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Pyaray Afzal (2013)

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Original title
پیارے افضل‎
Directed by
Nadeem Baig
Genre
telenovela
Country
Pakistan
Length
1 season, 37 episodes
Rated
TV-G
Rating
8.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A romantic melodrama about a man named Afzal who falls deeply in love. The story follows his devotion and the challenges that arise from his feelings.

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What happens

Pyarey Afzal or Pyaare Afzal (Urdu: پیارے افضل) (English: Dear Afzal), is a 2013 Pakistani romantic melodrama television serial that aired on ARY Digital. Directed by Nadeem Baig and written by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar, the drama was produced by Humayun Saeed and Shazad Nasib's Six Sigma Entertainment. The drama starred Hamza Ali Abbasi and Ayeza Khan in the lead roles. Often cited as one of the greatest Pakistani dramas of all time, Pyarey Afzal won many people's choice awards from Dawn readers in 2014. At the annual Lux Style Awards, Pyarey Afzal won five awards from seven nominations, including Best TV Play, Best Director for Baig, Best Actor for Abbasi and Best Actress for Khan. Pyaray Afzal also aired in India on the Zindagi Channel under the same name. The Express Tribune stated Indian viewers liked "The script, dialogue delivery, background score and overall finesse". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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