Moorat
| Moorat | |
|---|---|
 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(s) | Waqar Ali |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language(s) | Urdu |
| No. of episodes | 33 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Humayun Saeed Abdullah Kadwani Salman Nanitalwala |
| Editor(s) | Adnan Wai Qureshi |
| Camera setup | Syed Naeem Rizvi |
| Running time | 40 min |
| Production company(s) | 7th Sky Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | ARY Digital |
| Original release | 2 August 2004 – 15 March 2005 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
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.
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
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
Baber (Kashif Mehmood) was younger than Asim (Adnan Jilani) and mother (Deeba) used to save him from father's (Munawar Saeed) beating and brother's rude behavior. Baber liked all the girlish thing like jewellery, cosmetics, shiny clothes, playing with dolls and going to eunuch Reshma's (Abid Ali) house who loved him. He brings up watching all this around and starts passing more time with Reshma and her eunuch friends Bijli (Ehtasham Warsi) and Shola (Mahmood Akhtar). He talks like girls, goes for dancing with eunuchs, which is their profession, in parties, weddings, etc.
Parents decide to marry him with his cousin Kosar (Maria Wasti). He behaves in the same way with Kosar, praising her dress and jewellery. Kosar when watches him on wedding night she remembers that she saw him as a eunuch in a wedding. Next morning when her mother comes, Kosar tells her and she takes Kosar back home. Kareem and Asim beats Baber and he leaves home, goes and lives with Reshma.
Kosar visits Reshma's house and brings Baber back. Later Kosar becomes pregnant and the same day Baber comes to know that Reshma has cancer and it needs 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 Baber. Later Kosar becomes mother of 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 Baber. Kosar gets married to 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.
Kosar gives birth to a baby son and on the birth ceremony of baby, eunuchs come to their house. She watches Baber dancing with his mates. Kosar snatches baby from Majeed when Baber is about to take the baby in lap and pushes Baber 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 keep hand on the head of girl who moves away from Baber. 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.
| Moorat | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Tina Sani | |
| 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.
See also
References
- ↑ "Moorat". 7th Sky Entertainment. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ↑ "Plot Summary". Internet Movie Database. IMDb. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
External links
- Moorat at the Internet Movie Database
 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