Iltija

Iltija (transl. Request) is a Pakistani television physiological drama series produced by Sana Shahnawaz and Samina Humayun Saeed under banner Next Level Entertainment. It is written by Saji Gul and directed by Mazhar Moin. Iltija focuses on the struggle of families who bring up children with abnormalities such as Down Syndrome and Quadriplegia. It features a leading cast of Affan Waheed, Tooba Siddiqui, Rubina Ashraf, Imran Ashraf and child star Caitlyn Espinherio who is actually a Down Syndrome's victim.[2]

Iltija
Written bySaji Gul
Directed byMazhar Moin
Starring
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of episodes29
Production
Producers
Production companyNext Level Entertainment
Release
Original networkARY Digital
Original release8 April (2017-04-08) –
4 November 2017 (2017-11-04)

Plot summary

The story revolves around Hina and Sameer who love each other and marry. After their marriage, the test of their relationship starts when Hina births a girl with Down Syndrome. Due to the birth of a child who is not as normal as others, Sameer's mother does not like Hina and due to her interference she has to leave Sameer's house. Hina than starts living in her mother's house where she brings up her daughter Khushi, alone.

Cast

Production

In October 2016, it reported that Tooba Siddiqui will make her television comeback with Saji Gul's script about Down's Syndrome. She shared to DAWN Images that "My character's a woman who has a child suffering from Down's sundrome. Different events in her life have strained her relationship with her family and friends."[4][5] Director Mazhar Moin said in an interview that many of the actors rejected the serial due to not being a mainstream media project.[6]

Reception

Along with a few television series of the series, DAWN Images said it as a serial of the year with different story from the others.[7]

The series had mostly the ratings of 4–6TRPs.[8][9][10][11]

References
  1. "'Mann Mayal' producer Sana Shahnawaz on making it in a male-dominated industry". 7 November 2017.
  2. Saeed, Hafsa (October 13, 2016). "Ilteja: Another step towards Pakistani dramas breaking stereotypes". HIP.
  3. "I'm lucky I have worked with Khalilur Rehman. His dialogues are the best: Imran Ashraf". December 14, 2017.
  4. Haq, Irfan Ul (October 11, 2016). "Tooba Siddiqui to star in drama about Down syndrome". Images.
  5. "Tooba Siddiqui returns to small screen with Iltija". www.thenews.com.pk.
  6. Ahmad, Fouzia Nasir (June 2, 2017). "Difficult to find actors for a TV serial about Down's Syndrome, says Ilteja director Mazhar Moin". Images.
  7. Ahmad, Fouzia Nasir (September 10, 2018). "Why don't we have hit TV serials like Ankahi anymore? Writers weigh in". Images.
  8. https://www.facebook.com/221895084488402/posts/1742886269055935/?app=fbl
  9. https://www.facebook.com/221895084488402/posts/1821965654481329/?app=fbl
  10. https://www.facebook.com/221895084488402/posts/1726673047343924/?app=fbl
  11. "ARY Digital - Intense Feelings.... Watch Iltija - ARY Digital Wed at 9:00 pm on ARY Digital | Facebook". www.facebook.com.
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