Behadd

Behadd

Official poster of the telefilm released by Hum TV.
Genre Drama
Directed by Asim Raza
Produced by Momina Duraid
Screenplay by Umera Ahmad
Starring
Music by Fawad Khan
Hasil Qureshi
Cinematography Suleman Razzaq
Editing by Kashif Ahmad
Wasim
Production company Momina Duraid Productions
Country Pakistan
Language Urdu
Original channel Hum TV
Release date
  • June 8, 2013 (Pakistan)
Running time 128 minutes
Official website

Behadd (Urdu: بے حد ‎;English: Boundless) is an award winning 2013 Pakistani drama television film directed by Asim Raza produced by Momina Duraid and wriiten by Umera Ahmad. The telefilm stars Fawad Khan, Nadia Jamil, Sajjal Ali, Nadia Afgan, Adnan Siddiqui, Adnan Jaffar and Shamoon Abbasi in pivot roles.[1] Behadd was premiered on June 8, 2013 by Hum TV.[2]

"Behadd" reflects upon the relationship dynamics of a 'Parent' and 'Child', and shows how their love for one another becomes the cause of their heartache and the reflection of 'selflessness' verses 'selfishness' in Love.[3] Behadd receives highly positive and critical response upon its broadcast, which earned him a Hum Award for Best Television Film at 2nd Hum Awards.[4]

Plot

The story revolves around Masooma a.k.s Mo (Nadia Jamil), a working woman and single mother with her fifteen-year-old daughter Maha (Sajjal). After losing her husband in a road accident, Maha becomes Masooma's sole reason for existence, also Maha becomes introvert after the demise of her father at her very early age which makes her possessive about her mother.

One day, Masooma bumps into her best friend's younger brother Jamal Ahmad a.k.a. Jo (Fawad), who is also her childhood friend and a divorcee. He visits Masooma's house for dinner and gels well with Maha, which surprises Masooma as Maha usually doesn't warm up to people so easily. Jo's sister, Popi (Nausheen) ask Masooma to find a girl for Jo, as she thinks that Jo is very young and should have marry to some Pakistani girl. Masooma introduced Shaista (Hira) to Jo at lunch, where Jo behaves carelessly and shows no interest in the proposal. Jo started to spend time with Masooma and Maha, and proposes to Masooma which leave her shocked and stunned, she refuses because of her being a single mother and five years older than him. Masooma also feels that Maha will never adjust to having a new father. However, Jo asks her to reconsider her decision as he genuinely cares for her and considers Maha his daughter. Masooma's friend Shafaq (Nadia Afgan) makes her realise that she will never get a better husband than Jo, and assures her that Maha will accept Jo as she likes him a lot. Masooma tells Maha about Jo's proposal and tells her that they need someone like Jo in their lives, as he has all the qualities of a good companion and a great person, so that their life comes in the light of joy again. Masooma also says that she will not accept the proposal if Maha does not want the marriage. Maha, though a little taken aback by the proposal, gives her consent to the marriage.

Masooma asks Jamal to pick Maha from school as she had to attend her office client. When she returns Maha accuses Jamal of sexual harassment. Masooma breaks up with Jamal and goes under depression. After six months Masooma decides to send Maha to London for higher studies but she doesn't want to go. Maha confides in Shafaq that she framed Jamal because Masooma's was falling in the love of Jamal and she was forgetting about her first husband, Shafaq tells her the importance of Jamal in their life and ask Maha to go to Jamal and apologize for mistake. Maha then apologize to Jamal and tells her reason of framing Jamal, while Jamal told her that it was up to her to decide whether she wanted him in their life or not and he also revealed that Masooma is aware of the truth that Maha framed him. Jamal explains that after three days of incident Masooma saw CCTV footage of hall when Mo came to pick Maha on the incident day.

It is then shown that Masooma was listing while Maha apologizing to Jamal, both mother and daughter fall for each other and hug, telefim ends with the note that Jamal is crying and watching them without revealing that whether they got married or not.[5][6]

Cast

Principal Cast
Special Appearance

Production

In 2013, Asim Raza announced in an interview with Daily Times that he will mark his directional debut with Behadd which will be a television film, better known as a 'telefilm' in Pakistan, he clarifies that it will be a "a long play with substance will be at par with a telefilm."[8] In mid of 2013 casting of telefilm was confirmed with the cast of Fawad Khan, Nadia Jamil, Sajjal Ali and Nadia Afgan in central roles, while Adnan Siddiqui, Adnan Jaffar and Shamoon Abbasi joined the cast for supporting roles.[9]

Filming

Filming began on April 21, 2013 in Karachi, Sindh. Shooting last for month, editing and other production stages were completed before May 28, 2014.

Music

Title song of Behadd known as Original Soundtrack was given by Music band Kaavish which is produced, written and composed by Jaffer Zaidi and Maaz Maudood[10] while one song was taken from the season two of Coke Studio Pakistan sung and penned down by Zeb and Haniya and produced by Rohail Hyatt.[11] Background score for film was given by Fawad himself along with Hasil Qureshi.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Jaffer Zaidi, Zeb and Haniya, all music composed by Jaffer Zaidi, Maaz Maudood and Rohail Hayat.

No. TitleArtist(s) Length
1. "Haulay Haulay Se"  Jaffer Zaidi 5:04
2. "Chal Diye"  Zebunnisa Humayun Bangash
Haniya Aslam		 5:48

Reception

Release

The film debuted on Hum TV on June 8, 2013, at 9:10 p.m., and had an later on-airing at Zee Zindagi on August 30, 2014.[12][13] Hum TV also holds a red carpet premier for Behadd.[14]

critical response

The film received strong critical acclaim from critics and audiences, with much praise directed towards Asim Raza's direction, Umera Ahmad's story and successful transmission of story into play, acting (particular that of Fawad Khan, Nadia Jamil, Sajjal Ali and Nadia Afgan), drama, moral messages and production values.

Despite strong positive reviews, there were much speculations that Behadd follows the same plot of Hasina Moin's 1980 PTV classic story Gudiya - (Doll).[15]

accolades

For Awarded Year Year Ceremony Category Recipient(s)
2013
May 25, 2014 Hum Awards Hum Award for Best Television Film Momina Duraid

See also

References

  1. ↑ "BEHADD starring Nadia Jamil and Sajal Ali, alongside Fawad Khan will be coming on 8th June on HUM TV.". FUCHSIA weekly. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Behadd premier". Fashion of the year. June 7, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  3. ↑ ""Behadd" or Boundless!!! ~ A Telefilm Review by Swati Ghosh". Talksoap. June 12, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Behadd won Best Telefilm at 2nd Hum Awards". Humari Dunya. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Behadd Telefilm Synopsis". DramasPakistani. June 9, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Behadd telefilm, Synopsis and Pictures". Pakium. June 9, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Fawad Khan in blockbuster telefilm "Behadd"". India.com. August 30, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Asim Raza's Behadd to go onair soon". Daily Times. June 8, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Fawad and Nadia To be seen in Behadd". Review it. May 25, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Kaavish song Haule Haule". Pakum. August 21, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Zeb and Haniya Chal Diye". Coke Studio. April 12, 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Behadd to onair at Zeezindagi". Zee Zindagi. August 29, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Zindagi Channel to Broadcast Behadd". Pakistan Showbiz. August 27, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Red Carpet Premiere of HUM TV’s Tele-film Behadd". Fashion.com. June 7, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Behadd follows Hasina Moin's story Gudya". Magtheweekly. June 14, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2014.

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