Mere Meherbaan
Mere Meherbaan (English: My Saviour) (Urdu: میرے مہربان) is a 2014 Pakistani romantic drama serial that aired on Hum TV every Monday at 8:00 pm PKT.[1] It was directed by award-winning director Farooq Rind, written by Maha Malik and produced by 7th Sky Entertainment. It stars Ayeza Khan, Neelam Muneer, Sanam Chaudhry, and Madiha Rizvi in pivotal roles. The show concluded its final, 28th episode on 17 November 2014.
Mere Meherbaan | |
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Genre | Romance |
Written by | Maha Malik |
Directed by | Farooq Rind |
Starring | Ayeza Khan Neelam Muneer Sanam Chaudhry Madiha Rizvi Humayoun Ashraf |
Country of origin | Pakistan |
Original language | Urdu |
No. of episodes | 28 |
Production | |
Producers | Humayun Saeed Shehzad Naseeb |
Production locations | Karachi, Sindh |
Editor | Hayat |
Camera setup | Multi-camera setup |
Running time | 36 – 43 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | Hum TV |
Original release | 10 April – 17 November 2014 |
Synopsis
Mere Meherban is a story of two women and their daughters, Shaista and Nayyara. Shaista is selfish and has ruined her husband's life. Shaista's daughters, Muskaan and Iraj are stylish and are rude and aggressive, especially toward their cousins.
Nayyara is Shaista's cousin and married Shaista's brother-in-law. She is happy and middle-class. Meanwhile, Nayyara's daughters, Fala and Haya, are respectful.
Plot
The story starts with Muskan, who is soon to be engaged. She has a younger sister, Iraj. Muskan and Iraj always quarrel because they are rich and wealthy girls who have neither manners nor respect, but they love their mother, Shaista, and their mother loves them, too. They have an elder brother Zeeshan, who hates both his sisters but loves their attitude. The mother and the daughters hate their father's brother Baseer and his family because they are richer than them. His family includes him, his wife Nayyara, and three daughters, Fala, Haya and Fariya. They all are well-mannered. Shaista constantly insults Nayyara and treats her daughters as Foe. Muskaan goes to her aunt Nayyara's Mansion, where she asks Fala to do her pedicure and manicure as Fala had done many parlour courses. Still, Fala and her nayyara taunt and say foul words to Muskan and kick her out of the Mansion. Muskan returns to her villa and tells her mother everything hearing this her mother gets furious and goes to Nayyara's Mansion and tells her how dare she did to her daughter. Nayyara slaps Shaista's face and tells her to shut up reminds her of her past and says you forgot your past that your husband loved me, but you came in between, hearing Shaista runs away from there. Muskan taunts Shaista you are a dumb mother that is scared of her sister-in-law. Muskaan's father, Nazir comes from New York with many precious things for her daughters and wife, but Zeeshan is fine with it. Iraj likes a bottle of perfume, and because of this Muskaan is jealous and they start fighting, breaking the perfume bottle. But their mother Shaista is busy looking at things. Love is the only emotion between Nayyara's daughters, while Iraj and Muskaan always fight. Nazir goes to Nayyara's Mansion and later reveals that he used to love Nayyara in his younger days. It was Shaista who had come between them. Nayyara used to like Nazir, but Nayyara respects him now. He gives 400000 to each of her daughters out of love, and Iraj sees this. The next day during the engagement, Iraj starts insulting Nayyara's daughters. Nayyara slaps on Iraj's face and insults her in front of the guests. Nazir beats iraj with stick until she faints and stops her pocket money. Danish's aunt Naima visits Fala and starts liking her. She is interrupted by Shaista, and she asks for a family photo. Naima tells Fala to come, but Shaista insults Fala. Nayyara comes to Nazir and starts crying Nazir hugs her and asks what happened, dear Nayyara tells her that the wicked Shaista insulted her daughter Fala hearing this Nazir goes to his villa in furious. Nazir slaps Shaista and warns her that if she ever dares to say anything to Nayyara and her daughters, he will kick Shaista out of his villa. Shaista and her daughters get angry.
The next day, Iraj talks loudly on her phone in Muskaan's room. Muskaan receives a call from Daanish, her fiance at the same time. Because of Iraj's voice, Muskaan cuts the phone, and then later Iraj climbs on Muskaan, and they start fighting. Their father comes and stats beating them both with his stick and kicks in muskan's stomach and slaps on iraj's face various times. Shaista comes between and he starts beating her; Zeeshan stops his father and says what the hell you are doing here, Nazir warns the sisters and shaista if next time they fight in his house he would burn them alive.
The next day, Naima goes to Nayyara's Mansion. Nayyara accepts her proposal of Ayaan for Fala. Zeeshan expresses his feelings for Haya towards Nazir. Nazir is very happy because Nazir greedy and wants some wealth from Baseer since Baseer is 20 times more rich then Nazir. Nazir says this to Baseer. Baseer is very excited. But Nayyara is not so happy because she thinks Haya will be sad at that home but later agrees. But Shaista refuses to do this. She hates Haya and says that she will never ever be her daughter-in-law. She thinks that Nayyara is taking revenge on Shaista of yesteryear's fight, which had happened between them during their young days over Nazir . But Nazir disagrees with Shaista and is happy with Haya's and Zeeshan's marriage.
Later, two engagements take place simultaneously. One is of Haya and Zeeshan, and the other is of Fala and Ayaan. Iraj, Muskaan and Shaista are unhappy. Danish and his family visit Muskaan to decide the date of marriage. There Muskaan says to Danish that neither she will work nor wear suits. She will wear only modern clothes. Now Muskaan and Fala are married. Muskaan has a sweet mother-in-law, but she hates her. Haya's mother-in-law is not at all kind towards her. Fala's mother-in-law and husband, Ayaan, are kind towards her but have hidden that Ayaan has a son, Sulaiman. Fala is shocked, she suddenly feels her self-esteem broken down. She returns to her Mother's house for a while but later comes to terms with her spiritual and excellent upbringing and returns to her in-law's side and accepts her husband's son.
Suddenly, Iraj creates a false story of her friend's birthday party and marries her love, Shehryar. She takes her and Sabrina's jewellery for him. Now the blame for jewellery goes on Haya, and Shaista creates a ruckus. Zeeshan doesn't even utter a word to support Haya. She throws her out of the house. This breaks Haya and undergoes a mental and health breakdown. Seeing her vulnerable condition and her broken self-esteem her mother, Nayyara calls off the engagement. He is later married to Sabrina by her mother. Meanwhile, Muskaan is showing her true colours in her in-laws house. She does not listen to Danish and once when her mother-in-law wants to go for a Get Together party, she ridicules her, saying that despite her age, she wants to party. She insults her mother-in-law.
Fala and Ayaan are happy with each other. But Sulaiman's mother and Ayaan's ex-wife Mariya comes to meet Sulaiman. Naima puts forth a condition that if she wants to meet her son, she has to take him forever. Ayaan and Fala are against it, but they have to accept it.
Nazir Hussain has a fatal heart attack in Dubai and is his body is bought to Pakistan by Wali Ahmed, who previously lived with him in Dubai. His death brings Nayyara's family and Shaistha, Iraj and Zeeshan together but not Muskaan her behaviour remains the same.
Iraj is now married to Wahaj, a successful, rich businessman. Nobody knows the truth of her marriage to Wahaj but only her. She starts feeling insecure about her marriage to Wahaj and returns to her mother's house. She questions her existence and is mentally disturbed because Shehryaar never returned. Later it is discovered that she, Nayyara, and Shehryaar died illegally entering another country. She is heartbroken. Iraj comes back and tells the truth about the jewellery. Muskaan is surprised to learn that her husband has remarried. She comes to her house.
Iraj starts liking Wahaj and returns to her in-law's house when he comes to take her back. Shaista and Sabrina have become enemies, and Sabrina leaves Zeeshan. Now Shaista's and her children's life has become a living hell. Haya is going to be remarried to her cousin. Zeeshan asks for forgiveness and reacceptance, but Haya refuses. Hopes start rising for Iraj when Wahaj comes to takes her back. She goes with him. Meanwhile, Shaista goes with Muskaan and Zeeshan in Nayyara's house to talk about Haya. She sees that Haya's rishta is fixed. Shaista is in a complete shock. Muskaan's mother-in-law comes to take her, but she insults her by saying she's doing a melodrama. She calls Danish and says, "I will come only if you leave your second wife and come to pick her up". He refuses. So, in anger, she requests a divorce. He gives her the divorce papers. She is shocked.
Fala and Ayaan are living happily. Zeeshan leaves the house. Shaista goes into a deeper shock. Now Nayyara invites Muskaan and Shaista to come for Haya's marriage. They come. The show ends with Shaista hugging Haya, and Shaista remembers how she had told Nazir that she would not make Haya Zeeshan's wife. Shaista feels guilty.
Cast
- Ayeza Khan as Haya Baseer
- Neelam Muneer as Muskaan Nazir
- Sanam Chaudhry as Iraj Nazir
- Madiha Rizvi as Fala Baseer
- Agha Ali as Zeeshan Nazir
- Humayun Ashraf as Danish
- Hassan Niazi as Ayaan
- Ahsan Balaj as Wahaj
- Tipu Sharif as Waleed Ahmed
- Rabia Noreen as Shaista Nazir
- Seemi Pasha as Naima
- Ismat Zaidi as Nayyara Baseer
- Minal Khan as Fariya Baseer
- Mehmood Akhtar as Baseer Hussain
- Mohsin Gillani as Nazir Hussain
- Imran Ashraf as Shehryar (Sherry)
- Nausheen Ahmed Hasan as Sabrina Zeeshan
- Mizna Waqas as Wahaj's sister
- Ayesha Toor as Maria
Soundtrack
Mere Meherbaan OST is sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.[2][3]
Accolades
The drama received the following nominations at the 2015 Hum Awards:[4]
Nominated work year |
Date of ceremony | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
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2014 | 9 April 2015 | Hum Awards | Best Drama Serial Popular | Humayun Saeed Shehzad Naseeb |
Nominated |
Best Actress Popular | Ayeza Khan | Nominated |
References
- "Hum TV Drama Serial Mere Meharban". Usman Farooq. Ebuzz Today. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- "Mere Meherbaan OST". SoundCloud. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- "Mere Meherban OST by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan". Pakistaniyan.com. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- "3rd HUM TV Awards 2015 Nominations – Viewers Choice". Fatima Sheikh. Latestlifestyle. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.