Now, we have to watch the drama to find out if she is actually the naive daughter of a poverty-stricken potter.
Interestingly, we aren’t not sure if some of the tracks are these character’s background stories, however, we know that Sumbul (played by Yumna Zaidi) is also known as Allah Rakhi. The story shuffles from a village, an old city to a lavish city life, depicting different issues such as demands of dowry, gaslighting women, bullying of underprivileged students by teachers and peers, abusive households, men’s inherent nature to blame female appearance and behavior for sexual assaults and treatment of women in brothels etc.
What stands out, however, is how the writer has carefully knitted the story around all these subjects without turning it into a documentary or a sermon.Įp 1 introduces us to different households from underprivileged and conservative ones to an abusive home and a bordello. Grave subjects like human trafficking, child abuse, child marriages, women trafficking, teenage women used for prostitution or domestic slavery are an integral part of the story. However, by the looks of it, DNUTN is going to be an amazing mix of story-driven as well as character-driven drama, backed by some of the finest performances of 2021.ĭNUTN is a drama that aims to open conversations about a lot of social evils and stigmas. The drama boast of a stellar cast with a few names that usually don’t appear in mainstream television like Naveed Shahzad and Samiya Mumtaz, and that is one prime reason why people are looking forward to it.
#DIL NA UMEED TO NAHI SERIAL#
Meanwhile, audiences have strongly criticised PEMRA’s notice and have called out the regulatory body for interfering unnecessarily.Kashf Foundation’s new drama serial Dil Na Umeed Tou Nahi ( DNUTN) premiered last night after much hype and anticipation and the first episode delivered more than what we had expected. And, if any of them dreams big, how does she manage to pursue that.”Įarlier, PEMRA had also banned ARY Digital’s Jalanfor going against the “social and moral ethics of Pakistani society” and had also directed the makers of Fitoor to check for “inappropriate dialogues and content” in the drama. The drama explores where these girls end up and what kind of a life they spend. Parents from slums sell their young daughters. As far as my track is concerned, it is about women trafficking. It has three major tracks: human trafficking, child abuse and a young girl who wants to become a cricketer. Yumna, in an earlier interview, while talking about the drama had said: “The story is based on multiple causes. The press release further said: “With three parallel stories on prostitution, human trafficking, and child abuse, the drama exposes the lowest ebb of our society.”
According to a press release issued earlier, Dil Na Umeed Toh Nahi will “bring some of the most heinous and deeply sensitive issues to light – while showing how humanity can still prevail in even the most insurmountable of situations. Six episodes of the drama have aired so far. The drama has been written by Amna Mufti and directed by Kashif Nisar and is a Kashf Foundation Presentation. cVsrNR3KzD- Report PEMRA February 23, 2021įeaturing Yumna Zaidi, Yasra Rizvi, Wahaj Ali, Nadia Afgan, Naumaan Ijaz, Samiya Mumtaz, and Omair Rana in the lead, Dil Na Umeed Toh Nahi is a harrowing tale of child abuse and human trafficking in Pakistan.