Deewar-e-Shab


Deewar-e-Shab is a 2019 Pakistani historical drama television series created and produced by Momina Duraid of MD Productions, and directed by Iqbal Hussain. It is the dramatization of the novel of the same name by Aliya Bukhari. The series has Nausheen Shah, Sarah Khan, Shehzad Sheikh, Shehroz Sabzwari and Hira Soomro as leading actors while Zara Noor Abbas, Bushra Ansari, Asma Abbas, Kinza Hashmi, Anmol Baloch and Mohsin Abbas Haider also has an extended cameo appearance. The series premiered from 8 June 2019 to 21 March 2020 on Hum TV and aired every Saturday evening at 8:00pm PST.

Plot

Dewaar-e-Shab is set in the early '90s where courtesans are portrayed as classy women with etiquettes without involving into sexual activities. Bushra Ansari plays the character of Sitara Jahan; she is well versed with the art of classical singing, music, and dance. She wants her daughters Feroza and Nagina to entertain her clients by singing and performing . Sitara wants to carry forward her family legacy with pride and doesn't look at her craft in a negative light.
Nagina's life takes a complete turn when Feroza runs away from Sitara Mahal; she eventually realizes that her family is falling apart and takes over her responsibilities to the best of her capabilities. Nagina is the driving force of Deewar-e-Shab; her journey goes through a transition with the next generation, her twin daughters, Sandal and Geeti-Aara.
Nagina had an extreme love-hate relationship with Faiz Ali; a craftsman who is kind off part of the family. Sitara Jahan especially takes care of him as he has no one in life. Faiz loves Nagina and on the contrary, Nagina hates him and literally gets irritated by him for no reason. As the story progress, Sitara forces Nagina to marry Faiz and she falls in love with him post marriage. Later on, she gives birth to her daughters and once again, Sitara Mehal gets to see some happiness but that wasn't to last for long. Faiz Ali no sooner passes away after the birth of his daughters leaving Nagina widowed and their daughters orphaned.

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