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Malaal

2009–2010 · 1 season

A slow, emotionally charged drama that immerses you in tangled relationships and quiet heartbreak, asking for patience and rewarding it with raw feeling.

Created by
Mehreen Jabbar
Genres
Drama
Starring
Faisal Rehman, Sarwat Gilani, Deepti Gupta
Overview
After spending years hiding their feelings for each other, Danish and Zinia’s bond is shattered when family pressure forces Danish into a sudden marriage with the lively and innocent Mahi. What begins as a compromise soon turns into a tangled web of love, jealousy, heartbreak, and secrets, as all three struggle between what their hearts want and what life demands from them.

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Created by
Mehreen Jabbar
Genres
Drama
Starring
Faisal Rehman, Sarwat Gilani, Deepti Gupta
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • betrayal
  • grief
  • identity
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
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Created by
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