''Manzil'' () is a TV serial about a girl living in hostel far away from
hometown and falls in love with a boy. The serial is directed by
Kamran Qureshi
Kamran Qureshi FHEA (born 3 October 1975) is a British film and television director, producer, and academic. Qureshi is known for his films, TV shows and drama series on women, children and intersex issues. He is a Fellow of the Higher Educatio ...
, written by Zubair Abbasi and produced by
Humayun Saeed
Humayun Saeed (born 27 July 1971) is a Pakistani actor and producer. Describing himself as a method actor, Saeed is primarily known for his work on Pakistani television and cinema and is the recipient of several accolades, including Lux Styl ...
&
Abdullah Kadwani's production house
7th Sky Entertainment
Abdullah Kadwani (Urdu: ) is a Pakistani actor, producer, and director.
As of 2019, he holds the position of group managing director at Geo Entertainment, a leading television network in Pakistan. He is currently responsible for "Geo Enterta ...
.
The English title of the serial is ''Lost Destination'' and it was broadcast on
ARY TV
''ARY Digital HD'' () is a Pakistani television network available in Pakistan. ARY Digital was founded by a Dubai-based holding company Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoob and Salman Iqbal (ARY). The network is focused towards on Pakist ...
. Manzil is an intense drama about a girl's courage, determination and convictions of her heart.
Plot
Somia (
Savera Nadeem
Savera Nadeem () is a Pakistani actress, producer, and director. Primarily known for her work on television, she also acted in theatre and films. Nadeem received a Lux Style Award for Best Television Actress and five nominations. Known for he ...
) belongs to a wealthy family from
valley of Swat and is the only child of her parents. She is studying in university and lives in a hostel in
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 ...
.
One of her class fellows, Sajid (
Adnan Siddiqui
Adnan Siddiqui ( born 23 October 1969) is a Pakistani actor, Film producer, producer and model (person), model who has worked in Lollywood and Hollywood and also made his debut in Bollywood with the Hindi film ''Mom (film), Mom'' (2017). He also ...
), falls in love with her, but she thinks him as a very good friend. She herself is in love with Mehroze (
Nabeel), who is a son of feudal lord.
Somia and Mehroze quietly marry without bringing in the knowledge of her or Mehroz's parents and Somia gets pregnant. Sanwal (Aslam Sheikh), who is Mehroze's cousin, murders him due to enmity on the issues of properties.
Somia's father Sajjad Khan (
Khayyam Sarhadi) and mother Mahjabeen (
Deeba
Deeba (; born 1 August 1947) is one of Pakistan's most popular actresses in the 1960s and 1970s. She is best known for her romantic and tragic roles in Urdu and Punjabi films and for her iconic beauty, earning her the nickname the ''Pakistani ...
) accept the proposal of Yawar (
Asad Malik
Asad Malik is a Pakistani actor, film director and Film producer. He gained fame by 1990s and early 2000, after acting for PTV and NTM. he started his career as a film actor in 1989. His debut performance on television was the classic NTM d ...
) for her. They fix the wedding date and calls Somia to come back as she is about to finish her studies being in the final year.
Somia gives birth to a baby girl and leaves her new born with her friend Sajid and promises to come back to take her daughter back. She speaks to her mother and refuses for the marriage but her mum does not listen to her refusal and tells her that she will get killed by her father if she refused.
Somia gets married again with Yawar this time. Sajid sets off for Swat with the baby. When he arrives Somia's home asks about her, he is told that she got married few days back. When asked about the baby, by Somia's father, he tells that it is his own baby. Sajid leaves taking baby with him.
Somia has a son called Shabi (Ali Kazmi). Sajid never gets married, brings up Sobia (
Faiza Hasan) and tells her that her mother died long ago. He has close relations with his friend Hashmi (Rashid Farooqi) and his wife Mehnaz, whilst their son Farzan (Kamran Jillani) is a good friend of Faiza.
Faiza accidentally comes across with Somia on airport one day when she recognizes her because she has a big portrait of Somia hanged in her home. She is shocked to see Somia. Somia becomes psycho patient and eventually dies. Sajid can't bear this loss again and dies right after her death.
Cast
Main cast
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Adnan Siddiqui
Adnan Siddiqui ( born 23 October 1969) is a Pakistani actor, Film producer, producer and model (person), model who has worked in Lollywood and Hollywood and also made his debut in Bollywood with the Hindi film ''Mom (film), Mom'' (2017). He also ...
as Sajid
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Savera Nadeem
Savera Nadeem () is a Pakistani actress, producer, and director. Primarily known for her work on television, she also acted in theatre and films. Nadeem received a Lux Style Award for Best Television Actress and five nominations. Known for he ...
as Somia
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Nabeel Zafar
Muhammad Nabeel Zafar ( 1 September 1968), known mononymously as Nabeel, is a Pakistani television actor, director, producer and screenwriter.
He is known for the comedy sitcom ''Bulbulay'' on ARY Digital in which he plays the role of Na ...
as Mehroz Shahani
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Asad Malik
Asad Malik is a Pakistani actor, film director and Film producer. He gained fame by 1990s and early 2000, after acting for PTV and NTM. he started his career as a film actor in 1989. His debut performance on television was the classic NTM d ...
as Yawar Khan
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Zaheen Tahira as Hani
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Khayyam Sarhadi as Sajjad Khan
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Deeba
Deeba (; born 1 August 1947) is one of Pakistan's most popular actresses in the 1960s and 1970s. She is best known for her romantic and tragic roles in Urdu and Punjabi films and for her iconic beauty, earning her the nickname the ''Pakistani ...
as Mahjabeen
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Azra Aftab
Azra Aftab is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas ''Dhuwan'', ''Manzil (Pakistani TV series), Manzil'', ''Laag (TV series), Laag'', ''Dasht (TV series), Dasht'' and ''Madiha Maliha''.
Early life
Azra was born in 1958 on 23 ...
as Khanam
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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 Hayat Khan
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Ali Kazmi as Shabi
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Faiza Hasan as Sobia
* Kamran Jillani as Farzan Hashmi
Recurring cast
* Rashid Farooqi as Hashmi
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Farah Nadeem as Mehnaz
* Aslam Sheikh as Sanwal
* Yar Muhammad Shah as Gohram Shahani
* Manzoor Murad as Rustam
* Ghazala Javed as Salma
* Gaysoo as Nabeela
* Seema Nasir as Maggi
* Kulsum Sultan
Soundtrack
The theme song Ye Unchi Nechi Manzilein was composed by
Waqar Ali and sung by
Tina Sani. Lyricist was M Nasir and music video was released in 2006.
See also
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Moorat
''Moorat'' () is a TV serial, the English title is Eunuch's Wedding which premiered on ARY Digital. The serial is directed by Kamran Qureshi, written by Seema Ghazal and produced by Humayun Saeed & Abdullah Kadwani's production house 7th Sky E ...
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Riyasat
''Riyasat'' () is a Pakistani TV serial aired in 2005, written by Asghar Nadeem Syed and directed by Kamran Qureshi. A true story of love revolves around lives of people from two different societies, today's modern Dubai and a small seaside vi ...
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Makan
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Sarkar Sahab
''Sarkar Sahab'' () was a 2007 Pakistani TV serial based on the culture of cholistan desert and modern Dubai. The serial is directed by Kamran Qureshi & Iram Qureshi, written by Seema Ghazal and produced by Humayun Saeed & Abdullah Kadwani's ...
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Ishq Ki Inteha
''Ishq Ki Inteha'' () is a TV serial directed by Kamran Qureshi & Iram Qureshi written by Zafar Mairaj and produced by Raheel Rao & Kamran Qureshi.
This serial is about the trapping of women by mafia working in jails and saloons for prostitu ...
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Choti Si Kahani
References
External links
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Director's WebsiteTina Sani & Waqar Ali's interviewAdnan Siddiqui's interviewSawera Nadeem & Asad Malik on locationKhayyam Sarhadi on locationThe Making Show
{{ARY Digital Programs
Urdu-language television shows
Pakistani drama television series
2014 Pakistani television series debuts
Serial drama television series
2015 Pakistani television series endings
7th Sky Entertainment
ARY Digital original programming