Chand Tara

{{Infobox television

| image = Chand Tara.jpg

| caption = Promotional poster

| genre = Lighthearted{{cite news |author=Buraq Shabbir |title='Magical, light-hearted': Three Pakistani TV dramas to watch out for this Ramadan |url=https://arab.news/md76c |access-date=27 March 2023 |work=Arab News PK |date=21 March 2023}}
Romantic comedy{{cite news |title=Dramas 'Chand Tara' and 'Fairytale' to air as Ramadan specials |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/1076837 |access-date=5 April 2023 |work=Daily Times |date=24 March 2023}}

| creator = Saima Akram Chaudhry

| director = Danish Nawaz

| starring = Danish Taimoor, Ayeza Khan

| country = Pakistan

| language = Urdu

| num_episodes = 30

| producer = Momina Duraid

| cinematography = Tameen Nizami

| runtime = Approx. 36 minutes

| company = MD Productions

| network = Hum TV

| first_aired = {{start date|df=y|2023|3|23}}

| last_aired = {{end date|df=y|2023|04|21}}

}}

"Chand Tara" is a 2023 lighthearted romantic comedy Pakistani television series, starring Danish Taimoor and Ayeza Khan in the lead roles. Written by Saima Akram Chaudhry, directed by Danish Nawaz, and produced by MD Productions, the series began airing from 23 March 2023 during Ramadan on Hum TV, and ended on 21 April 2023 after 30 episodes.

The series failed to achieve the level of popularity compared to Chaudhry's previous Ramadan scripts.{{cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/1078073/chand-tara-fails-to-impress-the-viewers/ |title=Chand Tara Fails To Impress The Viewers |date=28 March 2023 |work=Daily Times |access-date=17 May 2023}} Owing to major problems in the execution of her script, she announced a break from writing Ramadan specials.{{cite web|url=https://dunyanews.tv/amp/english/715127.php |title=Saima Akram Chaudhry takes a break from writing Ramazan dramas |date=12 April 2023 |work=Dunya News |archive-date=7 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507030714/https://dunyanews.tv/amp/english/715127.php}}

Premise

The plot centers around Chand (played by Danish Taimoor), a software engineer who resides in a joint family and desires to live independently, and Tara (played by Ayeza Khan), a gynecologist who was raised alone and longs to be part of a joint family. As their love story unfolds, various situations arise among them and their families, illustrating the chaos of living in a joint family.{{cite news |author=Zainab Mossadiq |title=Ramazan dramas 2023: An amalgamation of romance, comedy, and action |url=https://www.somethinghaute.com/ramazan-dramas-2023-an-amalgamation-of-romance-comedy-and-action |access-date=27 March 2023 |work=Something Haute |date=20 March 2023}}{{cite news |title=HUM TV's Ramazan specials Chand Tara and Fairytale hope to win audience's hearts |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1191636 |access-date=27 March 2023 |work=Dawn Images |date=23 March 2023}}{{cite news |author=Ozair Majeed |title=Danish Nawaz May Score a Ramadan Hat-Trick with Chand Tara |url=https://galaxylollywood.com/2023/03/27/danish-nawaz-may-score-a-ramadan-hat-trick-with-chand-tara |access-date=27 March 2023 |work=Galaxy Lollywood |date=27 March 2023}}

Software engineer Sarim Gulzar (Danish Taimoor) and trainee doctor Naintara Jaffer (Ayeza Khan) like each other and wish to get married. However, Tara's mother Dr. Raazia (Saba Faisal) is against this match since Sarim stays in a joint family and she wants the couple to stay in a nuclear setup. They eventually get married but with a twist. Sarim, who wants to leave his family, promises Dr. Raazia that he will leave the country as soon as they get married. But Naintara makes it clear that she has married Sarim to stay in the lovable environment that a joint family provides because her parents had been separated for many years and she yearned for family bonds. While Tara wants to stay in the joint family, Sarim wants to go away. Added to this is Sarim's sister Mala, cousin Hashir, aunts Safeeha and Mehnaaz, uncles Mateen and Saleem and father Gulzar Ahmed and their quirks. The show follows the conflict between Sarim and Tara with regards to Sarim's family.

Cast

Ayeza Khan as Dr. Naintara "Tara" Jaffer, she is a trainee doctor at her mother's hospital
Danish Taimoor as Sarim "Chand" Gulzar, he works as a part-time freelancer
Saba Faisal as Dr. Razia, Tara's mother who owns a hospital and prefers living separately instead of being with her husband's joint family
Behroze Sabzwari as Mir Jaffer, Tara's father who works at an insurance company
Rehan Sheikh as Gulzar "Babu Bhaiyya" Ahmed, Chand's father who is the CEO of Babu Wedding Bells and looks after the decoration section in the business
Danish Nawaz as Mateen "Manchu" Ahmed, Gulzar's youngest brother who looks after the music section in the business
Madiha Iftikhar as Mehnaz "Naaz" Mateen, Manchu's wife who is a beautician
Adnan Jaffar as Saleem Ahmed, Gulzar's younger brother and Hashir's father who shares in business as a caterer and loves exercising
Ghazal Siddiqui as Safeera "Saffo" Saleem, Saleem's wife and Hashir's mother who is expecting another child
Maha Hasan as Roomi Hashir, Hashir's wife and a tiktoker
Ashir Wajahat as Hashir Saleem, Saleem's son and a tiktoker
Mantasha Shahid as Palwasha "Pinky" Mateen, Manchu's daughter
Agha Talal as Mohid
Romaisa Khan as Shumaila "Maala" Gulzar, who is Chand's sister and an aspiring basketball player
Ayesha Khan
Syed Afzal
Fozia Nasir
Sara Meher
Ayesha Kamran

Production

On 13 December 2022, Saima Akram Chaudhry announced the title of her new series;{{Cite instagram |user=saima.akram.chaudhry |postid=CmGxC8aoWao |title=#chaandtara @danishnawazofficial @sj_shahzadjaved |date=13 December 2022 |accessdate=27 March 2023}} she revealed that the series would stand out from her previous collaborations with Danish Nawaz and Momina Duraid,{{cite news |author=Duaa Naeem |title=Chand Tara Drama Starring Ayeza Khan and Danish Taimoor |url=https://dnd.com.pk/chand-tara-drama-starring-ayeza-khan-and-danish-taimoor/285728 |access-date=27 March 2023 |work=Dispatch News Desk |date=9 March 2023}} because the main couple would not be not related as cousins or neighbors, and their love story would not begin with fights.

Soon, it was announced that the celebrity couple Danish Taimoor and Ayeza Khan will star in the next Ramadan play.{{cite tweet|user=galaxylollywood|number=1603418189823721473|title=Danish Taimoor and Ayeza Khan are all set to grace our screens in Hum TV's upcoming Ramadan play "Chaand Tara". The drama is written by Saima Akram Chaudhry and is a Danish Nawaz directorial|date=15 December 2022|accessdate=27 March 2023|author=Galaxcy Lollywood}}{{cite web |last=Galaxy Lollywood |title=Exclusive: Danish Taimoor And Ayeza Khan To Star In Ramadan Play "Chaand Tara" #shorts #whatsthe411 |website=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP78jgIUHLQ |access-date=27 March 2023 |date=16 December 2022}}{{cite news |title=Ayeza Khan shares sizzling photos with husband Dainsh Taimoor |url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/25-Dec-2022/ayeza-khan-shares-sizzling-photos-with-husband-dainsh-taimoor |access-date=27 March 2023 |work=Daily Pakistan |date=25 December 2022}} Khan confirmed her presence on 6 February 2023.{{cite news |title=Danish, Ayeza to star in Ramazan serial 'Chand Tara' |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2399617/d |access-date=27 March 2023 |work=The Express Tribune |date=6 February 2023}}{{cite news |author=Zainab Nasir |title=Danish Taimoor, wife Ayeza Khan to feature in a Ramazan serial 'Chaand Tara' |url=https://jang.com.pk/en/news/8659 |access-date=27 March 2023 |work=Daily Jang |date=6 February 2023}} Romaisa Khan confirmed her presence in January,{{cite news |author=Momal Jawaid |title=Romaisa Khan joins Ayeza and Danish in Saima Akram's Ramzan special play Chand Tara |url=https://missdramatic.com/?p=5991 |access-date=27 March 2023 |website=Miss Dramatic |date=31 January 2023}} while Ghazal Siddiqui shared in March that this is her first series after a hiatus of 11 years.{{cite news |author=Iqra Mujahid Baig |title=Yesteryear actor Ghazal Siddique to make TV comeback with Ramazan play |url=https://www.samaaenglish.tv/news/40029563 |access-date=27 March 2023 |work=Samaa TV |date=19 March 2023 |archive-date=17 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517041354/https://www.samaaenglish.tv/news/40029563 |url-status=live}} Some of the principal character were eliminated after altering the script by the production house due to budget issues.{{cite web|url=https://www.samaaenglish.tv/news/40031452 |author= |title=Writer Saima Akram Chaudhry faces obstacles with her drama 'Chand Tara' |date=11 April 2023 |work=Samaa English.tv|archive-date=17 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517035836/https://www.samaaenglish.tv/news/40031452 |access-date=17 May 2023 |url-status=live}}

Cinematography is done by Tameen Nizami. The background score for the series has been given by Wajid Saeed, while the soundtrack of features two songs.{{efn|Extracted from YouTube playlist by Hum TV}}{{cite news |title=Ayeza Khan, Danish-starrer Chand Tara's colourful OST out now |url=https://www.24newshd.tv/19-Mar-2023/ayeza-khan-danish-starrer-chand-tara-s-colourful-ost-out-now |access-date=27 March 2023 |publisher=24 News HD |date=19 March 2023}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Original Soundtrack

| extra_column = Singers

| total_length = 6:06

| title1 = Chand Tara Shadi Song

| lyrics1 = Sami Khan

| music1 = Sami Khan

| extra1 = Sami Khan, Sara Raza Khan

| length1 = 2:40

| title2 = Chand Tara OST

| lyrics2 = Ahsan Talish

| music2 = Naveed Nashad