Questions Regarding Pak Dramas

Originally posted by: khamosshhh

Do Pak Dramas finish the whole shoot and only then get aired or is the shooting in progress at the time of it's airing?

Also do the dramas decide on a fixed number of episodes before they get aired or episodes get extended due to popularity?

And are there no daily soaps whatsoever ?

Originally posted by: khisher

Yaar first the whole drama is shooted and then it is aired after two months approximately...
Most of the dramas have fixed episodes..it was humsafar whose episodes were extended although it was supposed to be of only 19 epis...
Yeah there are daily soaps too,,,airing on from mon-thursday usually...

Originally posted by: khamosshhh

Do Pak Dramas finish the whole shoot and only then get aired or is the shooting in progress at the time of it's airing?

Also do the dramas decide on a fixed number of episodes before they get aired or episodes get extended due to popularity?

And are there no daily soaps whatsoever ?

Originally posted by: starstruckk

They're fixed episodes from the beginning. The actors shoot beforehand and sometimes they extend the show due to the ratings/popular demand.

The only show that comes to mind where the actors were actually asked to come back on sets to continue shooting because they wanted to extend the show due to ratings was Shukk which aired recently. They extended the show for 10 more episodes and Adeel, Sanam Saeed and Ayesha Khan actually started shooting again, while the show was airing, for that extension.

Humsafar was not a similar case. They stretched the show out with whatever the actors had already shot and then asked Mahira and Fawad to shoot another rain scene for the end. Shukk actually had the actors back on set due to its ratings. Shukk ended up having 10 more episodes which they shot for despite the show still being on air.

Originally posted by: khamosshhh

Ah thnx for the explanation nd actually one of my reasons for asking dis was coz of Shukk. I recently watched it nd read comments dat it got extended nd I had assumed dat d dramas were completely shot before getting aired.

Originally posted by: Arsal-AK

Yes, the whole shoot is finished before they bring the dramas on-air.

Yes, the number of episode is also decided beforehand.During the post production phase I guess.Most dramas now have 22-25 episodes.The only exceptions that I can think of are Shukk, they ruined such a good show by doing extra episodes😡, and Payare Afzal.But back in the good old days they used to have 13-15 episodes max.

You should watch some of those.Almost every play used to amazing.Each story was unique, fresh and captivating.Btw my Mom says this and after watching some of them, I tend to agree with her.Those are just a class above everything.

There are daily soaps as well, but I don't bother watching them.They are bad in general and stretch for quite a period.Most people here get annoyed with dramas that have 22 episodes and call them dragging and what not.So, soaps ka to koi chance hi nahi hai.😆