| Bulbulay | |
|---|---|
 Title screen | |
| Urdu: بُلبُلے | |
| Genre | Sitcom Slapstick Comedy |
| Created by | Nabeel |
| Written by | Ali Imran (1–378) Saba Hassan (379–onwards) |
| Directed by | Rana Rizwan |
| Starring | Nabeel Ayesha Omar Mehmood Aslam Hina Dilpazeer Ashraf Khan Shagufta Ejaz |
| Theme music composer | Dale Arnie Birch |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | Season 1: 455 Season 2: 256 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Nabeel |
| Editor | Rana Rizwan |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 20–29 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ARY Digital |
| Release | 22 October 2009 – present |
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Bulbulay (Urdu: بُلبُلے, English: Bubbles) is a Pakistani family sitcom series about an unconventional Pakistani family of four.[1][2] The show is directed by Rana Rizwan, written by Ali Imran and Saba Hassan, and produced by Nabeel, who also plays the lead character of the show.[3][4] The show gained popularity after the introduction of Hina Dilpazeer, who plays Mumtaz (Momo) in the 25th episode.[5][6][7]
Bulbulay first aired on 22 October 2009 on ARY Digital and was later broadcast on ARY Digital UK. It is a successful sitcom with a high TRP,[8] and it holds the record for the longest-running television series of Pakistan.[9][10][11]
In July 2017, the series went off-air and did not return to air on ARY Digital. Instead starting on 7 May 2019, the show began airing new episodes on BOL Entertainment under the title of Phir Bulbulay, but was halted quickly due to copyright issues, as BOL was not allowed to air the comedy serial.[12]
Bulbulay (season 2) began to air on ARY Digital from 4 June 2019 (Eid ul Fitr 2019), and aired a weekly episode every Saturday evening.[13] As of June 2024, 256 episodes have been released as part of season 2.
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- ^ "Is 'Bulbulay' bad for comedy?". Dawn. Pakistan: Adi Abdurab. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "Nothing found for 2019 02 Hina Dilpazeer Will Not Be Doing Comical Mother Roles Again". Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ Abdurab, Adi (8 September 2014). "Is 'Bulbulay' bad for comedy?". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ NewsBytes. "Mehmood Aslam on his roles in upcoming films". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "BOL TV Ordered By Court to Stop Broadcasting "Phir Bulbulay"". Lens. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "'Bulbulay' to return with a brand new season on Eid". Daily Times. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.