Draft:College Gate

*College Gate*
College Gate
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Genre	Drama; Coming-of-age; Teen Drama
Written by	Atiq Inayat; Ali Sikandar
Directed by	Fahim Burney
Creative directors	Muhammad Awais; Saif-ur-Rehman Ghori; Shahzad Taj
Starring	Zarar Khan; Khaqan Shahnawaz; Mamia Shah; Natalia; Shuja Asad; Nauman Kahout; Asad Chaudhary; Hina Chaudhry; Washma Fatima;
Narrated by	Zarar Khan
Theme music composer	Arshman Khan
Opening theme	"Aa Zindagi" by Arshman Khan
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producer	Faseeh ur Rehman
Producer	Imran Raza
Production locations	Murrey,Islamabad
Camera setup	Multi-camera setup
Running time	approx. 40 minutes
Production companies	A & F Production; Multiverse Entertainment
Budget	N/A
Original release
Network	Green Entertainment
Release	12 July –; 5 October 2023

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College Gate (Urdu: کالج گیٹ) is a 2023 Pakistani coming-of-age television series.^[1] It features fresh faces namely Zarar Khan, Khaqan Shahnawaz, Mamia Shah, Natalia, Nauman Kahout, Shuja Asad, Asad Chaudhary, Washma Fatima and Hina Chaudhry in the lead roles. The series first episode was aired on 12 July 2023 on Green Entertainment. The series revolves around a group of college friends and their struggle's to chase their dreams.

The serial received mixed reviews from the audiences.

Synopsis

The story of the series revolves around a group of college students. They belong to different types of family backgrounds. When they become good friends, they come to know about each other's issues and realize that no one's life is as perfect. Some of them belong to very conservative families and some are spoiled due to their rich families. It highlights the issues of mutual understanding between parents and teenagers. Parents are not aware of their children's issues and sometimes don't try to understand them. On the other hand, children take their parents for granted sometimes.

Cast

Main

Zarar Khan as Wahaj Qureshi^[2]
Khaqan Shahnawaz as Usman Jutt^[3]
Mamya Shajaffar as Annie
Natalia Castillo as Maria
Shuja Asad as Bilal
Nauman Kahout as Nauman Chaudhry
Asad Chaudhary as Saad
Hina Chaudhry as Sam
Washma Fatima as Ayesha

Supporting

Arsalan Khan as Jahangir
Danial Afzal Khan as Adnan
Mashal Khan as Ms. Zara
Saba Hameed as Ms. Catherine Qamar Zaman
Usman Peerzada as Mr. Qamar Zaman
Jawed Sheikh as Wahaj's father
Nadia Hussain as Bilal's mother
Rashida Tabassum
Arjumand Rahim as Zoya
Omar Essa
Mehboob Sultan
Sajid Shah
Shaheen Khan as Usman's mother
Shehnaz Pervaiz as Beji
Mehar Bano as Fouzia Jutt
Fareeha Jabeen as Usman's aunt
Abdul Rehman
Sana Sehar
Noor Iqbal
Abu Bakar
Hanif Muhammad
Younus Khan
Dania Shaikh
Anees Haider
Imtiaz Khan
Sidra Sajid as Nadia
Rimha Ahmed as Amber
Khalid Bin Shaheen
Hina Rizvi as Hina
Zeerak Khan
Alia Jamshed
Saima Kanwal
Shohrat Saeed

Reception

Critical reception

A reviewer from DAWN Images especially praised the script, its fleshing out themes, and some of the jokes but criticised the execution.^[4]

References

^ Buraq Shabbir (2 May 2023). "'Story of friends': Creators of College Gate address concerns series elitist, against Pakistani culture". Arab News. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ Team FUCHSIA (19 April 2023). "College Gate – Promising A Young Look At The Same Old Problems?". FUCHSIA Magazine. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ "Charismatic and talented - Khaqan Shahnawaz". The News International. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
^ Alidaa Zainli-Junejo (2 August 2023). "Why College Gate stands out — a teen's take". DAWN Images. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

External links

College Gate at IMDb

Category:2023 Pakistani television series debuts Category:2023 Pakistani television series endings

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[1] Buraq Shabbir (2 May 2023). "'Story of friends': Creators of College Gate address concerns series elitist, against Pakistani culture". Arab News. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

[2] Team FUCHSIA (19 April 2023). "College Gate – Promising A Young Look At The Same Old Problems?". FUCHSIA Magazine. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

[3] "Charismatic and talented - Khaqan Shahnawaz". The News International. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.

[4] Alidaa Zainli-Junejo (2 August 2023). "Why College Gate stands out — a teen's take". DAWN Images. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

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