Mera Saaein

Mera Saaein (Urdu: میرا سائیں‎, lit. 'My Lord') is a 2010 Pakistani political drama aired on ARY Digital.[1][2][3] It was directed by Babar Javed, produced by A & B Entertainment, and written by Samira Fazal. In 2012 its sequel Mera Saaein 2 was aired on ARY Digital. Mera Saaein is known to be one of the best and most viewed Pakistani dramas of all time.[4][5]

Mera Saaein
GenreFamily drama
Political drama
Written bySamira Fazal
Directed byBabar Javed
Presented byA & B Entertainment
StarringSee below
Theme music composerWaqar Ali
Opening themeMera Saaein
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes27
Production
ProducerA & B Entertainment
Running time38 minutes
DistributorARY Digital Network
Release
Original networkARY Digital
Original release21 November 2010 (2010-11-21) –
22 May 2011 (2011-05-22)
Chronology
Followed byMera Saaein 2
External links
Website

Story

Mera Saaein focuses on the life of a feudal lord, Malik Wajahat Ali whose incessant pursuit of a male heir has ruined the life of many women. While he possesses much influence over the lives of others, he finds himself still desperate for a son.

Mera Saaein is the story of a traditional feudal lord and politician with insatiable desires of women, power and wealth. It is also a story of a non-resident Pakistani girl, Shazmeen who lived and studied in the UK, does not have any siblings but has a best friend Naina who she met in UK. Shazmeen married Wajahat when she is incorrectly inspired by his fake political agenda and sees an opportunity to accomplish her aspirations of bringing a positive change in society through Wajahat's political party. Because of Wajahat, through the course of the series, the two best friends Shazmeen and Naina are drifted apart and become hardcore enemies and rivals.

Season 1 starts with Malik Wajahat, who has had 6 still births with his 1st wife Naima, and 5 daughters from two other secretive marriage is desperate for a son. He has already divorced the secretive 2nd wife and has sent her and her three kids away. He makes the secretive 3rd wife go through an abortion, divorces her and sends her and the 2 daughters away when he finds out that the gender of the unborn child is a female. Now he is on hunt for a 4th wife and is simultaneously carrying out an affair with the maid Zeenat.

When he meets the UK returned Shazmeen he is instantly attracted and tricks her into falling in love with him and breaking off her engagement to marry him. When the maid announces she is pregnant, Malik Wajahat forces her to go through an abortion and dumps her, but she remains obsessed for his affections.

Overtime Shazmeen produces 3 daughters and discovers Malik Wajahat's past and true face and the marriage deteriorates. First wife Naima is poisoned and killed by jealous maid Zeenat, and Malik Wajahat murders Zeenat when he discovers her intentions to kill Shazmeen as well.

After he grows tired of Shazmeen and still has desire for a son (after abandoning 8 daughters, and forcing multiple abortions), his eyes fall on Shazmeen's best friend Naina, who needs shelter at their home in order to secure divorce from her abusive husband Farhad.

To satisfy his desire, Malik Wajahat has Farhad murdered and tricks Naina into a secretive marriage. This drives the rivalry between Shazmeen and Naina when she discovers the secret marriage and the fact that Naina is pregnant with a boy.

At the end of season one Shazmeen's ultimate revenge comes with: (1) convincing Naina to have an obortion to forever free herself from Malik Wajahat and sending Naina and her kids to US (2) poisoning and killing Malik Wajahat and telling him that the son he yearned for has been aborted (3) taking over his business, money, property and political party.

Series Overview
Season No. of episodes Originally broadcast (Pakistan)
First episode Last episode
1 27 21 November 2010 (2010-11-21) 22 May 2011 (2011-05-22)
2 26 15 April 2012 (2012-04-15) 7 October 2012 (2012-10-07)

Cast

Soundtrack

Its title song was sung by Zulfiqar Ali and Shabana Kauser, lyrics by Ali Moin and composed by Waqar Ali.

Sequel

In 2012, Babar Javed directed the sequel of this show known as Mera Saaein 2. Except for Aamina Sheikh and Sunita Marshall the cast was new. It focused on the rivalry between Naina (Aamina Sheikh) and Shazmeen (Sunita Marshall) who are supposed to be best friends at one time. They fight for political powers along with their respective husbands played by Waseem Abbas and Shahood Alvi. The starcast also included Fahad Mustafa along with Mahnoor Baloch, Ayeza Khan, Zyla Sarhadi and Anoushay Abbasi. Supporting cast consisted of Nausheen Shah, Seemi Pasha, Sania Shamshad and Adnan Jaffar.

Accoldaes

Nominations

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Magazine, In Paper (29 January 2011). "Prime Time: My feudal lord". Dawn Newspaper. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. "Politicians and telly dramas". Dawn Newspaper. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. Haider, Sadaf (21 October 2016). "10 iconic Pakistani TV dramas you should binge-watch this weekend". Images. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  5. "Heart Warming Drama Serial Mera Saaein 2010". showbizfashion.pk. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  6. Saadia Qamar, Atika Rehman (9 July 2012). "Lux Style Awards 2012: Glamour's night out". Express Tribune. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  7. Rabia Ali, Saadia Qamar (8 July 2012). "Lux Style Awards: And the best TV show is..." Express Tribune. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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