Jeeto Pakistan League (JPL) is a Pakistani Ramadan reality television game show where celebrities are seen competing with each other in an indoor game format. It is a special "league"-based edition of the game show, Jeeto Pakistan. Presented by Fahad Mustafa, it started airing from Ramadan 2020 on ARY Digital.[1][2][3]
| Jeeto Pakistan League | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Sports |
| Directed by | Asif Khan Khurram Farid |
| Presented by | Fahad Mustafa |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 147 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Salman Iqbal Jeerjes Seja |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 120 minutes approx |
| Original release | |
| Network | ARY Digital |
| Release | 25 April 2020 – present |
Format
editA "league"-based format where teams representing seven major cities Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Multan, Quetta, Peshawar and Gujranwala would compete against each other, with each team led by a notable celebrity. Each episode also features guest celebrities supporting there favourite teams and new contestants would be drawn for each episode while maintaining social distancing due to COVID-19, and the top two teams with most points would qualify for a final play-off. Members of the public would be able to participate in the show through live calls.
Teams
editThe show consists of seven teams competing for grand prize.[4]
| Season | Episodes | Year | Islamabad Dragons | Karachi Lions | Lahore Falcons | Multan Tigers | Peshawar Stallions | Quetta Knights | Gujranwala Bulls | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28
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2020 | Sana Javed | Humayun Saeed | Adnan Siddiqui | — | Shaista Lodhi | Sarfaraz Ahmed | — | Quetta Knights | |
29
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2021 | Shoaib Malik | Aijaz Aslam | Lahore Falcons | ||||||
30
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2022 | Ushna Shah | Sarfaraz Ahmed | Aijaz Aslam | Quetta Knights | |||||
29
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2023 | Multan Tigers and Peshawar Stallions | ||||||||
29
|
2024 | Kubra Khan | Quetta Knights |
Seasons
editProduction
editIn the Ramadan season of 2020, the show's format was changed in light of the coronavirus pandemic and the studio audience was eliminated. Instead, a "league"-based format was introduced where teams representing five major cities would compete against each other, with each team led by a notable celebrity. New contestants would be drawn for each episode while maintaining social distancing, and the top two teams with most points would qualify for a final play-off. Members of the public would be able to participate in the show through live calls.[5]
In 2021, 6th team was announced as Multan Tigers for the city Multan. Shoaib Malik was selected as a captain of Multan Tigers team.[6] Aijaz Aslam was replaced by Sarfraz Ahmed as the captain of Quetta Knights team as Sarfraz Ahmed was busy in Pakistan vs South Africa ODI series.[7]
In 2022, Ushna Shah joined the game show as Karachi Lions Captain replacing Humayun Saeed. Sarfraz Ahmed rejoined the league after 2020 for Quetta Knights team. 7th team was announced as Gujranwala Bulls for the city Gujranwala. Aijaz Aslam, who was Quetta Knights captain in 2021, was selected as a captain of Gujranwala Bulls.[citation needed]
Controversy
editIn 2020, Few days after the show started on-air, the video of Siddiqui goes viral where he was seen misbehaving with rival team captain Sarfaraz Ahmed. Many people and celebrities criticized Siddiqui and called the act disrespectful.[8] In the later episode, Siddiqui apologises to Ahmed and his fans saying he didn't mean it. Following his apology both Ahmed and Mustafa told him it's all good and no apologies were required to begin with.[9]
References
edit- ^ Rehman, Maliha (16 April 2020). "A corona compliant Jeeto Pakistan Super League is coming soon". DAWN. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Adnan Siddiqui apologises for his behaviour". Daily Times. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "The biggest game show of Pakistan is becoming a fantasy league". The Nation. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Jeeto Pakistan Super League is Coming Soon". Research Snipers. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ Rehman, Maliha (17 April 2020). "A corona compliant Jeeto Pakistan Super League is coming soon". Dawn. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Shoaib Malik reveals who convinced him to accept Multan Sultans captaincy". The Express Tribune. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ Ahmed, Sarfraz (4 April 2021). "Sarfaraz may be included in final XI against SA in ODI series". Pakobserver. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Twitter cancels Adnan Siddiqui for mocking Sarfaraz Ahmed's speech impairment". The Express Tribune.
- ^ "Adnan Siddiqui apologises to Sarfaraz Ahmed, fans for 'insensitive remarks". The Express Tribune.
