Munafiq (TV series)
| Munafiq | |
|---|---|
 Official title card | |
| منافق | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Hina Huma Nafees |
| Directed by | Saleem Ghanchi |
| Starring | Fatima Effendi Adeel Chaudhry Mariyam Nafees Bilal Qureshi |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| No. of episodes | 60 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Abdullah Kadwani Asad Qureshi |
| Production locations | Karachi, Sindh |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera setup |
| Production company | 7th Sky Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Geo Entertainment |
| Release | 27 January – 15 April 2020 |
Munafiq (Urdu: منافق, lit. 'Hypocrite') is a 2020 Pakistani family soap television series premiered on Geo Entertainment on 27 January 2020. It is produced by Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi under 7th Sky Entertainment.[1] The show revolves around Ujala played by Fatima Effendi, hails from middle-class background. She confronts her insecurities upon her marriage into an upper class influential family. It also features Adeel Chaudhary, Mariyam Nafees, Marina Khan and Mehmood Akhtar in pivot roles.[2][3][4][5]
The show received major success; in the 7:00 PM slot and got a lot of YouTube views from Pakistan as well as India; it also trended in both countries on YouTube. It received the highest ever ratings of 7:00 pm slot in Pakistan's history, by garnering TRPs of 22 and peaking at 30.3 TRPs.[6] The series is also available on Viu app for Middle East region.
Cast
[edit]- Fatima Effendi as Ujala, Armaan's first wife, Sabiha's daughter-in-law and Anum, Raza and Zohaib's sister
- Adeel Chaudhry as Armaan, Ujala and Sobia's husband, Sabiha's only son, a politician (Dead)
- Mariyam Nafees as Sobia, Armaan's second wife
- Bilal Qureshi as Hamza, Armaan and Sobia's friend, Ujala's love interest
- Marina Khan as Sabiha Begum, A politician, Arman's mother
- Sajida Syed as Zareena, Ujala, Anum, Raza and Zohaib's mother
- Sabiha Hashmi as Armaan's grandmother, Sabiha's mother-in-law (Dead)
- Mehmood Akhtar as Ujala, Anum, Raza, and Zohaib's father (Dead)
- Agha Talal as Zohaib, Ujala, Raza, and Anum's brother (Dead)
- Hira Ahmed as Anum, Ujala, Raza and Zohaib's sister
- Owais Sheikh as Raza, Ujala, Anum, and Zohaib's brother
- Seemi Pasha as Shaheen, Sobia's mother
- Mizna Waqas as Ramsha, Hamza's cousin
- Imran Rizvi as Adeel, Ramsha's husband
- Kainat Angel as Noor, Hamza's niece
References
[edit]- ^ "Faysal Quraishi makes TV comeback with 'Muqaddar'". Daily Times. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Meet Pakistani cinema's stars of tomorrow". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Shabbir, Buraq. "From Tanhaiyaan to Dil Kiya Karey". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Ayeza and Danish Taimoor reunite for 7th Sky Entertainment's 'Meher Posh'". Daily Times. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "'Raaz-e-Ulfat' starring Yumna and Shahzad Sheikh to go on air soon". Daily Times. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "'Munafiq' comes to its end with record-breaking ratings and an eye-opening message". Daily Times. 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.