Baandi

Baandi (Urdu: باندی, lit. 'Slave Girl') is a Pakistani television serial directed by Syed Ahmed Kamran and written by Asma Nabeel. It started to air from 9 September 2018 on Hum TV. Aiman Khan and Muneeb Butt, who became a real-life couple in November 2018, played the lead roles.

Set in the backdrop of the rural areas of Sindh, Bandi revolves around the daughter of a poor farmer, Meeru whose parents sold her as a maid for a rich family with the help of a woman in an attempt to save her from a rogue landlord of their village as her father is debtor of the landlord. Meeru's life takes a turn when the owner's son, Wali Ali Khan who is a police man falls for her.

• Aiman Khan as Meeru
• Muneeb Butt as Wali Ali Khan
• Yasir Hussain as Tahawaar
• Hina Dilpazeer as Faiza Begum
• Noman Masood as Ali Faizan
• Hajra Yamin as Rameen
• Kamran Jillani as Aadi
• Daniyal Raheal as Farhan
• Alizeh Shah as Bakto
• Kinza Malik as Farhan's mother
• Khawaja Saleem as Babu Bahi
• Azeem Sajjad as Meeru's father

The serial has been written by Asma Nabeel who has 2017 hit serial Khaani in her credit and directed by Ahmad Kamran who previously directed acclaimed serials Mohabbat Aag Si and Zun Mureed for Hum TV. Aiman Khan and Muneeb Butt are finalised for lead roles while Yasir Hussain as antagonist. Hina Dilpazeer will also be seen in a vital character. Speaking about the series, Yasir revealed to instep. "There are multiple tracks in the play", he further said, "One of them features Aiman and my character; and we both come from the same village, of which I am the wadera".

It was the sixth project featuring real life couple Butt and Khan together after Bay Qasoor (2015), Googly Muhalla (2015), Khatoon Manzil (2015), Khwab Saraye (2016) and Zindaan (2017).

The title song was sung by Sahir Ali Bagga and Beena Khan. The music was composed by Sahir Ali Bagga and the lyrics were written by Asma Nabeel.

• List of programs broadcast by Hum TV

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