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Balaa
Balaa title card
Written byZanjabeel Asim Shah
Directed byBadar Mehmood
Presented byBig Bang Entertainment
Starring
Theme music composerWaqar Ali
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of episodes40
Production
ProducersFahad Mustafa
Dr. Ali Kazmi
Production locationsKarachi, Pakistan
Running time40 mintutes
Original release
NetworkARY Digital
ReleaseSeptember 3, 2018 (2018-09-03) –
January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14)

Balaa (lit. Evil) is a 2018 Pakistani thriller television series aired on ARY Digital. It is produced by Fahad Mustafa and Dr. Ali Kazmi under their banner Big Bang Entertainment. It stars Bilal Abbas Khan, Ushna Shah, Azekah Daniel, Samina Peerzada, Sajid Hassan, Ismat Zaidi and Mehar Bano.

The series follows a story of a limping girl who finishes every one in her way in order to gain her own prosperity. It is also the first Pakistani drama which has killed almost all of its characters at the end.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Synopsis

Nigar (Ushna Shah) is a selfish and cruel girl who is impaired from her leg by birth. She never lets her imperfection be an obstacle in her way instead, she intends to harm others to fill her ego. Her cruel attitude is just because of her father, Zafar (Sajid Hassan) who has also the same mindset as Nigar and has spoiled her because she has been lucky for him since her birth. Zafar also has a son, Junaid (Asad Siddiqui) who is not so special for him as Nigar is. Junaid has married an orphan girl Zeba who is unattractive most of all, she doesn't have a wealthy background as greedy Zafar has always wanted. Nigar also mistreats her and uses Junaid every single time to make her live with trouble. Zafar and Nigar has always wanted to get rid of her.

Nigar is in love with her cousin, Taimoor (Bilal Abbas Khan), a handsome and family-oriented man whose family she and Zafar has had been degrading for their low status in the past but not for long as now Taimoor is living a successful life. Taimoor loves Saba (Azekah Daniel), the only daughter of his mother's friend (Ismat Zaidi). This makes her become Nigar's second target. Fortunately, she catches Saba with her boyfriend, Mateen and provokes them to elope, on the day of nikkah as she will aid them. On the other hand, she uses Mateen to make mute calls to Zeba (Ammara Chaudhary) so Junaid suspects that she is having an affair. So, as planned, Saba elopes with Mateen on the day of nikkah with an apologize note and her poor mother dies of embarrassment. Taimoor also gets badly heartbroken.

Nigar succeeds in clearing the second target and has also partially clear first target. The leftover part is done by Zafar who bribes a random man to be in Zeba's room when she's home alone. Plan is followed with perfection and Junaid arrives at the moment. Zafar and Nigar succeed in making Junaid divorce Zeba although she tries her best to prove her sincerity. Next morning, Zeba is found dead in the washroom, as she committed suicide. The cause is revealed to be a brain hemorrhage. Mission accomplished.

Now, Nigar heads for heartbroken Taimoor. She gradually lures him out of his sorrow and makes him like her. Although, Junaid is also badly suffering from the trauma of his wife's death, she doesn't care at all. She has her eyes fixed on Taimoor. She eventually starts mixing up with Taimoor's family. Taimoor's mother, Shama (Samina Peerzada) is an upright woman who easily agrees accepting Nigar, although she has hated her before. Taimoor's younger sister, Batool (Mehar Bano) resists Nigar's presence but her mother won't consider her objection as she wants her son's prosperity back. Sauleha (Mehwish Qureshi), Taimoor's older sister, is also an unadorned lady just like her mother but her simplicity is way too elaborated that she can't differentiate what's bad and good. In simple words, she is a type of immature. On the other hand, Batool is a clever, liberal and sensible girl who easily indicates Nigar's intentions.

Somehow, Taimoor gets affectionate towards Nigar. Zafar conditions the marriage to be a watta satta. Batool doesn't want to marry a hearbroken Junaid who has also become bad-tempered and got in drinking. So, Nigar assures her father that she will marry Batool with Junaid after she marries Taimoor. So, Zafar agrees.

On the wedding night, Taimoor describes his family's importance to her and she should also give them priority. As it was against Nigar's aptitude, she is overwhelmed and resists in her own gesticulations. Now, Nigar's pivot motive was to get rid of whole of Taimoor's family. She uses Shama's submissive attitude as her base. Nigar emotionally forces Shama to be a bit distant from Taimoor so he could spend more time with her. Shama foresees heartbroken Taimoor's prosperity in this so she starts being distant from Taimoor. At first, Taimoor objects the weird attitude of his mother but later, he accepts that as a regular fact. But Nigar won't let the candle blown out easily

Cast

Main

  • Ushna Shah[8] as Nigar; Limpes by birth, Taimoor's cousin and later wife, Shama's niece
  • Bilal Abbas Khan[9] as Taimoor; Nigar's husband, later married Saba[10][11]
  • Azekah Daniel[12] as Saba; Taimoor's love interest and later second wife, Shama's niece[13]
  • Samina Peerzada[12] as Shama; Taimoor's mother, Nigar and Saba's aunt

Recurring

  • Sajid Hassan as Zafar; Nigar and Junaid's father[14]
  • Asad Siddiqui as Junaid; Nigar's brother
  • Mehar Bano as Batool; Taimoor's elder sister[15]
  • Mehwish Qureshi as Sauleha; Taimoor's younger sister
  • Ammara Chaudhary as Zeba; Junaid's wife
  • Ismat Zaidi as Saba’s Mother, Shama's friend

Reception

It gained acclaim for its unique storyline.[12][16] Sadaf Haider of DAWN praised the series saying, "So far Balaa has been an entertaining with some tight direction and intriguing characters", she further praised Shah's character calling her "highly developed female character".[17] Reviewer from Daily Times praised Khan performance saying, "The actor has left people awestruck with his intense acting".[18] The show has gotten a good response from the viewers; being the top drama series in monday slot airing in Pakistan. It also faced competition with Aatish of Hum TV and Tum Se Hi Talluq Hai of Geo Entertainment and somehow managed and gotten TRPs as high as 5.6-6.4 weekly.[19][20] It was also criticized of its unnecessarily killing the whole characters.[21][22] Khan and Peerzada won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress respectively at annual ARY Social Media Awards.[23]

Soundtrack

Balaa
Soundtrack album by
Faiza Mujahid
Zohaib Hassan
Released18 September 2018 (2018-09-18)
Recorded2018
GenreTelevision soundtrack
Length(4:29)
LanguageUrdu
LabelARY Digital
Music video
"Balaa" OST on YouTube

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Sabir Zafar; all music is composed by Waqar Ali

No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Man Mora Laage Nahi"Faiza Mujahid1:43
2."Tere Ishq Mein"Zaheer Abbas2:20

References

  1. ^ Staff, Images (2018-08-31). "Bilal Abbas Khan and Ushna Shah pair up for upcoming drama Balaa". DAWN. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  2. ^ "'Balaa' to go on air from Sept 3". The Nation. 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  3. ^ tabloid!, Usman Ghafoor, Special to (2018-09-03). "Bilal Khan, Ushna Shah team up for 'Balaa'". Gulf News. Retrieved 2018-09-27.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Big Bang Entertainment all set to present 'Balaa'". The Nation. 2018-06-01. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  5. ^ Mohsin, Sana (2018-09-22). "Balaa Episode 5 & 6 Review : The Runaway Bride". HIP. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  6. ^ "Pakistani Drama Rating Balaa - Drama Rating". Oyeyeah. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  7. ^ "Bilal Abbas Khan — the man of the hour". Daily Times. 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  8. ^ NewsBytes. "Bilal Khan and Ushna Shah-starrer Balaa goes on air tonight". The News International. Retrieved 2019-01-20. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  9. ^ "If you can't get enough of Bilal Khan in 'Balaa', then 'Cheekh' is the answer". Daily Times. 2019-01-09. Retrieved 2019-01-20. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  10. ^ "The uniqueness of the role was why I chose 'Cheekh': Saba Qamar". Daily Times. 2019-01-13. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  11. ^ Shirazi, Maria. "Catching up with Bilal Abbas Khan". The News International. Retrieved 2019-02-09. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  12. ^ a b c "'Fans laud Ushna Shah, Bilal Abbas's performance as 'Balaa' ends". ARY News. 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2019-01-20. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  13. ^ "60 Seconds With Azekah Daniel | Kaleidoscope - MAG THE WEEKLY". Retrieved 2019-02-09. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  14. ^ "Big Bang Entertainment all set to present 'Balaa'". The Nation. 2018-06-01. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  15. ^ "TV dramas need to move away from misogyny". Daily Times. 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  16. ^ "'I miss being Balaa': Ushna Shah shares BTS video from popular play". ARY News. 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2019-02-09. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  17. ^ Haider, Sadaf (2018-09-20). "Review: In Balaa, Ushna Shah's negativity is her biggest strength". DAWN. Retrieved 2019-01-20. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  18. ^ "Bilal Abbas Khan will change perceptions about him in 'Balaa'". Daily Times. 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  19. ^ ""What a mind blowing LAST EPISODE! Thank you for pouring in so much love for #Balaa". Retrieved 2019-02-09. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  20. ^ ""Overwhelming emotions! Thank you for loving #Balaa". Instagram. Retrieved 2019-02-09. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  21. ^ "Balaa a fusion of love". The Nation. 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  22. ^ Desk, Instep. "Women and the art of playing negative roles on TV". The News International. Retrieved 2019-01-20. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  23. ^ Nadeem, Syed Omer (2019-02-04). "All the winners of ARY Digital Social Media Awards 2018!". ARY Digital. Retrieved 2019-02-09. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
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