''Numm'' () is a 2013

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drama serial that portrays social issues. It was directed by

Ahson Talish Aehsun Talish () is a Pakistani television director, producer, and actor. He has worked in many successful television dramas. Ahson made himself as a well-known television director by directing a number of hit serials, such as '' Deewana'' (201 ...

, produced by Amjad Hashmi and written by Myra Sajid. The show stars

Fawad Khan Fawad Afzal Khan (born 29 November 1981) is a Pakistani actor, producer, screenwriter, songwriter and singer known for his work in films and television. Khan is a recipient of several accolades, including a Filmfare Award, two Lux Style Awards ...

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and Kanza Wayne. The show tells the story of strict customs and rituals of feudal times and its impact. The plot revolves around three people: Wali Bakht Khan, Mahjabeen and Neelum. It shows the effect of unwise traditions and old customs on this triangle relationship. ''Numm'' aired on 24 August 2013 worldwide by

Geo Entertainment ''Geo Entertainment'' or Har Pal Geo is a Pakistani entertainment television channel owned by Geo Television Network was established in May 2002. Its test transmission started on 14 August 2002 on the PAS 10 digital satellite whereas on 1 Octob ...

. Ahson Talish also acted in small scenes as a male protagonist (Fawad khan) father. The theme song of drama gained popularity among fans and viewer. It received mixed reviews from the critics.

Cast

as Wali Bakht Khan, the youngest and strongest child of his family. After Khan returns from Oxford with a graduation degree, he is forced to marry with Neelum Akbar Khan. It is later revealed that he was first married to Mahjabeen who is now a servant in his household. *

as Mahjabeen : Female protagonist and first wife of his cousin and Male lead, Wali Bakht, a hopeless and quiet girl who is seemingly satisfied with her life. * Kanza Wayne as Neelum Akbar Khan : Second female protagonist and childhood fiance of Wali Bakht and later his wife, a panic and rebel character who is against her family traditions and customs. *

Usman Peerzada Usman Peerzada () is a Pakistani actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He has acted in many Punjabi and Urdu films and serials, including ''Beyond the Last Mountain'' and '' Kahi Un Kahi''. He is best known for portrayal of Prince Sal ...

as Sikander Bakht: : A landlord/feudal head of a family and grandfather of male lead Wali bakht, who is a decision maker and proud family head of his breed's traditions. *

as Jahangir Bakht: : Father of male lead Wali Bakht and son of Sikander Bakht, a flashback character who actually died and just be shown in postscript scenes and drawbacks. *

Farah Shah Farah Shah is a Pakistani television actress and former model. She made her acting debut with the role of Mehru in PTV World's classic series '' Boota From Toba Tek Singh'' (1999). Shah's career spans for more than 20 years. She worked in variou ...

as Amtul Jahangir Bakht: : Mother of Wali bakht and mentally ill widowed of Jahangir Bakht, an educated woman who is also a victim of her family customs. *

Munazzah Arif Munazzah Arif is a Pakistani actress who predominantly appears in Pakistani television serials. She earlier starred as recurring roles and mostly plays the role of mothers. She made her cinematic debut in Azfar Jaffri's film ''Heer Maan Ja'' a ...

as Rahat Akbar Khan: : Mother of female protagonist Neelum Akbar Khan, and widow of Akbar khan. * Nasreen Qureshi as Ammu: : Mother of Akbar khan, thus grandmother of Neelum Akbar khan. * Other cast includes, Shireen Zahid, Malik Tanveer, Sitara, Maryam Shah, Hashir, Jawad Butt, Raiz Balouch, Muhammad Agha and Ali Javed in less prominent and narrow supporting scenes.

Production

Development

The Numm Drama serial was planned to go on-air in mid 2012 or early 2013, but due to cast selection and other technical issues, productions goes late.

son of Pakistani legendary actor late

Agha Talish Agha Ali Abbas Qizilbash (also known as Agha Talish, ) (13 November 1923 – 19 February 1998) was a Pakistani actor who made his debut in 1947 and was mostly known and recognized in Pakistan for playing character actor or villain roles. Tal ...

starts direction in late November 2012 and starts directing in early December with its assembled cast

and new up-comer and VJ, Kanza Wayne. The serial is produced by Agha Talish Productions and Q Link Productions. The serial is produced by Amjad Hashmi and co-produced by Ahson Talish's son Raza Talish and Tasneem Ahson. Ahson hired screenwriter Myra Sajid which starts her career as a playwright previously with Ahson's another project.

Casting

Casting of Numm includes some very highly popular starlets, including

and

with newcomer Kanza Wayne. PTV actress

who rose to her stardom in the first modern age acclaimed soap serial Landa Bazar and

Boota from Toba Tek Singh ''Boota from Toba Tek Singh'' () is a 1999 Pakistani drama serial aired by Pakistan Television Corporation. Written by Khalil-Ur-Rehman Qamar and directed by Dilawar Malik, the series consists of 22 episodes in Urdu. This drama was highly popul ...

selected to portray the supporting character of ''Amtul'' while Nasreen Qureshi also bags the role of ''Ammu''.

Dramatization

Ahson Talish began his direction in late December 2012 and finished it July 2013. Most of the drama was shot in

Lahore Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...

and

Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city in the Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. It is the 40th largest city in the country and 6th largest in the province by population, and serves as the headquarter of its namesake tehsil and district ...

. Numm released its promos in late July until its airing.

Original soundtrack

The

Theme song Theme music is a musical composition which is often written specifically for radio programming, television shows, video games, or films and is usually played during the title sequence, opening credits, closing credits, and in some instances at ...

of Numm is its original soundtrack, written by

the director of serial, and composed by Muhammad Agha. The music is separately produced by Haider Hashmi and co-produced by Imran Khalil. The song is sung by talented Faiza Mujahid who rose to fame by ''Bandya Ho'' from the 2012 Critically acclaimed Pakistani movie

Khuda Kay Liye ''Khuda Kay Liye'' (, also released as ''In the Name of God'' in international markets) is a 2007 Pakistani drama film directed by Shoaib Mansoor, produced by Brigadier Syed Mujtaba Tirmizi from ISPR and stars Shaan Shahid, Fawad Khan and Iman ...

. The lyrics were penned down by Ahson beautifully and gain a huge acclaim.

Track listing

References

External links

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