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''Moorat'' () is a TV serial, the English title is Eunuch's Wedding which premiered on
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. 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 Seema Ghazal 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 story of a boy who was always snubbed and beaten by his brother and father and tried finding love outside the home. Eunuch's Wedding dubbed as a taboo subject of 'eunuchs' who suffer endlessly in silence wrapped in slurs and miseries. A sensitive story that unfolds their deprived and isolated world and yet portrays eloquently how they too are not far away from the human emotions and feelings and their world not much different to ours.


Cast


Main

* Abid Ali as
Eunuch A eunuch ( , ) is a male who has been castration, castrated. Throughout history, castration often served a specific social function. The earliest records for intentional castration to produce eunuchs are from the Sumerian city of Lagash in the 2 ...
Reshma * Maria Wasti as Kosar *
Kashif Mehmood Kashif Mehmood ( Punjabi, ) is a Pakistani television actor. Filmography Television series Films Awards and nominations * 2012 - Lux Style Awards The Lux Style Awards is an award ceremony which has been held annually in Paki ...
as Eunuch Babra * Asad Malik as Police Officer Majeed *
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 Sughra * Munawar Saeed as Karim * Mehmood Akhtar as Eunuch Shola * Ehtasham Warsi as Eunuch Bijli * Rashid Farooqui as Eunuch Chamki * Adnan Jilani as Asim * Sundus Shah as Young Kosar * Ammar Shah as Young Babar * Fawad Shah as Young Asim


Supporting

*
Tamanna Begum Tamanna Begum (1944 – 20 February 2012) was a Pakistani film and television actress. Early life Tamanna Begum was born in 1944 at Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh during British India. Career Tamanna Begum started her media career as a presenter ...
as Kinza's mother * Kinza as Asim's Wife * Qaiser Naqvi as Bitto Khala * Parveen Akbar as Hameeda * Tahira Wasti as Mother of Eunuch Reshma * Gaysoo as Kosar's Friends


Guest stars

* Raju Jamil as Father of Eunuch Reshma * Akbar Subhani as Karamat * Ashraf Khan as Achan Meyan * Hareem Qureshi as Eunuch's daughter


Plot

Babar is the younger son of housewife Sughra and shopkeeper Kareem. When he is young, his mother constantly saves him from his father's beating and verbal abuse and brother's rude behavior in response to Babar's flamboyant behavior. Growing up, Babar likes all girlish things such as jewellery, cosmetics, shiny clothes, playing with dolls and going to eunuch Reshma's house who loves him and cares for him like a second mother. He grows up watching all this around him and starts spending more time with Reshma and her eunuch friends Bijli and Shola. He begins talking like a girl, goes to dancing events with eunuchs, which is their profession, in parties, weddings, etc. Years later Babar's parents eventually decide to marry him with his cousin Kosar. He behaves in the same way with Kosar, praising her dress and jewellery. When Kosar sees him on their wedding night, she remembers that she has seem him as a eunuch in another wedding. The next morning when her mother comes, Kosar tells her and she takes Kosar back home. Kareem and Asim beat Babar and he leaves home, and goes and lives with Reshma. Kosar visits Reshma's house and brings Babar back, thinking maybe she can change him. Later Kosar becomes pregnant and the same day Babar learns that Reshma has cancer and is in need of much money for her treatment. He leaves home and does not stop when Sughra and Kosar tries to stop him. Kosar leaves home and goes to her Aunt's home. She receives divorce papers from Babar. Later Kosar gives birth to a baby girl. Reshma dies of cancer and her parents come on her death. Asim has already left home with his wife due to Babar. Kosar marries her aunt's son Majeed who is an honest police officer and likes Kosar. But he doesn't like Kosar's daughter. Sughra dies after being sick and mentally unbalanced. More time progresses and Kosar eventually gives birth to a baby son and on the birth ceremony of baby, eunuchs come to their house to celebrate and perform. She watches Babar dancing with his mates. Kosar snatches the baby from Majeed when Babar is about to take the baby in his lap and pushes Babar who falls on the floor next to his daughter and there he discovers that the girl is his daughter. He tries to put his hand on the head of girl who moves away from Babar. Majeed then realizes what would have passed on Kosar and accepts the girl as a daughter.


Soundtrack

Main theme song Bewafa Zamanay me was composed by Waqar Ali and sung by Tina Sani. It was written by Mehmood Akhtar.
Waris Shah Pir Waris Shah ( ; 1722 1798) was an 18th-century Punjabi Muslims, Punjabi Muslim Sufi poet of the Chishti order, known popularly for his contribution to Punjabi literature. He is primarily known as the author of the ''Heer Ranjha'' love ...
's Punjabi poetry was used in second theme song, which was sung by Master Aslam. The music video was made with Tina Sani and slow versions of songs were used in key situations.


Awards and nominations

4th Lux Style Awards * Nominated - Best TV Serial (2005). * Nominated - Best TV Actress (2005) - Maria Wasti. * Nominated - Best TV Actor (2005) - Abid Ali. And * Nominated - Best TV Director (2005) -
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 ...
.


See also

*
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 ...
*
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 ...
* Makan *
Manzil For the convenience of those who read the Quran in a week the text may be divided into seven portions, each known as Manzil. The following division to 7 equal portions is by Hamzah az-Zaiyyat (d.156/772): # Al-Fatiha (chapter 1) through an-Ni ...
*
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 ...
* Choti Si Kahani


References


External links

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Director's Website

Facebook Page

ARY Official Website

Maria Wasti on set of Moorat

Adid Ali on set of Moorat

Humayun Saeed & Kamran Qureshi's Interview

Abdullah Kadwani's Interview

Seema Ghazal's Interview

Kashif Mehmood on set of Moorat

Waqar Ali's Interview

Tina Sani's Interview

Munawar Saeed on set of Moorat

Deeba on set of Moorat

Mehmood Akhtar on set of Moorat

M Warsi on set of Moorat

Perveen Akbar on set of Moorat

Adnan Jelani on set of Moorat

Naeem Rizvi on set of Moorat
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