Sang-e-Mah

The series revolves around the mysteries that unfold when a young man Hilmand decides to avenge the murder of his father.

This marks the television acting debut of Aslam who played the main role of Hilmand Khan, and sang the soundtrack of the series as well.

[4] Sang-e-Mah earned widespread critical acclaim for the cast's performances, Aridi's script including the engaging storyline, strong characters, and impactful dialogues but was faulted for stereotypical portrayals of Pashtuns, with TRPs ranging from 4.4 to 9.3, throughout its run.

It is revealed that Mastan's father, Hakeem Guru Baksh, gave Marjaan poison to kill Nasrullah.

Mashallah Khan on the other hand, intrigued at Hilmand's coming to meet him after all these years, send his sons to Laspiraan to know the reason.

Then, Zarghuna, Sheherzaad, Gul Meena, and all the other women in Laspiraan suffering Ghag arrive at the jirga.

In July 2021, Saife Hassan announced in an exclusive interview that he is going to revamp the Sang-e-Mar Mar with a new season.

[7] He revealed the Sania Saeed, Nauman Ijaz, Kubra Khan and Samiya Mumtaz as leading actors.

[7] Sania Saeed, Nauman Ijaz and Kubra Khan respire their roles from Sang-e-Mar Mar while Nadia Afgan, Hania Amir and Samiya Mumtaz joined for second season.

There were also rumours of the singer Atif Aslam to be part of the series; his casting confirmed in late August 2021.

[8] Before Aslam, film actor Bilal Ashraf has been cast for the lead role of "Hilmamd" however, he turned down the project due to date conflicts.

[9] Previously, the role has been rejected by Ali Zafar and Fawad Khan due to unknown reasons.

[10] While discussing about the story, Hassan revealed that the first part of the trilogy will focus on Pakhtoon family issues and will also tackle problematic traditions such as forced marriages.

[9][16] The official soundtrack of the series is performed by Atif Aslam on the lyrics of Fatima Najeeb with music composition by Sahir Ali Bagga.

In late December 2021, the series received appraisal for its teasers which, promising a powerful story with larger than life characters and touch of Shakespearean tragedy.

[23][24][25] Mehreen Odho of DAWN Images compared it with Shakespeare's Hamlet and praised its writing and characterisation.

[28][29][30] While reviewing the last episode, The Friday Times praised the writing while noticing the female portrayal and the evolution of some characters.

From left to right: Gul Meena ( Hania Aamir ), Hikmat Khan ( Zaviyar Nauman Ijaz ), Sheherzaad ( Kubra Khan ), Hilmand ( Atif Aslam ), Haji Marjaan Khan ( Nauman Ijaz ), Zarsanga ( Samiya Mumtaz ), Zarghuna ( Sania Saeed ), Mastaan Singh ( Omair Rana ), Harshaali Kaur ( Najiba Faiz ).
Atif Aslam made his television debut by portraying Hilmand Khan, a role based on Prince Hamlet . [ 6 ]