23 February (2013-02-23) – 27 July 2013 (2013-07-27)
Dil-e-Muztar (Urdu: دلِ مضطر, The Anxious Heart) is a 2013 Pakistani drama serial about the love triangle involving a young man and two women. The show was well received by the audience and was lauded for the lead performances, after it started airing on Hum TV from 23 February 2013. Directed by Shahzad Kashmiri and written by Aliya Bukhari, the cast includes Imran Abbas Naqvi, Sanam Jung and Sarwat Gilani in leading roles.[1]
Plot
Sila lives with her father and her stepmother and loves her cousin Adeel. Her parents dislike that she is close to her aunt, Adeel's mother. Sila rejects a proposal to marry her stepmother's nephew. Eventually, she runs away from her house when her parents try to force her into a marriage. Adeel brings her back home, and her father gets her married to Adeel the very next day. The two of them move out after this and start a new life. Adeel treats Sila cold-heartedly, but with time she wins him over. However, she suddenly falls ill after hearing about her father's demise. Adeel confesses his love to Sila, and eventually, she gives birth to their son Affan. Adeel loses his job and struggles to find another. Sila starts working in Ahmer's company to help Adeel. Zoya, their neighbour, assures Sila that she will take care of her home and son so that Sila doesn't have to worry. Instead, Zoya starts an affair with Adeel and Affan is left alone with her mother, who doesn't bother to check on the crying and ill child. Sila heads for home when she sees Adeel and Zoya together. She rushes home, but Affan has died. Affan's death shatters Sila, who blames Adeel for her kid's death and leaves his house. Sila is back at her parents' house, living with her stepmother, and is ready to accept and inherit her late father's wealth. Sila gives birth to a baby (of Adeel), and she names him Affan. Sila decides not to tell her only child about his real father. Five years later, Sila is now successfully in charge of her late father's business and expanding her business with the help of family friends, Nabeela, Sami and Ahmer, as well as the support of her stepmother.
Meanwhile, Adeel proposes to Zoya, who accepts, but they go through a rocky relationship with no children due to Zoya's fertility issues. Adeel's company is acquired by a new management headed by Ahmer and Sila. Adeel meets Sila and asks for Affan's custody, but she refuses. Meanwhile, Ahmer, who hopes to marry Sila, prepares divorce papers for Sila and Adeel's separation, but Sila can't get herself to sign the papers. Zoya visits her and apologizes to her. Zoya confesses that it was she who created the rift between Sila and Adeel. Zoya falls on Sila’s feet and begs for forgiveness. She says she has wronged both Sila and Adeel and she can’t turn back the time.
Ahmer, Sila, and Afaan drive to the park together. Sila finds Adeel standing there. They reconcile.
Roomi Insha was first hired as the director for the series, who rejected Sanam Jung for playing the lead role in it. The project then went to director Shahzad Kashmiri who recast her in the series, which marked her acting debut.[2]
The show was also aired in India on Zindagi from 6 February 2015, under the title Dil-e-Nadaan.
The show was also adapted by the HCTV network of Somaliland with the title Gabadhii Labaad.
All episodes of the show are also available on MX Player app.
It was also released on the iflix app as a part of channel's contract with the app but in 2019 all the episodes were pulled off and thus have no longer available.
The theme song "Dil e Muztar" was composed by Waqar Ali and sung by Alycia Dias. It was written by Imdad Hussain Imdad. The lines of the song are frequently used during the course of the show.[4]
