Baraat Series

Kis Ki Aayegi Baraat or Baraat Series is a Pakistani comedy television series developed by Marina Khan and Nadeem Baig for Geo Entertainment. It is loosely based on the marriage ceremonies that take place in Punjabi families in Punjab, and stars Bushra Ansari as a comical woman named Saima Chaudhry along with Saba Hameed, Jawed Sheikh, and Shehryar Zaidi. The series received generally positive reviews from critics.

Baraat Series
Genre
Written bySyed Mohammad Ahmed
Khadija Shah
Vasay Chaudhry
Bushra Ansari
Directed byMarina Khan
Nadeem Baig
Creative directorTahir Nadeem
Starring
Country of originPakistan
Original languagesUrdu
Punjabi
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes46
Production
Executive producer
ProducerSajjad A Gul
Production locations
EditorKhurram.A.Siddiqui
Running time40–43 minutes (per episode)
Production company
  • Evernew Productions
Release
Original networkGeo Entertainment
Original release2009 (2009) –
2012 (2012)

The comedy series started with its first serial Azar Ki Ayegi Baraat which premiered on 30 November 2009. It was followed by Dolly Ki Ayegi Baraat in 2010, Takkay Ki Ayegi Baraat in 2011, and Annie Ki Ayegi Baraat in 2012.[1] After that, the series was stopped.

The series was also telecast on the Indian channel Zindagi starting in 2015.[2][3]

Cast and characters

Despite the addition of some new characters in every new season, some of the actors along with characters appeared in all seasons of the series, which include:

Azar Ki Ayegi Baraat

Dolly Ki Ayegi Baraat

Takkay Ki Ayegi Baraat

Annie Ki Ayegi Baraat

Development and production

After the success of Azar Ki Ayegi Baraat, Evernew Productions produced its sequel Dolly Ki Ayegi Baraat. This time Vasay Chaudhry was the co-writer with Bushra Ansari. It was the first time that Vasay had written a script for any series. The character of Sila was replaced by Ayesha Omar in this series.[4]

In August 2018, news came out that Bushra Ansari had offered to write the script of the next season of the series.[5][6]

Mrs. Chaudhary ka Tarka, a cooking show inspired by Baraat Series, was released in Ramadan 2021.[7]

Spinoff

Mrs. Chaudhary Ka Tarka

In Ramadan 2021, the channel launched a cooking show featuring the character of Saima Chaudhry as a host, inviting the characters from the series as guests in each episode. The show was produced by Humayun Saeed, Hassaan Azhar, and Shehzad Nasib and was directed by Nadeem Baig. The executive producers of the show are Nadeem Baig and Irfan Malik. It was aired in the afternoon having 20-minute episodes.[8]

References
  1. Haider, Sadaf (12 May 2020). "The funniest Pakistani shows you should watch to beat lockdown blues". Dawn Images. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. "Zindagi's Azar Ki Ayegi Baraat is a rib ticking comedy". The Times Of India.
  3. "Doli Ki Ayegi Baraat to air on Zindagi TV". HipInPakistan. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  4. "Prime time: Hello, Dolly? Nah, it's her mom". Dawn. 29 August 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  5. "Saima Chaudhry to return with 'Aayegi Baraat' series". SomethingHaute. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  6. Nasim, Rameeza (6 August 2018). "Bushra Ansari to be back as Saima Chaudhry in the Aayegi Baraat series!". OyeYeah. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  7. "Geo Entertainment is leading once again with Mrs Chaudhary ka tarka. Stay tuned!". Twitter. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  8. "Mrs. Chaudhry Ka Tarka - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
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