Balgish

*Balgish*
Balgish
Written by	Aminath Rinaza
Screenplay by	Aminath Rinaza
Directed by	Ahmed Nimal
Country of origin	Maldives
Original language	Divehi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Producer	Mohamed Abdulla
Cinematography	Ali Rasheed
Editor	Ali Rasheed
Production company	Dhekedheke Ves Production
Release
Original release	July 7 –; August 4, 2022

Last updated October 06, 2023

Balgish is a Maldivian romantic web series written by Aminath Rinaza and directed by Ahmed Nimal. It stars Mariyam Shifa, Ali Azim, Nimal, Arifa Ali and Amira Ismail in main roles. The pilot episode of the series was released on 7 July 2022. The fives episodes' series narrates the life of an unfortunate child and the misfortunes which surrounds her.

Cast and characters

Main

Mariyam Shifa as Haaya
Ali Azim as Arham
Ahmed Nimal as Farooq Hassan
Arifa Ali as Ameena
Amira Ismail as Fathun

Recurring

Abdulla Mahir as Shan
Maasha
Aishath Mahmoodh as Shakeela
Nahula

Guest

Abdulla Naseer as the Judge (Episode 5)

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Original release date
1	"Episode 1"	Ahmed Nimal	July 7, 2022 (2022-07-07)
Farooq (Ahmed Nimal), a resort supplier, lives with his only daughter, Haaya and his second wife, Fathun (Amira Ismail), who continues having extramarital affairs when Farooq is away at work. Haaya catches her stepmother having affair with other men, which leads to huge disagreements and conflicts between the two women. When Haaya tells her father about Fathun's abuse and affairs, Farooq throws Haaya out of the house, accusing her of being direspectful and stubborn.
2	"Episode 2"	Ahmed Nimal	July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14)
Haaya's maternal aunt, Ameena (Arifa Al) takes Haaya to her house. Meanwhile, Ameena's friend, Shakeela (Aishath Mahmoodh) requests to let her son, Arham (Ali Azim) stays at her place for a while, where he meets Haaya. Arham, being romantically attracted to Haaya, expresses his feelings in front of her.
3	"Episode 3"	Ahmed Nimal	July 21, 2022 (2022-07-21)
Ameena catches Haaya and Arham meeting in the backyard and advises her to end their romantic relationship. In spite of that, they both continue their relationship. Farooq finds out about their affair and determines to never let them marry each other.
4	"Episode 4"	Ahmed Nimal	July 28, 2022 (2022-07-28)
Haaya is found to be pregnant, much to the discomfort of Ameena. Haaya plans to use medication to abort the child but Ameena stops her and advises her to repent. Ameena and Arham stick with Haaya when the whole community turns against her. Enraged, Farooq assaults Arham while he was relaxing on the beach.
5	"Episode 5"	Ahmed Nimal	August 4, 2022 (2022-08-04)
Arham is taken to the hospital where he was diagnosed to have suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder which causes a short term memory loss. Arham's brother, Shan (Abdulla Mahir) seeks revenge on the person behind the attach on his brother. Meanwhile, Farooq catches his wife with another man and divorces her on the spot. Few months later, Farooq was found to be guilty of the assault and is jailed. Haaya gives birth to a daughter, Balgish, but dies during labor. As promised, Ameena looks after Balgish as a child of her own.

Development

The project was announced on 14 March 2022 as a five-episode romantic television drama series planned for telecast during Ramadan 1443 on Channel 13.^[1] Filming for the series took place in R. Dhuvaafaru and R. Maakurathu.^[1] Filming was completed in March 2022.^[1]^[2]

Soundtrack

Track listing
No.	Title	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Title Track"	Hussain Sobah	Aminath Raya Ashraf

Release and reception

The first episode of the series was made available for streaming through digital streaming platform Medianet Multi Screen on 7 July 2022.^[3] The series received mixed to positive reviews from critics, where Amira Ismail's performance as an evil step-mother was particularly praised.^[4]^[5]

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References

1 2 3 Rasheed, Ahmed (14 March 2022). "Dhekedhekeves working on two projects; "Balgish" and "Siyaasee Manjoalhi"". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
↑ Rasheed, Ahmed (10 April 2022). "First episode of "Dharaka" receives extremely positive response". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
↑ Rasheed, Ahmed (8 October 2021). "Amjeys' "Bridge" will be streamed on Baiskoafu". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
↑ Rasheed, Ahmed (14 July 2022). "Amira from "Balgish" portrays a good acting". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
↑ Rasheed, Ahmed (20 June 2022). "Nisha's murderer revealed". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.

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[DVBalgish-1] 1 2 3 Rasheed, Ahmed (14 March 2022). "Dhekedhekeves working on two projects; "Balgish" and "Siyaasee Manjoalhi"". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

[2] Rasheed, Ahmed (10 April 2022). "First episode of "Dharaka" receives extremely positive response". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

[3] Rasheed, Ahmed (8 October 2021). "Amjeys' "Bridge" will be streamed on Baiskoafu". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

[4] Rasheed, Ahmed (14 July 2022). "Amira from "Balgish" portrays a good acting". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

[5] Rasheed, Ahmed (20 June 2022). "Nisha's murderer revealed". MuniAvas (in Divehi). Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.

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