Fairy Tale (Pakistani TV series)
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Fairy Tale | |
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Genre | Lighthearted Comedy Romance[1] |
Written by | Sarah Majeed |
Directed by | Ali Hassan |
Starring | Sehar Khan Hamza Sohail Aena Khan Adnan Raza Mir |
Opening theme | "Tere Hawale" by Sibtain Khalid, Adrian David & Nish Asher |
Composer | Adrian David Emmanuel |
Country of origin | Pakistan |
Original language | Urdu |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 32 (Season 1) 10 (Season 2) |
Production | |
Producer | Momina Duraid |
Running time |
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Production company | MD Productions |
Original release | |
Network | Hum TV |
Release | 23 March 2023 present | –
Fairy Tale is a 2023 lighthearted romantic comedy Pakistani television series, starring Sehar Khan and Hamza Sohail in the lead roles. Written by Sarah Majeed, directed by Ali Hasan, and produced by Momina Duraid under the banner of MD Productions.The first season of the series broadcast from 23 March 2023 to 24 April 2023 during Ramadan on Hum TV. The second season of the series premiered on 5 August 2023 and is currently being broadcast on the same network.[2]
Overview
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 32 | March 23, 2023 | April 22, 2023 | |
2 | 10 | August 5, 2023 | present |
Plot
Season 1
The first season revolves around Umeed, a young middle-class girl who dreams of living a wealthy and luxurious life and is always on the lookout for get-rich-quick schemes. She has a very bright personality. In her overwhelming quest, something fantastical falls in Umeed’s lap when she receives an invitation to a show that promises to make her dreams come true but she soon realizes that there are no fairies or magical spells in real life and everything comes with a hefty price tag. Undeterred, Umeed sets out on a journey to make her dreams a reality, encountering quirky characters and learning valuable lessons about life, love, relationships, and happiness. She also falls into a love triangle. With the help of her friends and family, Umeed discovers that the real magic in life comes from within.[3][4]
Season 2
As Umeed lives through her dream of winning the show and fortune from Socho Pakistan, the unexpected turn that her life took, turned out to be her major feat of life – the triumph of love. As Farjaad and Umeed finally embrace their love for each other, some new challenges fall in their way.
With all the stars nearly aligned in the way of their amour, Farjaad and Umeed move forward towards their happily ever after. With more and more obstacles falling in the way of union of the hearts, Fairy Tale 2 keeps taking the exciting turns keeping the audiences hooked. As the events unfold, and any problems emerging are dealt in Umeed’s style, and the drama becomes the ultimate home of laughter, gags and entertainment. Will these obstacles overthrow the power of love? or will love conquer all?
Cast
- Sehar Khan as Umeed Farjaad Khan nee' Pasha
- Farjaad's wife, Mimi (Mariam)'s best friend and sister-in-law, Haya's cousin and Sameer's sister. A happy go lucky yet ambitious young girl who is at odds with her family and Farjaad initially. (Season 1 - Present)
- Hamza Sohail as Farjaad Khan
- Umeed's husband, Mimi (Mariam)'s brother and Niggo's son. He is very responsible, punctual and strict about his rules, maintains a tough demeanour though he is soft hearted on the inside. (Season 1 - Present)
- Ali Safina as Ak ‘Asadullah’ Khan
- A game show host and Farjaad's family friend.
- Amna Youzasaif as Maryam/Mimi
- Farjaad's sister,Umeed's best friend and sister-in-law, Niggo's daughter. She later develops a liking of 'AK' (Season 1 - Present)
- Saman Ansari as Nighat/Niggo
- Farjaad and Mimi's mother,Umeed's mother-in-law. (Season 1 - Present)
- Aena Khan as Haya Pasha
- Umeed's cousin and Sameer's fiancee. (Season 1 - Present)
- Adnan Raza Mir as Sameer Pasha
- Umeed's brother and Haya's fiance. (Season 1 - Present)
- Saleem Sheikh as Kamal Pasha aka Pasha Sahab
- Umeed and Sameer's father, Hilal’s older brother, Haya’s uncle. (Season 1 - Present)
- Hina Rizvi as Aghu Jaan
- Haya, umeed and Sameer's grandmother. Very forgetful (Season 1 - Present)
- Salma Hassan as Zeenat
- Haya's mother, Umeed and Sameer's aunt. (Season 1 - Present)
- Tehseen Wajahat as Hilal Pasha
- Haya's father, Umeed and Sameer's uncle. (Season 1 - Present)
Production
Season 1
On 5 January 2023, Galaxy Lollywood reported that Sehar Khan, Hamza Sohail, Mustafa Babar and Aena Khan will play the leading roles in the Hum TV's upcoming Ramadan play, which is tentatively titled Qismat, and which is written by Sarah Majeed, and will be directed by Ali Hassan.[5] Later, it was reported that Babar had been replaced by Adnan Raza Mir, the brother of Ahad Raza Mir.[6]
Season 2
The network concluded the series with a tagline of "To be continued..." due to which it was speculated that the series will have a next season. The writer Sarah Majeed further confirmed it on 3 May 2023 through an Instagram post.[7] Hum TV revealed the cast of the series covering the original OST of the show on the 29th of June 2023 as an official announcement of the upcoming season.[8] The second season's 1st Episode titled Fairy Tale 2, premiered on 5 August 2023 on HUM TV.[2]
Reception
The series received positive responses from twitter users for protagonists' characters for being well written and the portrayal of romance.[9]
Galaxy Lollywood praised the performance and chemistry of the lead couple.[10] While reviewing the series in the section The Tube, Sadaf Haider of Dawn praised the writing stating, "Writer Sarah Majeed has given us a bubbly, young show full of life, adventure and good humour that is reminiscent of the classic dramas of Hasina Moin."[11]
References
- ^ Buraq Shabbir (21 March 2023). "'Magical, light-hearted': Three Pakistani TV dramas to watch out for this Ramadan". Arab News PK. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ a b "'Fairy Tale' returns with Season 2". Daily Times (Pakistan). August 6, 2023.
- ^ Zainab Mossadiq (20 March 2023). "Ramazan dramas 2023: An amalgamation of romance, comedy, and action". Something Haute. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "HUM TV's Ramazan specials Chand Tara and Fairytale hope to win audience's hearts". Dawn Images. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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- Staff Report (24 March 2023). "Dramas 'Chand Tara' and 'Fairytale' to air as Ramadan specials". Daily Times.
- Galaxy Lollywood (16 December 2022). "Exclusive: Danish Taimoor And Ayeza Khan To Star In Ramadan Play "Chaand Tara" #shorts #whatsthe411". YouTube. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Adnan Raza Mir all set to enter the showbiz industry". Daily Times. 20 January 2023.
- ^ https://tribune.com.pk/story/2415071/hamza-sohail-starrer-fairy-tale-renewed-for-season-2
- ^ 𝄞 OST Cover ♪♬ Fairy Tale 🚦 Sehar Khan & Hamza Sohail - HUM TV, retrieved 2023-06-29
- ^ Staff, Images (19 April 2023). "Twitter is loving every second of the fairytale romance in the TV drama Fairytale". Dawn Images.
- ^ Khan, Ehsan (April 5, 2023). "Reasons Why We're Shipping for Farjad and Umeed in Fairy Tale". Galaxy Lollywood.
- ^ Haider, Sadaf (9 April 2023). "THE WEEK THAT WAS Fairy Tale: Hum TV, Daily 7.00pm". Dawn.