Gustakh Ishq

Last updated

Gustakh Ishq
Genre Drama
Written byMustafa Ayub
Directed byFurqan T Siddiqui
Starring
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes24
Production
ProducerMoomal Shunaid
Running time35-45 minutes
Production company Moomal Productions
Original release
NetworkUrdu1
Release12 August (2017-08-12) –
12 December 2017 (2017-12-12)

Gustakh Ishq is a Pakistani television series premiered on Urdu 1 on 12 July 2017. It is produced by Moomal Shunaid under her production banner Moomal Productions with Rafay Rashdi as a managing partner. It features Zahid Ahmed, Iqra Aziz and Noor Khan. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Plot

The story revolves around lead protagonist Najaf (Iqra Aziz), a bright girl from a middle-class background, living in Hyderabad in a modest environment with her much younger step-sisters, father Quddos (Firdous Jamal) and step mother Khalda (Annie Zaidi). Najaf's step mother has never truly accepted Najaf as a daughter and tries to keep her away from her sisters as well. Najaf frequently visits Moosa Bhai at a nearby mosque to seek advice on dealing with the difficulties and loneliness in her life. Najaf's life changes when the affluent, young owner of her college, Sikander Iqbal (Zahid Ahmed), order her expulsion from the college due to a misunderstanding. Najaf's father takes up a job in Saudi Arabia and Najaf is sent to live with her Mamu (mother's brother), Rashid, and his family.

At her Mamu's place, Najaf is mistreated by her Mami, Kinza who sees Najaf as an extra mouth to feed. Kinza's son Zubair takes a liking to Najaf. Sikandar is also known to the family and on a visit to his house, Najaf meets his niece, Dua. It is revealed that Sikandar's sister Naima had been estranged from their father Iqbal after she married a middle-class man. She died after giving birth to Dua and left her in Sikandar's care. Sikandar is very protective of Dua and fulfils all her wishes. He ends up hiring Najaf as Dua's governess after the two strike up an instantaneous friendship. Najaf moves in to the Iqbals' house and brings positive changes in Dua's health.

Najaf and Sikandar initially clash on how they should care for Dua but finally start agreeing. Meanwhile, Sikandar's friend Maliha is shown to have been in love with him since a long time. Sikandar, however, insists that they remain friends as he feels they are very different people. In the meantime, Zubair proposes marriage to Najaf having fallen in love with her but she refuses saying she sees him only as a cousin and nothing more. Najaf's Mamu reveals to her that Maliha is, in fact, her own sister and was adopted by a woman named Samina when she was a baby.

Iqbal and Samina plot to force Sikandar to become engaged to Maliha. Sikandar remains aloof despite the engagement and as he discovers more about Najaf, gradually starts liking her. Having been brought up by the well to do Samina, Maliha takes an instant dislike to Najaf and her increasing closeness to Sikandar because of their love and concern for Dua. Discovering how Samina and Iqbal used their children for their own egos, Sikandar eventually calls off the engagement with Maliha and promptly proposes to Najaf who he has fallen in love with. Najaf refuses, appalled by the idea of robbing her own sister's happiness. She leaves her job and returns to her Mamu's place.

After several attempts by Samina to bring Maliha and Sikandar together and Maliha's hateful words for Najaf, Sikandar is forced to reveal to Maliha that she and Najaf are sisters. Eventually, Sikandar visits Rashid Mamu with a proposal for Najaf's hand in marriage and assures Najaf that even if she were to say no, he wouldn't get back together with Maliha. After this admission, Najaf accepts and the two are married. However, Maliha, who has been pretending to be a good sister and friend to Najaf, resolves to win Sikandar.

Cast

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hum TV</span> Pakistani Television channel

Hum TV HD is a 24-hour Urdu General Entertainment TV channel based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded by Sultana Siddiqui and Duraid Qureshi. It is owned by Hum Network Limited and traded on Pakistan Stock Exchange as (HUMNL).

<i>Ishq Ki Inteha</i> British TV series or programme

Ishq Ki Inteha is a TV serial directed by Kamran Qureshi & Iram Qureshi written by Zafar Mairaj and produced by Raheel Rao & Kamran Qureshi.

Iqra Aziz Hussain is a Pakistani actress who works in Urdu television known for her portrayals in social to comic girl next door. She is the recipient of several accolades, including three Lux Style Awards and four Hum Awards.

<i>Kisay Chahoon</i> Pakistani TV series or programme

Kisay Chahoon is a Pakistani television series that premiered on Hum TV on February 3, 2016. It is directed by Ahmed Bhatti, written by Mehwish Hassan and produced by Moomal Qazi Shunaid.

<i>Laaj</i> (TV series) Pakistani TV series

Laaj is a Pakistani romantic television series that was aired on 23 July 2016. Created by Momina Duraid, series starrs Iqra Aziz, Kamran Jilani and Zarnish Khan.

<i>Choti Si Zindagi</i> Pakistani TV series or programme

Choti Si Zindagi is a Pakistani drama serial that was first aired on 27 September 2016 replacing Zara Yaad Kar. It airs every Tuesday at 8:00pm PST. It stars Iqra Aziz, Shahzad Sheikh and Nimra Khan in lead roles. It is directed by Shaquille Khan but after 24 episodes the drama was then directed by Adeel Qamar Khan. The drama was highly rated.

Dil-e-Jaanam is a Pakistani television series that first aired on 1 March 2017 on Hum TV. It features Zahid Ahmed and Hina Altaf in leads. It was given Wednesdays 8:00 pm slot but due to low rating and after 7 episodes, it was switched to Fridays at 8:00 p.m., giving way to Yaqeen Ka Safar. Due to the low ratings channel decided to off-air the series. The last episode was aired 21 July 2017.

<i>Ki Jaana Main Kaun</i> Pakistani TV show

Ki Jaana Main Kaun is a Pakistani drama serial started airing on Hum TV from 27 June 2018. It is written by Uzma Iftikhar and Furqanullah Sahir, developed by Shahzad Javed, Head of Content, HUM TV, directed by Mohsin Talat and produced by Moomal Shunaid under their banner Moomal Productions. It features Faizan Khawaja, Minal Khan and Saad Qureshi.

<i>Ishq Tamasha</i> Pakistani TV series

Ishq Tamasha is a Pakistani romantic drama television series telecasted on Hum TV since 25 February 2018. Produced by Momina Duraid under MD Productions and directed by Danish Nawaz, it focuses on the lives of 4 individuals : Mehrab, Rushna, Mirha and Arham played by Junaid Khan, Kinza Hashmi, Aiman Khan and Faizan Khawaja respectively. The story besides the characters is about Mirha's life getting turned upside down due to Mehrab and the evil ethics of Rushna.

<i>Ishq Mein Kaafir</i> Pakistani television series

Ishq Mein Kaafir is a 2018 Pakistani drama serial which aired on A-Plus TV. The drama features Saboor Aly and Gohar Mumtaz and was first aired on 27 August 2018.

Suno Chanda 2 is a 2019 Pakistani romantic comedy television series produced by Momina Duraid under their production banner MD Productions. It is a sequel to the 2018 series Suno Chanda. It is directed by Ahson Talish and written by Saima Akram Chaudhry. The first episode of the series was aired on 7 May 2019. In this sequel, Farhan Saeed and Iqra Aziz reprise their roles as Arsal and Ajiya respectively. It also focuses on story of Mithu and Maina played by Raza Talish and Sabeena Farooq respectively. The serial became a sleeper hit in Pakistan, India and the United Kingdom.

Saima Akram Chaudhry is a Pakistani screenwriter. She is known for her work in Pakistani television serials. She has also written the scripts of light-hearted Ramadan special dramas including Suno Chanda, Chupke Chupke, Hum Tum, Ishq Jalebi and Chaudhry and Sons.

Noor Zafar Khan is a Pakistani actress who appears in Urdu-language television series. She is known for playing roles in the romance Bharam (2019) and the mystery drama Chalawa (2020).

<i>Qayamat</i> (TV series) Pakistani melodrama televisions series

Qayamat is a 2021 Pakistani television series, directed by Ali Faizan Anchan and written by Sarwat Nazir for 7th Sky Entertainment owned by Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi. It premiered on 5 January 2021 on Geo TV, every Tuesday and Wednesday.

Khuda Aur Mohabbat is the third season of Pakistani spiritual-romance series Khuda Aur Mohabbat. Produced by Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi under 7th Sky Entertainment, it features Feroze Khan and Iqra Aziz in lead roles. The season premiered on 12 February 2021.

<i>Mor Moharan</i> Pakistani television series

Mor Moharan is a Pakistani television series that premiered on TV One on 10 May 2022. It is directed by Owais Khan and written by Ali Moeen. It stars Sonya Hussyn and Zahid Ahmed supported by Mustafa Changazi, Samiya Mumtaz, Adnan Jaffar, Babar Ali and Firdous Jamal. The series aired simultaneously on PTV Home.

Mere Ban Jao is a Pakistani drama television series directed by Ahmed Kamran, written by Samira Fazal and produced by Momina Duraid under the banners of Moomal Entertainment and MD Productions. It stars Zahid Ahmed, Kinza Hashmi and Azfar Rehman in leading roles. The series talks about the negative impact of social media including cyberbullying by the leakage of one's private photos and videos.

<i>Ishq Murshid</i> 2023-24 Pakistani television series

Ishq Murshid is a romantic, light-hearted Pakistani television series directed by Farooq Rind and produced by Moomal Entertainment and MD Productions. It aired from October 8, 2023 to May 5, 2024 on Hum TV and starred Bilal Abbas Khan and Durefishan Saleem in the lead roles. The final episode of the series released theatrically on 3 May 2024, and broadcast on 5 May.

References

  1. ↑ "GUSTAKH ISHQ:Tue 8:00 PM". urdu1.tv. Urdu 1.
  2. ↑ Khan, Saira (13 July 2017). "In Review: Iqra Aziz shines bright in Urdu1's 'Gustakh Ishq'". HIP. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  3. ↑ Sabar, Baber (18 October 2017). "{#12 Gustakh Ishq} 13 Of The Best Pakistani Dramas To Watch On Television, Right Now". Mangobaaz.com. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Khan, Saira (18 October 2017). "Gustakh Ishq episode 16 review: Will Sikandar and Najaf live happily ever after?". HIP. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Gustakh Ishq Drama on Urdu1: An Impressive Start to an Intriguing Story". brandsynario.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.