Mor Mahal

Mor Mahal (Urdu: مور محل, lit. 'Peacock Palace') is a 2016 Pakistani historical fiction television fantasy series. It was directed by Sarmad Khoosat, produced by Babar Javed and originally conceptualized by Imran Aslam in 2002 and written by Sarmad Sehbai in 2004.^[1] The series began on 24 April 2016 on Geo Entertainment and PTV Home as the production of A&B Productions.^[2]

Mor Mahal
Release poster
Genre	Fantasy Romance Historical fiction
Created by	Sarmad Khoosat
Written by	Sarmad Sehbai
Directed by	Sarmad Khoosat
Starring	Umair Jaswal Meesha Shafi Hina Khawaja Bayat Fiza Ali Sania Saeed Jana Malik Zahid Ahmed Shah Fahad (For entire cast see below)
Opening theme	Goondh Kay Lao by Fariha Pervez
Ending theme	Goondh Kay Lao by Fariha Pervez
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	43
Production
Producer	Babar Javed
Production locations	Lahore, Pakistan
Camera setup	Multi-Camera setup
Running time	35 minutes
Production company	A&B Entertainment
Original release
Network	Geo Entertainment PTV Home
Release	24 April 2016 (2016-04-24) – 18 March 2017 (2017-03-18)

The serial stars Umair Jaswal, Meesha Shafi, Hina Khawaja Bayat, Sania Saeed and Fiza Ali in the lead roles. The cast includes Shah Fahad, Jana Malik, Sonia Nazir, Kinza Hashmi and Ali Saleem.^[3] Umair Jaswal who played the role of a nawab alongside Meesha Shafi, and both of them made their television debut through this series.^[4]

Mor Mahal is set around 200 years back in an era of Mughal, Greek, Egyptian and Turkish civilizations. The series was based on the life of Nawab Asif Jehan of the Hakim dynasty.

Cast

• Umair Jaswal as Nawab Asif Jehan
• Meesha Shafi as Farrukh Zaad
• Hina Khawaja Bayat as Begum Sarwat Jehan
• Fiza Ali as Surayya Jehan
• Zahid Ahmed as Kabeer
• Sania Saeed as Akhtari
• Jana Malik as Shaista (Kaneez-e-Khaas)
• Shah Fahad as Nawab Shujaat Jehan
• Sonia Nazir as Mehar Bano
• Kinza Hashmi as Banki
• Umer Naru as Shehzada Taimoor
• Xille Huma as Kundni
• Ali Saleem^[5] as Shola Jaan
• Suhaee Abro as Jaana
• Mehar Bano as Shehzadi Feroza
• Tahira Imam as Jaana's mother
• Imran Ali as Banki’s friend

Production

The director, Sarmad Khoosat, said that Mor Mahal can be called the Hilal erotic of Pakistan.^[6] The first Mor Mahal poster was unveiled by Geo Entertainment in February 2016.^[7][8] In March 2016, Geo Entertainment released the teaser of the show via Facebook.^[9]

References

1. "'Mor Mahal' gets a release date!". HIP. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
2. "'Mor Mahal' airs on Geo TV today". The News International. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
3. "Mor Mahal is the story of resilient, fiercely powerful women". The News International. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
4. Alveena Abid (10 February 2016). "Umair Jaswal set to make acting debut in Mor Mahal". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
5. https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/560780-like-challenging-stereotypes ^{[bare URL]}
6. Aamna Haider Isani. "Mor Mahal Is The Story Of Resilient, fiercely Powerful Women". The News International. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
7. Sumaira Shiraz Alwani (8 February 2016). "rama OST, Trailer & BTS Pictures". Brandsynario. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
8. "FIRST LOOK: MOR MAHAL". The News International. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
9. Raj Baddhan (4 March 2016). "In Video: First look of 'Mor Mahal' on Geo TV". Biz Asia. Retrieved 27 March 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Mor Mahal at IMDb