Dhoop Ki Deewar () is a ZEE5 exclusive and Zindagi-original Pakistani drama web series. It is written by Umera Ahmad and directed by Haseeb Hassan. The web series has an ensemble cast including Sajal Aly and Ahad Raza Mir in lead roles while Zaib Rehman, Savera Nadeem, Samiya Mumtaz, Samina Ahmed, Manzar Sehbai in prominent roles. Set in the backdrop of the Indo-Pak conflict, the web series depicts how peace is better than war.
It is available for streaming on the OTT platform ZEE5 from 25 June 2021 with two episodes each Friday. The finale aired on the Independence Day weekend.
Cast
Ahad Raza Mir as Vishal Malhotra
Sajal Aly as Sarah Sher Ali
Samiya Mumtaz as Sunanda Malhotra, Vishal's mother
Zaib Rehman as Shobha Malhotra, Vishal's grandmother
Savera Nadeem as Amna Sher Ali, Sarah's mother
Samina Ahmed as Safia Nasir Ali, Sarah's grandmother
Annie Zaidi as Lubna Ansar, Junaid's mother
Manzar Sehbai as Nasir Ali, Sarah's grandfather
Salma Hassan as Ayesha, Sarah's aunt
Lubna Aslam as Rabia
Alyy Khan as Vijay Malhotra, Vishal's father
Raza Talish as Junaid Ansar
Adnan Jaffar as Sher Ali, Sarah's father
Paras Masroor as Anurag
Zoya Nasir as Neha Sharma
Zara Tareen as Pratibha
Anoushey Rania Khan as Nooriah Sher Ali
Sami Khan
Production
Background and development
The web series was announced by Haseeb Hassan in mid-2019 with leading cast of Sajal Aly, Ahad Raza Mir, Samiya Mumtaz, Samina Ahmed, Savera Nadeem and Manzar Sehbai. In conservation with The News, Hassan revealed "Dhoop Ki Deewar is not a love story: it is a love-hate story based on the love-hate relationship between people of India and Pakistan." The official trailer was released by ZEE5 on YouTube on 15 June 2021.
Filming
Principal photography began in August 2019. The shooting was carried out in Azad Kashmir, Lahore, Karachi and Swat District.