Qalandar (TV series)

Qalandar
Title screen
Urdu	قلندر
Developed by	Mikaal Zulfiqar
Written by	Samra Bukhari
Directed by	Saima Waseem
Starring	Komal Meer Muneeb Butt Ali Abbas Kinza Razzak Hiba Aziz
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of episodes	60
Production
Production company	7th Sky Entertainment
Original release
Network	Geo Entertainment
Release	October 14, 2022 (2022-10-14) – 23 April 2023 (2023-04-23)

Qalandar is a Pakistani television series first broadcast on Geo Entertainment from 14 October 2022. ^[1] It is written by Samra Bukhari and produced by Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi under the banner of 7th Sky Entertainment, with Mikaal Zulfiqar as developer. ^[2] The cast of the series includes Komal Meer, Muneeb Butt, Ali Abbas, Hiba Aziz, Asma Abbas and Kinza Razzak. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Cast

• Komal Meer as Durr-e-Adan ^[6]
• Muneeb Butt as Tabrez ^{[7] [8]}
• Ali Abbas as Irfan ^[9]
• Kinza Razzak as Shafaq ^[10]
• Hiba Aziz as Sumbul
• Asma Abbas as Safia
• Noor ul Hassan as Ayub
• Usman Chaudhary as Haneef
• Naima Khan as Qudsia
• Kinza Malik as Rahat
• Ali Tahir as Ehsaan
• Sadoon Ali as Nomi
• Hamna Amir as Sheena
• Fajar Khan
• kashif mehmood as Safia's Husban

Soundtrack

The original soundtrack of the series is performed by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, with music composition by Shani Arshad with the lyrics of Sabir Zafar. ^[5]

Production

On 4 October 2022, in a conversation with DAWN Images , Butt explained his and Meer's roles, and revealed that the story revolves around three to four characters and the essence of the story is faith of Allah. ^[11]

References

1. "قلندر ڈرامہ میں کس کی کیا غلطی ہے؟". 24 News Digital Urdu (in Urdu). 11 December 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
2. "Recent Pakistani drama serials with most views and TRPs". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
3. "Muneeb Butt, Nigah Jee and Asma Abbas flaunts their moves on set". Bol News. 18 September 2022.
4. "Muneeb Butt and Komal Meer gear up for new TV project". Daily Pakistan. 14 October 2022.
5. Nasir, Mohammad (14 October 2022). "Serial 'Qalandar' to start today on 'Geo TV'". The News. Pakistan. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
6. Khawaja, Maheen (27 December 2023). "Komal Meer recounts having to eat leftover food during shooting for Qalandar". Daily Pakistan English News. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
7. Lodhi, Rida (9 November 2023). "Muneeb Butt watched 'Fifty Shades of Grey' to prepare for his upcoming role". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
8. Fatima, Noor (4 October 2022). "Muneeb Butt and Komal Meer gear up for new TV project". Daily Pakistan English News. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
9. "'خدا سے جو بھی مانگوں گے خدا عطا کرے گا' ڈرامہ قلندر ایک معاشرتی کہانی". 24 News Digital Urdu (in Urdu). 26 January 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
10. "کوئی کچھ بھی کہے جو کردار اچھا لگے گا کروں گا: منیب بٹ". urdu.geo.tv (in Urdu). Retrieved 4 August 2025.
11. Irfan ul Haq (4 October 2022). "Muneeb Butt and Komal Meer's upcoming drama Qalandar is about faith in God making everything work out". Dawn Images. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.

External links

• Qalandar at IMDb