Alif (TV series)

Alif (Urdu: الف‎), was a 2019 Pakistani spiritual-romantic TV series created by Sana Shahnawaz and Samina Humayun Saeed under their newly formed production house Epic Entertainment.[2] It was written by Umera Ahmad based on her novel of same name and directed by Haseeb Hassan. It starred Hamza Ali Abbasi, Sajal Aly, Kubra Khan and Ahsan Khan in leading roles.

Alif
الف
GenreSpirtuality
Drama
Sufi
Ontology
Created bySana Shahnawaz
Samina Humayun Saeed
Based onAlif by Umera Ahmed
Written byUmera Ahmad
Directed byHaseeb Hassan
Starring
Opening theme"Alif Bas"
Singer
Shuja Haider and Momina Mustehsan
ComposerShuja Haider
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of episodes24
Production
Producers
Production locations
Camera setupMulti-camera setup
Running time42 Minutes
Production companyEpic Entertainment[1]
Release
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatStereo
Original releaseOctober 5th 2019 –
March 14th 2020

The drama serial premiered on 5 October 2019 in Pakistan, with the prime slot of 8:00 pm PST / 20:00 GMT every Saturdays on Geo TV. The serial received acclaim, mostly critics praising the, direction, writing, location, cast and cinematography of serial.

Synopsis

Alif is the journey of Momin and Momina, where Momin's journey is to rediscover his roots and to choose the right path while Momina's journey is to maintain the livelihood of her family by fateful events their paths will join. The story also entails Momin' mother Husn-e-Jahan.

It depicts that how a rebellious film-maker and a struggling actress, both having disturbed pasts come-across the same path and understand the terminology of the alphabet Alif illustrating the bond of an individual with his God.

Cast

Guest appearances

Reception

The serial despite not doing well commercially received instant acclaim upon its premiere and became the second - highest rated Pakistani Television Play on IMDb.

Writing for Images Dawn, Sadaf Haider wrote, "With a multi-layered storyline and intelligently developed characters, Team Alif deserves a standing ovation". She also mentioned, "The entire serial is studded with fantastic performances" with special praise for Khan, Abbasi and Aly labelling their performances as "outstanding" and "impactful" Further noting, "Overall, this is one of the most refined and artistically pleasing dramas we have seen on our screens in years" and concluded by writing, "Team Alif needs to take a bow and sit back and revel in the glow of all this praise; it's well deserved".[7]

Zahra Mirza of Reviewit.pk said that "Alif was a beautiful drama" and commended Umera Ahmed's writing for being "perspective altering & thought-provoking". Praising the actors, she noted that, "they all contributed equally towards the success of Alif & the way they breathed life into these characters was phenomenal". She also claimed that, "The dialogues were some of the best that we have heard, the background instrumental musics were beautiful & hit the right emotion in every scene. The locations were beautiful & the attention to detail paid to create the era of 80’s was a masterstroke".[8] Rameeza Naseem from Oye Yeah also lauded the play and exclaimed, "The play has been brilliantly written by the veteran writer Umaira Ahmed and kudos to the entire team for creating such a masterpiece, the script, performances, and execution everything is on point".[9]

Production

"Alif touches upon the questions you ask yourself; questions about life and what it means", Sana Shahnawaz told Something Haute and The Express Tribune. "You’ll see how the lives of all the characters are connected with this single alphabet".[10][11]

Initially, it was reported that Kubra Khan will play the role of Husn e Jahan but later the role went to Sanam Baloch but it could not be finalized.[12] Kubra Khan again became available and then she played the role.

Filming

The principal photography began in June 2018, with initial filming in Turkey.

References
  1. "Samina Humayun Saeed & Sana Shahnawaz join hands with IMGC to create new production house". Something Haute. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  2. Khan, Saira (6 August 2018). "Samina Humayun, Sana Shahnawaz, IMGC collaborate for production". HIP. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  3. "Hamza Ali Abbasi, Sajal Aly and Kubra Khan to star in 'Alif' | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  4. Shirazi, Maria (3 July 2018). "Ahsan Khan joins the cast of Alif". The News Interanational. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  5. "Yashma Gill joins the cast of Alif". The Nation. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  6. "Hina Ashfaque stars in Alif". The News. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  7. Haider, Sadaf (17 March 2020). "Alif is one of the most artistically pleasing dramas to grace our screens in years". Images. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  8. Mukhtar, Shabana (14 March 2020). "Alif | Episode 24 | An Emotional Finale". The Other Me Unfolded. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  9. "Alif Last Episode Review: Qalab e Momin sets on a path of real success". Oyeyeah. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  10. "Hamza Ali Abbasi, Sajal Aly and Kubra Khan team up for 'Alif'". Something Haute. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  11. "Hamza Ali Abbasi, Sajal Aly and Kubra Khan to star in 'Alif' - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  12. "Sanam Baloch joins the cast of Alif". The News International. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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