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Fraud
Title card
Urduفراڈ
GenreAction
serial drama
Thriller
Written byZanjabeel Asim Shah
Screenplay byNabeel Nadeem
Directed bySaqib Khan
Starring
Theme music composerOctave Studio
Opening themeAli Zafar
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes30
Production
ProducerAbdullah Seja
CinematographyLuqman Khan
AnimatorMoshin Habib
EditorRao Ali
Running timeApprox. 36-45 Minutes
Production companyiDream Entertainment
Original release
NetworkARY Digital
Release14 May 2022 (2022-05-14) –
present (present)

Fraud is a 2022 Pakistani Thriller drama television series written by Zanjabeel Asim Shah, directed by Saqib Khan and produced by Abdullah Seja under banner iDream Entertainment. Starring Saba Qamar, Ahsan Khan and Mikaal Zulfiqar in lead roles in their second on-screen appearance together after 11 years, the series is set in Lahore and Karachi.[1] It began on ARY Digital on 14 May 2022.[2]

Plot

Nisar dreams of getting his two daughters, Maya and Maila, married to rich and fancy people, and because of this, he fixes Maya's engagement with Tabraiz, a rich man who lives with his parents, Khawar and Jahanara in a big mansion. After Tabraiz and Maya's wedding, Tabraiz finds out that his uncle died, so he and his parents leave Pakistan for a while, leaving Maya at her parents' house.

After no contact with Tabraiz or his parents for more than two weeks, Nisar and his nephew Nael go to the police to file a missing report for Tabraiz, but after looking at Tabraiz's picture, the police officer tells Nisar and Nael that Tabraiz and his parents are actually fraudsters, who steal all of women's jewellery and money after getting Tabraiz married to them, and then running away, and they find out that their mansion actually belongs to someone else. Out of grief and guilt, Nisar decides to have Maya marry Nael, but he rejects at the last minute for revenge because Nisar rejected Nael's proposal for Maya earlier before her marriage to Tabraiz.

Meanwhile, Tabraiz, disguising himself as Choudhary Hashim, and his parents, who are actually his business partners in crime, rob a Punjabi woman named Rehana, but Tabraiz leaves his partners after not getting his share he was promised. Tabraiz then meets Tooba at an ATM stand, and Tooba's driver tells Tabraiz that Tooba is part of the Shaan Textiles business. Tabraiz then becomes friends with Tooba and introduces himself as Shujaat, which is revealed to be his real name, to her. Tooba and Shujaat then start dating. Tooba is the stepsister of Shaan Kumar, and Shaan has a daughter named Zimmal, but his wife Simra leaves him to go to America with Zimmal. Tooba's mother and Shaan's stepmother, Kulsoom tries to convince Shaan to forget about Simra, but Simra returns to keep Zimmal with Shaan, since Simra doesn't want to keep her.

Maya, Nisar and her mother Shehnaz decide to move to Lahore, where Maya gets a job at Shaan Textiles and she meets Kulsoom, who becomes impressed by Maya. Before moving to Lahore, Maila married officer Talaal, but after Talaal is murdered, Maila moves with her family to Lahore as well. Maya then meets Zimmal, but Shaan tells Maya to stay away from her, as he doesn’t trust women after Simra left him. After a while, Tooba and Shujaat eventually marry, to which then Kulsoom decides to get Shaan and Maya married, which eventually they agree to after both saying no. It is revealed that Shujaat is actually a poor man, and has a poor mother and sick father in Punjab, but he can't make them meet Tooba because he lied to her saying that his parents died, and his parents don't know about his fraud business.

Shaan and Maya gradually start growing feelings for each other and growing closer to each other after their marriage, but one day when Shaan and Maya are going to meet her parents, Maya shockingly reunites with Shujaat, who becomes disturbed and shocked. Maya also starts becoming disturbed, and Shujaat then learns from Tooba about Maya's two failed marriages, the first one with Shujaat himself and the second one with Nael, which never happened. Shujaat then threatens Maya to not reveal his truth, or else he will reveal Maya's two failed marriages to Shaan, as Nisar didn't tell Shaan that Maya has been married before and has even been robbed, out of the fear that Shaan will leave Maya, so both Maya and Shujaat keep each other's mysteries to themselves.

But, after having had enough of being threatened by Shujaat, Maya goes to Kulsoom and Tooba and she tells them the truth about Shujaat, that he was her first husband and that he is a fraud. Shujaat tries to defend himself but Tooba breaks down after feeling betrayed and sends Shujaat away. Shujaat goes to Kulsoom and convinces her that he will help her rob Shaan, so Kulsoom brings Shujaat back to their house, much to Maya's displeasure. Nael, who wants to redeem himself after not marrying Maya, marries Maila.

Cast

Lead

Recurring

Production

The series was announced in December 2021, with Qamar, Khan and Zulfiqar in the leading cast in their second project together, the first being Pani Jaisa Piyar in 2011.[3][4] It is the fourth project featuring Khan opposite Qamar, previously featured in Dastaan, Pani Jaisa Piyar, Na Kaho Tum Mere Nahi and Moomal Rano.[5]

Reception

Ratings

Soundtrack

"Mere Dildar Sanam"
Song by Ali Zafar and Hina Nasarullah
LanguageUrdu, Punjabi
Released13 May 2022 (2022-05-13)
Length5:00
LabelARY
Songwriter(s)Ali Zafar[1]
Producer(s)iDream
External media
Audio
audio icon Full OST on JioSaavn
Video
video icon Video on YouTube

singer Shahzda Ahmad

References

  1. ^ a b "First Look: Is Ahsan Khan the 'Fraud' in his next drama serial?". Something Haute. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Saba Qamar opens up about her thoughts on marriage, wearing a burqa while shopping and freedom". Dawn Images. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  3. ^ Irfan ul Haq (13 December 2021). "Saba Qamar, Ahsan Khan and Mikaal Zulfiqar to reunite on screen after 11 years for drama Fraud". Dawn Images. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Saba Qamar and Ahsan Khan pair up for an upcoming project". Daily Pakistan. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Saba Qamar is working on a new project with her 'favourite co-star' Ahsan Khan". Dawn Images. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
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