Ishq Murshid
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| Ishq Murshid | |
|---|---|
 Title Card | |
| Urdu | عشق مرشد |
| Genre | Romantic Drama Social |
| Developed by | Momina Duraid |
| Written by | Abdul Khaliq Khan Imran asharaf |
| Story by | Abdul Khaliq Khan |
| Directed by | Farooq Rind |
| Creative director | Momina Duraid |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "Ishq Murshid Mera" by Ahmed Jahanzeb |
| Ending theme | "Ishq Murshid mera" by Ahmed Jahanzeb |
| Composer | Ahmed Jahanzeb |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Moomal Shunaid |
| Producer | MD Productions |
| Production locations | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup 1080p |
| Running time | 40 minutes |
| Production companies | Moomal Entertainment MD Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Hum TV |
| Release | 8 October 2023 – present |
Ishq Murshid (transl. Love Guide) is a romantic, light-hearted Pakistani television series directed by Farooq Rind, and produced by Moomal Entertainment and MD Productions. It stars Bilal Abbas Khan and Durefishan Saleem in lead role. It first premiered on 8 October 2023 on Hum TV.
Plot
Shibra Salman is a headstrong, intelligent and self-less girl, unwavering in her principals and deeply cherishing her family values. Hailing from a modest middle-class background, she remains unswayed by material wealth or social status.
Shahmeer Sikandar emerges as an enigmatic, yielding figure of affluence, having pursued his education abroad in the UK. He is from a wealthy family, however, his mother had died in his childhood leaving him with that everlasting scar, and is conflicted with his father, Dawood. His mother, Zubaida, was supposedly sick in her last remaining moments and had a caretaker hired for her, Farah. Her husband and the caretaker had an affair, and the day Zubaida found this out, she passed away. The caretaker then married Shahmeer's father, and this, Shahmeer refuses to let go of.
When attending his best friends wedding, Faraz, he meets Shibra, demanding her change from a driver. Enthralled by her confidence and alluring personality, Shahmeer finds himself drawn to her in an instant. Shibra is also there attending her best friends wedding, Maliha.
On the wedding night of Faraz and Maliha, Shahmeer crashes into their room, and in a comedic sequence, implores to know more about Shibra by Maliha. This begins the ultimate plan between the three to get Shibra to marry Shahmeer, despite Maliha knowing Shibra's loathing for opulence and corruption. She insists on only marrying who her father chooses.
Meanwhile, Shibra's sister (Sukaina) is upset as she has been married with her cousin, Zohaib, for 3 years now, but because of his family's greedy demands, his mother refuses to take her in as his wife.
Shahmeer embarks on a perfect scheme to capture Shibra's heart, which involves disguising himself as a poor man and starting anew. This means securing employment at Shibra's father's office, transforming into the puzzled and sweet Fazal Bakhsh.
Fazal Bakhsh, in the guise of acquainting with Shibra and her family members, bribes the boy who delivers lunch to Shibra's father and takes up the work of collecting lunch from Shibra's home and delivering it to her father every day.
One day shibra's mother got side pain and falls on ground when fazal comes to their home for fetching lunch, then suddenly fazal bakhsh calls ambulance and refers shibra's mother to the hospital, where doctors examined and told that she has apendix and needs operation and after successful operation shibra's father asks his both daughters to sell jewellery and pay hospital charges but at reception and asking about payment he got answered that the bill of eight hundred thousands rupees has been paid by an angel.
Shibra's father gets shocked and calls to sukaina to tell that there is no need to bring jewelry although the hospital bill has been paid by an unknown angel.[needs update]
Cast
- Bilal Abbas Khan as Shahmeer Sikandar, alias Fazal Bakhsh
- Durefishan Saleem as Shibra Suleman
- Omair Rana as Dawood Ali Khan; Shahmeer's father
- Zarmeena Ikram as Farah, Shahmeer's step-mother
- Samiya Mumtaz as Zubaida Sikandar; Shahmeer's mother (dead)
- Noor ul Hassan as Suleman; Shibra & Sukaina's Father
- Salma Hassan as Safia; Shibra & Sukaina's mother
- Hafsa Ehsan Abbasi as Sukaina; Shibra's sister; Zohaib's wife
- Sajjad Paul as Zohaib; Sukaina's husband
- Rabia Noreen as Nargis; Suleman's sister, Zohaib's Mother
- Awais Sulaman as Faraz; Shahmeer's best friend; Maliha's Husband
- Srha Asghar as Maliha; Shibra's best friend; Faraz's wife
- Shabbir Jan as Faraz's father
- Hira Tareen as Mehreen; Shahmeer's childhood friend and one-sided lover
- Adnan Jaffar as Haroon; Mehreen's father
- Sajid Shah as Safdar; Shahmeer's guard
- Ali Gul Mallah as Fazal Bakhsh[1]
Music
The soundtrack was popular.[2]
Production
To portray the main protagonist, Ahad Raza Mir, Hamza Ali Abbasi, Wahaj Ali and Bilal Abbas Khan were approached, but Khan was chosen ultimately owing to his better understanding about the character.[3] On 10 March 2023, Khan revealed his upcoming project through his Instagram account, in which he will be paired opposite Dur-e-Fishan Saleem.[4] Saleem was chosen to portray the feamle lead and was suggested to the writer Abdul Khaliq Khan by Siraj-ul-Haque.[3] Hum TV revealed the look of the actors on 7 June.[5] The first look of the lead actors from the series was revealed on 23 May.[6] The first and second teasers were released on 5 August 2023.[7]
Reception
Critical reception
While reviewing the first episode of the series, The News International panned its execution, "predictable" plot, "clichéd" characters and noted the lack of chemistry between the leads.[8] Along with the characters of some other television productions, DAWN Images noted the character of the male protagonist for being in love and the female protagonist's character for being outspoken and strong.[9]
In an article by Redbrick, the reviewer praised Bilal Abbas Khan's transition between two characters and called it as "effortless", and the character of female protagonist for not being typical.[10]
Ratings
In its 18th episode which aired on February 2024, the series received the rating of 22.3 TRP, the highest for the network.[11][12]
References
- ^ "How Ali Gul Malah Has Captivated Pakistani Audiences In Ishq Murshid". The Friday Times. 21 December 2023. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "'Ishq Murshid' OST strikes a chord across borders". www.24newshd.tv.
- ^ a b "Four Pakistani heartthrobs approached for lead role in 'Ishq Murshid'". 24 News HD. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "'Ishq Murshid' – Bilal Abbas and Durefishan Saleem team up for upcoming project". Daily Pakistan. 10 March 2023. Event occurs at 10:18 pm.
- ^ "Ishq Murshid – Something Enticing is in the Making". www.hum.tv. 7 June 2023. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023.
- ^ Web Desk (Lahore) (13 May 2023). "Bilal Abbas, Dur-e-Fishan win fans' hearts with new pictures from upcoming project 'Ishq Murshid'". Pakistan Observer. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023.
- ^ ""Ishq Murshid" Teaser Starring Bilal Abbas Khan & Durrefishan Released". Bol News. 7 August 2023. Event occurs at 12:25 am.
- ^ Gaitee Ara Siddiqi (15 October 2023). "A bad case of déjà vu". The News International.
- ^ Javaria Farooqui (26 January 2024). "Women who speak and men who are in love: The evolving trajectories of romance in Pakistani dramas". Dawn Image. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ Halima Ahad (24 January 2024). "World TV Shows: Pakistani Dramas". Redbrick. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ Shailaja Rao (4 March 2024). "Cute and Choppy Pakistani Romantic Drama 'Ishq Murshid' Wins Hearts and Viral Fame in India and Beyond". American Kahani.
- ^ Moeeza Arshad (9 February 2024). "Ishq Murshid: The Epitome of Television Triumph". Hum TV. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
External links
- Ishq Murshid at IMDb