Laaj (TV series)
| Laaj | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | لاج |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Fahim Burney |
| Developed by | Fahim Burney and Moomal Productions |
| Written by | Edison Idrees Masih |
| Screenplay by | Edison |
| Story by |
Erum Wasi Saima Wasi |
| Directed by | Fahim Burney |
| Starring |
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| Theme music composer | Sohail Haider |
| Opening theme | 'Laaj' by Faiza Mujahid |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language(s) | Urdu |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 17 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Fahim Burney |
| Producer(s) | Momina Duraid |
| Location(s) | Lahore, Muridke |
| Cinematography | Adnan Ahmed |
| Editor(s) | Danish Usmani |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera setup |
| Running time | 30-45 minutes |
| Distributor | Hum TV |
| Release | |
| Original network | Hum TV |
| Picture format | |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| First shown in | Pakistan |
| Original release | 23 July – 26 November 2016 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Naatak |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Laaj (Urdu: لاج; lit:Respect), is a Pakistani romantic television series that was aired on 23 July 2016 on Hum TV. It airs every Saturday at 8:00pm PST.
Plot
The story follows story of arrogance. Bari Sahab (Asma Abbas) is a head of a house. Her brother-in-law (Dead husband's brother) Sikandar (Nayyar Ejaz) is jealous of her and is against of her. Sikandar has a son, Dilawar (Saleem Sheikh), who is married and has a son, Sajjad. Bari Sahab has a son, Jahanzaib Chaudhry (Kamran Jeelani) and a son, Shahzeb (Mirza Zain Baig). Bari Sahab was also eldest among her only sister, who died when her daughter Zainab (Zarnish) was young. She later used to live in Bari Sahab's home. She loved Jahanzaib more than anything. But Jahanzaib was married to Meena whom Zainab hated, and because of her Bad Duas she did for Meena that she die, Meena died after giving a daughter, Mannat (Iqra Aziz). Mannat and Sajjad were married initially but are at end of their marriage. Mannat and Shahmir (Hafiz Mohsin Ali) are secretely in love and want to marry but because of Shahmir's evil plans that she was forced to marry Sajjad makes Mannat to hate Shahmir but he often visits Sain Sarkar's Mazar with Mannat. Mannat's sorrows began from her real mom Meena (Shamayal Tareen)'s death. Jahanzeb says Zainab to care of Mannat and she does. Sajjad later divorces Mannat on Bari Sahab's wish as she always wanted that Mannat shouldn't marry Sajjad. Shahzeb acts as he loves Zainab but he is in love with Alisha (Sabeeka Imam).
Cast
- Zarnish Khan as Zainab
- Kamran Jeelani as Chaudhry Jahanzaib
- Iqra Aziz as Mannat Chaudhry
- Hafiz Mohsin Ali as Shahmir
- Shamayal Tareen as Meena (Dead)
- Asma Abbas as Bari Sahab
- Saleem Sheikh as Dilawar Sikandar
- Sabeeka Imam as Alisha
- Mirza Zain Baig as Shahzeb
- Nayyar Ejaz as Sikandar
- Haajra
- Imran Ahmad
- Muhammad Ashraf Rahi as Sikandar's servant & helper
Original soundtrack
| Laaj (OST) | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Faiza Mujahid | |
| Released | July 10, 2016 |
| Recorded | 2016 |
| Studio | Moomal Productions |
| Genre | television soundtrack |
| Length | 04:03 |
| Label | MD Productions |
| Producer | Fahim Burney, Momina Duraid |
The soundtrack of Laaj was produced in the label of MD Productions and written by Edison Idrees Masih, fiction writer. Its lyrics are written by Sabir Zafar, lyricist.
Production
In an interview (of the cast of Laaj on 22 July 2016) conducted by Sanam Jung, host of famous and popular morning show Jago Pakistan Jago, the director, Fahim Burney said that the project was first introduced 8 years ago but due to facilities not being available, the project was delayed. The drama serial deals with various themes, such as honour killing, importance of education for women and early (forced) marriage. Kamran Jeelani in the interview revealed that the experience shooting for Laaj was fun as there was a good director and cast, however the shoot was tough due to Ramazan and weather of Lahore and the cast had to wear heavy clothing as per requirements of the script. The travelling also made the shoot tough as the cast had to travel from Lahore to Muridke and back, daily, which would take 2–3 hours.