Parsa (TV series)
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.jpg) The opening title screen for Parsa | |
| Directed by | Siraj Ul Haque |
| Starring | Ayesha Khan Ahsan Khan Adnan Siddiqui Anita Fatima Camphor Khayyam Sarhadi |
| Theme music composer | Sohail Haider |
| Opening theme | "Zindagi Tere Naam Ki", performed by Rajab Ali |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Momina Duraid |
| Running time | 39 - 40 min (per episode) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Hum TV |
| Release | October 24, 2010 – March 27, 2011 |
Parsa is a Pakistani drama serial dramatized by Tahira Wasti, and is based on the novel of the same name "Parsa", by Bushra Rahman. It explores the permissibility of inter-faith marriages, and cultural and societal issues regarding the topic. The drama depicts the story of Parsa, a Muslim girl who falls in love with David, a family friend and Christian.
Plot
Parsa (Ayesha Khan), or Paari, is a Muslim girl whose family is good friends with next-door neighbors and old friends, Tina and Joseph and their son David, who are all devout Christians. Paari and David are good friends, and are often shown to be hanging out with each other. Paari's parents are adamant about her getting engaged to her cousin, Salman, who is quiet and shy, the complete opposite of loud and rambunctious Parsa. Paari doesn't have any interest in Salman, but accepts him as the choice of her parents, and realizes that he needs her after his mother's death. But things start to unravel when Parsa and David begin to fall in love. David confesses his love for her, and Parsa realizes that she too has feelings for him. Parsa at first refuses his proposal to her, using religion as an excuse, but David agrees to convert to Islam for her, and soon Parsa and the newly Muslim "Dawood" are married. Here begins the ultimate story, as Parsa and David struggle to gain forgiveness from their parents, and attempt to make a life for themselves despite their different religious backgrounds.
Cast
- Ayesha Khan as Paro
- Ahsan Khan as David
- Adnan Siddiqui as Salman
- Nida Khan as Parsa's Daughter
- Shehroze Sabzwari as Sadaf's son
- Sana Askari as Sonu
- Farah Shah as Sadaf
- Humera Zaheer as Waheeda
- Anita Fatima Camphor as Tina
- Khayyam Sarhadi as Irfan
- Zhalay Sarhadi
- Raju Jamil as Joseph
- Nimra Bucha
- Ismat Zaidi as Safia
- Khalid Anum
- Shama Askari