Draft:Akhara (series)

Akhara (lit. 'Akhara') is a Pakistani sports drama television series directed by Anjum Shahzad, written by Shahid Dogar and revolves around the Akhara culture of rural Pakistan. It stars Feroze Khan, Sonya Hussyn, Waseem Abbas and Srha Asghar along with Faraz Farooqui in a guest role. It was Khan's return to television after the controversy of marital abuse. The series first premiered on 10 January 2024 on Green Entertainment.

Plot
The plot revolves around the rivalry of two families, of Dastgeer and Sultan who compete each other in dangal. Hakim Ali's rival Chaudhary Riasat trains Dastgeer to defeat Sultan for the upcoming mega event of the village fair. Sultan's brother Dilsher doesn't like all this but has to adapt the same path due to his father Hakim Ali's obsession with his ancestoral passion and after the sudden demise of Sultan, who dies one day during the competition when Dastgeer plays a false trick and referee also doesn't interfere.

Dilsher moves to Lahore city from village where he starts the training of boxing. He comes across Sitara there and falls for her whom he met before in the fair of his village.

Cast

 * Feroze Khan as Dilsher
 * Sonya Hussyn as Sitara
 * Faraz Farooqui as Sultan
 * Srha Asghar as Hajra
 * Hina Afridi as Reshma
 * Waseem Abbas as Hakim Chaudhary
 * Nida Mumtaz
 * Nazarul Hassan as Chaudhary Hakim Ali
 * Kashif Hussain as Rustom
 * Shamoon Abbasi
 * Yasra Rizvi
 * Shahzad Nawaz

Soundtrack
The original soundtrack of the series "Banda" is sung by KG The Rapstar, Rijas Rammar, and Schumaila Rehmat Hussain, with lyrics by Ahad Ali Siddiqui, KG, and Rijjas.

Production
In mid 2023, it revealed that Feroze Khan will play the lead in Anjum Shahzad's Akhara, marking their fourth project together after Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay, Khaani and Romeo Weds Heer. The series marked Khan's second on-screen appearance with Hussyn after 2022 film Tich Button. The action sequences in the series were choreographed by Azam Bhatti who previously worked as a choreographer for Badshah Begum and film Chakkar.

The principle photography began in April 2023.

Critical reception
While reviewing the first episode, The News International praised the performances of Waseem Abbas and Faraz Farooqui and stated the leads' performances as mediocre.