Draft:College Gate
| College Gate | |
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| Genre | Drama Coming-of-age Teen Drama |
| Written by | Atiq Inayat Ali Sikandar |
| Directed by | Fahim Burney[1] |
| Creative directors | Muhammad Awais Saif-ur-Rehman Ghori Shahzad Taj |
| Starring |
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| Narrated by | Zarar Khan |
| Theme music composer | Arshman Khan |
| Opening theme | "Aa Zindagi" by Arshman Khan |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Faseeh ur Rehman |
| Producer | Imran Raza |
| Production locations | Murrey,Islamabad |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera setup |
| Running time | approx. 40 minutes |
| Production companies | A & F Production Multiverse Entertainment |
| Budget | N/A |
| Original release | |
| Network | Green Entertainment |
| Release | July 12 – October 5, 2023 |
College Gate (Template:Lang-ur) is a 2023 Pakistani coming-of-age television series.[2] It features fresh faces namely Zarar Khan, Khaqan Shahnawaz, Mamia Shah, Natalia, Nauman Kahout, Shuja Asad, Asad Chaudhary, Washma Fatima and Hina Chaudhry in the lead roles.[3] The series first episode was aired on 12 July 2023 on Green Entertainment.[4] The series revolves around a group of college friends and their struggle's to chase their dreams.[5][6]
The serial received mixed reviews from the audiences.[7]
Synopsis
The story of the series revolves around a group of college students. They belong to different types of family backgrounds. When they become good friends, they come to know about each other's issues and realize that no one's life is as perfect. Some of them belong to very conservative families and some are spoiled due to their rich families. It highlights the issues of mutual understanding between parents and teenagers. Parents are not aware of their children's issues and sometimes don't try to understand them. On the other hand, children take their parents for granted sometimes.
Cast
Main
- Zarar Khan as Wahaj Qureshi[8]
- Khaqan Shahnawaz as Usman Jutt[9]
- Mamya Shajaffar as Annie
- Natalia Castillo as Maria
- Shuja Asad as Bilal[10]
- Nauman Kahout as Nauman Chaudhry
- Asad Chaudhary as Saad
- Hina Chaudhry as Sam
- Washma Fatima as Ayesha
Supporting
- Arsalan Khan as Jahangir
- Danial Afzal Khan as Adnan
- Mashal Khan as Ms. Zara
- Saba Hameed as Ms. Catherine Qamar Zaman
- Usman Peerzada as Mr. Qamar Zaman
- Jawed Sheikh as Wahaj's father
- Nadia Hussain as Bilal's mother
- Rashida Tabassum
- Arjumand Rahim as Zoya
- Omar Essa
- Mehboob Sultan
- Sajid Shah
- Shaheen Khan as Usman's mother
- Shehnaz Pervaiz as Beji
- Mehar Bano as Fouzia Jutt
- Fareeha Jabeen as Usman's aunt
- Abdul Rehman
- Sana Sehar
- Noor Iqbal
- Abu Bakar
- Hanif Muhammad
- Younus Khan
- Dania Shaikh
- Anees Haider
- Imtiaz Khan
- Sidra Sajid as Nadia
- Rimha Ahmed as Amber
- Khalid Bin Shaheen
- Hina Rizvi as Hina
- Zeerak Khan
- Alia Jamshed
- Saima Kanwal
- Shohrat Saeed
Reception
Critical reception
A reviewer from DAWN Images especially praised the script, its fleshing out themes, and some of the jokes but criticised the execution.[11]
See also
References
- ^ Entertainment Desk (2023-04-19). "'College Gate' or Pakistani 'Elite': Netizens take jabs at Green Entertainment's new offering". Express Tribune. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ Buraq Shabbir (2023-05-02). "'Story of friends': Creators of College Gate address concerns series elitist, against Pakistani culture". Arab News. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ "Green entertainment's upcoming drama "College Gate" shakes up the small screen". Dunya News. 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ "College gate or Pakistani Elite? Netizens Take jabs at "Green Entertainment" new offering". The Truth International. 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ "Green Entertainment introduces teen drama 'College Gate'". Samaa English. 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ MIK (2023-04-23). "College Gate: A Coming-of-Age Drama about Young Friends in a Private College". Life In Pakistan. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ "Upcoming coming-of-age drama College Gate seems an interesting watch". Mag The Weekly. 2023-05-06. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ Team FUCHSIA (2023-04-19). "College Gate – Promising A Young Look At The Same Old Problems?". FUCHSIA Magazine. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ "Charismatic and talented - Khaqan Shahnawaz". The News International. March 2, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ Usman Ghafoor (June 6, 2022). "9 breakthrough Pakistani stars creating a buzz". Gulf News. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ Alidaa Zainli-Junejo (2 August 2023). "Why College Gate stands out — a teen's take". DAWN Images. Retrieved 8 September 2023.