Pagli (TV series)

Pagli
Urdu	پگلی
Based on	Pagli by Shaukat Thanvi
Written by	Khurram Abbas
Directed by	Ali Masud Saeed
Starring	Hira Salman Noor Hassan Hina Altaf Asim Azhar
Opening theme	Ek Pagli Hai Ye Ishq Janne Kahan by Asim Azhar Aima Baig
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	22
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera setup
Original release
Network	Hum TV
Release	August 28, 2017 (2017-08-28) – January 22, 2018 (2018-01-22)

Pagli (Template:Lang-ur), is a Pakistani romantic drama serial, which was first aired on 28 August 2017. It stars Noor Hassan, Hina Altaf, Asim Azhar and Hira Salman in lead roles.

It is based on the novel of same name by Shaukat Thanvi, written by Khurram Abbas and directed by Ali Masud Saeed.

Story

Dr. Khalid (Noor Hassan) is a psychiatrist who has just completed his degree from America and is returning to Pakistan in order to be in his family and to establish a clinic there, When he reaches Pakistan, he decides to travel to his city in a train instead of a plane so that he can see his country properly, for he had been away for so long. In the train, he comes across a bubbly, upbeat and cheerful girl called Gulrukh (Hira Salman) who keeps Dr. Khalid entertained with her funny yet witty jokes. She tells him that his clinic is not going to give him good business since in Pakistan, no one wants to be called a psychic by going to a psychiatric clinic for help. Khalid tells her that he is engaged to his cousin Zubia. Much to Khalid's surprise, Gulrukh guesses a lot about Zubia, auch as the fact that she must be a quiet girl who has not studied after her intermediate. Gulrukh tells him that Zubia is not the girl Khalid should marry and he should instead marry someone like herself (Gulrukh). This entertains Khalid. Gulrukh insists that Khalid should take her to his home so that she can show him why she is the perfect match for him, and after a little reluctance, Khalid agrees . They reach Khalid's home and Khalid is greeted warmly by the family members. However, Zubia and her mother are uncomfortable with Gulrukh's presence, though Khalid's mother welcomes her as Khalid's guest. Gulrukh remarks that Zubia is exactly like she imagined her. Meanwhile, an old man (Mehmood Aslam) and a boy (Asim Azhar) are seen seated at a police station. The old man is reporting that his daughter has disappeared and he blames the boy for his daughter's disappearance. This is shown in a comic way instead of showing it as a serious scene. The boy denies having been involved in the disppappearance of the girl. The girl's father gives her picture to the police and the girl turns out to be Gulrukh. Days pass and Zubia gets uncomfortable due to Gulrukh's closeness with Khalid. Gulrukh, after earning Khalid's love, realizes that she has made an enormous mistake by snatching away the innocent Zubi's love from her and in order to correct the situation she wants to leave the house but now Khalid loves her a lot and wants to marry her only. After some time it is revealed that Gulrukh is having some psychological problems. Zubi, being a kind hearted and understanding girl, does not want Gulrukh to go as she wants Khalid to be with the girl he loves. Khalid wants to give psychological help to Gulrukh.

Cast

• Noor Hassan as Dr. Khalid
• Hira Salman as Gulrukh
• Mehmood Aslam as Hakeem Karamat Ali
• Syed Sajida Siddiqui as Dr. Khalid & Shehzeen's mother
• Hina Altaf as Zubaida "Zubi"
• Saba Faisal as Zakkiya
• Asim Azhar as Najam
• Mahjabeen Habib as Shehzeen
• Lubna Aslam as Gulrukh's mother
• Malik Raza as Munshee
• Faisal Naqvi as Hospital Doctor
• Faheem Tijani as Servant
• Faiza Ali as Hira

Production

Speaking to Images, Hira revealed: "My characters disorder is such that she loses her memory all of a sudden and she leaves her house, something she does 2-3 times in the show. She's very intelligent, with a quick wit. Woh pooray ghar ko le kar chalti hai. The house she goes to after leaving her own belongs to a psychiatrist, Dr. Khalid (Noor Hassan). Even when she's there, she lives there like she owns it; she's that confident." Expanding more on the plot, she shared, "Now Dr. Khalid has a fiancé, Zubi (Hina Altaf) - she breaks them (their relationship) apart and gets the doctor to fall for her."

And then there's a twist. "Asim will be playing my fiancé, who I end up kicking to the curb and try to pair him up with Zubi instead. So whatever she (Hira's character) wants, she gets. It's a very different project. All the characters are really spontaneous, there's good humour. Rona dhona bhi hai but there's comic relief."

"When you watch the show, you'll think of Ankahi. I'm like Shehnaz Sheikh from that [drama] in Pagli. It's not one of those typical saas bahu projects."

Hira and Asim will be featured in the OST and she promises it'll be worth a listen.

"This has been a hard project because it's very expression-driven. She's [Hira's character] crazy and she has to make it seem like she isn't," adds the actress.

When we reached out to Asim Azhar to give us the lowdown on his character, he said, "The character I'm playing enjoys poetry and believes in old-school romance. He is a slightly older guy, simple and perhaps, too honest for his own good."

"Between me and Mehmood Aslam sahab, our characters are always trying to one-up each other. I learned a lot from him; I think our scenes exude great energy and chemistry, something to watch out for!"

External links

• Official Website