Choti Choti Batain

Choti Choti Batain (Urdu: چھوٹی چھوٹی باتیں, lit. 'Small Little Things') is a 2019 Pakistani anthology television series, created and developed by Shahzad Javed, Head of Content, HUM TV, co-produced by Momina Duraid of MD Productions and Angeline Malik.[1][2][3]

Choti Choti Batain
Official title card
GenreDrama
Mystery drama
Created byShahzad Javed
Developed byShahzad Javed
Written bySaima Akram Choudhary, Misbah Nousheen and More
Story byShahzad Javed
Directed byAngeline Malik
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of episodes25
Production
ProducersMomina Duraid
Angeline Malik
Camera setupMulti-camera setup
Production companiesMD Productions
Angelic Films
Release
Original networkHum TV
Original release10 March (2019-03-10) –
6 October 2019 (2019-10-06)

The series is promoted as a collection of different stories for breaking stereotypes prevailing in the Pakistani society. Malik earlier announced the title of the series as Inkaar Karo which was later changed to Choti Choti Batain.[4][5]

Premise

Story - 1
Name Airing date No. of episodes Writer Director Cast
Bandhan; lit: Relation 10 March 2019 – 31 March 2019  4 Saima Akram Angeline Malik Yumna Zaidi, Zahid Ahmed, Farah Shah[3]

Story 2
Name Airing date No. of episodes Writer Director Cast
Mujhay Tum Pasand Ho; lit: I Like You 7 April 2019 – 28 April 2019 4 Misbah Nosheen Angeline Malik Ushna Shah, Mohsin Abbas Haider, Hina Dilpazeer

Story 3
Name Airing date No. of episodes Writer Director Cast
Dil Hi Tou Hai; lit:It's my heart 9 June 2019 – 30 June 2019 4 Rida Bilal Angeline Malik Atiqa Odho, Mariyam Nafees, Osama Tahir, Hajra Yamin, Sukaina Khan, Saman Ansari[6]

The story explores the life of single parents, how they feel when their children grow up and get busy with their lives. Saif (Osama Tahir) and Anaya (Hajra Yamin) are married couples living with Saif's father, Hassan (Sajid Hassan) while Sofia (Atiqa Odho) is the single mother of two daughters, Aliya (Mariyam Nafees) and Neha (Sukaina Khan). Slowly after their children's marriage, Hassan and Sofia realize what they are missing on; they crave companionship. Both by fate meet each other and ends up being a couple after a little family drama in both families.

Story 4
Name Airing date No Of Episodes Writer Director Cast
Kuch To Log Kahengay; lit: People Will Talk 7 July 2019 4 Angeline Malik Kubra Khan, Shehzad Sheikh, Saba Hameed, Gul-e-Rana, Shehryar Zaidi

Story 5
Name Airing date No Of Episodes Writer Director Cast
Wajah Tum Ho; lit: You are the reason 5 August 2019 4 Ibn-e-Aas Angeline Malik Saheefa Jabbar Khattak, Azfar Rehman

Story 6
Name Airing date No Of Episodes Writer Director Cast
Roop; lit: Complexion 1 September 2019 5 Parisa Siddiqui Angeline Malik Amar Khan, Muneeb Butt, Ghana Ali

The story follows the life of Zeena (Amar Khan) who is a plain looking young woman from a middle-class family in Karachi. Zeena is a sincere worker. She is naive but intelligent. She has faced rejection largely from society simply because of her looks. Zeena somehow lands her dream job at Office. She is appointed as the assistant to Rehaan (Muneeb Butt) and after a rough start soon becomes indispensable at work. She falls in love with Rehaan but keeps her feelings to herself.

Cast

Story - 1 (Bandhan)

Story - 2 (Mujhay Tum Pasand Ho)

Story - 3 (Dil Hi Tou Hai)

Story - 4 (Kuch Toh Log Kahenge)

Story - 5 (Wajah Tum Ho)

Story - 6 (Roop)

Release

The series airs weekly on Hum TV every Sunday evening. It had been hiatus during Ramadan after Mujhay Tum Pasand Ho as the channel ran a transmission the whole day for the first time in years, leaving space for very few serials in a week. It resumed with Dil Hi Toh Hai on 9 June 2019. Each episode of the drama has near one million or at least one million views on YouTube.

References
  1. Shirazi, Maria (5 June 2019). "Osama Tahir on his role in upcoming mini-series". The News International. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  2. Shabbir, Buraq. "Hajra Yamin's new project aims to break stereotypes". The News International. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  3. "Angeline strikes back with 'Choti Choti Baatein'". The Nation. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  4. "Inkaar Karo Angeline's initiative to voicing social issues". The Nation. 23 October 2018. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  5. "Angeline Malik launches initiative to voice social issues on national level | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  6. Images Staff (3 June 2019). "Hajra Yamin and Osama Tahir pair up for mini series Choti Choti Baatein". DAWN. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
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