Udaari (2016)
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Cast & Crew.
Urwa Hocane
Meera Majid
Samiya Mumtaz
Sajida Bibi (Sajjo / Tahira)
Farhan Saeed
Taimoor Arshad (Arsh)
Ahsan Khan
Imtiaz Ali Sheikh
Bushra Ansari
Rasheeda Bibi (Sheedan)
Maryam Fatima
Farwa Murad
Laila Zuberi
Muneera Khalid
Ins-e-Yazdan
Ejaz Majid / Jaaze
Rehan Sheikh
Majid
Adnan Saeed
Haris Khalid
Hina Altaf Khan
Zeb-un-Nisa Pervaiz / Zebo / Komal
Behroze Sabzwari
Khalid
Malika Zafar
Maleeha Khalid / Milli
Haris Waheed
Ilyas
Aqeel Abbas
Iqbal / Baalay
Farhat Ishtiaq
Writer / Screenplay / Writer / Screenplay
Mohammed Ehteshamuddin
Director
Muhammad Ali Sooni
Editor
Sohail Haider
Original Music Composer
Ali Raza Ansari
Editor
Sahir Ali Bagga
Original Music Composer
Shehraz Fiyaz
Editor
Sultana Siddiqui
Development Producer
Azhar Ali
Cinematography
Mehmood Ali
Editor
Momina Duraid
Producer
Ambar Wajid
Afrooz
Aliya Jamshed
Ilyas's mother
Arjumand Hussain
Arsh's father
Rashida Tabassum
Durdana
Saife Hassan
Malik Iftikhar Hussain
Shakeel Yousuf
Judge
Akbar Islam
Rana (Lawyer)
Areesha Ahsan
Zebo / Komal
Saad
Ejaz / Jaaze
Hasan Sheheryar Yasin
Cameo
Hadiqa Kiani
Playback Singer / Cameo
Emo
Cameo
Babar Zaheer
Cameo
Nasrullah Khan
Alina Chaudhry
Urooj Khan
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 10, 2016
Original Nameاڈاری
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes25
Running Time50m
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
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Udaari (title from Punjabi: اڈاری; lit: To fly) is an Urdu and Punjabi language social Pakistani television series that was created and co-produced by Kashf Foundation and Momina Duraid for Hum TV. It focused on the social and economic marginalisation of citizens in Pakistani rural society alongside highlighting deeply rooted issues such as child sexual abuse, gender discrimination and violence against women. It was aired from 10 April 2016 to 4 September 2016. The show is written by Farhat Ishtiaq and directed by Mohammed Ehteshamuddin. The plot of Udaari centres on the families of two Punjabi villagers Sheedan and Sajida. Sheedan faces discrimination as she is in the performing arts and is looked down upon as belonging to the "Marasis" which is a derogatory term when referring to musicians. Whereas Sajda is a widow and a struggling single mother working as a maid for her daughter's upbringing, she decides to marry Imtiaz for her daughter's wellbeing. Story takes a turn when Sheedan's daughter Ameera accuses Imtiaz of sexually harassing her.Udaari has an ensemble cast with Bushra Ansari as Sheedan, Samiya Mumtaz as Sajida, Urwa Hocane as Ameera, Farhan Saeed as Arsh, Ahsan Khan as Imtiaz, and Hina Altaf Khan/Areesha Ahsan as Zebo. The show is set in the village of Mirpur and urban areas of Punjab.
Udaari received positive reviews from critics and audiences throughout its broadcast, critics considered the sensitive issues within the story's arc well-drafted and well-composed, and also lauded the entire cast's performance, it also scored highest ratings in 2016 and was ranked as the highest rated TV series of 2016 season. At the 5th Hum Awards, Udaari won the most for the ceremony including, Best Drama Serial - Jury and Best Drama Serial - Popular for Momina Duraid.