Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu

This article is about the Hum TV drama. For the novel, see Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu (novel).

Mataa-e-Jaan Hai Tu
Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu title screen
Genre	Drama, Romance
Based on	Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu by Farhat Ishtiaq
Written by	Farhat Ishtiaq
Directed by	Mehreen Jabbar
Starring	Sarwat Gilani Adeel Hussain Sanam Saeed Junaid Khan Ahsan Khan Javed Sheikh Hina Khawaja Bayat
Theme music composer	Waqar Ali
Opening theme	Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu written by Momina Duraid performed by Bilal Khan
Composer	Ziad
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of episodes	17
Production
Producer	Momina Duraid
Cinematography	Shahzad Kashmiri
Editors	Kashif Ahmed Mahmood Ali Rao Rizwan Faisal Saleem Mehreen Jabbar
Original release
Network	Hum TV
Release	2 March (2012-03-02) – 22 June 2012 (2012-06-22)

Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu (Template:Lang-ur) is a Pakistani drama serial directed by Mehreen Jabbar, based on a novel of the same name written by Farhat Ishtiaq. It was originally aired on Hum TV from 2 March 2012 to 22 June 2012. The drama follows the lives of two Columbia students, Haniya Sajjad (Sarwat Gilani) and Ibad Uzair (Adeel Hussain). Haniya is a second generation Pakistani immigrant who loses her parents early on in the drama series. Ibad is a young Pakistani who has joined Columbia university for his master's degree after completing his bachelor's degree from NED University, Karachi and a brief stint at his father's business.

Plot

Haniya Sajjad a.k.a. 'Hani' (Sarwat Gilani) and Ibad Uzair a.k.a. 'Aabi' (Adeel Hussain) meet as students at Columbia University, New York. Haniya has lost her parents and lives with her grandmother. Haniya and Ibad fall in love. But when Ibad, on a trip back home, informs his parents about this relationship, his father Uzair (Javed Sheikh) makes it clear that he will never accept it. As a dutiful son, Ibad decides to forget his love and marry the girl chosen by his father. When Ibad returns to the US, however, Haniya loses her grandmother and is left distraught. Ibad decides to marry her at once. He visits Pakistan to break the news to his parents. Uzair explodes in anger and, ignoring his wife Hajra's (Hina Khawaja Bayat) pleas, announces that Ibad is no longer part of the family. A saddened Ibad, on the way to the airport, rings up Haniya and tells her what has happened. To comfort him, Haniya promises that she will go to Pakistan and gain his father's forgiveness.

Deviations from the novel

Adapting her novel for the television screen, Farhat Ishtiaq has added a new sub-plot and fleshed out some of her original characters. In the TV series, Haniya and Ibad's love story is interwoven with a plot focusing on a married couple, Yamina (Sanam Saeed) and Adam (Junaid Khan). Ibad's best friend Adeel is a minor character in the novel but his role has been extended for the TV series. He is played onscreen by Ahsan Khan.

Cast

• Sarwat Gillani as Haniya Ibad Uzair
• Adeel Hussain as Ibad Uzair
• Javed Sheikh as Uzair Farooq
• Hina Khawaja Bayat as Hajra Uzair
• Sanam Saeed as Yamina
• Junaid Khan as Adam
• Ahsan Khan as Adeel
• Sajida Syed as Mama Jani, Haniya's paternal grandmother
• Humaira Zaheer as Haniya's mother
• Rajnish Jaiswal as Shoaib
• Raju Jamil as Haniya's uncle
• Shaz Khan as Vicky

Reception

The drama has received positive reviews from critics who have praised the story and its execution by director Mehreen Jabbar. TVKahani in its review gave it 3 out of 5 stars: "Over all, Mata-e-Jaan is a decent show, but falls thanks to the great expectations everyone had from it. The serial would’ve been much better, had they paid more attention to the principal cast, and twitched things a little. This isn’t a must watch, but it does have its own sweet moments." The cinematography has also been very well received: "The execution of the scenes is smooth, like the slides that effortlessly slip into place to form a beautiful portrait. That brings us to another reason why this drama is a must watch." The drama was shown in Middle East on MBC Bollywood due to its popularity. It was aired on an Indian channel Zee Zindagi.

Broadcasts

• Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu originally premiered on Hum TV from 2 March 2012 to 22 June 2012.
• Rebroadcast as Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu on Hum Sitaray in Pakistan.
• Broadcast as Tu Hai Meri Jaan on Rishtey in Europe.
• Broadcast as عشق حیاتی on MCB Bollywood in the Middle East.
• Broadcast as Meri Jaan Hai Tu on Zindagi TV in India.
• Broadcast as Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu on Hum TV Europe and Hum Masala Europe in U.K
• Since mid-2020, it is available for streaming on Hum TV's Official YouTube Channel.

External links

• Hum TV's official website