Pakistan, Sept. 17 -- Hina Dilpazeer's iconic Momo character was originally planned as a one-episode appearance on Bulbulay. Ayesha Omar has revealed that the character was not initially intended to become part of the main cast. The revelation came during Omar's appearance on Good Morning Pakistan.

Omar said Bulbulay looked very different when it first premiered in 2009. The original cast featured Nabeel Zafar as Nabeel, Omar as Khoobsurat and Mehmood Aslam as Mehmood Sahab. Their storyline was initially designed around the three characters.

According to Omar, Dilpazeer joined the sitcom as a guest performer. She was brought in to portray Nabeel's mother for a single episode. That episode reportedly attracted strong ratings and received...