Doraha

Doraha means crossroads in Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi languages. It may refer to:

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Doraha (TV series)

Doraha (Urdu: دوراها‎) (Crossroad) is a Pakistani drama television series which premiered on Geo Entertainment on 17 October 2008. It is an adaptation of an Urdu novel Mein Ne Khawabon Ka Shajar Dekha Hai, written by Umera Ahmed. The serial is produced by Humayun Saeed and Abdullah Kadwani's production house 7th Sky Entertainment and directed by Mehreen Jabbar. The official soundtrack is called Tum Kahan Chal Diye, composed and performed by Jal the band. It was one of the tracks in Jal's album Boondh, released in 2007 and was well received by the listeners.

In an audio interview given to Raju Jamil, Humayun Saeed revealed that given the success of Doraha 7th Sky Entertainment is planning to produce a second season of the serial with the same cast. However, the sequel was never made and the reasons remain unknown.

Synopsis

Shahla (Sanam Baloch) and Umer (Humayun Saeed) are cousins living in the same neighbourhood. They both belong to middle families, but as Shahla is the only girl of her parents her family is better off than Umer's. Umer is six years older than Shahla and adores her like a little sister. But Shahla fancies him and tries to show him her feelings time and again by making him Biryani and many other delicious dishes. Umer is doing his graduation and is in love with his fellow university mate Sara (Sonia Rehman), who belongs to a sound family and when she tells her parents (Mohammed Ahmed, Ismat Zaidi) about Umer's proposal, they immediately refuse to give permission. But that gets sorted and her parents give their permission for this marriage. However, Umer's mother (Badar Khalil), who wanted Shahla and Umer to get married, refuses to accept her new daughter-in-law and doesn't even pretend to be happy on their wedding day.

Doraha (1967 film)

Doraha, a Pakistani Urdu black & white film, is a classic romantic and melodious film of the 1960s and a remarkable film of Pervaiz Malik's and Waheed Murad's careers. At box office, the film failed to became a big hit, as it was expected, but it later gained more its importance after several years, esp., during the 1980s and 1990s. The film was produced by Sohail Rana and Pervaiz Malik and also directed by Pervaiz Malik. Casting included Waheed Murad, Shamim Ara, Deeba, Ibrahim Nafees and Talish. For Doraha, Waheed Murad originally cast Zeba, but after her marriage with Mohammad Ali, he picked Shamim Ara. His close circles knew that Shamim Ara was just a replacement. All the dialogue and songs were for Zeba.

Release

The film was released by United Talents on August 25, 1967 on cinemas of Karachi and Lahore. During the same year, Doraha got tough competition from the films like Chakori, Laakhon mein ek, Darshan and Aag. It completed only 40 weeks on cinemas with 7 weeks on main cinemas in Karachi, which was far less than the producers' expectations. Nevertheless, the film got the status of 'Silver Jubilee film'.