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Humsafar
Humsafar title screen
GenreDrama
Romance
Written byZakir Ahmed
Novel by Farhat Ishtiaq
Directed bySarmad Sultan Khoosat
Creative directorMirza Zeeshan Baig
StarringMahira Khan
Fawad Afzal Khan
Naveen Waqar
Noor Hassan
Atiqa Odho
Sara Kashif
Theme music composerWaqar Ali
Opening themeWoh Humsafar Tha
written by Naseer Turabi
performed by Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch
ComposerMAD Music
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes23
Production
Executive producerNina Kashif
ProducerMomina Duraid
Production locationKarachi
CinematographyShehzad Kashmiri
EditorsKashif Ahmed
Tanveer Aalam
Rao Rizwan
Danish Usmani
Faisal Saleem
Running time38-42 minutes
Production companyMoomal Productions
Original release
NetworkHum TV
Release24 September 2011 (2011-09-24)-3 March 2012 (2012-03-03)
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Humsafar (Urdu: ہم سفر, [Ham-safar or Companion] Error: {{Transliteration}}: unrecognized language / script code: urdu (help)) is a Pakistani drama television series directed by Sarmad Sultan Khoosat, based on a novel of the same name written by Farhat Ishtiaq. It originally aired on Hum TV from September 24, 2011 to March 3, 2012. The story revolves around the trials and tribulations of a married couple.

Plot

This is a story about Khirad who becomes a part of Ashar’s life only to find the latter’s mother turning him away from her. Unwillingly, Khirad leaves Ashar, but fate once more brings them together with another family-member, Hareem, playing a crucial role in the reunion. The Story Focuses on the Married life of the couple and shows how both sort it out. Sarah Asher's Friend is the middle reason it is shown that she is mad to get Asher and it focuses on her life to that how she ends herself up in losing Asher.[1]

Summary

Episodes 1-5

The story of Hamsafar revolves around three characters, Khirad portrayed by Mahira Khan lives in Karachi with her mother, Maimona. The family is very poor. Maimona's wealthy nephew, Asher, portrayed by Fawad Afzal Khan, is introduced with his best friend and maternal cousin, Sara portrayed by Naveen Waqar. Unknown to Asher, Sara is deeply in love with him. Both Asher's and Sara's mother, Fareeda portrayed by Atiqa Odho and Zareena portrayed by Hina Khawaja Bayat (respectively), assume that Asher will eventually propose to Sara since they have always been so close.

Maimona is diagnosed with cancer and requests help from her brother, Baseerat Hussain portrayed by Behroze Sabzwari, who is Asher's father. Baseerat brings Maimona and Khirad to his mansion. However, doctors claim that she will eventually die. Maimona is worried for Khirad and she requests Baseerat to get her daughter married. Baseerat decides that Khirad will marry Asher.

When Baseerat informs Asher, his son is shocked, having no marriage plans and sees Khirad as his exact opposite. After Asher shares this news with Sara, she is heartbroken, revealing her love for him. Asher tells her that he does not have feelings for her and sees her as a friend. Sara promises Asher that she will not let him marry Khirad. Baseerat begs him to marry Khirad.

Eventually, Asher relents. Farida, who is extremely possessive about her son, lashes out at Baseerat, begging him to reconsider. Baseerat threatens his wife with divorce if she interferes. Meanwhile, Khirad is also shocked to learn of Baseerat's plan. Khirad decides to talk to Asher, but decides not to do so. However, she has no choice but to comply with her mother's last wish. Sara tries to commit suicide. Asher and Khirad are married with a simple Nikah. After Maimona dies Khirad is depressed. Both Asher and Khirad feel that they have been forced on each other. Neither are happy about the union, however Asher promises Khirad that he will try his best to make the marriage work. Khirad is deeply hurt by the fact that she has been forced into a stranger's life and feels her self-respect has been lost.

Episodes 6-10

The pair begins falling deeply in love with each other. Asher values her innocence, simplicity and purity of her heart. Khirad falls for Asher because of his caring and charming personality. They declare their love and become closer to each other. Sara pretends to befriend Khirad and then humiliates her. Asher rebukes Sara for her cruelty.

Baseerat becomes ill and warns his son against hurting Khirad. Asher, already in love with his new wife, agrees. Baseerat later dies in his sleep.[2]

Khirad enrolls in graduate studies. She meets Khizar, Sara's paternal cousin who has strong feelings for Sara, still not over Asher. Khizar starts to visit Asher's house, praising Khirad and making Asher jealous. Khirad suddenly gets pregnant with Asher's child.[3]

Episodes 11-14

Farida offers to pay for Khizar to study abroad and marry Sara if he can convince Asher that he is having an affair with Khirad. Sara lies to Khizar, telling him that she'll marry him when he returns. Khizar contrives to have Asher see what falsely appears to be Khirad and him getting intimate alone in his apartment. Asher storms off angry. Farida admits to Khirad that she would never allow a school teacher's daughter to be her daughter-in-law. She tells Khirad that she is unfit to be her house servant. She goes on to say that she raised her son in such a perfect way, that she won't allow her son to throw it all away on a lower class woman. Khirad protests and calls Khizar, who falsely keeps insisting that she has an affair with him. Farida backs Khizar's lies and kicks Khirad out of the house before Asher speaks to her. Before leaving, Khirad leaves a note for Asher. Although Asher returns expecting to be able to speak with Khirad, his mother lies saying that Khirad has already eloped with Khizar. She says," She [Khirad] said it was a forced marriage...She was never happy in the first place..." Asher is heartbroken and falls into a state of depression at this false story. Heartbroken and alone, Khirad takes refuge with her mother's friend, Batool. With Batool, she lives in Hyderabad, Pakistan. Throughout her time there, she calls Asher, but he hangs up when he finds out who is calling. Believing his mother's story that Khirad eloped with Khizar, he denies knowing anyone named Khirad. After a few months, Khirad goes into labor and calls Asher one last time. Again he hangs up and she prematurely gives birth to a baby girl whom she names Hareem, portrayed by Sara Kashif. Khirad vows that she will never forgive Asher.[4]

Episode 15-17

After four years Khirad's daughter needs a heart surgery . She cannot pay the hospital bills and tells Asher about her problem. At first he refuses to help, but later relents, secretly moving the two into his house. Farida is in New York for a business trip, so Asher is able to move them in. When Asher asks Khirad what he should do when his mother finds out about her in his house, Khirad hatefully tells him that it is not her problem and that she is only there for her daughter's treatment. .[5][6]

Sara spots Asher with his wife and daughter. After making comments that anger Asher, she leaves and calls Farida.

Episode 18-19

Sara updates Farida. Farida quickly returns and threatens to throw Khirad back on the streets again. Khirad tells her, "I don't want anything to do with your son or your mansion...I don't even see your son as being worth talking to. Your son is weak. He couldn't protect me. He no longer has any place in my heart."

As Hareem demands to see old pictures from their wedding,Asher brings out an old box, which contains the note Khirad had left as she was first leaving.[7]

Asher overhears Khirad's friend Afsheen telling her to take Asher back if he asks her to. Khirad refuses.

Episode 20

Khizar returns from abroad and demands Farida fulfill her promise. Sara refuses, but Farida insists her, since Khizar threatens to admit the truth to Asher.[8]

Hareem's heart surgery takes place and is successful. Khirad decides to leave Hareem with Asher.

Asher finds himself redeveloping feelings for Khirad again and decides to forgive her. He says to her while she's asleep, "I wish I can take you far away from here, far away from all the pain in this world...but one thing is true, Khirad, I've completely lost in trying to hate you."

Episode 21

Khizar visits Farida and threatens "destroy" her with his knowledge. Asher meets Khizar leaving Farida. He confronts her and she responds, "He wants you and Khirad to take divorce..."

Sara's depression intensifies. Zareena, Sara's mother, is remorseful and wishes she had nothing to do with Farida's plot. She tells Sara that her acts caused her depression.

Asher takes Khirad to the seaside of Karachi and pours out his feelings saying he cannot remove her from his heart. In addition, he wants her back in his life forever. He begs her to stay for Hareem. Khirad, again rejects him. She tells him she's leaving Hareem with him since he can provide better for her. Asher is hurt by how Khirad no longer wants anything to do with him.

Episode 22

Khirad tearfully says goodbye to her sleeping daughter, leaving another note for Asher. She surrenders her rights over Hareem.

Khizar later comes by Asher's office to tell him the truth, but Asher, in his anger, slaps him and forces him out without listening. Asher is very depressed and misses Khirad to no end. He remembers the romantic moments he shared with her four years ago. He finally discovers Khirad's original note. Asher overhears his mother's revealing phone call with Khizar. He has a breakdown and leaves the house. Farida stumbles upon Khirad's letter and is very stressed that her son finally knows about the truth about what she did.

Sara commits suicide leaving her mother in complete shock and despair. Her mother blames Farida for Sara's death.

Episode 23

Asher heads for Hyderabad to bring Khirad back, telling her that Hareem won't eat and Khirad relently goes with him. Farida hears them return and claims the letter was false and that there is no proof that Hareem is Asher's daughter. Asher says, "You gave me life. And at the same time, you took it away from me. You murdered your own son, mother. You took his life away..." Khirad, witnessing the entire conversation, is shocked and emotional.

Farida returns to her room where she is met by imaginary incarnations of Sara, Baseerat and Khirad. Sara blames Farida for her death and is happy Asher understands his mother's evil nature. Baseerat asks her, "Do you know why your son is crying? It's because his own mother murdered all of his happiness..." Khirad asks her, "Did you really think Allah was going to let you do this to me? Look how swift His justice is...your son has been taken away from you." Farida begins screaming uncontrollably.

Asher tells Khirad to never forgive him for what he did but asks her to take him back for Hareem's sake. Khirad tells Asher she isn't sure what to do, but she's tired of fighting the realities of the world by herself. Asher tells her that he will never let her go again and apologizes.

Farida loses her mind, but, still lives with Asher. She constantly sees an imaginary Sara trying to murder her. When she sees Hareem, she asks, "An angel...an angel in my house...who's angel is this?" Asher responds, "She's your angel." Farida, smiling at Hareem with love and affection, responds, "She's my little angel."

Asher and Khirad watch Hareem play in the rain and remember when Khirad would periodically remove the clip from her bun to let her hair down. Flashbacks show the time when an excited Khirad danced in the rain long ago. They laugh, smile and hold hands running together as a happy family.

Cast

Guest Appearance

Soundtrack

Untitled

The theme song Woh Humsafar Tha was composed by Waqar Ali and sung by Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch. It was written by Naseer Turabi in 1971 after the fall of Dhaka. The lines of the song are frequently used during the course of the show.

Tracklist
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Woh Humsafar Tha"Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch6:26

Critical reception

Regarded it as revival of drama.[9][10] Saba Khalid said said the show was socially regressive and demonstrated the misogynistic mentality prevalent in society.[11] Sabahat Zakariya wrote, "If Haseena Moin was the benchmark of mass popularity back then, then Humsafar is an indicator of our endemic regressiveness.".[12] The series has gained a very large audience internationally.[13]

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Humsafar". Hum TV.
  2. ^ "International Segment: Rangmunch.tv Recommends Humsafar! Episode # 8 update - "For a simple four letter word, 'Love' has too many connotations". Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  3. ^ "International Segment: Rangmunch.tv Recommends Humsafar! Episode # 6 update". Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  4. ^ "International Segment: Rangmunch.tv Recommends Humsafar! Episodes # 9-14 update". Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  5. ^ "International Segment: Rangmunch.tv Recommends Humsafar! Episode # 15 update – Fire & Ice!". Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  6. ^ "International Segment: Rangmunch.tv Recommends Humsafar! Episode # 16 Review - Birth of a father!". Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  7. ^ "Parents are God's messengers of unconditional love!". Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  8. ^ "The Woman and Mother in Me!". Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  9. ^ "Mohabbaton ka safar". Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  10. ^ "Humsafar: Here's what the noise is about". Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  11. ^ "10 things I hate about Humsafar Finale". Retrieved 11 March 2012.
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  13. ^ "Popular Pakistani television drama Humsafar reaches reaches Toronto fans via web". The Star. February 16, 2012. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  14. ^ "Hum Honorary TV Award". Dawn News. March 16, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.

External links

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