Chupke Chupke (TV series)

Chupke Chupke
Genre	Romantic comedy Family drama
Written by	Saima Akram Chaudhry
Directed by	Danish Nawaz
Starring	Ayeza Khan Osman Khalid Butt (For entire cast see below)
Theme music composer	Naveed Nashad
Opening theme	"Pareshan Kyun Lage Tu" by Ali Zafar and Nirmal Roy
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original languages	Urdu, Punjabi and Saraiki
No. of episodes	30
Production
Producer	Momina Duraid
Production locations	Karachi, Sindh
Cinematography	Tameen Nizami
Editors	Muhammad Adeel Khalid Faizan Ghauri
Running time	32 - 36 minutes
Production company	MD Productions
Original release
Network	Hum TV
Release	14 April (2021-04-14) – 13 May 2021 (2021-05-13)

Chupke Chupke (Urdu: چپکے چپکے, transl. Secretly) is a 2021 Pakistani romantic comedy television series directed by Danish Nawaz, written by Saima Akram Chaudhry and produced by Momina Duraid under their production banner MD Productions, which aired during Ramadan, in April and May 2021. The series is about the Nawab-Family, after the death of Nawab his two wives Naik Bakht and Naik Parwar fight with each other at every occasion they can get.

It features Ayeza Khan and Osman Khalid Butt as Meenu and Faazi in the leading roles, Aymen Saleem as Mishi, Arslan Naseer as Hadi, Mira Sethi as Gul-e-Rana and Ali Safina as Miskeen respectively in the cast meanwhile Asma Abbas, Tara Mahmood, Mani, Aadi Khan, Areesha Sultan, Qavi Khan, and in the recurring cast.

Plot

The drama is about the Nawab Family. Nawab Sahab had two wives - Naik Parwar and Naik Bakht. Nawab Sahab treated them both equally and they live in adjacent houses, one called the "Nawab House" where Naik Bakht lived and the other one was "Nawab Villa" where Naik Parwar lived. The two wives had never-ending conflicts between them because Nawab Sahab married Naik Bakht only after two months of his wedding with Naik Parwar. Both Naik Parwar and Naik Bakht had two kids, Naik Parwar had two sons: Kamil and Kifayat. The elder son Kamil passed away leaving a wife Kishwar and two sons: Haadi and Waleed. The younger son Kifayat had a poultry farm business and was so penny pinching and his wife Kaneez was always interested in cleaning the house. They had two daughters: Muniha (Meenu) and Muniba (Mirchi). Naik Bakht had one son and one daughter. Her daughter lived in Toronto with her family. Her son Ibrahim and his wife passed away when they went to perform pilgrim leaving three daughters and a son. The elder daughter Gul-e-Rana and son Faaz Ibrahim aka Faazi were twins but Gul-e-Rana was only a minute elder. The younger sister was Ramisha (Mishi) and the youngest was Rameen (Roomi).

When Gul-e-Rana's parents passed away, she was married to the Naik Bakht's nephew Miskeen and they were married for 5 years till then but were not able to conceive a child, while the youngest sister Rameen was married to Arman aka Mani. Miskeen and Armaan also often had fights between them. Although Gul was married, she lived in her parents house. Her husband had to live like a "Ghar Damaad". They were all finding a suitable match for their only brother Faazi. He wanted a sensible and mature life-partner, but the three sisters disliked every girl. Ramisha aka Mishi the middle one, was more sensible than her other sisters and she also had a crush on Haadi.

On the other hand, Meenu was a carefree girl who hated studies. Her father wanted her to do BSc, Mathematics but Meenu kept failing. Kifayat had Faazi to take tuition for Meenu. She wanted to get rid of her studies. Haadi and Faazi were also best buddies and were still single. Faazi worked in a pesticides company but Haadi was unemployed. Soon, Faazi's Aunt called Kishwar and told her about a girl that she will marry Haadi and their nikkah will be online. Haadi will then move to Canada and there he will work in his father's restaurant. Everyone is happy with the wedding but Mishi was unhappy as she loved Haadi. However, On the night of wedding the girl Ainy calls Haadi and tells him that she can't marry him as she has married someone in the court and she can't tell her parents. Everyone was devastated hearing this but Mishi was not.

One day, a family came to see Faaz. They were also finding a match for their only daughter Haania who was a sensible girl just like Faaz demanded. They were also finding a girl for their son Asher. Amma and Gul thought that it would be perfect if Faazi and Mishi get married in the same house. Amma called Mishi to bring the sugar pot but Meenu was also there to get some patti. Mishi asked Meenu to take the sugar pot to drawing room. Meenu went into the drawing room and slipped. Mr.&Mrs. Amjad thought she is the perfect match for their son. They went to Meenu's house to ask her hand for their son. They asked some time to think. Babay thought of doing istakhara but the result came out bad. Then Meenu asked Kishwar to do it herself and the result was good so they decided to marry Meenu to Asher. Asher, one day, came to Meenu's house and saw that Meenu is an immature girl bit still he agreed to marry. On Meenu and Faazi's wedding, it is revealed that Asher is a married man and has three daughters and he was marrying Meenu only for son. The Nawab Family then told them that they will not marry their daughter in such a family. For the sake of honour of Nawab Family, they all decide to marry Faazi and Meenu despite their will. After the wedding, Babay and Amma think that they have not done a good thing. But slowly Faazi and Meenu start to fall in love with each other. Haadi also starts falling in love with Mishi.

Cast

• Osman Khalid Butt as Faaz Ibrahim aka Faazi, the eldest and only son of Nawab House, Meenu's husband, Naik Bakht's grandson. A twin to Gul but only a minute younger and Ramisha and Rameen's elder brother. His father and mother passed away when they went to perform Hajj (Muslim pilgrimage). Faaz owns his grandfather's pesticides business and is fairly successful. He is constantly pressurized by the ladies of the house, especially Gul.
• Ayeza Khan as Maniha Kifayat Ali/Maniha Faaz Ibrahim aka Meenu/Bhindi, Kifayat and Kaneez's daughter, Faaz's wife and Naik Parwar's grand daughter. A happy-go-lucky girl, she despises studies and gets ridiculed by her family for her childish manners. She has been consistently failing in her BS Mathematics and is taught by Faaz.
• Arslan Naseer as Muhammad Hadi Kamil, the eldest son of Kishwar and love interest of Ramisha aka Mishi. Although possessing an M.B.A degree, he is unemployed and does not get accepted by the suitors. His family wants him to work at Kifayat's poultry business against his will. He falls in love with Mishi.
• Aymen Saleem as Ramisha Ibrahim aka Mishi, Faaz's younger sister. She is the most generous and liberal of her family, but the most ignored one too. She has a crush on Hadi.
• Asma Abbas as Naik Parwar, Nawab Sahab's first wife and the matriarch of Nawab Villa. She is a native of Okara. Naik Parwar is in a never-ending clash with Bakhto.
• Uzma Beg as Naik Bakht aka Bakhto, Nawab Sahab's second wife and the matriarch of the Nawab House. A native of Sadiqabad, Nawab Sahab married her only two months after his first marriage. She never backs in her clash with Naik Parwar.
• Farhan Ally Agha as Kifayat Ali, Naik Parwar's younger son. He is a spendthrift and only cares about the expenses of the house and tries his best to save money. He owns his father's poultry business.
• Mira Sethi as Gul-e-Rana aka Gul/Minto, Faaz's stone-hearted twin but only a minute older. After their parents' death, Gul cares for her siblings and stayed at her home even after her marriage with Miskeen. Resultantly, she is highly possessive of them, especially Faaz.
• Ali Safina as Miskeen Ali, Gul's submissive husband and Bakhto's nephew who lives with them in the Nawab House. He is ridiculed by the family for his laziness and nosy attitude.
• Hira Soomro as Rameen Ibrahim aka Roomi. She is a foodie and always mentions her husband, Maani, in every conversation.
• Areesha Sultan as Muniba Kifayat Ali aka Mirchi, Kifayat and Kaneez's youngest daughter and Maneeha's younger sister. She manages Naik Parwar's social media accounts but uses them to spread the family's private news against their will.
• Tara Mahmood as Kaneez, Kifayat's wife and Maneeha and Muneeba's mother. She is obsessed with cleaning the house and is known for her friendship with her sister-in-law, Kishwar.
• Aadi Khan as Waleed Kamil (aka Kaddo as called by Meenu and Mirchi), Kishwar's youngest son and Hadi's brother. He is a cricket fanatic and Maniha’s partner-in-crime. He is obsessed with getting selected for Under 19 cricket team and is dating the coach's daughter, Jannat, for selection.
• Salman Saqib as Arman aka Mani, Rameen's frustrated, hot-tempered husband. He is a foodie like his wife and despises Miskeen.
• Qavi Khan as Bade Abba, Nawab Sahab's elder brother who is the only authority Naik Parwar and Bakhto listen to.
• Arisha Razi as Jannat, The coach's daughter whom Waleed is dating for selection. She keeps convincing him for their engagement
• Ayesha Mirza as Kishwar Kamil, the elder daughter-in-law of Nawab Villa and widow of Kamil (elder son of Nawab and Naik Parwar). She is the mother of Hadi and Waleed and is known for always doing wazifas for her children. She has very good relations with Kaneez and other family members.
• Sidra Niazi as Hania Amjad, the former fianceé of Faaz Ibrahim and sister of Ashar.
• Arsalan Butt as Ashar Amjad, the former fiancé of Muniha and brother of Hania.
• Shehryar Zaidi as Mr. Amjad, Hania and Ashar's father.
• Salma Asim as Mrs. Amjad, Hania and Ashar's mother.
• Nadia Hussain as Mai Choo Mantar. She came to the Nawab House to make the house safe from evil eyes but ended up stealing their possessions.

• Sumbul Shahid as Khala

Original soundtrack

"Pareshan Kyun Lage Tu"
Soundtrack album by Ali Zafar and Nirmal Roy
Released	6 May 2021 (2021-05-06)
Recorded	2021
Venue	Lahore
Studio	Linghtingale Studio
Genre	Television soundtrack
Length	4:21
Language	Urdu
Label	MD Productions
Producer	Momina Duraid
External videos Lyrical video on YouTube

The title song of Chupke Chupke "Pareshan Kyun Lage Tu" was composed by Naveed Nashad, with lyrics for song was written by Nashad and Ali Zafar. The lines of the song are frequently used during the course of the show. The OST was sung by Zafar and Nirmal Roy.

Production

Writer Saima Akram Chaudhry revealed in an interview that Meenu's character is inspired from the personality of Pakistani drama writer Misbah Nousheen. The production of the drama was halted in 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Because of this, some character's were recast, included Ayeza Khan replacing Sohai Ali Abro as Meenu and Asma Abbas replacing Beo Raana Zafar as Naik Parwar. The first episode of the series was aired on 14 April 2021.

Reception

It gained 100 Million views on YouTube from its inception to 29 April 2021 and 250 Million views on all episodes combned in Ramadan of 2021 and also received TRPs of 7 per episode and 9.2 at its highest. Ishq Jalebi was more well-received then Chupke Chupke.