a negative light.

Nagina's life takes turn when Feroza runs away from Sitara Mahal; she eventually realizes that her family is falling apart and takes over Feroza's responsibilities to the best of her capabilities. Nagina has an extreme love-hate relationship with Faiz Ali (Mohsin Abbas Haider); a craftsman who is part of the family. Sitara Jahan especially takes care of him as he has no one in life. Faiz loves Nagina and on the contrary, Nagina hates him. As the story progress, Sitara forces Nagina to marry Faiz and she falls in love with him post-marriage. Later, she gives birth to her daughters Sandal (Hira Soomro) and Geeti-Aara (Sarah Khan) which returns Sitara Mehal's life to some happiness but it doesn't last for long. Faiz Ali passes away after the birth of his daughters leaving Nagina widowed and their daughters father-less.

Nagina is the driving force of Deewar-e-Shab; her journey goes through a transition with the next generation, her twin daughters, Sandal and Geeti-Aara.

Cast[]

• Shahzad Sheikh^[5] as Salar; Geti Ara's husband, Step-son of Zartaj
• Sarah Khan as Geti Ara; Nagina's daughter, Sitara Jahan's granddaughter, Sandal's twin sister
• Bushra Ansari as Sitara Jahan
• Asma Abbas^[2] as Dildar Begum
• Kinza Hashmi^[8] as Joya Izhaar
• Anmol Balouch as Rabiya Islam
• Zainab Qayyum as Gul Naaz as Dildar's daughter
• Shahroz Sabzwari^[5] as Khayyam Yousuf; Feroza's son & Sitara Jahan's grandson
• Hira Soomro as Sandal; Nagina's daughter, Sitara Jahan's granddaughter, Geti Ara's twin sister
• Saima Qureshi as Shaista
• Hammad Shoaib as Nabeel
• Osama Tahir^[9] as Maaz Islam
• Tara Mahmood as Shaama
• Mariam Mirza^[10] as Sameera Kamal, Yousuf's second wife
• Syed Mohammad Ahmed as Ustaad Faraghat Baig
• as Gul
• Ayesha Toor as Zubia
• Zara Noor Abbas as Feroza Jahan^[2] Yousuf's first wife, Khayyam's mother, Sitara's younger daughter (Episode 1–4)
• Nausheen Shah^[3] as Nagina; Sitara Jahan's daughter
• Mohsin Abbas Haider as Faiz Ali^[3] (Episode 1–5)
• Saife Hassan as Afsar
• Iqbal Hussain as Baali
• Kamran Jilani as Islam
• Saleem Mairaj as Izhaar
• Shaheen Khan as Shakra
• Faiq Khan as Salman Izhaar
• Ayesha Rajput
• Sarah Elahi as Almas
• Shamayel Tareen as Zartaj
• Raja Haider as Yousuf
• Akbar Khan
• Zeeshan Khan
• Sajid Shah
• Talat Shah
• Sabiha Hashmi as Izhaar and Islam's mother

Music[]

Deewar-e-Shab OST
Soundtrack album by Sahir Ali Bagga & Manwa Sisters
Released	20 June 2019 (2019-06-20)
Recorded	2019
Genre	Television soundtrack
Length	(2:21)
Language	Urdu
Label	M.D Productions
Producer	Momina Duraid
External media Audio "Deewar e Shab" on SoundCloud Video "Deewar-e-Shab" OST on YouTube

The original soundtrack of the serial Kya Hai Ishq was composed by Sahir Ali Bagga while the lyrics were penned by Imran Raza.

The OST was performed by Sahir Ali Bagga along with Manwa sister.

The opening theme of the serial Deewar-e-Shab Ke Paar Hai Hum was performed by Beena Khan while lyrics were written by Sabir Zafar.

Track listing[]

Reception[]

Initially, the show received positive reviews from the critics^[11] and received well ratings as well. Having 2.4 TRPs of first episode, 5.9 TRPs of fifth episode,^[12] 5.4 TRPs of eighth episode, it gained good ratings consistently.

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