Moorat
Moorat (Urdu: مورت) is a TV serial, the English title is Eunuch's Wedding which premiered on ARY Digital. The serial is directed by Kamran Qureshi, written by Seema Ghazal and produced by Humayun Saeed & Abdullah Kadwani's production house 7th Sky Entertainment. The story of a boy who was always snubbed and beaten by his brother and father and tried finding love outside the home.
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Poster of Moorat aka Eunuch's Wedding | |
Genre | Drama |
Written by | Seema Ghazal |
Directed by | Kamran Qureshi |
Starring | Abid Ali Maria Wasti Kashif Mehmood Asad Malik Deeba Munawar Saeed Mehmood Akhtar Rashid Farooqi |
Opening theme | "Bewafa Zamany me" by Tina Sani |
Composer | Waqar Ali |
Country of origin | Pakistan |
Original language | Urdu |
No. of episodes | 33 |
Production | |
Producers | Humayun Saeed Abdullah Kadwani Salman Nanitalwala |
Editor | Adnan Wai Qureshi |
Camera setup | Syed Naeem Rizvi |
Running time | 40 min |
Production company | 7th Sky Entertainment |
Release | |
Original network | ARY Digital |
Original release | 2 August 2004 – 15 March 2005 |
External links | |
Website |
Eunuch's Wedding dubbed as a taboo subject of 'eunuchs' who suffer endlessly in silence wrapped in slurs and miseries. A sensitive story that unfolds their deprived and isolated world and yet portrays eloquently how they too are not far away from the human emotions and feelings and their world not much different to ours.[1]
Cast and characters
Main cast
- Abid Ali as Eunuch Reshma
- Maria Wasti as Kosar
- Kashif Mehmood as Eunuch Babra
- Asad Malik as Police Officer Majeed
- Deeba as Sughra
- Munawar Saeed as Karim
- Mahmood Akhtar as Eunuch Shola
- Ehtasham Warsi as Eunuch Bijli
- Rashid Farooqi as Eunuch Chamki
- Adnan Jilani as Asim
- Sundus Shah as Young Kosar
- Ammar Shah as Young Babar
- Fawad Shah as Young Asim
Supporting cast
- Tamanna Begum as Kinza's Mother
- Kinza as Asim's Wife
- Qaiser Naqvi as Bitto Khala
- Parveen Akbar as Hameeda
- Gaysoo as Kosar's Friends
Notable guest stars
- Tahira Wasti as Mother of Eunuch Reshma
- Raju Jamil as Father of Eunuch Reshma
- Akbar Subhani as Karamat
- Ashraf Khan as Achan Meyan
- Hareem Qureshi as Eunuch's daughter
Plot
Babar (Kashif Mehmood) is the younger son of housewife Sughra (Deeba) and shopkeeper Kareem (Munawar Saeed). When he is young, his mother constantly saves him from his father's beating and verbal abuse and brother's rude behavior in response to Babar's flamboyant behavior. Growing up, Babar likes all girlish things such as jewellery, cosmetics, shiny clothes, playing with dolls and going to eunuch Reshma's (Abid Ali) house who loves him and cares for him like a second mother. He grows up watching all this around him and starts spending more time with Reshma and her eunuch friends Bijli (Ehtasham Warsi) and Shola (Mahmood Akhtar). He begins talking like a girl, goes to dancing events with eunuchs, which is their profession, in parties, weddings, etc.
Years later Babar's parents eventually decide to marry him with his cousin Kosar (Maria Wasti). He behaves in the same way with Kosar, praising her dress and jewellery. When Kosar sees him on their wedding night, she remembers that she has seem him as a eunuch in another wedding. The next morning when her mother comes, Kosar tells her and she takes Kosar back home. Kareem and Asim beat Babar and he leaves home, and goes and lives with Reshma.
Kosar visits Reshma's house and brings Babar back, thinking maybe she can change him. Later Kosar becomes pregnant and the same day Babar comes to know that Reshma has cancer and is in need of a lot of money for her treatment. He leaves home and does not stop when Sughra and Kosar tries to stop him. Kosar leaves home and goes to her Aunt's home. She receives divorce papers from Babar. Later Kosar gives birth to a baby girl. Reshma dies of cancer and her parents (Tahira Wasti & Raju Jamil) come on her death.
Asim has already left home with his wife due to Babar. Kosar marries her aunt's son Majeed who is an honest police officer and likes Kosar. But he doesn't like Kosar's daughter. Sughra dies after being sick and mentally unbalanced.
More time progresses and Kosar eventually gives birth to a baby son and on the birth ceremony of baby, eunuchs come to their house to celebrate and perform. She watches Babar dancing with his mates. Kosar snatches the baby from Majeed when Babar is about to take the baby in his lap and pushes Babar who falls on the floor next to his daughter and there he comes to know that the little girl is his daughter. He tries to put his hand on the head of girl who moves away from Babar. Majeed then realizes what would have passed on Kosar and accepts the girl as a daughter.[2]
Soundtrack
Main theme song Bewafa Zamanay me was composed by Waqar Ali and sung by Tina Sani. It was written by Mehmood Akhtar. Waris Shah's Punjabi poetry was used in second theme song, which was sung by Master Aslam. The music video was made with Tina Sani and slow versions of songs were used in key situations.
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Soundtrack album by | |
Genre | Theme song |
Length | 4:30 |
Language | Urdu |
Music Video |
Awards and nominations
- Nominated - Best TV Serial (2005).
- Nominated - Best TV Actress (2005) - Maria Wasti.
- Nominated - Best TV Actor (2005) - Abid Ali. And
- Nominated - Best TV Director (2005) - Kamran Qureshi.
References
- "Moorat". 7th Sky Entertainment. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- "Plot Summary". Internet Movie Database. IMDb. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
External links
External video | |
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A promotional video of Moorat |
- Director's Website
- Facebook Page
- ARY Official Website
- Maria Wasti on set of Moorat
- Adid Ali on set of Moorat
- Humayun Saeed & Kamran Qureshi's Interview
- Abdullah Kadwani's Interview
- Seema Ghazal's Interview
- Kashif Mehmood on set of Moorat
- Waqar Ali's Interview
- Tina Sani's Interview
- Munawar Saeed on set of Moorat
- Deeba on set of Moorat
- Mehmood Akhtar on set of Moorat
- M Warsi on set of Moorat
- Perveen Akbar on set of Moorat
- Adnan Jelani on set of Moorat
- Naeem Rizvi on set of Moorat