Ishq E Laa
| Ishq E Laa | |
|---|---|
 Title poster | |
| Genre | Romantic, Social |
| Written by | Qaisra Hayat |
| Directed by | Amin Iqbal |
| Starring |
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| Theme music composer | Azaan Sami Khan |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 21 as of 17 March 2022 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Momina Duraid |
| Running time | 35-40 minutes |
| Production company | MD Productions |
| Distributor | Hum Network |
| Release | |
| Original network | Hum TV |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereophonic |
| Original release | 21 October 2021 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Ishq-e-Laa (Urdu: عشقِ لا, lit. 'Inevitable Love') is a Pakistani television drama series produced by Momina Duraid under her banner productions. Written by Qaisra Hayat, directed by Amin Iqbal, the series features Yumna Zaidi, Sajal Aly and Azaan Sami Khan making his acting debut in lead roles.[1][2][3]
Plot[]
The plot revolves around three principal characters: Shanaya, Azlan, and Azka.
Shanaya is a dedicated and courageous television journalist who loves what she does for a living. As a staunch human rights activist, she often undertakes potentially dangerous assignments to uncover social issues. She is in love with her childhood friend, Azlan, a self-assertive and hardworking businessman. Although the two of them are inseparable and have been best friends for years, he does not reciprocate her feelings.
When a disheartened Shanaya begins to consider a marriage proposal from another man, Azlan realizes that he cannot afford to lose his best friend. He proposes to her and they get married, much to the delight of their respective families. Although the newlyweds have a strong relationship, his inability to understand her passion for social work begins to fracture their marriage.
Azka is an ambitious student who aspires to be a doctor. She constantly receives unwanted attention from Abid, a young man with questionable morals and ethics. Due to misunderstandings created by Azka's spiteful sister-in-law, Azka is almost married off to Abid. However, her sister-in-law eventually comes to her senses and calls off the wedding.
A businessman's son kills Sultan(Azka's brother). Shanaya helps Sultan's family to fight against the Businessman Arbab Haroon. In later turns and events Arbab Haroon kills Shanaya to protect his son, taking away all the evidences against his son. This tragedy shatters Azlan and he remains numb and lost for long time. His parents helps him realise the fact and move on. Later on Azlan goes on to bring justice to his wife. Meanwhile Azlan also fulfills the promise made by his wife(Shanaya) to fund Azka's Medical College expenses.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Yumna Zaidi as Dr. Azka Rehman
- Azaan Sami Khan as Azlan Ahmed
Recurring[]
- Uzma Hassan as Kanwal Sultan; Sultan's wife
- Ahmad Taha Ghani as Zain Ahmed; Azka's class fellow
- Ghazala Kaifee as Sitwat; Azlan's mother
- Usman Peerzada as Ghiyas Ahmad; Azlan's father
- Seemi Raheel as Khadija; Azka's mother
- Adnan Samad Khan as Abid Ali; Kanwal's cousin
- Nargis Rasheed as Nusrat; Abid's mother and Kanwal's aunt
- Laila Wasti as Shireen; Shanaya's mother
- Nadeem Baig as Prof. Rehman
- Moazzam Ali Khan[4] as Arbab Haroon; a manipulative politician
- Samia Butt as Zunaira; Zain's sister
- Khalid Butt as Zain's father
- Shaista Jabeen as Zain's mother
Former[]
- Sajal Aly as Shanaya Ahmad: (A journalist) Azlan's wife
- Sohail Sameer as Sultan; Azka's brother
- Laila Zuberi as Mehnaz; Shireen's friend and Fahad's mother
- Arslan Asad Butt as Fahad; Mahnaz's son
Soundtrack[]
The official soundtrack of the series was performed by Azaan Sami Khan who also composed the music while lyrics were written by Asim Raza.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sathiya" | Azaan Sami Khan[5] | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Ibadat" | Azaan Sami Khan[6] | 3:03 |
Reception[]
Television ratings[]
| Ep# | Date | TRP(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 October 2021 | 5.5[7] |
| 2 | 28 October 2021 | 5.1[8] |
| 4 | 18 November 2021 | 6.7[9] |
| 6 | 2 December 2021 | 7.2[10] |
| 9 | 23 December 2021 | 7.0[11] |
| 10 | 30 December 2021 | 7.0[12] |
| 12 | 13 January 2022 | 8.1[13] |
| 13 | 20 January 2022 | 7.0[14] |
| 14 | 27 January 2022 | 6.0[15] |
| 15 | 3 February 2022 | 6.4[16] |
References[]
- ^ "Ishq e Laa off to a slow start with episode 1". Cutacut. 22 October 2021.
- ^ Staff, Images (September 25, 2021). "The first teasers for Sajal Aly, Azaan Sami Khan and Yumna Zaidi's Ishq e Laa are out". Images.
- ^ "Azaan Sami Khan debuts with 'Ishq-e-Laa' alongside Sajal and Yumna". September 27, 2021.
- ^ "Do you know which actor of Pakistan's showbiz industry is great-grandson of Liaquat Ali Khan?". The News. 1 January 2020.
- ^ Maria Shirazi (24 October 2021). "Standout drama OSTs that we can't get enough of". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Ibadat - Ishq-e-Laa - New Lyrical OST - HUM TV". 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-02-03 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Promising Beginning". 29 October 2021.
- ^ {{cite web|date=2021-09-06|url=https://www.instagram.com/mominaduraidproductions
- ^ "An Outclass Performer!". 2021-09-06. Retrieved 2021-11-19 – via instagram.
- ^ "Trwat To Watch!". 3 December 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "An Ultimate Hit!". 24 December 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022 – via instagram.
- ^ "A Consistent Leader!". 31 December 2021 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Persistent Leader!". Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Truly A Masterpiece (Ishq e Laa Episode 13 ratings)". January 22, 2022.
- ^ "Truly A Masterpiece!". 28 January 2022 – via instagram.
- ^ "Persistent Leader!". 6 February 2022.
- Pakistani drama television series
- Television series by MD Productions
- 2021 Pakistani television series debuts