Manay Na Ye Dil
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| Manay Na Ye Dil | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Samira Fazal |
| Directed by | Babar Javed |
| Starring | Faisal Qureshi Aisha Uqbah Malik Deepti Gupta Nadia Hussain Faisal Rehman |
| Theme music composer | Kunal Ganjawala |
| Opening theme | Suni Suni Raatay |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Momina Duraid |
| Production locations | Pakistan and Australia |
| Running time | 40–42 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Hum TV |
| Release | 2 September 2007 – 13 April 2008 |
Manay Na Ye Dil (lit: The heart doesn't listen) is a Pakistani television series that first aired on Hum TV in 2007 and is directed by Babar Javed.[1][2] The story is based on the emotional conflicts of four people who feel powerless to control their feelings.
Zainab, an orphan who has been raised by her aunt, has since childhood been in love with her aunt's son, Sheheryar. Sheheryar ends up in an arranged marriage with Rubab, a selfish woman and the complete opposite of what Sheheryar expects in a wife. When Rubab aborts their child, Sheheryar loses his mind and in deep depression, he becomes involved with Roshni, a prostitute. Sheheryar falls in love with Roshni, but his mother manipulates the situation in such a way that Zainab and Sheheryar get married. Sheheryar, however, does not forget his love and goes in search of Roshni. He finds that Roshni is happily married to another man in Australia and has a son now. Sheheryar does not realize that he is in fact the father of the child. An obsessed Sheheryar tries to reconcile with Roshni, and they succeed. The drama ends with both leaving together.
Cast
- Faysal Qureshi as Sheheryar
- Nadia Hussain as Rubab[3]
- Deepti Gupta as Zainab[4]
- Aisha Uqbah Malik as Roshni
- Shamim Hilaly as Roshni's mother
- Faisal Rehman as Roshni's former husband
- Ayesha Khan as Suriya
Production
Nadia Jamil was offered the female lead role but she rejected it as she didn't want to travel abroad, as the series was to be shot in Australia.[5]
Reception
Fozia Mapara of the DAWN Images praised the series for its suspenseful storyline, screenplay, production, cinematography, title song, and acting, particularly highlighting Faisal Rehman's subtle expressions and Deepti Gupta's composure but faulted for minors flaws in direction.[6]
