Gunah | |
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Urdu | گناہ |
Written by | Mohsin Ali |
Directed by | Adnan Sarwar |
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Country of origin | Pakistan |
Original language | Urdu |
No. of episodes | 6 |
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Release | |
Original network | Express Entertainment |
Original release | June 15, 2023 – 20 July 2023 |
Gunah is a Pakistani television miniseries directed by Adnan Sarwar, and first aired on Express Entertainment on 15 June 2023. It stars Saba Qamar, Sarmad Khoosat, Rabia Butt and Juggan Kazim in leading roles. The plot revolves around the events that unfold when Malik Hayat Khan's wife goes missing. [1] [2] [3] [4]
A prequel of the series was announced in September 2023 [5] .
In Malikabaad, everyone gossips about the wife of Malik Hayat Khan that she has eloped with the tutor of her son, Ahmad. But his mother is confident about her son and goes to police station to report the missing case of her son where the SHO first refuses to help her and then tells her about his transfer. SHO Sabiha then takes the charge of the police station and decides to help her when comes to know about the incident.
While reviewing the series after its finale, Express Tribune praised the art direction, music, and the chemistry of Khoosat and Qamar's characters, but panned the ending and termed it as rushed. [6] A reviewer from The News International termed the characters as layered and complex, the script as crisp and gripping, and commended the several performances including Khoosat, Butt, Qamar and Hashmi. [7]
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