Saraab

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Saraab
سراب
Saraab.jpg
Official title card
GenreDrama
Psychological fiction
StarringSami Khan
Sonya Hussain
Theme music composerOST:

Background Score:
Salman Khan

Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of episodes30
Production
ProducerMoomal Shunaid
Production locationsAbottabad
Nathia Gali
Production companiesMD Productions
Moomal Entertainment
DistributorHum Network Limited
Release
Original networkHum TV
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Audio formatStereophonic sound
Original release20 August 2020 (2020-08-20) –
11 March 2021 (2021-03-11)
Chronology
Preceded byPyar Ke Sadqay
Followed byMohabbatein Chahatein
External links
Website

Saraab (Urdu: سراب‎, lit. 'Illusion') is a Pakistani pshychological drama television series broadcast on Hum TV from 20 August 2020 to 11 March 2021. It is written by Edison Idrees and produced by Moomal Entertainment.[1] It stars Sami Khan as Asfandyar and Sonya Hussain as Hoorain, Asfandyar's love interest and then wife with Schizophrenia .[2]

Plot summary[]

Hoorain is different from the people around her and lives at a distance from them. She likes her cousin Asfandyar and wants to marry him. She is ignored by her parents (as her sisters Namal and Warda are clever and sharp-minded) and lives in a separate room at upper story of the house. These factors contribute to Hoorain becoming a victim of schizophrenia. Things become complicated when she starts to act like a schizophrenic. She has hallucinations and consider everyone as her enemy. Asfandyar discovers about her disease and helps her but things become complicated and interwoven. The story is Asfandyar's struggle to help Hoorain recover from this disease.

Cast[]

  • Sami Khan as Asfandyar a.k.a. Asfand
  • Sonya Hussain[3] as Hoorain a.k.a Hoor
  • Nazish Jahangir as Namal, Hoorain's elder sister
  • Ghana Ali as Warda, Hoorain's eldest sister
  • Aurangzeb Laghari as Hoorain's father
  • Fareeda Shabbir as Hoorain's Mother
  • Sajid Shah as Asfandyar's father
  • Kinza Malik as Asfandyar's mother
  • Humaira Zahid as Warda's mother-in-law
  • Ejaz Khan as Warda's husband
  • Jahanzeb Khan as Sufiyan; Wards's brother-in-law
  • Pareezay Fatima as Huma, Asfandyar's sister
  • Shafqat Khan as Asfandyar's friend

Production[]

Earlier in 2020, it was announced that Sami Khan and Sonya Hussain are working together on a project and later it was also revealed that Hussain will play the role of a schizophrenic.[4] The first and second teaser of the show was released on the 4 August 2020.[5]

It was the fifth on-screen collaboration of Sami Khan and Sonya Hussain in lead roles after Mere Harjai, Mera Dard Bayzuban, Aisi Hai Tanhai and Ishq Zahe Naseeb.

Soundtrack[]

"Saraab"
Single by Naveed Nashad
LanguageUrdu
Released13 August 2020 (2020-08-13)
Recorded2020[6]
GenreSoundtrack
Length4:19
Composer(s)Naveed Nashad
Lyricist(s)Qamar Nashad
Producer(s)Moomal Shunaid
Momina Duraid
Music video
"Saraab" OST on YouTube

The original soundtrack of the show was released on 13 August 2020. The music was composed and sung by Naveed Nashad while lyrics were written by Qamar Nashad.

Reception[]

Despite low on ratings, it received critical acclaim due to the performances of the star.[7] Sonya Hussain's performance was highly acclaimed in the whole drama.[8] After climax episodes, the storyline indroduces melodramatic tracks to which Galaxy Lollywood wrote, "Saraab is the story of a young woman suffering from schizophrenia but unfortunately, the drama suffers from the typical saas-bahu-saazish subplots."[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Report, Desk (8 August 2020). "Why Sonya Hussyn saying autism is a symptom of schizophrenia is irresponsible". Dawn News. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  2. ^ Taj, Hunia (August 2020). "Saraab – Sonya Hussyn, Sami Khan pairs up for new drama". IncPak.
  3. ^ Haq, Irfan Ul (12 October 2020). "Sonya Hussyn has her own YouTube channel now". Images. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  4. ^ Bytes, News (25 February 2020). "Sonya Hussyn to play a schizophrenic in her next drama serial". The News International. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  5. ^ Batool, Maisooma (4 August 2020). "Teasers for Sami Khan And Sonya Hussyn's 'Saraab' Are Full Of Intrigue". Galaxy Lollywood.
  6. ^ Entertainment Pakistan (29 February 2020). "Exclusive Interview of Mere Paas Tum Ho Composer Naveed Nashad". Retrieved 2 November 2020 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ "What we want to see more of on television in 2021". Dawn Images. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Saraab Episode 7: Sonya Hussyn Gives A Stellar Performance As Hoorain". The Brown Identity. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  9. ^ Batool, Maisooma (2 January 2021). "2020 In Drama: Recapping The Year That Went By". Galaxy Lollywood. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

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