"Malal" by Umera Ahmed
This gripping serial revolves around Zinia and Danish who are close friends of fifteen years, living in the US. Danish goes to Pakistan to visit his mother, and agrees to get married to his young cousin, Mahi, at his mother's insistence. When Zinia learns of his marriage, she becomes extremely upset. Meanwhile, she meets Jawad, who she later learns is Mahi's cousin, and who becomes interested in her. They begin to meet frequently, which upsets Danish, and the realization that his wife is immature does not help matters. To make the situation worse, Zinia discovers that Mahi is being blackmailed by someone from her past.
Umaira Ahmad's Views:
As Malal is starting this Saturday I found it important to make a comment on the serial. This is my second original screenplay after my first serial Wujood-e-Laraib that aired in 2004 (the rest have all been adaptations)... and that is why I am really looking forward to your feedback .
This is also my second serial with Mehreen Jabbar; one of the finest directors that we have in Pakistan. After Doraha we were very much aware of the kind and the amount of expectations that viewers would be having from our next serial. It was easy for us to do a sequel of Doraha or a project very similar to it and hit the jackpot again. But that is not what we believe in. Success of a project becomes meaningless when it creatively stifles you. It is always fun to break the mantra and come up with something new and daring. That is the only way we can refine your tastes. Malal stands at a 180-degree shift from Doraha in its theme, treatment, issues, class and cast. You will get disappointed if you kept on comparing the two while watching it. That is my only fear. I never believe in bragging about a project beforehand. Still I will like to say that our cast and crew have given their optimum best. That is my verdict. However, you are the ultimate judge of the quality and success of a project. So I leave it to you!!
Umaira Ahmad's Views:
As Malal is starting this Saturday I found it important to make a comment on the serial. This is my second original screenplay after my first serial Wujood-e-Laraib that aired in 2004 (the rest have all been adaptations)... and that is why I am really looking forward to your feedback .
This is also my second serial with Mehreen Jabbar; one of the finest directors that we have in Pakistan. After Doraha we were very much aware of the kind and the amount of expectations that viewers would be having from our next serial. It was easy for us to do a sequel of Doraha or a project very similar to it and hit the jackpot again. But that is not what we believe in. Success of a project becomes meaningless when it creatively stifles you. It is always fun to break the mantra and come up with something new and daring. That is the only way we can refine your tastes. Malal stands at a 180-degree shift from Doraha in its theme, treatment, issues, class and cast. You will get disappointed if you kept on comparing the two while watching it. That is my only fear. I never believe in bragging about a project beforehand. Still I will like to say that our cast and crew have given their optimum best. That is my verdict. However, you are the ultimate judge of the quality and success of a project. So I leave it to you!!