Kadoorat


Kadoorat is a 2013 Pakistani mystery television series produced by Momina Duraid. It is written by Zoha Hassan and directed by Aabis Raza. Kadoorat premiered on Hum TV on 17 July 2013.

Synopsis

Kadoorat is the story of a girl, Minah, whose mother dies in a car accident when she is eight. Her father remarries to Atiqa, a mother of two. Minah’s father has married Atiqa so that she can take care of his child along with her two children. But Minah cannot accept them as her new family, so she creates problems for her step-family. In return, her father sends her to a hostel. The heartbroken Minah can think of nothing but vengeance from her father and his new family. After some years, when she returns home after completing her education, she deliberately tries to create problems for the family. She takes help from Shaheen, her friend who secretly envies her for her money. With Shaheen's help, she jeopardises the lives of everyone around her, only to be fooled and trapped by Shaheen. This opens her eyes as her family stands by her. She seeks forgiveness from her family and tries to right all her wrongs.

Cast

The show was broadcast in India on Zindagi from 27 March 2015 Monday – Saturday 10:00 pm under the title Ranjish. It ended its run on 1 May 2015. It was aired on MBC Bollywood in Arab world under the title مرآة ذات وجهين. It was released on MX Player app to stream online.

Reception

Critical reception

An reviewer from the Firstpost panned the series but praised Saeed's performance stating that the series is "so breathtakingly absurd that even Sanam Saeed finds it a hard slog". In an article by The Express Tribune published in 2024, Saeed's performance as an antagonist was counted among four best performances by her.