Dhoop Ki Deewar
| Dhoop Ki Deewar | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
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| Written by | Umera Ahmad |
| Directed by | Haseeb Hassan |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original languages |
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| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Shailja Kejriwal, Misbah Shafique |
| Producer | Haseeb Hassan |
| Production locations | Azad Kashmir, Lahore, Karachi and Swat Pakistan |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera setup |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company | Motion Content Group |
| Original release | |
| Network | Zindagi |
| Release | 25 June 2021 |
Dhoop Ki Deewar (transl. Wall Of Sunshine) is a ZEE5 exclusive and Zindagi-original Indian drama web series. It is written by Umera Ahmad and directed by Haseeb Hassan.[1] The web series has an ensemble cast including Sajal Aly and Ahad Raza Mir in lead roles, while Zaib Rehman, Savera Nadeem, Samiya Mumtaz, Samina Ahmed,and Manzar Sehbai are in prominent roles. Set in the backdrop of the Indo-Pak conflict, the web series depicts how peace is better than war.[2]
It is available for streaming on the OTT platform ZEE5 from 25 June 2021 with two episodes each Friday. The finale aired on the Independence Day weekend.[3]
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- Ahad Raza Mir as Vishal Malhotra
- Sajal Aly as Sarah Sher Ali
Recurring
[edit]- Samiya Mumtaz as Sunanda Malhotra, Vishal's mother
- Zaib Rehman as Shobha Malhotra, Vishal's grandmother
- Savera Nadeem as Amna Sher Ali, Sarah's mother
- Samina Ahmed as Safia Nasir Ali, Sarah's grandmother
- Annie Zaidi as Lubna Ansar, Junaid's mother
- Manzar Sehbai as Nasir Ali, Sarah's grandfather
- Salma Hassan as Ayesha, Sarah's aunt
- Lubna Aslam as Rabia
- Alyy Khan as Vijay Malhotra, Vishal's father
- Raza Talish as Junaid Ansar
- Adnan Jaffar as Sher Ali, Sarah's father
- Paras Masroor as Anurag
- Zoya Nasir as Neha Sharma
- Zara Tareen as Pratibha
- Anoushey Rania Khan as Nooriah Sher Ali
Production
[edit]Background and development
[edit]The web series was announced by Haseeb Hassan in mid-2019 with leading cast of Sajal Aly, Ahad Raza Mir, Samiya Mumtaz, Samina Ahmed, Savera Nadeem and Manzar Sehbai. In conservation with The News, Hassan revealed "Dhoop Ki Deewar is not a love story: it is a love-hate story based on the love-hate relationship between people of India and Pakistan."[4][5] The official trailer was released by ZEE5 on YouTube on 15 June 2021.[6][7]
Filming
[edit]Principal photography began in August 2019. The shooting was carried out in Azad Kashmir, Lahore, Karachi and Swat District.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Haseeb Hasan and Motion Content Talk Alif and Dhoop Ki Deewar". masala.com. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "How 'Dhoop Ki Deewar' reels in fans from Pakistan and India with a story about love". Gulf News. 26 June 2021.
- ^ "ZEE5 sets premiere date for Zindagi original Dhoop Ki Deewar". Indian Express. 9 June 2021.
- ^ Buraq Shabbir. "Ahad Raza Mir and Sajal Aly to feature in a cross-border web series, Dhoop Ki Deewar". The News.
- ^ Omair Alavi (27 December 2019). "Haseeb Hasan shares details on Dhoop Ki Deewar". The News International. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "'Dhoop Ki Deewar' trailer to be released on Tuesday". www.thenews.com.pk. 14 June 2021.
- ^ Images Staff (16 June 2021). "The trailer for Dhoop Ki Deewar is out and it's bound to give you all kinds of feels". DAWN Images.
External links
[edit]- Urdu-language television shows
- ZEE5 original programming
- 2021 web series debuts
- Pakistani drama television series
- Zee Zindagi original programming
- India–Pakistan relations in popular culture
- Kashmir conflict in fiction
- Television shows set in Jammu and Kashmir
- Television shows set in India
- Television shows set in Pakistan
- Television shows set in Punjab, India
- Hindi-language web series
- Television shows set in Delhi
- Indian Armed Forces in fiction
- Cultural depictions of Indian people
- Pakistani web series