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Laapata (Urdu: لاپتہ, lit. 'Astray') is a 2021 Pakistani drama television series, produced by Momina Duraid under her banner MD Productions and directed by Khizer Idrees. It stars Ayeza Khan, Sarah Khan, Ali Rehman Khan and Gohar Rasheed in leading roles.[1][2][3][4][5]

Laapata
Genre	Thriller Romance
Written by	Khizer Idrees
Directed by	Khizer Idrees
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of episodes	22
Production
Producer	Momina Duraid
Editors	Jamal Latif Kamran Hussain
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	28 July (2021-07-28) – 14 October 2021 (2021-10-14)

Plot

Shams and Falak are cousins and love each other. Falak has a hobby of Badminton and Shams has been indulged in gambling in order to get money for the sake of Falak. On the other hand, Geeti, who is a famous TikToker, likes Shams and is also the cousin of Falak and Shams. Falak and Shams consulted their parents for their marriage and they were engaged. But due to Shams's indulgence in gambling, he was put in prison. His housemates including Falak and Geeti didn't know where he went. It has been two years and Shams hasn't been found yet. Falak wins in a badminton championship and she also does a job. Her boss Daniyal likes her and is stalking her. He proposed her several times but she rejected every time. Finally when there was no sign of Shams's return, Falak killed her love for Shams and married Daniyal. The couple shifted to Islamabad. They were living a happy life until Daniyal finds out about Shams and Falak's relationship through a photo of Shams and Falak. He overreacts and that's when it is revealed that Daniyal is actually a psychopath.

In a party Falak hears about it from Daniyal's friend's wife that Daniyal had another beautiful wife before Falak. She further tells him that according to Daniyal, she divorced him and left. But some rumours say that Daniyal himself killed his own wife as he thought that she was cheating on him. Falak is shocked to hear that. On the other hand, Shams has returned to home after two years and learns about Falak's marriage. He is saddened and decides to move on. He finds a job in a factory as an in charge of a specific floor. He faced difficulties when one of the workers, Raju wants to be on the place of in charge and is very dominating. Geeti asks her mother to get her engaged to Shams as now Falak has cleared her path. Her mother initially hesitates but agrees and talks to Shams's parents. They also agreed and Shams and Geeti get engaged.

On the contrary, Falak has been overwhelmed by Daniyal's truth. She fights with Daniyal who in return turns really hyper and breaks Falak's phone. He was on the verge of killing her when their maid Munira hits him with a pan and he faints. Falak was told that she had to trust Munira as she was the one who knew Daniyal's first wife and her murder. The drama goes into a series of flashbacks and it is shown that Daniyal has married Aliya whose father had captured Daniyal's father's lands. Daniyal and Aliya marry with the help of Aliya's brother as her father won't let her. They live happily. Daniyal orders Aliya not to meet her relatives until they migrate to America. She accepts. One day Aliya told Munira to return to her home (and she did) and behind her back she invites a man whom Munira has never seen. This happened everyday until one day Munira calls Daniyal and tells him that Aliya has been cheating him on which Daniyal came to his house, catches her and shoots her on the spot. She instantly dies. It is revealed that the boy was none other than her own brother who helped her in marriage. Her brother told Daniyal that after their marriage, Aliya's father had died and he was here to inherit the lands to Aliya's name. Daniyal is shocked and Aliya's brother calls the police on which Daniyal shoots him too. He tells Munira not to tell anyone about their murder. The scene comes to the present, Falak lives in Munira's house , The next morning , Daniyal comes to Munira's house and attacks them and Falak kills Daniyal. Falak is devastated to see that. Munira consoles her. Munira 's husband is not happy with it because he is scared as Falak is in a bad situation and that would lead both of them in trouble, Falak overhears them debating about it , she proclaims to Munira, that she has helped her a lot and thanks and leaves from her house. Meanwhile Shams and Geeti are engaged, Falak just comes before the engagement, Shams becomes very happy to see her again. But, Geeti doesn't like it. Falak comes with an excuse, that she and Daniyal are going to America , so she is living here for a while , after that she will flee to America. On the day of wedding , police comes to arrest Falak for murdering Daniyal. The wedding is called off.

Cast

• Sarah Khan[1] as Falak
• Ayeza Khan as Geeti
• Ali Rehman Khan[1] as Shams
• Gohar Rasheed as Daniyal
• Asma Abbas as Samina, Geeti's Mother
• Rabia Noreen as Nighat, Falak's mother
• Khalifa Sajeeruddin as Khursheed, Falak's father
• Amna Malik as Faryal, Falak's sister
• Munazzah Arif as Rukhsana; Shams's mother
• Akbar Islam as Hameed, Shams's father
• Saife Hassan as Inspector Tahir
• Inaya Khan as Nasreen, Geeti's friend
• Kasim Khan as Shahid, Nasreen's husband
• Fahima Awan as Rehana, Sohail's sister and Faryal's sister-in-law
• Raza Ali Abid as Raju, Shams's former friend
• Qaiser Khan Nizamani as Karim, Daniyal's father
• Amber Khan as Mrs. Karim, Daniyal's mother
• Momina Iqbal as Aliya, Daniyal's former wife (cameo)
• Sarmad Khoosat as television director (cameo)
• Raeed Muhammad Alam as Geeti's imaginary boyfriend (cameo)

Reception

TV ratings

20th episode of the show received 5.3 TV ratings and the last episode ended on 7.5 rating points in 50 minute time band.[6][7]

Critical reception

On its premiere, it received mixed to negative reviews due to storyline and usual cliches that are common on television, but praised for direction.[8][9][10] On airing initial episodes, it received negative comments and reviews from critics and social media users for trivialising the harassment.[4][11] The slap scene in 14th episode had mixed reviews by social media users, with reviewers criticizing the trivialization of domestic abuse.[12][13][14]

Awards and nominations

Date of Ceremony	Award	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result	Ref
2 January 2022	Fuchsia Magazine Awards	Out of the Box Dramas	Laapata	Won	[15]

Soundtrack

"Laapata"
Song by Kiran Waseen & Tehseen W. Chishty
Language	Urdu
Released	1 July 2021 (2021-07-01)
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	4:38
Composer(s)	Farhan Zameer
Lyricist(s)	Wardah Lodhi
Producer(s)	Momina Duraid
Official video
Laapata - OST on YouTube

The official soundtrack of the serial was performed by Kiran Waseem and Tehseen W. Chishty on the lyrics of Wardah Lodhi. The music composition was done by Farhan Zameer. Beside the official soundtrack, the soundtracks of channel's former serials such as "Aaj Rang Hai" of Ullu Baraye Farokht Nahi and "Khabar-e-tahayyur-e-ishq sun, na junoon raha na pari rahi" of Deewana were played in background during the course of episodes.

Production

Background and development

After the success of Ramadan special play Chupke Chupke, Ayeza Khan revealed that she is starring in another serial alongside Sarah Khan, Ali Rehman Khan and Gohar Rasheed.[16][17] Khizar Idrees, previously served as a cinematographer of the 2017's film Verna and production house's dramas Sang-e-Mar Mar and Aangan was chosen to direct the series and also wrote the story of the series.[1]

Production locations

Besides few episodes which were shot in Islamabad, the shooting was majorly done in Karachi.^{[citation needed]}

References

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