Dil Lagi

Dil Lagi (English: Feelings of the Heart) is a Pakistani romantic drama television series, produced by Humayun Saeed and Shahzad Nasib under their production banner Six Sigma Plus. It is directed by Nadeem Baig and written by Faiza Iftikhar. It features Humayun Saeed and Mehwish Hayat in lead roles. The serial originally started airing on ARY Digital on 5 March 2016. The series was well received and critically acclaimed. At 16th Lux Style Awards, it received four nominations with winning an award of Best TV Play.

Plot
Dillagi is a romantic story of Mohid (Humayun Saeed) and Anmol (Mehwish Hayat). It is set in the narrow back streets of Sukkur in interior Sindh, where Anmol lives a simple life with her mother and younger sister Mishal Ansari. Before he died, Anmol's father had paid off a debt he owed to local moneylender Kifayat Ali using his home as security, but Anmol's mother has no proof of the debt repayment, so they are an easy mark for fraud. Kifayat Ali engages Mohid, who specializes in real-estate and a little ghundagardi on the side to evict Anmol's family. The clash between Mohid and Anmol is the crux of this story.

Main cast

 * Humayun Saeed as Mohid; Anmol's husband; Zulekha's son and Sabiha's brother
 * Mehwish Hayat as Anmol; Mohid's wife; Zulekha's daughter-in-law and Mishal's sister

Recurring cast

 * Saba Hameed As Zulekha; (Mohid and Sabiha's mother and Anmol's mother-in-law)
 * Asma Abbas ( Mishal & Anmol's mother; Mohid's mother-in-law )
 * Imran Ashraf as Dastagir; Mohid's assistant
 * Mirza Zain Baig as Fazal; Sabiha's husband and Mohid's brother-in-law
 * Uzma Hassan as Sabiha; Mohid's sister; Fazal's wife and Zulekha's daughter
 * Inayat Khan as Fareed; Anmol's lover
 * Mariam Ansari as Mishal; Mohid's sister-in-law and Anmol's sister

Production
Iman Ali was offered the protagonist role in the series, however she declined it due to her reluctance to work in summers.

Broadcast and availability
The show was dubbed in Arabic under the title الحب المستحیل and is available as VOD on shahid.net. The show is also available on MX Player app. It was also aired on ARY Digital's sister channel ARY Zindagi.

Reception
The series received acclaim due to its script, performances and stong female protagonist. The Nation praised the writing for breaking the gender stereotypes. DAWN Images praised the writing for the depiction of family values, women bonds and stong female protagonist, which was rare on television at that time. The misogynistic elements of the plotline were however criticized.

International Pakistan Prestigue Academy Awards
Nominations
 * Best TV Play-ARY Digital-Nominated
 * Best TV Director-Nadeem Baig-Nominated
 * Best TV Actor-Humayun Saeed-Winner
 * Best TV Actress-Mehwish Hayat-Nominated
 * Best TV Supporting Actor/Actress-Saba Hameed-Nominated

ARY Social Media Awards

 * Best Drama-Winner
 * Best Actor-Humayun Saeed-Winner
 * Best On-Screen Couple-Humayun Saeed & Mehwish Hayat-Winner
 * Best Supporting Actor-Imran Ashraf-Winner
 * Best Supporting Actress-Mariam Ansari-Winner
 * Best Mother-Saba Hameed-Winner
 * Best OST-Winner