Mirat-ul-Uroos (2012 TV series)

Mirat-ul-Uroos (Urdu: مراۃُ العروسlit: The Mirror of the Bride) is a Pakistani telenovela inspired by the novel of the same name by Nazir Ahmad Dehlvi. It was directed by Anjum Shahzad and written by Umera Ahmad. It aired on Geo Entertainment in Pakistan from 4 December 2012 to 6 June 2013. The story of the serial revolves around the granddaughters of Akbari, played by Aamina Sheikh and Mehwish Hayat, and the grandsons of Asghari, played by Mikaal Zulfiqar and Ahsan Khan.^[1][2]

Mirat-ul-Uroos
Intertitle on Zindagi as Aina Dulhan Ka featuring Aamina Sheikh (right) and Mehwish Hayat.
Also known as	Aaina Dulhan Ka
Genre	Romance Family drama
Based on	Mirat-ul-Uroos by Nazir Ahmad Dehlvi
Written by	Umera Ahmad
Directed by	Anjum Shahzad
Starring	Aamina Sheikh Mikaal Zulfiqar Mehwish Hayat Ahsan Khan (For entire cast see the section on cast below)
Theme music composer	Composer Shani Haider Lyricist Naseer Turabi
Opening theme	Mera Chhota Sa Ek Sapna Hai (sung by Fariha Pervez) Har Saans Gawahi Deta Hai (sung by Mehwish Hayat)
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	30
Production
Running time	Approx. 40-45 Minutes
Production company	7th Sky Entertainment
Original release
Network	Geo Entertainment
Release	4 December 2012 (2012-12-04) – 6 June 2013 (2013-06-06)

Plot summary

Mirat-ul-Uroos contrasts the lives of the grandchildren of Akbari and Asghari. Akbari's first granddaughter Aiza is arrogant, a spendthrift and has been raised with a lot of love, while her second granddaughter Aima is the exact opposite of Aiza. Asghari's grandsons are Hammad and Hashim, who fall for and eventually marry Aiza and Aima. Aiza shows her true colours in her in-laws' house. Hammad has an extramarital affair, and Aiza leaves him, but they eventually reunite.

Cast

• Mehwish Hayat^[3] as Aima
• Aamina Sheikh as Aiza
• Ahsan Khan as Hashim
• Mikaal Zulfiqar^[4] as Hammad
• Samina Ahmad as Asghari
• Ayesha Khan as Akbari
• Momal Sheikh as Hamna
• Umer Naru as Farhan
• Afraz Rasool as Zain
• Sarah Khan as Javeria a.ka. Joey
• Saba Faisal as Rafia; Hammad and Haashim's mother
• Azra Mohyeddin as Amna; Aiza and Aima's mother
• Mohsin Gillani as Wajahat Akbar Choudhary; Hammad and Haashim's father
• Hashim Butt as Naasir Asghar Choudhry; Aiza and Aima's father

Soundtrack

The theme song of the series "Har Saans Gawahi Deta Hai" was performed by Mehwish Hayat and Fariha Pervez.^[5]

Production

Background and development

Mirat-ul-Uroos, the first novel in Urdu literature, was written by Nazir Ahmad Dehlvi, also known as Deputy Nazir Ahmad, and first published in 1869. The novel promotes the cause of female education in Muslim and Indian society.^[6] This TV adaptation is the third of Nazir's novel, but producer Abdullah Kadwani clarified that it is not a direct adaptation, rather inspired by the novel, with the story picking up where the original novel concludes.^[3] Renowned Pakistani author and screenwriter Umera Ahmad penned the script, having previously collaborated with the production house on serials like Doraha (2008) and Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan (2010).

International broadcast

Mirat-ul-Uroos was also broadcast in India by Zindagi, under the title Aaina Dulhan Ka, premiering on 10 November 2014 and ending its run on 13 December 2014. Due to its popularity in India, it started to run again from 8 May 2015 at 6 pm.^[7]