Pehli Si Muhabbat

Pehli Si Muhabbat is a Pakistani television romantic drama series premiered on 23 January 2021 on ARY Digital and last aired on 9 October 2021 with a total of 37 episodes. The series is produced by Abdullah Seja under banner Idream Entertainment, written by Faiza Iftikhar and stars Maya Ali and Sheheryar Munawar in lead roles along with Hassan Sheheryar Yasin, Rabia Butt, Uzma Hassan, Paras Masroor, Umer Aalam and Hina Afridi in supporting roles.^[1][2][3][4]

Pehli Si Muhabbat
Genre	Romance
Written by	Faiza Iftikhar
Directed by	Anjum Shahzad
Starring	Maya Ali Sheheryar Munawar Hassan Sheheryar Yasin Rabia Butt Uzma Hassan Paras Masroor Hina Afridi (for full cast see below)
Theme music composer	Gohar Mumtaz
Opening theme	Ali Zafar
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of episodes	37
Production
Producer	Abdullah Seja
Camera setup	Multi-camera setup
Running time	35-45 minutes approx.
Production company	Idream Entertainment
Original release
Network	ARY Digital
Release	23 January (2021-01-23) – 9 October 2021 (2021-10-09)

Plot

Aslam and Rakshi are childhood friends. They share a great bond with each other and live in neighborhood of Hyderabad. Aslam is sent to stay with his uncle in Karachi for studies while Rakshi remains in Hyderabad. Years passed away and Aslam and Rakshi are now adolescents. Rakshi's father Faiz Ullah marries Nargis, a woman from questionable background and much younger in age than him. Rakshi is somehow nervous and quite sad due to her father's marriage to a much younger woman. Due to Nargis's past and her background, neighbors surround Faiz Ullah's house and order him to leave the neighbourhood. Akram, Aslam's elder brother, instigated by neighbourhood folks, shows his anger and gets furious over this matter. Meanwhile, Aslam goes to rescue Rakshi as neighbors throw stones over her house. In first encounter, Aslam falls for Rakshi that night, remembering in flashback the memories of his childhood encounters with Rakshi and here the love story of both begins.

Cast

• Maya Ali as Rakhshi
  • Aina Asif as young Rakhshi
• Sheheryar Munawar as Aslam
• Hassan Sheheryar Yasin as Akram; Aslam's elder brother
• Nausheen Shah as Ishrat; Akram's wife
• Uzma Hassan as Zainab; Aslam and Akram's sister
• Paras Masroor as Muraad; Zainab's husband
• Saleem Mairaj as Sikander; Zainab's former love interest
• Saba Faisal as Aslam and Akram's mother
• Shabbir Jan as Faiz Ullah; Rakshi's father
• Rabia Butt as Nargis; a tawaif and Faiz Ullah's second wife
• Umer Aalam as Nadeem, Aslam's friend
• Sangeeta as Akram and Aslam's grandmother
• Hina Afridi as Bushra; Aslam's fiance and daughter of his maternal uncle
• Nabeela Khan as Nabila; Sikander's mother
• Hina Rizvi as Bushra's mother
• Sajid Shah as Bushra's father
• Tariq Jameel as Sikander's father
• Aneesha Altaf as Sadaf; Rakshi's step daughter

Soundtrack

"Pehli Si Muhabbat"
Song by Ali Zafar
Language	Urdu
Released	17 January 2021 (2021-01-17)
Recorded	2021
Studio	Lightingale
Venue	Lahore
Length	4:15
Label	Idream Entertainment
Composer(s)	Goher Mumtaz
Lyricist(s)	Asad Shah
Producer(s)	Abdullah Seja
External videos Music video on YouTube Unplugged version on YouTube

Accolades

Ceremony	Categories	Recipients	Result
21st Lux Style Awards[5]	Best Emerging Talent in TV	Hassan Sheheryar Yasin	Nominated
	Best Song of the Year	Pehli Si Muhabbat (Unplugged)-Ali Zafar

References

1. "Maya Ali in Pehli Si Muhabbat with many new shades". nation.com.pk. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
2. "Ali Zafar drops unplugged version of 'Pehli Si Muhabbat' OST". dailytimes.com.pk. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
3. "Sheheryar Munawar talks about upcoming serial Pehli Si Muhabbat, work chemistry with Maya Ali". images.dawn.com. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
4. "Pehli Si Muhabbat is more reality and less fantasy, says writer Faiza Iftikhar". www.somethinghaute.com. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
5. "LSA 2022: And the nominees are". 23 November 2022.