Moorat
Poster
Genre	Drama
Written by	Seema Ghazal
Directed by	Kamran Qureshi
Starring	Abid Ali Maria Wasti Kashif Mehmood Asad Malik Deeba Munawar Saeed Mehmood Akhtar Rashid Farooqui Tahira Wasti Tamanna Begum
Opening theme	"Bewafa Zamany me" by Tina Sani
Composer	Waqar Ali
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of episodes	33
Production
Producers	Humayun Saeed Abdullah Kadwani Salman Nanitalwala
Editor	Adnan Wai Qureshi
Camera setup	Syed Naeem Rizvi
Running time	40 min
Production company	7th Sky Entertainment
Original release
Network	ARY Digital
Release	2 August 2004 (2004-08-02) – 15 March 2005 (2005-03-15)

Moorat (Urdu: مورت) is a TV serial, the English title is Eunuch's Wedding which premiered on ARY Digital. The serial is directed by Kamran Qureshi, written by Seema Ghazal and produced by Humayun Saeed & Abdullah Kadwani's production house 7th Sky Entertainment. The story of a boy who was always snubbed and beaten by his brother and father and tried finding love outside the home.^[1]

Eunuch's Wedding dubbed as a taboo subject of 'eunuchs' who suffer endlessly in silence wrapped in slurs and miseries. A sensitive story that unfolds their deprived and isolated world and yet portrays eloquently how they too are not far away from the human emotions and feelings and their world not much different to ours.^[2]

• Abid Ali^[2] as Eunuch Reshma
• Maria Wasti as Kosar
• Kashif Mehmood as Eunuch Babra
• Asad Malik as Police Officer Majeed
• Deeba as Sughra
• Munawar Saeed as Karim
• Mehmood Akhtar as Eunuch Shola
• Ehtasham Warsi as Eunuch Bijli
• Rashid Farooqui as Eunuch Chamki
• Adnan Jilani as Asim
• Sundus Shah as Young Kosar
• Ammar Shah as Young Babar
• Fawad Shah as Young Asim

• Tamanna Begum as Kinza's mother
• Kinza as Asim's Wife
• Qaiser Naqvi as Bitto Khala
• Parveen Akbar as Hameeda
• Tahira Wasti as Mother of Eunuch Reshma
• Gaysoo as Kosar's Friends

• Raju Jamil as Father of Eunuch Reshma
• Akbar Subhani as Karamat
• Ashraf Khan as Achan Meyan
• Hareem Qureshi as Eunuch's daughter

Babar is the younger son of housewife Sughra and shopkeeper Kareem. When he is young, his mother constantly saves him from his father's beating and verbal abuse and brother's rude behavior in response to Babar's flamboyant behavior. Growing up, Babar likes all girlish things such as jewellery, cosmetics, shiny clothes, playing with dolls and going to eunuch Reshma's house who loves him and cares for him like a second mother. He grows up watching all this around him and starts spending more time with Reshma and her eunuch friends Bijli and Shola. He begins talking like a girl, goes to dancing events with eunuchs, which is their profession, in parties, weddings, etc.

Years later Babar's parents eventually decide to marry him with his cousin Kosar. He behaves in the same way with Kosar, praising her dress and jewellery. When Kosar sees him on their wedding night, she remembers that she has seem him as a eunuch in another wedding. The next morning when her mother comes, Kosar tells her and she takes Kosar back home. Kareem and Asim beat Babar and he leaves home, and goes and lives with Reshma.

Kosar visits Reshma's house and brings Babar back, thinking maybe she can change him. Later Kosar becomes pregnant and the same day Babar learns that Reshma has cancer and is in need of much money for her treatment. He leaves home and does not stop when Sughra and Kosar tries to stop him. Kosar leaves home and goes to her Aunt's home. She receives divorce papers from Babar. Later Kosar gives birth to a baby girl. Reshma dies of cancer and her parents come on her death.

Asim has already left home with his wife due to Babar. Kosar marries her aunt's son Majeed who is an honest police officer and likes Kosar. But he doesn't like Kosar's daughter. Sughra dies after being sick and mentally unbalanced.

More time progresses and Kosar eventually gives birth to a baby son and on the birth ceremony of baby, eunuchs come to their house to celebrate and perform. She watches Babar dancing with his mates. Kosar snatches the baby from Majeed when Babar is about to take the baby in his lap and pushes Babar who falls on the floor next to his daughter and there he discovers that the girl is his daughter. He tries to put his hand on the head of girl who moves away from Babar. Majeed then realizes what would have passed on Kosar and accepts the girl as a daughter.^[3]

Main theme song Bewafa Zamanay me was composed by Waqar Ali and sung by Tina Sani. It was written by Mehmood Akhtar. Waris Shah's Punjabi poetry was used in second theme song, which was sung by Master Aslam. The music video was made with Tina Sani and slow versions of songs were used in key situations.

4th Lux Style Awards

• Nominated - Best TV Serial (2005).
• Nominated - Best TV Actress (2005) - Maria Wasti.
• Nominated - Best TV Actor (2005) - Abid Ali. And
• Nominated - Best TV Director (2005) - Kamran Qureshi.

• Sarkar Sahab
• Riyasat
• Makan
• Manzil
• Ishq Ki Inteha
• Choti Si Kahani

• Moorat at IMDb

External videos
A promotional video of Moorat

• Director's Website
• Facebook Page
• ARY Official Website
• Maria Wasti on set of Moorat
• Adid Ali on set of Moorat
• Humayun Saeed & Kamran Qureshi's Interview
• Abdullah Kadwani's Interview
• Seema Ghazal's Interview
• Kashif Mehmood on set of Moorat
• Waqar Ali's Interview
• Tina Sani's Interview
• Munawar Saeed on set of Moorat
• Deeba on set of Moorat
• Mehmood Akhtar on set of Moorat
• M Warsi on set of Moorat
• Perveen Akbar on set of Moorat
• Adnan Jelani on set of Moorat
• Naeem Rizvi on set of Moorat