Ehd-e-Wafa

Ehd-e-Wafa
Official Poster
عہدِ وَفَا
GenreComedy
Drama
Friendship
Serial drama
Written byMustafa Afridi
Directed bySaife Hassan
Starring
Opening theme"Ehd-e-Wafa" by
Asim Azhar
Ali Zafar
Sahir Ali Bagga
Aima Baig
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
ComposersSahir Ali Bagga
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes25
Production
ProducerMomina Duraid
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeEpisode 1–24: Approx. 35–40 minutes
Last Episode: 1 hour 22 min
Production companiesMD Productions, ISPR
Original release
NetworkHum TV
Release22 September 2019 (2019-09-22) –
15 March 2020 (2020-03-15)
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Ehd-e-Wafa (Urdu: عہدِ وفا, lit.'Pledge of Allegiance') is a Pakistani television series created by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) wing of Pakistan Army and Momina Duraid under MD Productions.[1][2] The series originally aired on Hum TV, PTV Home and ISPR channel from 22 September 2019 to 15 March 2020. Based on a script by Mustafa Afridi, the series is directed by Saife Hassan. It stars Ahad Raza Mir, Osman Khalid Butt, Ahmed Ali Akbar, Wahaj Ali, Alizeh Shah and Zara Noor Abbas.[3][4]

It revolves around four school friends with different hopes, goals and aspirations and how their lives change over time as they witness hardships, challenges and betrayal in their friendships and careers. The show was a critical and commercial success, being popular in Pakistan, UK and India.[5][6][7] It was the third most searched in the category of 'Movies & TV' on Google in Pakistan in the Google Trends end-of-year report.[8]

At the 20th Lux Style Awards, it received 3 awards: Best TV Play, Best Emerging Talent for Adnan Samad Khan and Best Original Soundtrack out of the 7 nominations.[9]

  1. ^ Tribune.com.pk (31 August 2019). "OKB, Ahad Raza Mir shine in teaser of upcoming military drama 'Ehd-e-Wafa'". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. ^ "OKB and Ahad Raza Mir are college buddies in Hum TV's Ehd-e-Wafa". DAWN. 31 August 2019. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Alizeh Shah is Ahad Raza's college crush in Ehd-e-Wafa | Samaa Digital". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Teaser Review: 'Ehd-e-Wafa' tells the story of four college buddies". Something Haute. 31 August 2019. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Ehd-e-Wafa is a rare drama about friendship". Dawn Images. 3 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Overnights: 'Ehd-e-Wafa' on Hum TV tops UK ratings on Sunday". Biz Asia Live. 18 November 2019. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Ehd-e-Wafa: Popularity reaches across border in India". globalvillagespace.com. 2 December 2019. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  8. ^ "See what was trending in 2019 –". Google Trends. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  9. ^ "ISPR's drama 'Ehd-e-Wafa' a big hit in India?". Daily Times. 3 December 2019. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.