Mangoes is a Pakistani Canadian television series directed by Khurram Suhrwardy and produced by Adeel Suhrwardy and Khurram Suhrwardy under the production banner of Suhrwardy Brothers. The story revolves around the lives of young South Asians living in Canada. The series was first premiered on 27 June 2012 on ATN Canada and it ended after seven episodes. The second season began on 29 September 2016 on ATN.[1] The third season Mangoes: a slice of life began in September 2019 on YouTube.[2]
| Mangoes | |
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| Also known as | مینگوز |
| Genre | Drama Comedy |
| Written by | Adeel Suhrwardy Khurram Suhrwardy |
| Directed by | Khurram Suhrwardy |
| Starring | Adeel Suhrwardy Maha Warsi Khurram Suhrwardy Jessica Siegner Anokhi Dalvi |
| Narrated by | Adeel Suhrwardy |
| Theme music composer |
(Season 1)
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| Opening theme |
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| Composers | Alamgir Taha Malik |
| Country of origin | Canada Pakistan |
| Original languages | Urdu English Punjabi |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Adeel Suhrwardy Khurram Suhrwardy |
| Production locations | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Running time | 20 minutes |
| Production company | Suhrwardy Brothers |
| Original release | |
| Network | ATN Canada Jadoo TV |
| Release | June 27, 2012 |
Plot
editThe story revolves around a group of three friends 2 from Pakistan and 1 from India and their lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Cast and characters
editMain cast
edit- Adeel Suhrwardy as Sami
- Maha Warsi as Asha
- Khurram Suhrwardy as Rakkay
Theme song
editKeh Dena is the theme song for the series and has become very popular after its release in November 2011. On YouTube the official video of the song has been viewed more than 500,000 times.[3]
It was sung by Canadian singer Kristie Yung as a tribute to Pakistani singer Alamgir. The latter performs the song together with Yung.[4] It was originally recorded by Alamgir in the 80s and was included in his album "Alamgir Sings For Himself"
References
edit- ^ "The summer of Mangoes the Series".
- ^ NewsBytes. "Mangoes: A Slice of Life is the first original Urdu show to air in North America". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
- ^ Kristie Yung/Alamgir (2011). Keh Dena (in Urdu). Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
- ^ "Elvis of the east". 2011-11-19. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
External links
edit- Mangoes official website
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