Jeeto Pakistan League

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Jeeto Pakistan League
Jeeto Pakistan League.jpg
GenreSports
Directed byAsif Khan
Khurram Farid
Presented byFahad Mustafa
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes57
Production
ProducersSalman Iqbal
Jeerjes Seja
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time120 minutes approx
Release
Original networkARY Digital
Picture format576i
HDTV 1080i
Original release25 April 2020 (2020-04-25) –
12 May 2021 (2021-05-12)

Jeeto Pakistan League (JPL) is a Pakistani Ramadan special sports reality television show where celebrities are seen competing with each other in an indoor game format. It's a "league"-based format of Jeeto Pakistan Presented by Fahad Mustafa, it started airing from Ramadan 2020 on ARY Digital.[1][2][3]

Format[]

A "league"-based format where teams representing six major cities Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Multan, Quetta and Peshawar would compete against each other, with each team led by a notable celebrity. Each episode also features guest celebrities supporting there favourite teams and new contestants would be drawn for each episode while maintaining social distancing due to COVID-19, and the top two teams with most points would qualify for a final play-off. Members of the public would be able to participate in the show through live calls.

Teams[]

The show consists of six teams competing for grand prize.[4]

Season Episode Year Islamabad Dragons Karachi Lions Lahore Falcons Multan Tigers Peshawar Stallions Quetta Knights
Season 1
28
 2020 Sana Javed Humayun Saeed Adnan Siddiqui N/A Shaista Lodhi Sarfaraz Ahmed
Season 2
29
 2021 Shoaib Malik Aijaz Aslam

Seasons[]

Production[]

In the Ramadan season of 2020, the show's format was changed in light of the coronavirus pandemic and the studio audience was eliminated. Instead, a "league"-based format was introduced where teams representing five major cities would compete against each other, with each team led by a notable celebrity. New contestants would be drawn for each episode while maintaining social distancing, and the top two teams with most points would qualify for a final play-off. Members of the public would be able to participate in the show through live calls.[5]

In 2021, 6th team was announced as Multan Tigers for the city Multan. Shoaib Malik was selected as a captain of Multan Tigers team. Ejaz Aslam was replaced by Sarfraz Ahmed as the captain of Quetta Knights team as Sarfraz Ahmed was busy in Pakistan vs South Africa ODI series.[6]

Controversy[]

In 2020, Few days after the show started on-air, the video of Siddiqui goes viral where he was seen misbehaving with rival team captain Sarfaraz Ahmed. Many people and celebrities criticized Siddiqui and called the act disrespectful.[7] In the later episode, Siddiqui apologises to Ahmed and his fans saying he didn't mean it. Following his apology both Ahmed and Mustafa told him it's all good and no apologies were required to begin with.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Rehman, Maliha (2020-04-16). "A corona compliant Jeeto Pakistan Super League is coming soon". DAWN. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  2. ^ "Adnan Siddiqui apologises for his behaviour". Daily Times. 2020-05-10. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  3. ^ "The biggest game show of Pakistan is becoming a fantasy league". The Nation. 2020-05-12. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  4. ^ "Jeeto Pakistan Super League is Coming Soon". Research Snipers. 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  5. ^ Rehman, Maliha (17 April 2020). "A corona compliant Jeeto Pakistan Super League is coming soon". Dawn. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  6. ^ Ahmed, Sarfraz (4 April 2021). "Sarfaraz may be included in final XI against SA in ODI series". Pakobserver. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Twitter cancels Adnan Siddiqui for mocking Sarfaraz Ahmed's speech impairment". The Express Tribune.
  8. ^ "Adnan Siddiqui apologises to Sarfaraz Ahmed, fans for 'insensitive remarks". The Express Tribune.
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