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Fitoor
Title card featuring from left to right: Wahaj Ali, Hiba Bukhari, Faysal Qureshi, Kiran Haq
Genre	Romantic Family
Written by	Zanjabeel Asim Shah
Directed by	Siraj-ul-Haque
Starring	Wahaj Ali Faysal Qureshi Hiba Bukhari Kiran Haq
Opening theme	"Koi aisa dard de nikal jaaye jan" by Shani Arshad
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of episodes	36
Production
Producers	Abdullah Kadwani Asad Qureshi (Producer)
Running time	37 minutes approx.
Production company	7th Sky Entertainment
Original release
Network	Geo Entertainment
Release	14 January 2021 (2021-01-14) – present (present)

Fitoor (Template:Lang-ur) is a 2021 Pakistani television series, directed by Siraj Ul Haq and written by Zanjabeel Asim Shah . It is produced by Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi under their banner 7th Sky Entertainment.It premiered on 14 January 2021 on Geo TV. It stars Wahaj Ali,Faysal Qureshi,Hiba Bukhari and Kiran Haq in the leading roles.Fitoor narrates the story of four people whose future is connected by their past. Fitoor is a love story that transcends above all as a person in love is bound to forget about the worries of the past and uncertainty of the future.

The drama is very well received by the audience in Pakistan & overseas. It is the slot leader and achieves tremendous amount of views on YouTube.

Plot

Hamza (Wahaj Ali) and Dilnasheen ( Hiba Bukhari) are deeply in love with each other and intend to get married but the fate intervenes and Haider (Faisal Qureshi) who is living a lonely life with memories of his past love interest Mehmal (Kiran Haq), sees Dilnasheen on a relative's wedding and feels an instant attraction towards her. Mehmal whose marriage has failed comes back to Haider's life.The four cross paths with each other and this is when the Saga of intense love, confessions, realisations,convictions, heartbreaks, revenge, enmity and rebellion begins.

Cast

Main

• Wahaj Ali as Hamza. Hamza is a very emotional and chaotic character. His 'obsession (fitoor)' is to get Love of his Life Dilnasheen back. He is son of a rich and powerful businessman. He is madly in love with Dilnasheen but his parents were not willing to let them get married as they thought Dilnasheen who was from middle-class background cannot fit their elite life. This causes Hamza to attempt suicide but he is rescued by his father who now accepts Dilnasheen. But all in vein, after Dilnasheen's marriage to Haider, heartbroken Hamza goes abroad and is given to drug abuse. He later returns on his father's demise and begins his pursuit to marry Dilnasheen.
• Faysal Qureshi as Haider. Haider's fitoor is to forget about his painful past and move on with his Wife Dilnasheen. Haider is a middle aged, self made rich businessman who deeply cares about those around him. He was dumped by Mehmal when he was young because he was not rich so he worked his way up to become a successful CEO of an Architecture Firm.He decides to to marry Dilnasheen after years of lonliness as he is attracted to her at first sight.
• Hiba Bukhari as Dilnasheen, she is a beautiful and simple girl. Her fitoor is to sustain her forced marriage like a typical Pakistani girl. She was in love with Hamza. But due to family pressure she marries Haider. After her marriage to Haider, she becomes extremely faithful towards him and concentrates on her marriage but her relation with Haider deteriorates due to Mehmal's ulterior motives. She is continuously haunted by her past love affair with Hamza.
• Kiran Haq as Mehmal, She cherishes a lavish lifestyle and can go to any heights to maintain it. She dumped Haider but now her fitoor is to get back to him. She is greedy and married Ansab for money but he was abusive towards her. She realised her mistake of not accepting Haider and comes back to his life creating difficulties for Dilnasheen in process.

Supporting

• Ismat Zaidi as Bushra, Haider's mother and Mehmal's aunt
• Saba Hameed as Aneesa, Dilnasheen's mother
• Tanveer Jamal as Sadiq, Rida and Hamza's father
• Farhan Ally Agha as Asim, Haider's brother in law
• Annie Zaidi as Somi, Hamza and Rida's mother
• Tipu Sharif as Ansab, Mehmal's ex-husband
• Kamran Jeelani as Yawar, Dilnasheen's brother
• Mizna Waqas as Afia, Sara's and Dilnasheen's sister-in-law
• Faheema Awan as Sara, Haider's sister
• Zohreh Amir as Rida, Hamza's sister
• Saife Hassan as Haroon, Afsiya's father
• Kanwal Khan as Afsiya, Haroon's daughter
• Syed Arez as Bilal

Development

The early working title of the drama was "Affairs" it was subsequently changed to Fitoor to avoid any controversy. It marks the third collaboration between Faysal Qureshi and 7th Sky production, other two being Muqaddar and Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan. The serial also marks the second collaboration of the trio director Siraj ul Haque, Kiran Haq and Hiba Bukhari after their serial Ramz-e-Ishq.

Reception

The drama has sat well with the viewers and critics alike.The Brown Identity praised the series and Wahaj Ali's performance in particular by writing:

"Overall fitoor is a winning show which manages to bring the the drama viewers want along with great performances. Continuing to be the one-man show where Wahaj Ali is delivering the strongest performance and is stealing the show".

An online portal Let's hang here wrote:

"Fitoor continues to grab audience attention with its powerful storyline"

"Trending in social" praised the drama by writing:

"Fitoor is a treat for Pakistani drama fans".

Wahaj Ali quickly gained wide recognition for portraying his beautiful range of emotions. Fuchsia Magazine remarked:

"All the layers within Hamza's character which Wahaj has delivered makes you believe yes Hamza can do anything. The psycho vibe which Hamza has Wahaj Ali shows it sometimes and sometimes not makes you feel the power which Hamza has. Great job done by the actor!".

Qureshi and Bukhari's performance was lauded too whereas Kiran Haq was noticed for her wardrobe and styling. However,series drew criticism for its recurrent continuity issues. Dilnasheen's costume choices were questioned and there is ongoing debate on the need of adding the track where Dilnasheen (Hiba Bukhari) was slapped by Haider (Faysal Qureshi). In an interview with "FUCHSIA Magazine" Qureshi opened up about why he agreed to the slap scene in the serial.. Currently, the drama has more than 300 Million views on youTube.

Soundtrack

The original soundtrack of Fitoor is sung and composed by Shani Arshad, and Aima Baig lent her voice for female vocals. The OST was released on 23 February 2021, on TV as well as digitally on YouTube, and has more than 20 million views on YouTube.

References

1. "'Fitoor' another love story starts today on Geo TV". Thenews.com.pk. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
2. "7th Sky Entertainment ready to enthral viewers with new drama 'Fitoor'". Daily Times.
3. "New Drama 'Fitoor': Another Love Story By Zanjabeel Shah, or More StarPlus Vibes?". Fuchsia Magazine.
4. "Fitoor-BTS Pictures". Reviewit.PK.
5. "7th Sky Entertainment Ready to Enthral Viewers with new drama 'Fitoor'". NEXTVC.com.
6. "Here is why Wahaj Ali is the Audience Favourite Character in Fitoor". OYE YEAH.
7. "Wahaj Ali remains in focus as 'Hamza'", Thebrownidentity
8. "Fitoor drama story 'Archives'", letshanghere
9. "Fitoor episode 1: a treat for Pakistani drama fans - Trendinginsocial.com: Latest Entertainment, Fashion, Technology, Business, Travel & Sports News", trendinginsocial
10. "fitoor story archives", fuchsiamagazine
11. › kiran-haq-elega... "Kiran Haq Elegant Looks From Drama Fitoor - BTS Pictures", Reviewit.pk {{citation}}: Check |url= value (help)
12. "Here's Why Faysal Quraishi Agreed to the Slap Scene in 'Fitoor'", ProPakistani

External links

• Fitoor at IMDb
• Fitoor on Har Pal Geo
• Fitoor on 7th Sky Entertainment

• Urdu-language television shows
• Geo TV original programming
• Pakistani drama television series
• 2021 Pakistani television series debuts