Maatmeaning defeat in Urdu) is a Pakistani teledrama broadcast on Hum TV which premiered on 9 September 2011. The drama is based on an Urdu novel of the same name by Umera Ahmed. Maat's last episode was telecasted on 24 February 2012. It is the thirteenth highest-rated Pakistani television series.
Ever increasing internet access and the spread of social media have put any show just a click away. A sizable section of the Indian public and the worldwide subcontinental diaspora now make up a hitherto unheard of international audience.
So it made perfect business sense for Indian broadcasting giant Zee TV to take advantage of such a commercial opportunity and dedicate a channel called Zee Zindagi to their transmission. It was these same dramas that introduced not just India but anyone on the globe (who understands even a little Urdu) to our most famous exports Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan.
Set during the tumultuous time of Partition and Independence, Dastaan told the story of Hassan and Bano, torn apart by events far beyond their control. The sheer complexity and scale of such a project would daunt anyone but was skillfully handled by director Haissam Hussain with the kind of next-level genius that he is well known for.
Marshalling multiple locations, a huge star cast and all the political sensitivities and historical details while still maintaining a critical balance makes this drama stand head and shoulders above the crowd.
Humsafar enthralled a nation, launching Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan to super-stardom. Director Sarmad Khoosat and Farhat Ishtiaq gave us more than a love story; here was a map of the human heart, an intimate understanding of the deepest feelings two people can have for each other. Romance, jealousy, despair and ultimately the triumph of forgiveness made this one of the best serials ever made.
This story took on some tough subjects like our easy acceptance of materialism, our lack of empathy for those around us and the secret to true contentment in what can only be described as fable for modern times.
This was one of the milestones of Pakistani television, featuring brilliant performances from Samiya Mumtaz and Faysal Qureshi. This tragic story hit at the heart of how the concept of modesty and virtue can be used against a woman. There is no redemption, no absolution in this story, it serves as reminder that some things just cannot be taken back. Anyone watching this will be reminded of what a great director Babar Javed used to be.
There is a myth that comedy is easy, when in reality it can be the hardest thing to pull off. This romantic comedy made it deceptively easy: a sparkling script from writer Faiza Iftikhar, handled with skill and creativity by Haissam Hussain won hearts on both sides of the border.
Fabulous performances from Osman Khalid Butt and Maya Ali make this serial stand out from the crowd. This serial proved that budget should never be a limitation on quality because strong performances, a good script and great camera work can overcome anything.
Flawed, broken, but forever the nave optimist, it should have been obvious that Afzal would break our hearts. Hamza Ali Abbasi shot to stardom with his wonderful performance under the expert guidance of director Nadeem Baig.
Bolstered by great performances from Firdous Jamal, Saba Hamid and Aiza Khan, this serial maintained a level of exceptional quality. There are those who will ask why is it then at No. 9, when it could have been higher up on the list? The simple answer would be that it is a relatively small payback for killing off our Afzal.
This serial was a phenomenon that made its stars insanely popular in both Pakistan and India, boosting the steady trickle of cultural exchange into a river of cross-border friendship. Powerful performances from Sanam Saeed, Samina Peerzada and Fawad Khan made this serial an international favourite.
We dare you to watch just one episode of any of these dramas without waking up two days later and finding you have binge-watched the entire serial. Yes, they are that addictive. So hold on to that diya, Paro, there is still oil in the lamp.
Maat is a Pakistani drama serial which is based on a story of 2 sisters Aiman and Saman who belongs to lower middle-class family living with their mother. The drama tells us their life story was written by Umera Ahmed and directed by Amna Nawaz Khan. The serial was broadcasted on HUM TV on 9 September 2011 to24 February 2012.
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While discussing the supernatural teen drama's audition process, Dobrev revealed that she was dating an actor who was being considered for the role of Damon Salvatore, one of Elena's onscreen love interests. "They were gonna choose him, but they ended up not choosing him," she recalled, without revealing the actor's name. "But I got cast. And then it got awkward."
Showrunners Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec were certainly diligent in finding the right trio to star as the iconic love triangle, which also included Paul Wesley as Stefan. Dobrev told Szohr that she did chemistry reads with over a dozen different actors.
Believe it or not, The CW really wanted The Vampire Diaries to be a star vehicle for Jessica Simpson's younger sister Ashlee Simpson but after finding Nina Dobrev, the network eventually cast Ashlee on their Melrose Place revival.
Legend has it, coming off of her run on High School Musical, Ashley Tisdale was also offered the role of Elena, but turned it down to star in Hellcats, which aired for just one season on The CW.
"Half of Hollywood, I think, went out for the role, for all our roles," Nina later told E! News of the intense casting competition. "I guess I did something right. Here I am. We had to discover and find our characters. Every episode we learned something more and something more, and eventually we created and molded these amazing, awesome characters."
While it's hard to imagine anyone else but Nina in the multiple-character role that Elena would ultimately turn into (she also played Katherine Pierce, Amalia Giroux and Tatia Petrova during her six-season stint), the star, who was known for her role on Degrassi at the time, didn't exactly impress the showrunners during her first audition.
Other changes from page to screen included giving Elena a troubled teen brother (Jeremy, played by Steven R. McQueen) instead of a 4-year-old sister Margaret, changing her aunt's name from Judith to Jenna, changing Matt's last name from Honeycutt to Donovan (he's also not related to Vicki, who is his sister in the series) and making Caroline a close friend of Elena's rather than her enemy.
Some of the actors who read for either (and sometimes both!) roles? Zach Roerig (who would go on to play Matt Donovan), Michael Trevino (who would land the role of Tyler Lockwood), Nathanial Buzolic (later cast as Kol), and 7th Heaven star David Gallagher, with Julie admitting of the latter, "He impressed us so much originally...but the whole 7th Heaven thing, I wonder if he'll ever be able to get past that." (She would later cast him as a werewolf after seeing Super 8.)
"I auditioned for True Blood. I just couldn't convince Alan Ball that was my role," Ian said during a Q&A about the part which ultimately went to Ryan Kwanten. "And then I didn't get it, and I was very bummed. I couldn't watch True Blood until now."
Just as the series premiere was finally airing on Sept. 10, news broke that Nina and her co-stars Sara Canning, Candice Accola and Kayla Ewell, as well as celeb photographer Tyler Shields, were apprehended by authorities on disorderly conduct charges in Georgia after they were alleged to be distracting passing motorists during a photo shoot that took place on a freeway.
Paul dated TVD guest-star-turned-The Originals lead Phoebe Tonkin for several years following his split from wife Torrey DeVitto, who played Meredith Fell in season three. Candice and Zach were in a two-year relationship after she briefly dated Steven.
Delena fans were thrilled when it was revealed the co-stars were dating in real-life, eventually calling it quits in 2013 after three years together...just as Damon and Elena were finally getting together on the show.
When Nina talked about their split in their joint speech, Ian added, "And yet our characters are still dating on the show." Nina's reply? "It's a good thing it's not awkward...Well, it's a good thing we have chemistry!"
"I don't think that's weird at all," Nina responded to a Watch What Happens Live viewer who noted it was odd that she was friends with her ex and his wife. "That's great. Why can't everyone be friends?"
"I respected Paul Wesley; I didn't like Paul Wesley," she admitted on the Directionally Challenged podcast in 2019. "I remember everyone would walk up to me after the show aired and they'd be like, 'Are you and Paul dating in real life?' because everyone thought that we had such good chemistry. I realize now that there's a fine line between love and hate and we despised each other so much that it read as love."
"We ended up getting to a good place and it was fine, but of everyone, I think I probably see him the most and hang out with him the most [now]," she said. "We're probably the closest, like, we hang out a lot and we're really good friends and I love his wife. It's so funny how much has changed."
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