| Ishq Murshid | |
|---|---|
 Title Card | |
| Urdu | عشق مرشد |
| Genre | Romantic Drama Social |
| Developed by | Momina Duraid |
| Written by | Abdul Khaliq Khan |
| Story by | Abdul Khaliq Khan |
| Directed by | Farooq Rind |
| Creative director | Momina Duraid |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "Ishq Murshid Mera" by Ahmed Jahanzeb |
| Ending theme | "Ishq Murshid mera" by Ahmed Jahanzeb |
| Composer | Ahmed Jahanzeb |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Moomal Shunaid |
| Producer | MD Productions |
| Production locations | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup 1080p |
| Running time | 39 minutes |
| Production companies | Moomal Entertainment MD Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Hum TV |
| Release | 8 October 2023 – present |
Ishq Murshid (transl. Love Guide) is a 2023-24 Romantic, light-hearted Pakistani television series directed by Farooq Rind, and produced by Moomal Entertainment and MD Productions. It stars Bilal Abbas Khan and Durefishan Saleem as leads. It first premiered on 8 October 2023 on Hum TV.
Plot
Shibra Salman is a headstrong, intelligent and self-less girl, unwavering in her principals and deeply cherishing her family values. Hailing from a modest middle-class background, she remains unswayed by material wealth or social status.
Shahmeer Sikandar emerges as an enigmatic, yielding figure of affluence, having pursued his education abroad in the UK. He is from a wealthy family, however, his mother had died in his childhood leaving him with that everlasting scar, and is conflicted with his father, Dawood. His mother, Zubaida, was supposedly sick in her last remaining moments and had a caretaker hired for her, Farah. Her husband and the caretaker had an affair, and the day Zubaida found this out, she passed away. The caretaker then married Shahmeer's father, and this, Shahmeer refuses to let go of.
When attending his best friends wedding, Faraz, he meets Shibra, demanding her change from a driver. Enthralled by her confidence and alluring personality, Shahmeer finds himself drawn to her in an instant. Shibra is also there attending her best friends wedding, Maliha.
On the wedding night of Faraz and Maliha, Shahmeer crashes into their room, and in a comedic sequence, implores to know more about Shibra by Maliha. This begins the ultimate plan between the three to get Shibra to marry Shahmeer, despite Maliha knowing Shibra's loathing for opulence and corruption. She insists on only marrying who her father chooses.
Meanwhile, Shibra's sister (Sukaina) is upset as she has been married with her cousin, Zohaib, for 3 years now, but because of his family's greedy demands, his mother refuses to take her in as his wife.
Shahmeer embarks on a perfect scheme to capture Shibra's heart, which involves disguising himself as a poor man and starting anew. This means securing employment at Shibra's father's office, transforming into the puzzled and sweet Fazal Bakhsh.
Fazal Bakhsh, in the guise of acquainting with Shibra and her family members, bribes the boy who delivers lunch to Shibra's father and takes up the work of collecting lunch from Shibra's home and delivering it to her father every day.
Cast
- Bilal Abbas Khan as Shahmir Sikandar and Fazal Bakhsh[1]
- Durefishan Saleem as Shibra Salman[2]
- Ali Gul Mallah as Fazal Bakhsh
- Omair Rana as Dawood- Shahmeer's father
- Zarmeena Ikram as Farah
- Hira Tareen as Mehreen
- Samiya Mumtaz as Zubaida Sikandar-Shahmeer's mother
- Adnan Jaffar as Haroon
- Salma Hassan as Safia- shibra & Sukaina's mother
- Awais Sulaman as Faraz-Maliha's Husband
- Shabbir Jan as Faraz's father
- Noor ul Hassan as Salman -Shibra & Sukaina's Father
- Rabia Noreen as Nargis-Zohaib's Mother
- Hafsa Ehsan Abbasi as Sukaina,Shibra's Sister
- Sajjad Paul as Zohaib
- Srha Asghar as Maliha
- Sajid Shah as Safdar
Production
On 10 March 2023, Bilal Abbas Khan revelaed about his upcoming project through his Instagram account, in which he will be paired opposite Dur-e-Fishan Saleem.[3] Hum TV revealed the look of the actors on 7 June.[4] The first look of the lead actors from the series was revealed on 23 May.[5] The first and second teasers were released on 5 August 2023.[6]
References
- ↑ "Drama Serial Ishq Murshid Episode 13". Drama Flash. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ↑ "Drama Serial Ishq Murshid Episode 13". Drama Flash. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ↑ "'Ishq Murshid' – Bilal Abbas and Durefishan Saleem team up for upcoming project". Daily Pakistan. 10 March 2023. Event occurs at 10:18 pm.
- ↑ "Ishq Murshid – Something Enticing is in the Making". www.hum.tv. 7 June 2023. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023.
- ↑ Web Desk (Lahore) (13 May 2023). "Bilal Abbas, Dur-e-Fishan win fans' hearts with new pictures from upcoming project 'Ishq Murshid'". Pakistan Observer. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023.
- ↑ ""Ishq Murshid" Teaser Starring Bilal Abbas Khan & Durrefishan Released". Bol News. 7 August 2023. Event occurs at 12:25 am.