Chand Tara
Chand Tara | |
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Genre | Lighthearted[1] Romantic comedy[2] |
Created by | Saima Akram Chaudhry |
Directed by | Danish Nawaz |
Starring | Danish Taimoor, Ayeza Khan |
Country of origin | Pakistan |
Original language | Urdu |
No. of episodes | 30 |
Production | |
Producer | Momina Duraid |
Cinematography | Tameen Nizami |
Running time | Approx. 36 minutes |
Production company | MD Productions |
Original release | |
Network | Hum TV |
Release | 23 March (2023-03-23) – 21 April 2023 (2023-04-21) |
"Chand Tara" is a 2023 lighthearted romantic comedy Pakistani television series, starring Danish Taimoor and Ayeza Khan in the lead roles. Written by Saima Akram Chaudhry, directed by Danish Nawaz, and produced by MD Productions, the series began airing from 23 March 2023 during Ramadan on Hum TV, and ended on 21 April 2023 after 30 episodes.
The series failed to achieve the level of popularity compared to Chaudhry's previous Ramadan scripts.[3] Owing to major problems in the execution of her script, she announced a break from writing Ramadan specials.[4]
Premise
The plot centers around Chand (played by Danish Taimoor), a software engineer who resides in a joint family and desires to live independently, and Tara (played by Ayeza Khan), a gynecologist who was raised alone and longs to be part of a joint family. As their love story unfolds, various situations arise among them and their families, illustrating the chaos of living in a joint family system.[5][6][7]
Plot
Cast
- Ayeza Khan as Nain Tara, she is a trainee doctor at her mother's hospital
- Danish Taimoor as Sarim "Chand", he works as a part-time freelancer
- Saba Faisal as Dr. Raazia, Tara's mother who owns a hospitaland lives prefers living separately instead of being with her husband's joint family
- Behroze Sabzwari as Mir Jaffer, Tara's father who works at an insurance company
- Rehan Sheikh as Gulzar "Babu Bhaiyya", Chand's father who is the CEO of Babu Wedding Bells and looks after the decoration section in the business
- Danish Nawaz as Mateen "Manchu", Gulzar's youngest brother who looks after the music section in the business
- Madiha Iftikhar as Mehnaz "Naaz", Manchu's wife who is a beautician
- Adnan Jaffar as Saleem, Gulzar's younger brother and Hashir's father who shares in business as a caterer and loves exercising
- Ghazal Siddiqui as Safeera "Saffo", Hashir's mother who is expecting another child
- Ayesha Khan
- Maha Hasan as Roomi, Hashir's wife and a tiktoker
- Ashir Wajahat as Hashir, Saleem's son and a tiktoker
- Mantasha Shahid as Palwasha "Pinky", Manchu's daughter
- Syed Afzal
- Fozia Nasir
- Sara Meher
- Ayesha Kamran
- Agha Talal as Mohid
- Romaisa Khan as Shumaila "Maala", who is Chand's sister and an aspiring basketball player
Production
On 13 December 2022, Saima Akram Chaudhry announced the title of her new series;[8] she revealed that the series would stand out from her previous collaborations with Danish Nawaz and Momina Duraid,[9] because the main couple would not be not related as cousins or neighbors, and their love story would not begin with fights.[1]
Soon, it was announced that the celebrity couple Danish Taimoor and Ayeza Khan will star in the next Ramadan play.[10][11][12] Khan confirmed her presence on 6 February 2023.[13][14] Romaisa Khan confirmed her presence in January,[15] while Ghazal Siddiqui shared in March that this is her first series after a hiatus of 11 years.[16] Some of the principal character were eliminated after altering the script by the production house due to budget issues.[17]
Cinematography is done by Tameen Nizami. The background score for the series has been given by Wajid Saeed, while the soundtrack of features two songs.[a][18]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singers | Length |
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1. | "Chand Tara Shadi Song" | Sami Khan | Sami Khan | Sami Khan, Sara Raza Khan | 2:40 |
2. | "Chand Tara OST" | Ahsan Talish | Naveed Nashad | Rafay Israr, Damia Farooq | 3:26 |
Total length: | 6:06 |
Notes
- ^ Extracted from YouTube playlist by Hum TV
See also
- Chupke Chupke
- Hum Tum
- Mehar Posh
References
- ^ a b Buraq Shabbir (21 March 2023). "'Magical, light-hearted': Three Pakistani TV dramas to watch out for this Ramadan". Arab News PK. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Dramas 'Chand Tara' and 'Fairytale' to air as Ramadan specials". Daily Times. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Chand Tara Fails To Impress The Viewers". Daily Times. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Saima Akram Chaudhry takes a break from writing Ramazan dramas". Dunya News. 12 April 2023. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023.
- ^ Zainab Mossadiq (20 March 2023). "Ramazan dramas 2023: An amalgamation of romance, comedy, and action". Something Haute. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "HUM TV's Ramazan specials Chand Tara and Fairytale hope to win audience's hearts". Dawn Images. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ Ozair Majeed (27 March 2023). "Danish Nawaz May Score a Ramadan Hat-Trick with Chand Tara". Galaxy Lollywood. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ @saima.akram.chaudhry (13 December 2022). "#chaandtara @danishnawazofficial @sj_shahzadjaved". Retrieved 27 March 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ Duaa Naeem (9 March 2023). "Chand Tara Drama Starring Ayeza Khan and Danish Taimoor". Dispatch News Desk. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ Galaxcy Lollywood [@galaxylollywood] (15 December 2022). "Danish Taimoor and Ayeza Khan are all set to grace our screens in Hum TV's upcoming Ramadan play "Chaand Tara". The drama is written by Saima Akram Chaudhry and is a Danish Nawaz directorial" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 March 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Galaxy Lollywood (16 December 2022). "Exclusive: Danish Taimoor And Ayeza Khan To Star In Ramadan Play "Chaand Tara" #shorts #whatsthe411". YouTube. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Ayeza Khan shares sizzling photos with husband Dainsh Taimoor". Daily Pakistan. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Danish, Ayeza to star in Ramazan serial 'Chand Tara'". The Express Tribune. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ Zainab Nasir (6 February 2023). "Danish Taimoor, wife Ayeza Khan to feature in a Ramazan serial 'Chaand Tara'". Daily Jang. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ Momal Jawaid (31 January 2023). "Romaisa Khan joins Ayeza and Danish in Saima Akram's Ramzan special play Chand Tara". Miss Dramatic. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ Iqra Mujahid Baig (19 March 2023). "Yesteryear actor Ghazal Siddique to make TV comeback with Ramazan play". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Writer Saima Akram Chaudhry faces obstacles with her drama 'Chand Tara'". Samaa English.tv. 11 April 2023. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Ayeza Khan, Danish-starrer Chand Tara's colourful OST out now". 24 News HD. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
External links
- Official website