Behadd
Behadd (; English: "Boundless") is a 2013 Pakistani drama film directed by Asim Raza, produced by Momina Duraid, and written by Umera Ahmad. The telefilm stars Fawad Khan, Nadia Jamil, Sajjal Ali, Nadia Afgan, Adnan Siddiqui, Adnan Jaffar and Shamoon Abbasi in pivot roles. "Behadd" was premiered on 23 February 2013 by Hum TV. It was also aired in India on Zindagi, premiering on 30 August 2014. "Behadd" reflects upon the relationship dynamics of a 'Parent' and 'Child', and shows how their love for one another becomes the cause of their heartache and the reflection of 'selflessness' verses 'selfishness' in  love. "Behadd" received a Hum Award for Best Television Film at 2nd Hum Awards. Plot. The story revolves around Masooma a.k.a. Mo (Nadia Jamil), a working woman and single mother who lives with her fifteen-year-old daughter Maha (Sajjal Ali). After losing her husband in a road accident, Maha becomes Masooma's sole reason for existence; Maha grows to be an introvert and extremely possessive of her mother. One day, Masooma bumps into her best friend's younger brother Jamal Ahmad a.k.a. Jo (Fawad Khan), who is also her childhood friend and a divorcee. He visits Masooma's house  for dinner and gels well with Maha, which surprises Masooma as Maha usually doesn't warm up to people so easily. Jo's sister, Poppy (Nausheen) asks Masooma to find a girl for Jo, as she thinks that Jo is very young and should remarry. Masooma introduces Shaista (Hira Tareen) to Jo at lunch, where Jo behaves carelessly and shows no interest in the proposal. Jo starts spending a lot time with Masooma and Maha, the latter also warming up to him even more. Jo, soon realising his live for Mo, waits for the perfect moment to propose to Masooma  which leaves her shocked and stunned. She refuses because of her being a single mother and five years older than him. Masooma also feels that Maha will never adjust to having a new father. However, Jo asks her to reconsider her decision as he genuinely loves and respects her and considers Maha his daughter. Masooma's friend Shafaq (Nadia Afgan) makes her realise that she will never get a better husband than Jo, and assures her that Jo can be the father figure in Maha’s life. Masooma tells Maha about Jo's proposal and tells her that they need  someone like Jo in their lives, as he has all the qualities of a good companion and a great person. Masooma also says that she will not accept the proposal if Maha is uncomfortable about it. Maha, though a little taken aback by the proposal, gives her consent to the marriage. A few days later, Masooma asks Jamal to pick Maha from school as she is caught up with work. When she returns, she finds Maha screaming, seemingly due to Jamal sexually harassing her. Masooma is left guilt ridden and heart broken and she breaks up with Jamal. After six  months Masooma decides to send Maha to London for higher studies but Maha refuses to go. Maha confides in Shafaq that she framed Jamal because Masooma's was falling in love with him and she had become insecure about losing her mother. Shafaq tells Maha the importance of Jamal in their lives and tells her what she has done has going to have a lot of negative implications on both her and Masooma’s life . Maha then leaves Shafaq’s house to apologise to Jamal and tell him why she accused him. Jamal tells her that it is up to  her and Masooma to decide whether she wants him in their lives or not. He also reveals that Masooma is aware of the truth. Jamal explains that after two weeks of the incident Masooma saw CCTV footage from that day and realized that Jamal was innocent. It is then shown that Masooma was listening while Maha apologized to Jamal; both mother and daughter become emotional and hug each other. The telefilm ends with an emotional Jamal crying and watching the two women, indicating that Jamal and Masooma would get together in the future . Production. In 2013, Asim Raza announced in  an interview with "Daily Times" that he will mark his directional debut with "Behadd" which will be a television film, better known as a 'telefilm' in Pakistan, he clarifies that it will be "a long play with substance will be at par with a telefilm." In mid of 2013 casting of telefilm was confirmed with the cast of Fawad Khan, Nadia Jamil, Sajjal Ali and Nadia Afgan in central roles, while Adnan Siddiqui, Adnan Jaffar and Shamoon Abbasi joined the cast for supporting roles. Filming. Filming began on 21 April 2013 in Karachi, Sindh. Shooting last for month, editing and  other production stages were completed before 28 May 2013. Music. Title song of "Behadd" known as "Original Soundtrack" was given by Music band "Kaavish" which is produced, written and composed by Jaffer Zaidi and Maaz Maudood while one song was taken from the season two of "Coke Studio Pakistan" sung and penned down by Zeb and Haniya and produced by Rohail Hyatt. Background score for film was given by Fawad Khan himself along with Hasil Qureshi. Reception. Release. The film debuted on Hum TV on 8 June 2013, at 9:10 p.m., and had an later on-airing at Zee Zindagi  on 30 August 2014. Hum TV also holds a red carpet premier for "Behadd". In April 2020, Hum TV uploaded it on official YouTube channel. It is also available under Zee Zindagi on ZEE5 app to stream online. Critical response. The film received praise for Asim Raza's direction, Umera Ahmad's story and successful transmission of story into play, acting (particular that of Fawad Khan, Nadia Jamil, Sajjal Ali and Nadia Afgan), drama, moral messages and production values. Despite strong positive reviews, there was much speculation that "Behadd" follows the same plot of Hasina Moin's 1980 PTV classic  story "Gudiya – (Doll)".