Mangoes (TV series)

Mangoes is a Pakistani Canadian television series directed by Khurram Suhrwardy and produced by Adeel Suhrwardy and Khurram Suhrwardy under the production banner of Suhrwardy Brothers. The story revolves around the lives of young South Asians living in Canada. The series was first premiered on 27 June 2012 on ATN Canada and it ended after seven episodes. The second season began on 29 September 2016 on ATN.[1] The third season Mangoes: a slice of life began in September 2019 on YouTube.[2]

Mangoes
Also known asمینگوز
GenreDrama
Comedy
Written byAdeel Suhrwardy
Khurram Suhrwardy
Directed byKhurram Suhrwardy
StarringAdeel Suhrwardy
Maha Warsi
Khurram Suhrwardy
Jessica Siegner
Anokhi Dalvi
Narrated byAdeel Suhrwardy
Theme music composer

(Season 1)

  • Taha Malik
(Season 2)
Opening theme
  • Keh Dena (season 1)
  • Desi Swag (season 2)
ComposersAlamgir
Taha Malik
Country of originCanada
Pakistan
Original languagesUrdu
English
Punjabi
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes12
Production
ProducersAdeel Suhrwardy
Khurram Suhrwardy
Production locationsToronto, Ontario, Canada
Running time20 minutes
Production companySuhrwardy Brothers
Release
Original networkATN Canada
Jadoo TV
Original releaseJune 27, 2012 (2012-06-27)

Plot

The story revolves around a group of three friends 2 from Pakistan and 1 from India and their lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Cast and characters

Main cast
  • Adeel Suhrwardy as Sami
  • Maha Warsi as Asha
  • Khurram Suhrwardy as Rakkay

Theme song

Keh Dena is the theme song for the series and has become very popular after its release in November 2011. On YouTube the official video of the song has been viewed more than 500,000 times.[3]

It was sung by Canadian singer Kristie Yung as a tribute to Pakistani singer Alamgir. The latter performs the song together with Yung.[4] It was originally recorded by Alamgir in the 80s and was included in his album "Alamgir Sings For Himself"

References
  1. "The summer of Mangoes the Series".
  2. NewsBytes. "Mangoes: A Slice of Life is the first original Urdu show to air in North America". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  3. Kristie Yung/Alamgir (2011). Keh Dena (in Urdu). Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  4. "Elvis of the east". 2011-11-19. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
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