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series produced by Sana Shahnawaz and Samina Humayun Saeed under banner Next Level Entertainment. It is written by Saji Gul and directed by Mazhar Moin. ''Iltija'' focuses on the struggle of families who bring up children with abnormalities such as Down Syndrome and Quadriplegia. It features a leading cast of

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and child star Caitlyn Espinherio who is actually has Down Syndrome.

Plot

The story revolves around Hina and Sameer who love each other and marry. After their marriage, the test of their relationship starts when Hina births a girl with Down Syndrome. Due to the birth of a child who is not as normal as others, Sameer's mother does not like Hina and due to her interference she has to leave Sameer's house. Hina than starts living in her mother's house where she brings up her daughter Khushi, alone.

Cast

as Hina *

as Sameer * Caitlyn Espinherio as Khushi *

as Sameer's mother *

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as Adeela * Ali Tahir as Saqib *

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as Tayyaba *

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as Razi *

as Hadi *

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as Hina's mother *

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as doctor (special appearance) *

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(special appearance)

Production

In October 2016, it reported that

will make her television comeback with Saji Gul's script about Down's Syndrome. She shared to

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that "My character's a woman who has a child suffering from Down's sundrome. Different events in her life have strained her relationship with her family and friends." Director Mazhar Moin said in an interview that many of the actors rejected the serial due to not being a mainstream media project.

Reception

Along with a few television series of the series, ''

'' said it as a serial of the year with a different story from the others. The series had mostly the ratings of 4–6TRPs.

References

{{Reflist Pakistani television series