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*Jurm*
Jurm
Genre	Thriller; Mystery; Crime;
Written by	Shah Yasir
Directed by	Mehreen Jabbar
Starring	Wahaj Ali; Dur-e-Fishan Saleem; Tooba Siddiqui;
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of episodes	4
Production
Producers	Abdullah Kadwani; Asad Qureshi;
Editor	Farhan Jawaid
Production company	7th Sky Entertainment
Original release
Network	Geo TV
Release	28 April –; 6 May 2023

Jurm (Urdu: جرم, lit. 'Crime') is a Pakistani crime-thriller mini-series, being the production by Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi under the banner of 7th Sky Entertainment. The series is directed by Mehreen Jabbar. It stars Wahaj Ali, Dur-e-Fishan Saleem and Tooba Siddiqui in lead roles as well as Mohammed Ehteshamuddin, Atiqa Odho, Zhalay Sarhadi, and Tazeen Hussain in supporting roles. The series premiered 28 April 2023 and the last episode was aired on 6 May 2023 on Geo Entertainment.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Synopsis

The series revolves around a contentious, unexpected and sensational kidnap-murder case of a youthful girl named Ayla Nadeem, who is wedded to the only son of the town's distinguished tycoon and billionaire. As the fateful tragedy strikes that one supposed romantic night, her love-arranged marriage that only could breathe for a few days, with her college sweetheart, Daniyal Mujib isn't given a chance to prosper into a domestic saga of love.

The story tangles into the cobwebs of deceit, greed and mystery of a maze that envelopes those around Ayla. With everyone linked to the case weaving different mysteries on their own and suppressing their true natures behind well-designed facades and through and through the only question that remains is, Will the investigation authorities find their grip over the lapel of the mastermind behind all of this?

Cast

Wahaj Ali as Daniyal Mujib — Mujib Zaman and Shahana Mujib's only son; Ayla's husband
Dur-e-Fishan Saleem as Ayla Daniyal (nee Nadeem) — Naseema's daughter; Daniyal's wife
Tooba Siddiqui as Samia — CEO in Mujib Zaman's office and trusted hireling in the Mujib Mansion.
Mohammed Ehteshamuddin as Mujib Zaman — upscale business tycoon; Shahana's husband; Daniyal's father
Atiqa Odho as Shahana Mujib — Mujib Zaman's wife; Daniyal's mother
Tazeen Hussain as Naseema Nadeem — Ayla's single mother
Zhalay Sarhadi as Zakia — Driver Hameed's wife.
Maha Hasan as Ashley Victor — a journalist and a freelance blogger
Salma Hassan as Bunty — Shahana's friend
Kashif Hussain as Asad — inspector and investigating the murder case

Production

The series was first announced in May 2022, when shooting began. It was Siddiqui's fourth collaboration with Jabbar after starring in Wapsi, Vasl and Dobara Phir Se. The first teaser was released in April 2023.^[4]^[5]

Reception

In a review of the series by The News International, the reviewer praised the series to explore the new genre but faulted it for many aspects including the half-baked story, some impactless characters, loose direction and lacking rawness and finess in art direction.^[6]

While reviewing the last episodes, Galaxy Lollywood praised the Ali's performance and termed Saleem's performance as forgettable, and criticised the story regarding the narrative that was building for the conclusion.^[7]