Khuda Aur Muhabbat Explained

Khuda Aur Muhabbat (ur|{{Nq|خدا اور محبت;) is a Pakistani spiritual-romantic drama series that aired on Geo Entertainment, 2011. It is based upon novel of the same name written by Hashim Nadeem.^[1] Imran Abbas Naqvi and Sadia Khan are featured as the lead role in the first season^{[2] [3]}

Plot

Season 1

See main article: Khuda Aur Muhabbat (season 1). Khuda Aur Mohabbat's season1 has a spiritual-love story of tmily and his lavish lifestyle as he struggles to be accepted by Imaan's family. After leaving his house, Hammad takes a job at a porter which requires hard labour. In the quest to be suitable for Imaan, Hammad finds spirituality and the true meaning of religion along the way. Despite Hammad's efforts, Moulvi Aleem refuses to understand the idea of love marriage and is unable to forgive Hammad for being in love with Imaan. Due to family pressure, Imaan is forced to marry her cousin Abdullah and begs Hammad to return to his own family. Hammad unable to subside his affection for Imaan is adamant on marrying her. Under nerve-racking circumstances and constant tribulations, Imaan, unable to disobey her father and concurrently feeling sympathy for Hammad, falls critically ill. Meanwhile, Hammad constantly disagrees to return to his home, further aiding in the helplessness felt by Imaan.

Season 2

See main article: Khuda Aur Muhabbat (season 2). In the aftermath, Imaan is unable to recover from the burden on her heart and eventually dies. Hammad, left shocked by this incident goes into paralysis.

Season 3

See main article: Khuda Aur Muhabbat (season 3). Two new characters are introduced, Farhad and Mahi who hail from completely different economic and cultural backgrounds. Mahi, who comes from an influential family, must adhere to the conventions and requirements of her family's class despite her true jovial nature. Farhad on the other hand belongs to a small town and is instantly drawn to the charismatic Mahi and soon forsakes everything for her. Though Mahi appreciates Farhad's efforts, she does not have the same feelings for him. In the quest to win Mahi's heart, Farhad finds himself forming a special bond with his creator and becomes a devotee of love.

Cast and characters

Character	Portrayed by
	Season 1	Season 2	Season 3
Hammad Amjad Raza (Maddy)	Hammad Raza/Maddy	Imran Abbas		N/A
Imaan	Sadia Khan		N/A
Abdullah	Ahmed Jahanzeb	Humayoun Ashraf	N/A
Sarah Isaac	N/A	Kubra Khan	N/A
Molvi Aleem Uddin	Salman Shahid	Firdous Jamal	N/A
Commissioner Amjad Raza		Usman Peerzada	N/A
Kazim Shah	N/A	N/A	Usman Peerzada
Ghafoor Coolie		Afzal Khan	N/A
Shehla Amjad Raza	Maryam Shafi	Saba Faisal	N/A
Haya	Mona Shah	Hifza Khan	N/A
Nighat	Sadaf Umair	Sama Shah	N/A
Ibad Amjad Raza	Hassan Abbas Naqvi	Nabeel Bin Shahid	N/A
Sajjad Amjad Raza	N/A	Fahad Rehmani	N/A
Abreena	Farah Shah	Zoya Malik	N/A
Shakir Chacha	Khalid Butt	Qayyum Shahzad	N/A
Ahmed Siddiqui	Mohsin Gilani	Humayun Gul	N/A
Najma	Fazila Qazi	Munazzah Arif	N/A
Aakash	Zubair Khan	N/A	N/A
Kamran	N/A	Saad Qureshi	N/A
Dilawar	N/A	Irfan Khoosat	N/A
Narmeen	N/A	Wajiha Khan Durrani	N/A
Rebecca	N/A	Shezray	N/A
Sunny	N/A	Sadoon Ali	N/A
Rasheeda	N/A	Naima Khan	N/A
Farhad	N/A	N/A	Feroze Khan
Mahi	N/A	N/A	Iqra Aziz
Sikandar	N/A	N/A	Junaid Khan
Taimoor Shah	N/A	N/A	Mirza Zain Baig[4]
Naheed	N/A	N/A
Romana	N/A	N/A	Tooba Saddiqui
Darvesh	N/A	N/A	Noor ul Hassan[5]
Maa Je	N/A	N/A
Bari Sarkar	N/A	N/A	Rubina Ashraf
Sahiba	N/A	N/A	Sunita Marshall
Nisaar	N/A	N/A	Jawed Sheikh
Suriyaa Bibi	N/A	N/A	Asma Abbas
Taufeeq	N/A	N/A
Arfa Begum	N/A	N/A	Seemi Pasha
Nazim Shah	N/A	N/A	Sohail Sameer
Rida	N/A	N/A	Mehar Bano
Sajjad	N/A	N/A	Fawad Jalal
Fariha/Farii/Chhoti	N/A	N/A	Hira Somroo[6]
N/A	N/A	N/A	Saqib Sumeer[7]
N/A	N/A	N/A	Saad Rasheed
Nooray	N/A	N/A	Malik Raza[8]
Fakira	N/A	N/A	Fareeha Jabeen
N/A	N/A	N/A	Munazzah Arif[9]
Incharge Ji	N/A	N/A	Shameen Khan
N/A	N/A	N/A	Alyy Khan.
Childstar	N/A	N/A	Harmain Galib
Childstar	N/A	N/A	Kainat Angel

Series overview

Season		No. of episodes	Originally broadcast (Pakistan)
			First episode	Last episode
	1	14
	2	23
	3	39	12 February 2021	5 November 2021

Production

Development and casting

Season 2

It was confirmed that season 2 of the series is in development and will be released in late 2016. Syed Ali Raza Usama was reported to direct the season while Imran Abbas and Sadia Khan confirmed returning as Hammad and Imaan. Later on, Kubra Khan also joined the cast as a parallel lead. When asked about the plot of this season, Abbas clarified that the season will repeat the events of the first season however they are more detailed this time.

Season 3

Babar Javed announced the next season with Imran returning. However, it was revealed that Babar was replaced by Abdullah Kadwani as Head of the network. Abdullah revamped the whole project by casting Feroze Khan and Iqra Aziz as lead actors for the season with Syed Wajahat Hussain, directing the season, produced under Abdullah's own production house, 7th Sky Entertainment.^{[10] [11] [12] [13]} Besides Feroze and Iqra, Junaid Khan, Tooba Siddiqui, Sunita Marshall, Asma Abbas and Rubina Ashraf were also reportedly going to join the cast. On September 1, 2020. Feroze posted pictures on his social media from the sets of the series revealing his character look in the season. The first teaser was released on January 1, 2021, at 08:00pm (PST).

Shooting locations

!Season!Shooting location(s)

1	Bahawalpur
2	Lahore, Bahawalpur, Houston, Washington, D.C.
3	Multan, Lahore, Bahawalpur

Soundtracks

Season 1

The original soundtrack of Khuda Aur Mohabbat's season 1 was sung by Ahmed Jahanzeb while the lyrics were penned by producer, Javeria Saud.

Season 2

The original soundtrack of Khuda Aur Mohabbat's season 2 is composed and sung by Ahmed Jahanzeb and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Afshan Fawad while the lyrics are penned down by the producer Hammad Abu Huraira.

Season 3

The original soundtrack of Khuda Aur Mohabbat's season 3 was released on January 29, 2021, at 08:00pm (PST). The OST is composed by Naveed Nashad and lyrics are penned down by Qamar Nashad and it is sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Nish Asher. It achieved more than million views within 15 hours. It currently has over 320 million views on YouTube, making it Geo's most popular video on YouTube.

Accolades

Season 1

• Best Original Soundtrack-Ahmed Jahanzeb-Nominated

Season 2

• Best TV Actor-Imran Abbas-Nominated

Season 3

Ceremony	Categories	Recipients	Result
21st Lux Style Awards[14]	Best TV Play	Khuda Aur Mohabbat
	Best TV Actor-Viewers' Choice	Feroze Khan	rowspan="2"
	Best TV Track	Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Nish Asher & Naveed Nashad

Notes and References

1. Web site: Khuda Aur Muhabbat by Hashim Nadeem . 9 October 2011 . 30 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200130204008/http://urdustories.blogliterature.org/2011/01/khuda-aur-mohabbat-by-hashim-nadeem . dead .
2. Web site: Khuda Aur Mohabbat Drama Serial. www.paktangle.com. 15 February 2017. 30 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210130182009/https://www.paktangle.com/khuda-aur-mohabbat-drama-serial/. dead.
3. Web site: Khuda Aur Mohabbat returns. The News.
4. Web site: Mirza Zain Baig. 2021-01-29. Pakistani.PK. en-US.
5. Web site: Noor ul Hassan. 2021-01-29. Pakistani.PK. en-US.
6. Web site: Hira Soomro. 2021-01-29. IMDb.
7. Web site: Saqib Sumeer. 2021-01-29. IMDb.
8. Web site: Malik Raza. 2021-01-29. Pakistani.PK. en-US.
9. Web site: Munazzah Arif. 2021-01-29. Pakistani.PK. en-US.
10. Web site: Khuda Aur Mohabbat 3 will feature Feroze Khan and Iqra Aziz. The News.
11. Web site: Director Wajahat Hussain Weighs In On 'Khuda Aur Mohabbat' Season 3. Naya Daur.
12. Web site: Khuda Aur Mohabbat Season 3 Episode 5 Release Date and Time. 2021-03-10. Techly360.com.
13. Web site: Syed Wajahat Hussain. 2021-01-29. IMDb.
14. Web site: LSA 2022: And the nominees are . 23 November 2022 .