Mere Humdum Mere Dost (Urdu: میرے ہمدم میرے دوست, lit. 'My companion, my friend') is a Pakistani romantic drama series. It first aired on Urdu 1. It was directed by Shehzad Kashmiri and produced by Momina Duraid. This drama serial is based on Farhat Ishtiaq's novel of the same name.[1]
| Mere Humdum Mere Dost | |
|---|---|
 Title screen | |
| Genre | Drama Romance |
| Based on | Mere Humdum Mere Dost by Farhat Ishtiaq |
| Directed by | Shehzad Kashmiri |
| Starring | Adnan Siddiqui Sanam Jung Hareem Farooq Shamim Hilaly Farhan Ali Agha |
| Theme music composer | Waqar Ali |
| Opening theme | "Mere Humdum Mere Dost" by Nida Arab and Adeeb |
| Composer | Waqar Ali |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Momina Duraid |
| Production location | Karachi |
| Original release | |
| Network | Urdu 1 |
| Release | 18 April – 12 September 2014 |
Zindagi (India) started airing this series from 21 March 2016 onwards.[2]
Plot
editAimen, a 20-year-old girl, lives in poverty with her mother, Zainab, in a small town of Nawabshah in Pakistan's Sindh province. When Aimen was an infant, her father, Taufeeq Kamaal, had separated from his first wife, Zainab, and remarried. Aimen resents her father for this. Just before her death, Zainab writes a letter to Taufeeq and requests that he look after Aimen. Taufeeq, now a business tycoon in Karachi, receives the letter when he is about to leave for Turkey with his second wife Almas and their son Sahir. By this time, Zainab has passed away. Taufeeq requests his friend and business partner, Haider Masood, to pick Aimen up from Nawabshah and bring her to Karachi.
While Taufeeq is away, Aimen stays with Haider, and his aunt Bibi at their residence. Haider senses Aimen's loneliness and is kind to her. After Taufeeq returns, Aimen moves in with him and Almas but struggles to adjust to living with them. Haider encourages her to go for higher education and grooms her personality so that she can fit in with her father's elite social circle. Aimen and Haider gradually develop feelings for each other. Sajeela, who is Almas's sister and Haider's ex-wife, returns to Pakistan after a failed marriage to Mazhar. She hopes to remarry Haider. Sajeela tries to create tension between Aimen and Haider.
Feeling guilty about being in love with a girl who is 16 years younger to him, Haider suddenly decides to marry his old friend Fatima instead. Dejected, Aimen chooses to move back to her hometown Nawabshah. At the last moment, Haider confronts Aimen and admits his feelings for her. Haider and Aimen get formally engaged with the approval of their families.
Cast
edit- Shakeel as Babar (Sajeela's and Almas's father)
- Adnan Siddiqui as Haider Masood (Taufeeq's business partner)
- Sanam Jung as Umm E Aimen (Taufeeq's daughter from his first wife Zainab)
- Hareem Farooq as Sajeela Babar (Almas's sister & Haider's ex wife)
- Farhan Ali Agha as Taufeeq Kamaal (Husband of Zainab & Almas)
- Hani Nadeem Essani as Sahir Taufeeq (Taufeeq's son)
- Shamim Hilaly as Bibi (Haider's Aunt)
- Zainab Qayyum as Almas Taufeeq (Taufeeq's second wife)
- Junaid Khan as Mazhar (Sajeela's 2nd husband)
- Nazli Nasr as Zainab (Aimen's mother & Taufeeq's ex wife)
- Faraz Alam as Shaheer Javed (Aimen's Class Fellow who fall for her )
Nomination
edit- 14th Lux Style Awards - Best Television Actor - Sanam Jung (Nominated)[3]
Deviations from the novel
editFarhat Ishtiaq has adapted her own novel, Mere Humdum Mere Dost, for the screen. Although nearly all of the plot is the same in the novel and the TV series, a few changes have been made. The role of Sajeela is not very prominent in the novel, whereas in the TV drama she is a major character.[4]
Soundtrack
editThe OST is composed by Waqar Ali and is sung by singers Nida Arab and Adeeb Ahmed. The song was well received by the audience.
References
edit- ^ "Mere Hamdard mere Dost". Dramasreview.com. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ * "Two emotional dramas on Zindagi 'Mere Humdum Mere Dost' and 'Meri Zindagi Hai Tu' will air from March 21, 2016". 17 March 2016.
- "Zindagi is all set to premiere two shows, 'Mere Humdum Mere Dost' and 'Meri Zindagi Hai Tu'". 17 March 2016. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "Nominations for Lux Style Awards 2015 announced". Daily Times. 17 July 2015. Archived from the original on 19 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ Mukhtar, Shabana (18 October 2019). "Book Review: Mere Humdum Mere Dost (By Farhat Ishtiaque)". The Other Me Unfolded. Retrieved 29 December 2023.