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| Ek Jhoothi Love Story | |
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| Genre | Drama Romance |
| Written by | Umera Ahmad |
| Directed by | Mehreen Jabbar |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original languages | English Urdu |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Shailja Kejriwal |
| Production locations | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera setup |
| Running time | Approx. 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Zindagi |
| Release | 30 October 2020 |
Ek Jhoothi Love Story is a 2020 Pakistani drama streaming television series. The series stars Bilal Abbas Khan, Syeda Madiha Imam, Kinza Razzak, Kiran Haq, Furqan Qureshi and Mariam Saleem. It has been directed by Mehreen Jabbar and produced by Shailja Mukherjee. The story revolves around two individuals who in order to find their perfect life partner catfish each other and create fake profiles on social media. The series premiered on 30 October 2020 on ZEE5.[1][2]
Premise
[edit]Salma and Sohail belong to middle-class families and have high expectations for their ideal life partner. So, in the pursuit to find their ideal match and true love, they both create fake social media profiles for themselves and continue on their quest to identify their ideal love interest.
Cast
[edit]- Bilal Abbas Khan as Sohail
- Syeda Madiha Imam as Salma
- Kinza Razzak as Natalia
- Aliee Shaikh as Professor Jahangir
- Kiran Haq as Shabana
- Furqan Qureshi as Salahuddin
- Mariam Saleem as Shazia
- Syed Mohammad Ahmed
- Beo Raana Zafar as Nusrat Jahan
- Kinza Razzak as Natalia
- Srha Asghar as Choti
- Ahmed Zeb as Nofil
- Rabya Kulsoom as Alia
- Syed Fazal Hussain as Aalam
- Fawad Khan as Tanzeel ur Rehman Siddiqui
- Hina Ashfaq as Nausheen
Release
[edit]Ek Jhoothi Love Story was released on ZEE5, an Indian streaming platform and was available to audiences across the world. The series started streaming from 30 October 2020.[3][4]
Television Broadcast
[edit]On 23 December 2023, the show also aired its first episode in Pakistan on Green Entertainment in Prime time programming.
Reception
[edit]Tatsam Mukherjee from Firstpost to a major extent shared positive reviews on the web series, he appreciated the strong performances of the cast. However, he was a bit unconvinced that the series wasn’t able to shrug off the daily soap opera.[5]
Archika Khurrana from Times Of India rated the series 2.5 out of 5 stars and stated that the series showcases a refreshing take on modern romance. However as the plot progresses it turns into an average romantic tale.[6]
Maliha Rehman from Scroll.in highly appreciated the director Mehreen Jabbar, and stated her direction as perfect and flawless. She further wrote that a well-chosen cast was beautifully able to portray this story, which is true to Pakistan.[7]
Turyal Azam Khan from Mashable said "The thing about the first episode is that it gives a false impression of the show being similar to the dramas we see on broadcast television. However, you will realize that it is different, and it has much more to offer".[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pakistani series 'Ek Jhooti Love Story' explores love in times of social media". gulfnews.com. 31 October 2020.
- ^ months, Zara Khan 6 (29 September 2020). "Zee5 unveils the first look of Bilal Khan and Madiha Imam starrer "Ek Jhooti Love Story"". Mashable Pakistan.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Ek Jhooti Love Story Web Series Review | www.pakaoo.in". Pakaoo. 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Ek Jhooti Love Story: what we're missing | Shehr | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk.
- ^ "Ek Jhoothi Love Story review: New offering from writer of Zindagi Gulzar Hai works strictly within the soap opera template". Firstpost. 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Ek Jhoothi Love Story Season 1 Review: A disenchanting love saga". The Times of India.
- ^ Maliha Rehman, Dawn com (6 November 2020). "View from Pakistan: 'Ek Jhoothi Love Story' is a feelgood romance done right". Scroll.in.
- ^ Turyal Azam Khan, Mashable com. "Review - Ek Jhooti Love Story". Mashable.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
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