The trailer for the much-awaited Zee5 series Dhoop Ki Deewar was released on Tuesday. The trailer receive immense response from fans, who were excitedly waiting for Sajal Aly and Ahad Raza Mir starrer series. However, others were not happy with the idea of a cross-border love story.
After the trailer came out, the series and the writer Umera Ahmed came under attacks of criticism and backlash on the Internet for portraying a loved story between a Pakistani Muslim girl and a Hindu Indian boy.
Acclaimed writer Ahmed had faced severe backlash for promoting a Pakistan-India/Muslim-Hindu love story. Netizens called the writer anti-Pakistani for her latest work.
Responding to the criticism, Ahmed clarified that she had not written Dhoop Ki Deewar specifically for Zee5. She explained that the series was written back in 2018, much before tensions between the countries had escalated, along with three other stories namely Alif, Laal, and Eik Jhooti Love Story.
Ahmed also clarified that Dhoop Ki Deewar isn’t a love story. Instead, she called it a “social tragedy” and the real focus of the series is what the families of martyred soldiers have to face when they lose their loved ones.
The plot of Dhoop ki Deewar revolves around two young lovers from Pakistan and India amid rising tensions between the two states. “Will fate bring them together or their future be decided by the border?”
The series is the Sajal and Ahad’s first project together since their marriage. The other star cast includes Manzar Sehbai, Sawera Nadeem, Samiya Mumtaz, Zaib Rehman, Samina Ahmed, Zoya Nasir, and child star Sami Khan. It is directed by Haseeb Hassan.
Dhoop ki Deewar will be available for streaming from June 25.
