''Meray Qatil Meray Dildar'' ( ur, , lit=My murderer my beloved) also written as ''Mere Qatil Mere Dildar '' is a Pakistani teledrama broadcast on
Hum TV
Hum TV 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 Pakistan Stock Exchange as (HUMNL).
Hum Network ...
. It premiered on 9 October 2011 and ended its run on 8 April 2012.
At the annual
Hum Awards
Hum Awards are annual Pakistani accolades bestowed by the Hum Network Limited in recognition of excellence in programming of television, fashion and music industry of Pakistan. Winners are awarded the Hum Award of Merit. The awards were first ...
, the series received ten nominations.
Plot
The story revolves around Maham, a young lady in her 20s. She is madly in love with Umer, who loves her back. Umar's family does not approve of this relationship. But the young lovers finally get married after Umar's elder brother persuades them to give their consent. But after the marriage Maham has to face her in-laws which consisting of Umar's father, his elder brother Bakhtyar, Bakhtyar's wife Rubab, Umar's paternal aunt Durdaana and her daughter Shifa. After Maham meets Bakhtyar she gets to know that he was the man who had been stalking her for quite a long time. On the other hand, Durdhaana had wanted Umar to marry Shifa. To take revenge Durdaana starts hatching plots against Maham so that all the family members turn against the young bride. But never for once does Umar speaks against Durdaana even if he knows that she is wrong and is lying. Meanwhile, Bakhtyar keeps on stalking Maham and threatens her that if she informs anyone about this then he will get her into big trouble.
A year later Umar's father finally asks Umar to marry Shifa and take her as a second wife, after requests from Durdaana's side. But Umar disagrees and asserts that he may leave his entire family for Maham; after this his father suffers a heart attack and dies. Now Bakhtyar being the head of the family exercises his authority and keeps on misbehaving with Maham. Umer who blindly believes his brother is just a puppet in his hands. Neither Maham nor Rubab dare speak out. When Bakhtyar is caught red handed trying to harass Maham he succeeds in putting the entire blame on her. Umar ends up divorcing Maham. Once she is gone the family convinces Umar to marry Shifa and he complies, even though he does not love her. Later to take revenge, Maham marries Bakhtyar. One by one Maham avenges all her insults. Durdaana and Shifa find themselves at the receiving end. Maham even manages to convince the infatuated Bakhtyar to transfer his family home in her name. Meanwhile, Umar is deeply disturbed by the sight of Maham as his brother's wife.
In the end, Umar overhears Bakhtyar and Durdaana talking about how an innocent Maham had become the victim of their conspiracies. Filled with remorse Umar rushes to apologise to Maham and begs her for another chance but she does not respond. He divorces Shifa and leaves her, along with Durdaana, in a dilapidated old house. Shifa goes insane and Durdaana is left lamenting her bad luck. Meanwhile, Maham vanishes, leaving behind a letter in which she explains to Bakhtyar what she had done and why. Bakhtyar goes berserk trying to find her and dies after meeting an accident. Rubab inherits the entire wealth and takes charge. Umar decides to go away to London, hoping against hope that he might meet Maham one day and beg for her forgiveness.
Cast
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Mehwish Hayat
Mehwish Hayat (born 6 January 1988) is an Pakistani actress who primarily works in Urdu films and former television. She made her debut in film with comedy '' Jawani Phir Nahi Ani'' (2015) and later went on to ''Actor in Law'' (2016). Hayat is ...
as Maham
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Ahsan Khan
Ahsan Khan ( ur, احسن خان; born 1981) is a Pakistani actor, producer and TV host.
He began acting in 1998. He appeared in the films ''Nikah'', ''Billi'', ''Ghar Kab Aao Gay'', '' Sultanat'', ''Ishq Khuda'', ''Dil Mera Dhadkan Teri'' ...
as Umer
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Adnan Siddiqui
Adnan Siddiqui ( ur, ) (born 23 October 1969) is a Pakistani actor, producer and model who has worked in Lollywood and Hollywood and also made his debut in Bollywood with the Hindi film '' Mom'' (2017). He also has his own production house, ''C ...
as Bakhtyar
* Semra Zubair as Rubab
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Shagufta Ejaz
Shagufta Ejaz (Urdu: ),born 5 May 1971, is a Pakistani actress, working in the Urdu television and film industry. She was born in Kunjah, a small town in District Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan. She appeared in PTV Home's classic serials in 1990's. ...
as Durdhaana Phoopoo
*
Sajal Ali
Sajal Aly (; born 17 January 1994) is a Pakistani actress noted for playing a variety of characters in a range of serials—from contemporary social to romantic dramas.
Career
Sajal's first appearance on screen was a minor role in one episode ...
as Shifa
*
Qavi Khan
Muhammad Qavi Khan ( ur, ) is a Pakistani film and television actor. He has also worked in Radio Pakistan and on stage. Though now largely working in television, he has acted in over 200 films. The Government of Pakistan honoured Khan with the ...
as Umar's father
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Badar Khalil
Badar Khalil ( ur, ; born 15 October 1944), also known as 'Baddo Aapa', is a Pakistani television actress. She gained popularity for her role in the TV play Bi Jamalo portraying herself as Bi Jamalo. Later on, she appeared in many as hit TV se ...
as Maham's mother
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Farhan Ali Agha as Ayaz (Maham's elder brother)
*
Madiha Rizvi as Faria (Maham's sister-in-law and Ayaz's wife)
*
Affan Waheed
Affan Waheed ( ur, ) is a Pakistani television actor, model and RJ. He is best known for his roles as Musaf in '' Aik Pal'' (2014), Atif in '' Khamoshi'' (2017)'','' Shafay in '' Bay Dardi'' (2018), and as Badar in '' Do Bol'' (2019). Waheed w ...
as Rehaan (Maham's brother)
*
Aasma Jahangir Khan
Aasma was an Indian pop group that formed in 2003, and has disbanded since. The band was composed of the winners of the second season of Indian version of the international television talent show Popstars, named Coke Popstars, after its princi ...
as Sana (Maham's friend and Rehaan's wife)
*
Zaheen Tahira
Zaheen Tahira (1931 – 9 July 2019) was a Pakistani film and television actress, producer and director. She also worked for Radio Pakistan and on stage.
Early life
She was born in 1931 in Lucknow, India (according to some sources, she was ...
as Sana's paternal grandmother
International broadcast
In
UK and
Ireland
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, the show was broadcast by a number of channels e.g,
Colors TV UK,
Rishtey and on
Hum Europe
Hum Network Limited or Hum TV Network Limited ( ur, ہم نیٹ ورک) is a Pakistani media company based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was established in February 2004 by Sultana Siddiqui.
It is a current member of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Unio ...
.
In
Arab countries
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, the show was dubbed in
Arabic
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and aired on
MBC 4
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.
In
Mauritius
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, the show was broadcast by MBC Network
Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation
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In
India
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, the show was huge popular where it first aired on 5 August 2014 on
''Zindagi''. The show started running again in India from 27 July.
It ended on 30 August 2014. The show had garnered popular responses from viewers. On account of the response from Indian viewers, the show was successfully re-run, on 7 December 2014 and later as a marathon re-run.
The show is also available on ''Indian OTT platform''
ZEE5
ZEE5 is an Indian subscription video on-demand and over-the-top streaming service, run by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It was launched in India on 14 February 2018 with content in 12 languages. The ZEE5 mobile app is available on Web, Andr ...
to stream online in more than 190 countries.
Lux Style Awards
* Best TV Actor (Satellite)-
Adnan Siddiqui
Adnan Siddiqui ( ur, ) (born 23 October 1969) is a Pakistani actor, producer and model who has worked in Lollywood and Hollywood and also made his debut in Bollywood with the Hindi film '' Mom'' (2017). He also has his own production house, ''C ...
-Nominated
* Best TV Actress (Satellite)-
Mehwish Hayat
Mehwish Hayat (born 6 January 1988) is an Pakistani actress who primarily works in Urdu films and former television. She made her debut in film with comedy '' Jawani Phir Nahi Ani'' (2015) and later went on to ''Actor in Law'' (2016). Hayat is ...
-Nominated
References
External links
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Official website
{{Programmes broadcast by Zindagi
2011 Pakistani television series debuts
Pakistani drama television series
Hum TV original programming
2012 Pakistani television series endings
Urdu-language telenovelas
Pakistani telenovelas
Zee Zindagi original programming