''Diyar-e-Dil'' ( ; ) (also known as ''Dayar-e-Dil'') is a Pakistani television
drama serial
A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio and television), serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term ''soap opera'' originat ...
, that originally aired on
Hum TV
Hum TV HD is a 24-hour Urdu general entertainment TV channel based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded by Sultana Siddiqui and Duraid Qureshi. It is owned by Hum Network Limited and traded on the Pakistan Stock Exchange as (HUMNL).
Hum Net ...
from 17 March 2015 to 27 October 2015, in
33 episodes.
''Diyar-e-Dil'' follows the lives of a dysfunctional family led by
Agha Jaan and his grandchildren,
Wali
The term ''wali'' is most commonly used by Muslims to refer to a saint, or literally a "friend of God".John Renard, ''Friends of God: Islamic Images of Piety, Commitment, and Servanthood'' (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2008); John ...
and
Faarah. The story is told in a heavily serialized manner. It revolves around the lives of
Wali
The term ''wali'' is most commonly used by Muslims to refer to a saint, or literally a "friend of God".John Renard, ''Friends of God: Islamic Images of Piety, Commitment, and Servanthood'' (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2008); John ...
and
Faarah, who were forced to commit to each other for the cause of reuniting their family, that had fallen apart long ago because of Agha Jaan's eldest son
Behroze, when he called off his long engagement to marry his late love interest.
''Diyar-e-Dil'' features an ensemble cast with
Abid Ali as
Bakhtiyar Ahmed Khan,
Osman Khalid Butt
Osman Khalid Butt () is a Pakistani film, television and theatre actor, writer and choreographer. He is best known for his role as Wali Sohaib Khan in '' Diyar-e-Dil'' (2015), Faaz Ibrahim in '' Chupke Chupke'' (2021) and Malik Shahzain in '' Eh ...
and
Maya Ali
Maryam Tanveer Ali (born 27 July 1989) known professionally Maya Ali, is a Pakistani actress who works in Urdu films and television series. She has received several accolades, including a Lux Style Award and three Hum Awards.
Ali began her c ...
as his grandchildren
Wali Suhaib Khan and
Faarah Wali Khan,
Meekal Zulfiqar
Mian Mikaal Patras Zulfiqar (born 5 September 1981), commonly known as Mikaal Zulfiqar (), is a British-Pakistani actor and former model. He has appeared in a number of Pakistani television series. He has also acted in a few Indian films and is ...
,
Ali Rehman Khan
Ali Rehman Khan () is a Pakistani actor who appears in Urdu films, television series, and theater plays. Khan has won two Hum Awards and has been nominated twice at the Lux Style Awards for his acting prowess.
Born and raised in Islamabad, Kha ...
as his children
Behroze Bakhtiyar Khan and
Suhaib Bakthiyar Khan and
Sanam Saeed
Sanam Saeed is a Pakistani actress, singer and former model who predominantly works in Urdu cinema and television. She is best known for portraying the role of Kashaf Murtaza in Momina Duraid's ''Zindagi Gulzar Hai'', for which she received nu ...
,
Hareem Farooq
Hareem Farooq (; born 26 May 1989) is a Pakistani theatre, film, and television actress and film producer. She began her career with theater, playing the lead role of Fatima Jinnah in '' Pawnay 14 August'' and Kiran in '' Aangan Terha''. She ma ...
as his daughters-in-law
Ruhina Behroze Khan and
Arjumand Suhaib Khan.
It also stars
Behroze Sabzwari
Behroze Sabzwari (; born 1957) is a Pakistani actor who has appeared in films, television dramas and done voice-acting roles.
Career
Behroze began his career at Radio Pakistan as a radio presenter. In the late 1970s, he started his acting caree ...
,
Tara Mahmood
Tara Mahmood is a Pakistani actress and singer. She rose to prominence by playing supporting roles in high-rated films, ''Seedlings (film), Seedlings'' (2012) and ''Good Morning Karachi'' (2013). Her performance in drama serials ''Muhabbat Subha ...
, Ahmad Zeb and
Mariyam Nafees
Mariyam Nafees () is a Pakistani television actress. She made her television debut in Hum TV's ''Diyar-e-Dil'' as Zarminey and later appeared as Tabinda in '' Kuch Na Kaho''.
Career
Mariyam started her career in ''Diyar-e-Dil'' alongside Osman ...
in recurring roles.
It was created by
Momina Duraid
Momina Duraid (, born 30 June 1971) is a Pakistani director and producer. She is a senior producer and creative head of television network Hum TV and CEO of her own production company MD Productions. She has produced and created several series ...
, and aired on Hum TV as part of night programming under Duraid's
production company
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. It was written by
Farhat Ishtiaq
Farhat Ishtiaq (Sindhi language, Sindhi: فرحت اشتياق) (born June 23, 1980), is a List of Pakistani writers, Pakistani writer, author and screenwriter. She is best known for her romantic novels ''Humsafar (Novel), Humsafar'', ''Mata-e-J ...
based on her
novel of the same name and directed by
Haseeb Hassan
Haseeb Hassan (alternatively spelled Haseeb Hasan; ) is a Pakistani television drama and film director. He is known for his dramas ''Alif'', ''Dhoop Ki Deewar'', '' Mann Mayal'', ''Ahista Ahista'', '' Dayar-e-Dil'', and ''Bol Meri Machli''.
E ...
. The show is set in
Skardu
Skardu (, Tibetan script: སྐར་མདོ, ) is a city located in Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kas ...
,
Gilgit–Baltistan and
Karachi
Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...
,
Sindh
Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is t ...
. ''Diyar-e-Dil'' premiered in Pakistan, the UK, USA and UAE on 17 March 2015, with prime slot on Tuesdays.
''Diyar-e-Dil'' was 2015's highest rated and most acclaimed program of Pakistan.
It received critical appraisal for being visually-appealing for the male audience, due to the maintenance of their relationships in the story,
and was praised for its direction, cinematography and visuals.
It was the most awarded show at
4th Hum Awards
The 4th Hum Awards ceremony, presented by the Hum Television Network and Entertainment Channel (HTNEC), sponsored by Servis, honored the best in fashion, music and Hum Television Dramas of 2015. It took place on 23 April 2016, at the Expo Ce ...
, and won awards for
Best Drama Serial - Jury and
Best Drama Serial - Popular. At
15th Lux Style Awards
The 15th Lux Style Awards ceremony, presented by Lux to honor the best in fashion, music, films, and Pakistani television in 2015, took place on 29 July 2016 at Expo Center, Karachi, Sindh, beginning at 7:30 p.m. PST. During the ceremon ...
, it won two awards including
Best TV Play out of six nominations.
Premise
''Diyar-e-Dil'' depicted the story of
Bakhtiyar Khan / Agha Jan (
Abid Ali) and his family. Agha Jan's family parted ways long time ago due to the rebelliousness of his son,
Behroze Bakhtiyar Khan (
Mekal Zulfiqar) as he refused to marry a woman of his father's choice
Arjumand Bedar Khan (
Hareem Farooq
Hareem Farooq (; born 26 May 1989) is a Pakistani theatre, film, and television actress and film producer. She began her career with theater, playing the lead role of Fatima Jinnah in '' Pawnay 14 August'' and Kiran in '' Aangan Terha''. She ma ...
) and went on to marry
Ruhina Arsalan (
Sanam Saeed
Sanam Saeed is a Pakistani actress, singer and former model who predominantly works in Urdu cinema and television. She is best known for portraying the role of Kashaf Murtaza in Momina Duraid's ''Zindagi Gulzar Hai'', for which she received nu ...
) instead. After getting disowned by his father, Behroze left his house to marry Ruhina, while Arjumand was forced to marry Behroze's younger brother,
Suhaib Bakhtiyar Khan (
Ali Rehman Khan
Ali Rehman Khan () is a Pakistani actor who appears in Urdu films, television series, and theater plays. Khan has won two Hum Awards and has been nominated twice at the Lux Style Awards for his acting prowess.
Born and raised in Islamabad, Kha ...
). Soon after his marriage when Behroze came back to apologise to Agha Jaan, the young man and his wife were insulted and banished for life. This made the two bitter towards both Agha Jaan and Sohaib. The two couples navigated various problems in their marriage, which for Behroze and Ruhi were financial problems and for Sohaib and Arjumand was emotional disconnect. The series then focused on their life after marriage and showed how Suhaib and Arjumand grew close after the birth of
Wali Suhaib Khan (
Osman Khalid Butt
Osman Khalid Butt () is a Pakistani film, television and theatre actor, writer and choreographer. He is best known for his role as Wali Sohaib Khan in '' Diyar-e-Dil'' (2015), Faaz Ibrahim in '' Chupke Chupke'' (2021) and Malik Shahzain in '' Eh ...
), and fell in love, and later Ruhi and Behroze also had a daughter,
Faarah Behroze Khan (
Maya Ali
Maryam Tanveer Ali (born 27 July 1989) known professionally Maya Ali, is a Pakistani actress who works in Urdu films and television series. She has received several accolades, including a Lux Style Award and three Hum Awards.
Ali began her c ...
). After twenty-years, Behroze became a successful business man, and both the couples were settled and satisfied. Suhaib never stopped looking after his older brother, in hope to reunite Behroze with his family. After Sohaib’s untimely death, Behroze finally came back home and made up with Agha Jaan. Their children were married, fulfilling Suhaib's last wish to reunite the family. However, Ruhina opposed this decision and left Behroze in anger due to her brother's manipulation. As a result, Behroze died of grief.
With the grief of her father's death, Farah never managed to connect with Agha Jaan and Wali, and if she ever managed to, she was pulled back by her mother. Her mother now made Agha Jaan give them a monthly allowance that she spent on her brother and his wife. With constant persuasion of her mother, maternal uncle and cousin, Faraah demanded for a divorce from Wali along with her inheritance, which further increased tension in the family and became the cause of Agha Jaan's developing illness. Faarah told her mother she did not want her inheritance, and that it was added to her divorce agreements without her choice, due to which Ruhi left the house in anger, leaving her daughter alone. After Agha Jaan's second heart attack, Wali, driven by rage, kidnapped Faarah from her house and drove her to his summer resort, locking her in a room so she would not be able to escape. Once Faarah calmed down, Wali made an agreement with her; that if she agreed to live with Agha Jaan for three months, he would give her a divorce so she could marry her cousin Moeez (Ahmad Zeb) whom he thought she loved. Following the agreement Faarah developed affection towards Agha Jaan and realised her mistakes and lies told by her uncle
Tajamul Arsalan (
Behroze Sabzwari
Behroze Sabzwari (; born 1957) is a Pakistani actor who has appeared in films, television dramas and done voice-acting roles.
Career
Behroze began his career at Radio Pakistan as a radio presenter. In the late 1970s, he started his acting caree ...
) and mother, and eventually developed a soft corner for Wali. Tajamul and Moeez's truth was revealed to Ruhi after which she regretted her doings and was locked up by Moeez. He kidnapped Faarah to retain her inheritance to invest in his business, where Wali saved Faarah and gets wounded of gun shot. Moeez ended up in jail, while Ruhi breaks all ties from her brother and reunites with Agha Jaan and her in-laws apologizing for her doings. Faarah admits her love for Wali the day her contract was due, and the two reconciled removing all the misconceptions they had in their hearts and complete the valley of heart (Diyar-e-Dil).
Cast
Main characters
*
Abid Ali as
Bakhtiyar Ahmed Khan/Agha Jan
*
Osman Khalid Butt
Osman Khalid Butt () is a Pakistani film, television and theatre actor, writer and choreographer. He is best known for his role as Wali Sohaib Khan in '' Diyar-e-Dil'' (2015), Faaz Ibrahim in '' Chupke Chupke'' (2021) and Malik Shahzain in '' Eh ...
as
Wali Suhaib Khan
*
Maya Ali
Maryam Tanveer Ali (born 27 July 1989) known professionally Maya Ali, is a Pakistani actress who works in Urdu films and television series. She has received several accolades, including a Lux Style Award and three Hum Awards.
Ali began her c ...
as
Faarah Wali Khan
*
Sanam Saeed
Sanam Saeed is a Pakistani actress, singer and former model who predominantly works in Urdu cinema and television. She is best known for portraying the role of Kashaf Murtaza in Momina Duraid's ''Zindagi Gulzar Hai'', for which she received nu ...
as
Ruhina Behroze Khan
*
Hareem Farooq
Hareem Farooq (; born 26 May 1989) is a Pakistani theatre, film, and television actress and film producer. She began her career with theater, playing the lead role of Fatima Jinnah in '' Pawnay 14 August'' and Kiran in '' Aangan Terha''. She ma ...
as
Arjumand Suhaib Khan
*
Mikaal Zulfiqar
Mian Mikaal Patras Zulfiqar (born 5 September 1981), commonly known as Mikaal Zulfiqar (), is a British-Pakistani actor and former model. He has appeared in a number of Pakistani television series. He has also acted in a few Indian films and is ...
as
Behroze Bakhtiyar Khan
*
Ali Rehman Khan
Ali Rehman Khan () is a Pakistani actor who appears in Urdu films, television series, and theater plays. Khan has won two Hum Awards and has been nominated twice at the Lux Style Awards for his acting prowess.
Born and raised in Islamabad, Kha ...
as
Suhaib Bakthiyar Khan
Recurring characters
*
Behroze Sabzwari
Behroze Sabzwari (; born 1957) is a Pakistani actor who has appeared in films, television dramas and done voice-acting roles.
Career
Behroze began his career at Radio Pakistan as a radio presenter. In the late 1970s, he started his acting caree ...
as
Tajamul Arsalan
*
Maryam Nafees as
Zarminey Suhaib Khan
*
Tara Mahmood
Tara Mahmood is a Pakistani actress and singer. She rose to prominence by playing supporting roles in high-rated films, ''Seedlings (film), Seedlings'' (2012) and ''Good Morning Karachi'' (2013). Her performance in drama serials ''Muhabbat Subha ...
as
Zuhra Tajamul
* Ahmad Zeb as
Moeez Tajamul
*
Eshita Mehboob
Eshita Syed () is a Pakistani model TV and Film actress.
Early life
Syed was raised in Karachi. Her parents were ethnically Bengali. She has acted in different serials on Geo TV, ARY Digital and Hum TV. Syed started her career as a model an ...
as
Laila Feroze Khan
*
Rasheed Naz
Rasheed Naz (9 September 1948 – 17 January 2022) was a Pakistani film and television actor. He started his television career in 1971 in a Pashto television play and went on to work in several Pashto, Hindko and Urdu-language plays.
Life and c ...
as
Bedar Khan
*
Azra Mansoor
Azra Mansoor is a Pakistani actress and radio artist. She is active in the industry since the last five decades and appeared in television series such as '' Ankahi'' (1982), '' Sunehray Din'' (1991), '' Alif Allah Aur Insaan'' (2017), '' Khamos ...
as
Yasmeen Beddar Khan
*
Fariya Hassan
Fariya Hassan is a Pakistani actress and model. She is known for her roles in dramas '' Muqaddas'', '' Shanakht'', '' Maikay Ki Yaad Na Aaye'', '' Ahsas'', '' Tere Bina'' and ''Raqs-e-Bismil''.
Early life
Fariya was born in 1993 on 17 December ...
as Hafsa
Background and production
Concept and development

''Diyar-e-Dil'' was developed by
Hum TV
Hum TV HD is a 24-hour Urdu general entertainment TV channel based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded by Sultana Siddiqui and Duraid Qureshi. It is owned by Hum Network Limited and traded on the Pakistan Stock Exchange as (HUMNL).
Hum Net ...
's senior producer
Momina Duraid
Momina Duraid (, born 30 June 1971) is a Pakistani director and producer. She is a senior producer and creative head of television network Hum TV and CEO of her own production company MD Productions. She has produced and created several series ...
of
MD Productions
Momina Duraid (, born 30 June 1971) is a Pakistani director and producer. She is a senior producer and creative head of television network Hum TV and CEO of her own production company MD Productions. She has produced and created several serie ...
, the channel hired the award-winning director
Haseeb Hassan
Haseeb Hassan (alternatively spelled Haseeb Hasan; ) is a Pakistani television drama and film director. He is known for his dramas ''Alif'', ''Dhoop Ki Deewar'', '' Mann Mayal'', ''Ahista Ahista'', '' Dayar-e-Dil'', and ''Bol Meri Machli''.
E ...
to direct the series.
Story of serial is based on award-winning writer
Farhat Ishtiaq
Farhat Ishtiaq (Sindhi language, Sindhi: فرحت اشتياق) (born June 23, 1980), is a List of Pakistani writers, Pakistani writer, author and screenwriter. She is best known for her romantic novels ''Humsafar (Novel), Humsafar'', ''Mata-e-J ...
's novel of the same name ''
Dayar-e-Dil'' with few variations. Screenplay is also written by Ishtiaq while script composing is done by Muhammad Wasi-ul-Din. Farhat has previously worked twice with Momina, when she wrote mega-hit drama serial in Pakistan television history ''
Humsafar
''Humsafar'' () is a 2011 Pakistani television series based on the novel of the same name by Farhat Ishtiaq (who also wrote the screenplay) and directed by Sarmad Sultan Khoosat. It stars Fawad Khan, Mahira Khan, Naveen Waqar in lead roles ...
'' and ''
Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu
''Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu'' () is a Pakistani drama serial directed by Mehreen Jabbar, based on a novel of the same name written by Farhat Ishtiaq. It was originally aired on Hum TV from March 2, 2012, to June 22, 2012. The drama follows the lives ...
''.
Song composition is done by Shany Haider while background music is given by Bilal Allah Ditta, who chose Zeb Bangash and Momin Durrani for singing. The show approximately airs weekly episode for 35–40 minutes (minus commercials) every Tuesday.
There were several discussions laid on its time slot, previously it was announced that the show will air on Friday's replacing ''
Sadqay Tumhare
''Sadqay Tumhare'' () is a Pakistani biographical drama serial based on the life of the series' own writer Khalil-Ur-Rehman Qamar. It is directed by Mohammed Ehteshamuddin and co-produced by Momina Duraid, Samina Humayun Saeed and Tariq Ahm ...
'',
and was also reported that the series will originally start its airing in April or May. However, due to promotional reasons the show was given a time slot of Tuesday, 8:00 pm and the pilot episode was released on 17 March 2015,
replacing channel's drama series ''
Zid'' to Sundays.
Writing
The drama serial screenplay is also written by Ishtiaq. She explained that
Momina Duraid
Momina Duraid (, born 30 June 1971) is a Pakistani director and producer. She is a senior producer and creative head of television network Hum TV and CEO of her own production company MD Productions. She has produced and created several series ...
gave her a full freedom of writing, while writing she discuss the story-line with Duraid and with mutual ideas and aspects Farhat wrote the scripts and made changes in several drafts of screenplay. Farhat said, "I did everything I wanted to and as I wanted to. I had the havelis
illy
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scenes planned out but was a bit scared ''ke'' it might be too much, but Momina made it happen and exactly like I had imagined it." Farhat wrote thirty plus episodes which she explained that "it isn't because it was the demand of the channel or producer, it is because that’s how I wrote it. You will see that it will not drag. But to do justice to the story (which revolves around 3 generations), the characters and their feelings, thirty plus episodes had to be written, otherwise ''bohut kuch reh jata''."
In an interview with ''
Hum TV
Hum TV HD is a 24-hour Urdu general entertainment TV channel based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded by Sultana Siddiqui and Duraid Qureshi. It is owned by Hum Network Limited and traded on the Pakistan Stock Exchange as (HUMNL).
Hum Net ...
'' Farhat states that, "Diyar-e-Dil as a novel was not my best thing. It could have been written better which I tried to do in the script. I personally feel ''Diyar-e-Dil''s script is far better than the original novel. I'm planning to rewrite ''Diyar-e-Dil'' novel with all the additions that I've made for the script. In my opinion ''Diyar e-Dil'' script is my best script till date. ''Diyar e Dil'' critics can disagree with me." Commenting on characters, she emphasized that they are based on, "Family ties, relationships and love. It was a journey which my characters took to find out whether love is enough for us or do we need blood relations also? Can a person survive without his/her parents, siblings and family? My characters chose different paths and some of them later regret their decisions. How one generation's mistakes bring troubles to the next generation was also a big problem which my characters faced."
Novella
The entire story of the series is based on Ishtiaq's novella. While developing screenplay Farhat made several changes, in an interview she said, "There are some differences, but they are very positive. I wrote several drafts of this novel back in 2006. While adapting I took some scenes and situations from my earlier drafts of the novel. Interestingly Momina and I think on the same wavelength. She came up to me once and said Farhat, it would be great if the story had this and this and I said, that is what I had written in the earlier drafts and we just used those. In the novel, there were flashbacks here the story is very linear. Now we have a very strong linear story and I have strengthened the characters even more. I have really enjoyed this script and it was very difficult for me. There are so many characters and each with their feelings that I had to do justice to the feelings of all the characters. I Enjoyed the difficulty as I had also challenged myself." Few characters were added, who only introduced namely in novel. Characters like, Laila, Ibrahim Feroze and parents of Arjumand, Yasmin and Bedar were expanded. Arjumand’s character itself had a less appearance in book while in serial it is one of leading character. Ruhina's miscarriage was also not written in the novel.
Casting
Producer Momina Duraid, writer Farhat Ishtiaq and director Haseeb Hassan mutually chose the cast which includes
Abid Ali,
Sanam Saeed
Sanam Saeed is a Pakistani actress, singer and former model who predominantly works in Urdu cinema and television. She is best known for portraying the role of Kashaf Murtaza in Momina Duraid's ''Zindagi Gulzar Hai'', for which she received nu ...
,
Maya Ali
Maryam Tanveer Ali (born 27 July 1989) known professionally Maya Ali, is a Pakistani actress who works in Urdu films and television series. She has received several accolades, including a Lux Style Award and three Hum Awards.
Ali began her c ...
,
Osman Khalid Butt
Osman Khalid Butt () is a Pakistani film, television and theatre actor, writer and choreographer. He is best known for his role as Wali Sohaib Khan in '' Diyar-e-Dil'' (2015), Faaz Ibrahim in '' Chupke Chupke'' (2021) and Malik Shahzain in '' Eh ...
,
Mikaal Zulfiqar
Mian Mikaal Patras Zulfiqar (born 5 September 1981), commonly known as Mikaal Zulfiqar (), is a British-Pakistani actor and former model. He has appeared in a number of Pakistani television series. He has also acted in a few Indian films and is ...
,
Hareem Farooq
Hareem Farooq (; born 26 May 1989) is a Pakistani theatre, film, and television actress and film producer. She began her career with theater, playing the lead role of Fatima Jinnah in '' Pawnay 14 August'' and Kiran in '' Aangan Terha''. She ma ...
and
Ali Rehman Khan
Ali Rehman Khan () is a Pakistani actor who appears in Urdu films, television series, and theater plays. Khan has won two Hum Awards and has been nominated twice at the Lux Style Awards for his acting prowess.
Born and raised in Islamabad, Kha ...
, for the portrayal of leading characters.
Abid Ali was selected to play Bakhtiyar Khan. Actress Maya Ali and actor Osman Khalid Butt marked their third appearance together as a couple having previously acted in ''Aik Nayee Cinderella
''Aik Nayee Cinderella'' ( English: ''A New Cinderella'') is a 2012 Pakistani drama serial broadcast on Geo TV every Saturday. The drama is based on the novel of the same name by Faiza Iftikhar (a modern retelling of the story of ''Cinderella'') ...
'' and ''Aunn Zara
''Aunn Zara'' () is a 2013 Pakistan drama television series telecast on A-Plus Entertainment. It revolves around a married couple spoilt by their respective families and desperate to escape this attention. It is based on Faiza Iftikhar's nove ...
''. The actors received overwhelming appraisal for their third appearance together as a couple in Diyar-e-Dil. According to Maya Ali, the role of Faarah was the most difficult role she had portrayed.
On 12 October 2014, actress Sanam Saeed
Sanam Saeed is a Pakistani actress, singer and former model who predominantly works in Urdu cinema and television. She is best known for portraying the role of Kashaf Murtaza in Momina Duraid's ''Zindagi Gulzar Hai'', for which she received nu ...
joined the ongoing filming thereby confirming her role for ''Diyar-e-Dil''. Saeed was offered the role of Ruhina after the success of her role of Kashaf Murtaza in channel’s series ''Zindagi Gulzar Hai
''Zindagi Gulzar Hai'' (, English: "Life is a rose garden") is a Pakistani television series directed by Sultana Siddiqui, produced by Momina Duraid under the banner Moomal Productions, which was first broadcast on Hum TV. Based on the novel ...
. '' Alongside Saeed, Mikaal Zulfiqar was cast to play the role of Behroze. Both marked their second appearance together as a couple after their TV Series Ek Kasak Reh Gayi. Actors Ali Rehman Khan
Ali Rehman Khan () is a Pakistani actor who appears in Urdu films, television series, and theater plays. Khan has won two Hum Awards and has been nominated twice at the Lux Style Awards for his acting prowess.
Born and raised in Islamabad, Kha ...
and Hareem Farooq
Hareem Farooq (; born 26 May 1989) is a Pakistani theatre, film, and television actress and film producer. She began her career with theater, playing the lead role of Fatima Jinnah in '' Pawnay 14 August'' and Kiran in '' Aangan Terha''. She ma ...
were cast to portray the roles of Arjumand and Suhaib after their success in shows ''Rishtay Kuch Adhooray Se
''Rishtay Kuch Adhooray Se'' is a Pakistani Drama (film and television), drama broadcast on Hum TV that aired every Sunday at 8:00pm. It is directed by Farooq Rind and written by Nadia Akhtar. The series is produced by Momina Duraid, and the mai ...
'' and '' Mausam''. It was their first appearance together as a couple. Production also chose Behroze Sabzwari
Behroze Sabzwari (; born 1957) is a Pakistani actor who has appeared in films, television dramas and done voice-acting roles.
Career
Behroze began his career at Radio Pakistan as a radio presenter. In the late 1970s, he started his acting caree ...
, Tara Mehmood, Azra Mansoor, Rasheed Naz
Rasheed Naz (9 September 1948 – 17 January 2022) was a Pakistani film and television actor. He started his television career in 1971 in a Pashto television play and went on to work in several Pashto, Hindko and Urdu-language plays.
Life and c ...
, Ahmed Zeb and Eshita Mehboob
Eshita Syed () is a Pakistani model TV and Film actress.
Early life
Syed was raised in Karachi. Her parents were ethnically Bengali. She has acted in different serials on Geo TV, ARY Digital and Hum TV. Syed started her career as a model an ...
for the supporting roles of Tajamul, Zuhra, Yasmeen, Beddar, Moeez and Laila respectively.
Filming, locations and setting
Principal photography
Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production.
Personnel
Besides the main film personnel, such as the ...
and filming began in late September 2014 and finished in early April 2015 with approximately 33 episodes. Shooting was extensively done in hilly areas of Pakistan, production house choose Khaplu Palace
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for pivotal shooting location, in Skardo
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, Gilgit–Baltistan which was set as a Mansion. Episodes were also shot in Shangrila Resort
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and Shangrila Lake was shown in drop up scenes.
In early March, channel released promos of serial which were heavily praised for their shooting locations and cast. Series’s original sound track (OST) was recorded in January and was released in March 2015. The series was officially set to premier in May with Friday as prime time-slot. Teasers were released in February along with the OST of serial.
Music and original soundtrack
The title song
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of ''Diyar-e-Dil'' was composed by musician Shani Arshad who also did background music with Bilal Allah Ditta.The soundtrack consists of two songs, one in Urdu language and the other in Persian language. Lyrics for songs were written by Sabir Zafar
Sabir Zafar (born 12 September 1949) is a leading poet and song lyricist in Pakistan.
He has written songs for many Pakistani films, and pop singers, such as Nazia Hasan, Sajjad Ali, Ali Azmat and his band Junoon, as well as many successfu ...
. The lines of the song are frequently used during the course of the show. The songs are sung by Zebunnisa Bangash of duo Zeb and Haniya
Zeb and Haniya (, pronounced as "Zayb aur Haa-nee-ya") was a Pakistani music duo from Kohat, active from 2007 to 2014. The pair have sung songs in Pashto, Urdu, Dari and Turkish, combining pop with folk music to create a diverse body of work. ...
and Momin Durrani. The original sound track was released on 14 March 2015 with the teaser trailer of serial. The song along with production is produced by Momina Duraid
Momina Duraid (, born 30 June 1971) is a Pakistani director and producer. She is a senior producer and creative head of television network Hum TV and CEO of her own production company MD Productions. She has produced and created several series ...
under her production company M.D Productions.
Track listing
Release and distribution
Broadcast
Hum TV originally scheduled the series for Fridays slot, but ''Diyar-e-Dil'' aired an hourly episode on Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m (Pakistan Standard Time). During Ramadan
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the show timings were shifted to 9:00 pm. Series has also aired internationally, for North America, New Zealand, Australia and Middle East on Hum TV World. It aired on Hum Europe
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It is a current member of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (APBU), A ...
in UK and Europe, on Hum TV USA in USA and Hum TV Mena on UAE. Later in 2021, show was dubbed in Pashto and was released on Hum Pashto 1
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. In 2022, it began airing in India under Zee Entertainment Enterprises
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's distribution on their channel Zee Zindagi
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.
Digital release and availability
''Diyar-e-Dil's'' episodes went available on Hum TV's YouTube channel till its syndication. Furthermore In January 2017, it had its digital release on the iflix
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app, but was taken off the same year as per contracted. It was also made available on the Eros Now
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app. On August 16, 2020, the series was digitally released again on Hum TV
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's YouTube
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channel, the same month, it also began streaming digitally in India under channel Zee Zindagi
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on the ZEE5
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app.
Reception
Television ratings
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Asian broadcast reported that drama serial's
pilot
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premiered with 8.0 TV ratings on Hum TV
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and averaged a TRP of 7.5 till its twelfth episode. However, onwards episode fifteenth to episode twentieth, rating fell to an average of 4.0 TRPs. However, onwards episode twentieth, ratings began to increase with an average of 9.0 TRPs due to the plot change of Maya Ali
Maryam Tanveer Ali (born 27 July 1989) known professionally Maya Ali, is a Pakistani actress who works in Urdu films and television series. She has received several accolades, including a Lux Style Award and three Hum Awards.
Ali began her c ...
and Osman Khalid Butt
Osman Khalid Butt () is a Pakistani film, television and theatre actor, writer and choreographer. He is best known for his role as Wali Sohaib Khan in '' Diyar-e-Dil'' (2015), Faaz Ibrahim in '' Chupke Chupke'' (2021) and Malik Shahzain in '' Eh ...
’s track. Moreover, twenty-fourth episode scored a rating of 9.7. Thirtieth episode of ''Diyar-e-Dil'' received the highest ratings with 14.0 TRPs, This was followed by episode thirty-second with 13 TRPs, and its finale episode with 14 TRPs.
Critical reception
Actors Abid Ali and Osman Khalid Butt
Osman Khalid Butt () is a Pakistani film, television and theatre actor, writer and choreographer. He is best known for his role as Wali Sohaib Khan in '' Diyar-e-Dil'' (2015), Faaz Ibrahim in '' Chupke Chupke'' (2021) and Malik Shahzain in '' Eh ...
received immense appraisal for their portrayals. Sadaf Haider of the ''Dawn
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'' praised the series' direction, cinematography, characterisation and production saying, "As with any excellent start the only fear is whether team ''Diyar-e-Dil'' can maintain the standards it has now set. This serial is a must watch for any drama fan. Farhat Ishtiaq is a great storyteller but this time she has honed her script-writing skills too and Haseeb Hassan has managed to translate this with seamless ease to our screens." She said that, "In many dramas we are shown protagonists, especially women who adapt with unnatural ease to each change of fortune. Director Haseeb Hassan has done a fabulous job of weaving this inter-generational story together combining beautiful cinematography and a fast paced, well-edited narrative to make a highly entertaining serial thus far." In an issue of ''Dawn
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'' June 25, Sadaf said, "As a story, ''Diyar-e-Dil'' covers very traditional grounds: the honour and obedience we owe to our parents and the importance of family. These values are deeply ingrained in our culture, something the writer never questions but reinforces with each turn."
Aruba Adil of ''Aaj News
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'' praises it story line and consensus that, "''Diyar-e-Dil'' is different from other soap drama serials". She went to state five reasons that makes it different including, location, cast, realistic relationships, subtle love stories and unpredictable ending. After the premier of series first episode it was listed among the top eleven drama serials of 2015 on place four. It has been ranked on many media outlets of top list drama serials of twenty-fifteen. Sheeba Khan of ''HIP'' states the serial is, "As great as the script was, the direction was equally fantastic. Haseeb Hassan took the script and visualized it for us with absolute perfection. The cinematography and presentation was beautiful and it was nice to see the beauty of Pakistan, rather than the US or UK."
Commenting on the leads of serial she said, " We got to see more of Wali and Faara along with the dining table in the haveli. It was nice to see the lead pair's banter. With all the hatred Wali says he has of Faara, you can see how completely he is in love with her. In their last scene together, you could see how the hurt in his eyes when Faara tells him off, again!". Writing for ''BrandSynario'', Ghazal Sulaiman praises the chemistry between Sanam and Meekal and said, "All praises for ''Diyar-e-Dil'', this drama seems to have all the elements to be HUM TV’s next hit. With an outstanding entry in the season, the drama is pacing fast and is successfully keeping the viewers hooked. Moreover, the drama’s crisp editing and exceptional direction will make you head over heels in love with the natural scenic beauty of Baltistan."
Almas Akhtar of ''The Express Tribune
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'' praised the series story line, setting, location, casting and concept saying, "''Diyar-e-dil'' the only drama portraying the true dynamics of a tribal family in Pakistan" she further added that the series also portray Male bonding thus attracting male viewers . With the popularity of serial, the portrayal of Wali by Osman was declared the best character of the year alongside Kashaf Murtaza by Sanam Saeed
Sanam Saeed is a Pakistani actress, singer and former model who predominantly works in Urdu cinema and television. She is best known for portraying the role of Kashaf Murtaza in Momina Duraid's ''Zindagi Gulzar Hai'', for which she received nu ...
in 2012 drama serial ''Zindagi Gulzar Hai
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''. Buraq Shabbir of '' The News'' also lauded the serial and said, "The themes of love, respect, and family values
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are recurrent through ''Diyar-e-Dil''. The show does a neat job of exploring various emotions and how damaging it can be if one is arrogant and angry and spends time in a negative structure."
Awards and nominations
See also
* 2015 in Pakistani television
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* List of programs broadcast by Hum TV
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