Mariam Khan – Reporting Live Explained

Genre:Drama[1]
Creative Director:Siddhartha Vankar
Composer:Neeraj Shridhar
Country:India
Language:Hindi
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:170
Camera:Multi-camera
Runtime:30 min approx
Company:Somersault Productions
Network:StarPlus

Mariam Khan - Reporting Live is an Indian television series that aired on Star Plus and Disney+ Hotstar. The series premiered on 21 May 2018, and was produced by Majid Azam and Afaque Azam. It starred Mahima Makwana and Param Singh.[2]

The show ended on 11 January 2019, completing 170 episodes, and was replaced by the serial Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji.[3]

Plot

Set in Bhopal, Mariam Khan is an imaginative and curious eight-year-old dyslexic child who doesn't take things at face value.[4] She is the youngest member of a large family. Her grandfather is the patriarch. She idolizes her uncle and foster father Majaaz, an idealistic journalist and newspaper owner. She plans to be a reporter and shares an emotional bond with Majaaz. Her mother's only concern is marrying off her daughters, while Mariam plans to become a reporter. However, many years later, Mariam's real mother or Majaaz's sister, who left for Pakistan after marriage, comes back to retrieve Mariam. Emotionally blackmailing the family, she takes Mariam to Pakistan. Unaware, she learns that Majaaz is her uncle and she is brought here to use her bone narrow on her brother. In the hospital, Mariam's mother leaves her phone in Mariam's cabin. She uses it contact her family, thus, she is saved. Unbeknownst to the younger generation, Majaaz is accused of terrorism and shot dead after Rehaan gets shot dead due to misunderstanding plotted by Rifat that he belongs to terrorist group while a pilgrim, Anjum takes away young Mariam.

10 years later

Grown up, Mariam adopts the name Manjeet Kaur to escape her past and begins living in Amritsar and working as an independent cab driver. While taking her passenger to meet Fawad (in fact her foster mother Madeeha's fraternal nephew), she is shocked to see Majaaz's photo in his hand. She suspects him and tries to learn more of her father.

Later on, Mariam learns that her ostensibly dead family is actually alive and her house didn't burn down. Madeeha's sister-in-law, and Zain and Fawad's mother, Rifat misled Mariam that they died so that she could own the ancestral home in her name. Mariam and Fawad fall in love. Alive, Majaaz turns out to be innocent and joins them. Fawad and Mariam get married.

Fawad and his ex-girlfriend, Bhakti's daughter, Cheeku enters. Later, it is exposed that she isn't his daughter. In reality, Rifat ask Bhakti to say so, but she refused. She then killed Bhakti and falsely stated that Cheeku is Fawad's daughter. Rifat is arrested. Mariam and Fawad adopt Cheeku, and everyone lives happily thereafter.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Special appearances

Soundtrack

Mariam Khan Reporting Live
Original Sound Track
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:Rahul Jain
Genre:Romance
Soundtrack
Language:Hindi

Mariam Khan Reporting Live's soundtrack is written and composed by Rahul Jain. O Rangrez, sung by Rahul Jain was released on 21 May 2018.

Neeraj Shridhar sung and composed the title track of this show.[6]

Production

The show took over the time slot of Yeh Hai Mohabbatein and the latter was shifted to late night slot.

In September 2018, actress Priyanka Kandwal quit the show as she doesn't want to age after the leap. In the same month, actor Avinash Mishra quit as he was dissatisfied with the screen time given to his character.[7] Paras Kalnawat also quit the show as he was disappointment with the makers as they didn't offer him the lead character role as they promised after makers did a sad ending to his character Rehaan, the worst suffering character of show by his tragic death.[8]

It initially started Deshna Dugad. Owing to low ratings, the storyline took a leap which started Mahima Makwana and Param Singh.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mariam Khan - Reporting Live streaming on Hotstar. Hotstar. 21 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Replacing Ye Hai Mohabbatein is an added advantage, says Sheena Bajaj of Mariam Khan - Reporting Live. The Times of India. 14 May 2018.
  3. News: Mariam Khan: Reporting Live's Khalid Siddiqui says it's sad that the show is going off the air. 6 January 2019. Times Of India.
  4. Web site: Mariam Khan - Reporting Live set in bhopal - Google Search . 2022-05-13 . www.google.com.
  5. News: Surveen Chawla to do a cameo in TV Show Mariam Khan. The Times of India. 22 November 2018. 19 August 2019.
  6. Web site: Neeraj Shridhar composes title track of 'Mariam Khan...'. 7 May 2018. The Quint.
  7. News: Mariam Khan Reporting Live actress Priyanka Kandwal to quit the show; here's why. 13 September 2018. Times Of India.
  8. News: Paras Kalnawat pens down an emotional goodbye post for his entire team of Mariam Khan - Reporting Live; see pic. 15 September 2018. Times Of India.
  9. Web site: Post leap, Mahima Makwana to play Manjeet in Mariam Khan – Reporting Live. Apn News.