Dil Banjaara

Dil Banjaara
Genre	Family Drama Romantic drama
Created by	Momina Duraid
Written by	Faiza Iftikhar
Directed by	Siraj-ul-Haque
Starring	Adnan Malik Sanam Saeed Mira Sethi Hina Khawaja Bayat Sakina Samo
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of episodes	24
Production
Executive producer	Momina Duraid
Producer	MD Productions Naughty Forty Productions
Original release
Network	Hum TV
Release	14 October 2016 (2016-10-14) – 31 March 2017 (2017-03-31)

Dil Banjaara (Template:Lang-ur lit: Wander Heart), previously entitled Gypsy is an upcoming Pakistani drama serial that is scheduled to air on Hum TV on 14 October 2016, preceded by Jhoot for 2016 Television season. It is directed by Siraj-ul-Haque, written by Faiza Iftikhar and produced by Momina Duraid as a night programming all under her production company MD Productions. It stars Adnan Malik as Sikandar an aspiring photographer along with Sanam Saeed as female lead and Mira Sethi as supporting character.

Cast

• Sanam Saeed as Nida Nafees (female Protagonist)
• Adnan Malik as Sikandar (Male Protagonist)
• Mira Sethi as Shama
• Daniyal Afzal Khan as Zaman - Nida's Cousin
• Sakina Samo as Nishat - Mukhtar & Nafees' sister
• Mohsin Raza Gillani as Nafees - Nida's Father
• Hina Khawaja Bayat as Fasiha Nafees - Nida's Mother
• Samina Ahmad as Zubaida Mukhtar - Nida's Aunt
• Madiha Rizvi as Zahra Mukhtar - Nida's Cousin
• Munawar Saeed as Mukhtar Bhai - Nida's Uncle
• Ainzy Zaidi (Noor Ul Ain Zaidi) as Sumbul (Dead)'s friend
• Sharmeen Ali as Meesha
• Rashida Tabassum
• Iqra Atiq
• Sarah Ali
• Mahjbeen Beena Masroor
• Hannan Sameed as Ayaz
• Asma Saif
• Adnan Saeed as Deepak Panhwar

Production

Casting

Adnan Malik was cast for the character of Sikandar, an aspiring photographer. In early January 2016, describing his role Malik said, "I read a bunch of scripts, there was also interest from across the border but nothing clicked quite like Gypsy." He further said "I play the role of Sikander, who's an aspiring photographer, a part of him that resonates with me because that's what peaked my interest in the arts when my father bought me my first camera. He's a very rugged, outdoorsy kinda guy, very different from Khalil. There's just this lightness to him. So the show revolves around this guy who's a bit of a wanderer and his equation with two ladies, a non-traditional love triangle of sorts." It was later announced that actress Sanam Saeed had replaced Mawra Hocane. Saeed, speaking about Gypsy, said "Basically I was offered the script initially, but I couldn't do it back then. However, later when Mawra (Hocane) got caught up with something else and I was available, I signed the project,”. “I hadn't done easy-breezy love stories previously, so Gypsy offered something new.”. She further went on to say that "My character is of a girl who's a gypsy at heart. She's a wanderer and a free spirit. She is very much attached to her parents and unlike other characters in the serial, she doesn't retaliate. Her parents are very supportive, and even when she disagrees, she understands their point. So there's no struggle; it doesn't have any heavy moral or drama. There is a little bit of conflict, but no negativity or a bechari of any sort." and "Mohsin Gilani plays my father's character, whereas the brilliant Hina Bayat will be essaying my mother's role. She has always been known for her versatile characters, and her role in Gyspy is also something completely different from what she has done previously," she commented. "It also has a strong supporting cast; we have Madiha Rizvi, Samina Ahmed and Munawar Siddiqui as well.".

Filming

Production on series began in 25 May 2016 in various cities across the country including Nepal's popular Madhyapur Thimi and Bhaktapur. Teasers were released on 6 October 2016 with the name [Dil Banjaara], replaced by name [Gypsy] and was finalized to replace Jhoot and was aired on 14 October 2016.

See also

• 2016 in Pakistani television
• List of programs broadcast by Hum TV

External links

• Official website