Baandi

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| caption = Left to right: Muneeb Butt, Hina Dilpazeer, Aiman Khan, Yasir Hussain

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| genre = Serial drama
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| creator = Moomal Entertainment

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| writer = Asma Nabeel

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| director = Ahmad Kamran

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Baandi ({{Langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|باندی}}|lit= Slave Girl|translit=}}) is a Pakistani television serial directed by Syed Ahmed Kamran and written by Asma Nabeel. It started to air from 9 September 2018 on Hum TV.{{Cite news |url=https://www.oyeyeah.com/celebrity/writer-asma-nabeel-talks-new-drama-serial-baandi-starring-aiman-khan-muneeb-butt/ |title=Writer Asma Nabeel talks about her new drama serial "Baandi", starring Aiman Khan and Muneeb Butt – Oyeyeah |date=5 June 2018 |work=Oyeyeah |access-date=7 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707172529/https://www.oyeyeah.com/celebrity/writer-asma-nabeel-talks-new-drama-serial-baandi-starring-aiman-khan-muneeb-butt/ |archive-date=7 July 2018 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|access-date=2021-01-26|publisher=HIP|url=https://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1155584/short-yet-intense-and-thrilling-teaser-of-baandi-is-out|title=Short Yet Intense and Thrilling Teaser of Baandi is Out!|date=29 August 2018}} It has Aiman Khan and Muneeb Butt in leads.{{Cite web|access-date=2021-01-27|publisher=oxgadgets|url=https://www.oxgadgets.com/2018/10/baandi-cast-crew-review.html?amp=1|title=Baandi {{!}} Cast {{!}} Crew {{!}} Review|date=2018-10-15}}

Plot summary

Set in the backdrop of the rural areas of Sindh, Bandi revolves around the daughter of a poor farmer, Meeru whose parents sold her as a maid for a rich family with the help of a woman in an attempt to save her from a rogue landlord of their village as her father is debtor of the landlord. Meeru's life takes a turn when the owner's son, Wali Ali Khan who is a police man falls for her.{{Cite web|access-date=2021-01-27|publisher=Dawn News|url=https://www.dawnnews.tv/news/1094355|title=2018 میں پاکستان کے مقبول ڈرامے|date=29 December 2018|archive-date=29 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229180328/https://www.dawnnews.tv/news/1094355|url-status=live}}

Cast

Aiman Khan as Meeru
Muneeb Butt{{Cite news |url=https://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1155096 |title=Muneeb Butt to play a police officer in upcoming drama Baandi! |last=Salman |first=Ifrah |date=11 June 2018 |work=HIP |access-date=7 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707172504/https://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1155096 |archive-date=7 July 2018 |url-status=live }} as Wali Ali Khan
Yasir Hussain as Tahawaar
Hina Dilpazeer as Faiza Begum
Noman Masood as Ali Faizan
Hajra Yamin as Rameen
Kamran Jillani as Aadi
Daniyal Raheal as Farhan
Alizeh Shah{{Cite web|access-date=26 January 2021|publisher=Daily Times Pakistan|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/687376/the-rise-and-reign-of-alizeh-shah/|title=The rise and reign of Alizeh Shah|date=10 November 2020|archive-date=5 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205064214/https://dailytimes.com.pk/687376/the-rise-and-reign-of-alizeh-shah/|url-status=live}} as Bakto
Kinza Malik as Farhan's mother
Khawaja Saleem as Babu Bahi
Azeem Sajjad as Meeru's father

Production

The serial has been written by Asma Nabeel who has 2017 hit serial Khaani in her credit and directed by Ahmad Kamran who previously directed acclaimed serials Mohabbat Aag Si and Zun Mureed for Hum TV. Aiman Khan and Muneeb Butt are finalised for lead roles while Yasir Hussain as antagonist. Hina Dilpazeer will also be seen in a vital character. Speaking about the series, Yasir revealed to instep. "There are multiple tracks in the play", he further said, "One of them features Aiman and my character; and we both come from the same village, of which I am the wadera".{{Cite news |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/330573-yasir-hussain-to-play-antagonist-in-baandi |title=Yasir Hussain to play antagonist in Baandi |last=Shirazi |first=Maria |work=The News International |access-date=7 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621143443/https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/330573-yasir-hussain-to-play-antagonist-in-baandi |archive-date=21 June 2018 |url-status=live }}

It was the sixth project featuring real life couple Butt and Khan together after Bay Qasoor (2015), Googly Muhalla (2015), Khatoon Manzil (2015), Khwab Saraye (2016) and Zindaan (2017).{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}

Soundtrack

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| name = Baandi - OST

| type = soundtrack

| artist = Sahir Ali Bagga and Beena Khan

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| released = {{Start date|2018|09|27|df=yes}}

| recorded = 2018

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| language = Urdu

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The title song was sung by Sahir Ali Bagga and Beena Khan. The music was composed by Sahir Ali Bagga and the lyrics were written by Asma Nabeel.

Accolades

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Awards	Category	Recipient	Result	scope="col" class="unsortable" \| {{abbr\|Ref(s)\|Reference(s)}}
rowspan="10" \| Hum Awards \| Best Director Drama Serial \| Ahmad Kamran \| {{Nom}} \| rowspan="10" \| {{Cite web\|access-date=27 January 2021\|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1183796\|title=Here's everyone who won big at the 7th Hum Awards\|work=Dawn Images\|date=1 October 2020\|archive-date=6 October 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006130748/https://images.dawn.com/news/1183796\|url-status=live}}
Most Impactful Character \| Hina Dilpazeer \| {{Nom}}
Best Writer Drama Serial \| Asma Nabeel \| {{Nom}}
Best Onscreen Couple \| Aiman Khan & Muneeb Butt \| {{nom}}
Best Drama Serial \| Baandi \| {{nom}}
Best Actor in a Leading Role \| Muneeb Butt \| {{nom}}
Best Actress in a Leading Role \| Aiman Khan \| {{nom}}
Best Actress in a Leading Role \| Hajra Yamin \| {{nom}}
Best Actor in a Supporting Role \| rowspan="2" \| Yasir Hussain \| {{won}}
Best Actor in a Negative Role \|{{nom}}

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