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Koi Chand Rakh
Also known asKoi Chand Rakh Meri Shaam Par
Urduکوئی چاند رکھ
Genre
Based onKoi Chand Rakh Meri Sham Per
by Nayab Jillani
Written byMaha Malik
Directed bySiraj-ul-Haque
Starring
Theme music composerShani Arshad
Opening theme"Koi Chand Rakh" by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of episodes28
Production
ProducerAbdullah Seja
Production locationKarachi
Running time39 – 40 minutes
Original release
NetworkARY Digital
ReleaseJuly 19, 2018 (2018-07-19) –
February 14, 2019 (2019-02-14)

Koi Chand Rakh (Urdu: کوئی چاند رکھ, transl. Set The Moon) is a 2018 Pakistani television series that premiered on 19 July 2018 on ARY Digital. The series ended its run on 14 February 2019.[1] It was written by Maha Malik and directed by Siraj-ul-Haque. It was created by Abdullah Seja of Idream Entertainment. It stars Ayeza Khan, Imran Abbas, Areeba Habib and Muneeb Butt in the lead.[2]

The show was met with mixed to negative reception throughout its run, being criticised for its clichéd plot and poor characterisation, but was a rating success nonetheless.

Plot

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Dr. Rabail (Ayeza Khan) is a caring, young woman who was orphaned at five years old and was raised by her maternal uncle Asad Niazi and his wife Nafeesa. Asad and Nafeesa have a daughter, Nishaal (Areeba Habib) and a son Umair (Muneeb Butt). Though Rabail took care of Umair like an older sister, Umair developed feelings for her which horrifies Rabail when the same is revealed, as she had always seen him as a younger brother. Nafeesa overhears the conversation and decides that the best solution is to get Rabail married as soon as possible.

On the other hand is a parallel story of Zain (Imran Abbas), son of a wealthy businessman Ibrar. He is a carefree and shallow man obsessed with looks. He instantly falls in love with Nishaal's beauty and approaches her, leading to a misunderstanding making him mistakenly believe that Nishaal's name is Rabail. On numerous occasions he meets Nishaal, who initially ignores him but gradually starts liking him. Zain later discovers that the girl he loves is his father's friend Asad Niazi's daughter, and under the wrong impression agrees to his father's request for marrying Rabail. Meanwhile, Rabail under pressure from Nishaal tricks Umair into going to college with the false promise that she'll wait for him, while it's shown that the real plan Rabail, Nafeesa, and Nishaal had is to get Rabail married while he's away.

Nishaal finds out that the proposal for Rabail is from Zain. Both Zain and Nishaal are heartbroken after realisation, as they had fallen in love despite not having spent much time together. Nishaal tells Zain how she had come to see him as her "ideal" man, but Zain refuses to accept this as he's finally made his father proud of him with his decision to marry Rabail and doesn't want to spoil this new relationship with his father. Umair gets to learn about the betrayal too late at Rabail and Zain'sNikaah ceremony, resulting in him having a nervous breakdown.

Zain and Nishaal try to make each other jealous through manipulative games; Zain by pretending to have feelings for Rabail, and Nishaal by flirting with Zain's best friend, Zia. After getting married, Zain rudely deserts Rabail on the wedding night itself because he cannot bring himself to consummate. Zain and Nishaal discuss their relationship which is discovered by Zain's father, who suffers a heart attack but before dying makes Zain promise to never divorce Rabail. Zain agrees to fulfill Ibrar's last wish despite being in love with Nishaal.

After patching up with Zain, Nishaal completely ignores Zia, who hasn't given up his feelings for her. Zia gets revenge by getting engaged to Zain's sister, Sobia, (who he knew had a crush on him), and disappears on the wedding day. While Rabail makes Zia realize his mistake and helps them get married, Zain leaves Rabail to get Nikkahfied with Nishaal. As Zain sets up house with Nishaal, Rabail finds out she is pregnant, but she receives full support from Zain's mother, Gulshan., who tries her best to bring Rabail and Zain back together. Despite Nishaal's attempts to persuade Zain to divorce Rabail, he avoids this.

A year after Rabail gives birth to their daughter, Ujala, Zain realizes that he doesn't truly love Nishaal. He sees her for who she really is: a woman who knows nothing about love, family values and respects no one and he was never really happy with her because she is shallow. He has learned that beauty isn't everything and regret not valuing Rabail's moral and cultural values. When Zain tries to go back to Rabail, apologizing for everything he has done, the innocent Rabail has become cold-hearted. He finds out, too late, that it is not easy to forgive so easily when the wounds are deep. Meanwhile, when Gulshan dies, Zain is full of guilt and regret, and begs Rabail for forgiveness.

Nishaal returns, still furious with Zain, who has started having feelings for Rabail. After waiting for a whole day for Zain to come home she goes to his house, but is met with a slap from an unwelcoming Zain. In fury, she leaves a report which shows she's pregnant. Nishaal tries to commit suicide but having been followed is saved yet suffers the loss of her child. She initially tries to blame Rabail for her loss but discovers her friend actually saved her life.

Umair and Zain arrive at Rabail's house at the same time and before Zain leaves, come to a reluctant truce then part with Umair assuring Zain he will ask Rabail to forgive Zain. After refusing Zain's plea to return home, she accepts Umair's love. It ends Umair and Rabail enjoying the rain and Zain regretting he has no loved ones left.

Cast

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Actor Character Notes
Ayeza Khan Dr. Rabail Zain a Gynecologist, Zain's first wife
Imran Abbas Zain Abrar Rabail and Nishaal's husband
Areeba Habib Nishaal Niazi Zain Zain's second wife, Rabail's cousin
Muneeb Butt Umair Niazi Nishaal's brother, Rabail's cousin
Asma Abbas Gulshan Abrar Zain and Sobia's mother
Yasmin Huq Sobia Abrar Majid Zain's sister
Sabiha Sumar Nafisa Niazi Asad's wife, Nishal and Umair's mother
Hashim Butt Asad Niazi Nafisa's husband, Nishal and Umair's father and Rabail's uncle
Tanvir Jamal Abrar Zain and Sobia's father
Rana Majid Zia Zain's friend and Sobia's husband

Soundtrack

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Koi Chand Rakh – OST
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedJuly 18, 2018 (2018-07-18)
Recorded2018
GenreTelevision soundtrack
Length(5:11)
LanguageUrdu
LabelARY Digital
Music video
"Koi Chand Rakh" OST on YouTube

The title song was sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. The music was composed by Shani Arshad and the lyrics were written by Sabir Zafar.[citation needed] It has more than 25 million views on YouTube.[citation needed]

Production

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The series was earlier titled Yeh Galat Fehmi Mere Naam Ke considering the title song of the series, but the makers changed it to Koi Chand Rakh.[3]

International broadcasts

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Country Network Local title Series premiere Episodes
 Somaliland Horn Cable Television Iftiinkii Noloshayda 18 August 2019
 United Arab Emirates MBC Bollywood أضيئي ليلي 2 May 2019

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
2019 ARY Digital- Social Media Drama Awards 2018 Best Drama Serial -2018 Koi Chand Rakh Nominated [4]
Best Actor Male (Serial) Imran Abbas Nominated
Best Actor Female (Serial) Ayeza Khan Nominated
Best Supporting Actor (Male) Muneeb Butt Won
Best Newcomer (Female) Areeba Habib Won
Best OST Koi Chand Rakh Nominated
Best Director Siraj ul Haq Nominated
Best Script Writer Maha Malik Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Koi Chand Rakh Archives". ARY Digital.
  2. ^ Haq, Irfan Ul (8 March 2018). "Model Areeba Habib is all set for her TV debut with Imran Abbas". Images. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Imran Abbas and Ayeza Khan partner up again". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. ^ "ARY Social Media Awards 2018 – List of Nominations". ARY Digital.
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