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Dobara (Urdu: دوبارہ, lit. 'Again') is a Pakistani television series produced by Momina Duraid under banner MD Productions, directed by Danish Nawaz and written by Sarwat Nazir. It first aired on 20 October 2021 on Hum TV. It features Hadiqa Kiani as Mehrunisa who gets a chance to change her life after the death of her dominating husband Hidayatullah.[1][2] It also features Bilal Abbas Khan, Usama Khan, Nabeel Zuberi and Sabeena Syed in pivotal roles.[3][4]

Dobara
Written by	Sarwat Nazir
Directed by	Danish Nawaz
Starring	Hadiqa Kiani Bilal Abbas Khan
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of episodes	33
Production
Producer	Momina Duraid
Camera setup	Multi-camera setup
Production company	MD Productions
Distributor	Hum Network Limited
Release
Original network	Hum TV
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Stereophonic sound
Original release	20 October 2021 (2021-10-20) – 15 June 2022 (2022-06-15)

Synopsis

On the occasion of death of her husband Hidayatullah in his early seventies, Mehrunissa feels as a free spirit and recalls the bitter memories of her past when her dying father decided to marry her off at 16 years of age to Hidayatullah, who was 36 at the time. At the time of the funeral notices the strange behaviour of Mehrunissa who is not emotionally affected by her husbands death. On the other hand, Mahir is a next-door care free boy who is a tennis player and in search of a job.

Cast

• Hadiqa Kiani as Mehrunnisa "Mehru"
  • Prerna Bajaj as Mehru (young)[5]
• Bilal Abbas Khan as Maahir, Mehrunnisa's second husband
• Usama Khan as Affan, Mehrunnisa's son
• Maheen Siddiqui as Minal, Mehrunnisa's daughter
• Sabeena Syed as Sehar, Affan's wife
• Nabeel Zuberi as Zameer, Minal's husband
• Zoya Nasir as Narmeen
• Dr. Sarah Nadeem as Nayyara, Mehru’s friend and confidant
• Angeline Malik as Naheed, Maahir's mother
• Shabbir Jan as Jahangir, Maahir's father
• Fareeda Shabbir as Adeela, Jahangir's second wife
• Amber Khan as Ghazal, Sehar's mother
• Raja Haider as Mubarak, Sehar's father
• Salma Asim as Narmeen's mother
• Mojiz Hasan as Babar
• Nauman Ijaz as Hidayatullah (only in flashbacks)
• Aurangzeb Leghari as Mehru's father (only in flashbacks)
• Sakina Samo as Durdana, Hidayatullah's sister
• Javed Sheikh as Ibtisam, Durdana's brother-in-law
• Hira Umer as Nadia, Zameer's ex-girlfriend

Production

The project was first announced on 8 July 2021. Osman Khalid Butt was first approached to portray the leading role of Mahir, however due to his other commitments he could not do it. Later Bilal Abbas Khan was cast in the role.[6] With Khan, singer-turned-actress Hadiqa Kiani was selected to portray the other leading role. It marked her second series after her debut in poetic-romamce Raqeeb Se. She revealed in an interview that Mehru [Dobara] is her attempt to break some norms as an actor regarding age.[7]

Reception

Television rating

It led the rating charts for its 6th episode with 6.2 trps.[8] It again led the slot in 11th episode by achieving 6.5 trps.[9] The 13th episode of the serial received ratings of 7.2 TRPs.[10] 15th episode received 6.7 TRPs.[11] The 16th episode saw a boost and it led the slot with 7.6 TRPs.[12] The 17th episode saw another boost and the serial achieved the whopping 8.8 TRPs.[13] 25th episode received 6.1 TRPs.[14] In the month of Ramadan, Dobara was continuosly leading its slot with 5-6 TRPs and became No 1 drama of the week. After Ramadan, it received tough competition from rivals but still managed to received decent ratings of 4-5 TRPs and ended on 6.5.[15]

Critcial reception

Critically, the series received acclaim and received praise for storyline and performances especially for the performance of lead cast.[16][17][18] DAWN Images lauded its diversified and plot and strong narrative against the societal stereotypes.[19] Maliha Rehman of Dawn gave mixed review to its narrative stating, "Most of the time, Dobara is narrated with great sensitivity and attention to detail."[20]

With the introduction of false allegations of sexual harassment, social media users criticised the script.[21] Due to weak characterization of the male lead, the series' conclusion received mixed reviews from social media users.[22][23]

References

External links

• Dobara at IMDb

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