Aroosa

*Aroosa*
Aroosa
	Title screen
	عروسہ
Genre	Family; Drama
Written by	Fatima Surayya Bajia
Directed by	Qasim Jalali
Starring	Ghazala Kaifee; Shakeel; Mishi Khan; Adnan Siddiqui; Neelofar Abbasi; Ishrat Hashmi;
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	16
Original release
Network	PTV
Release	1992 –; 1994

Aroosa (Urdu: عروسہ, lit. 'Bride') is a 1992 Pakistani television series that aired on PTV, written by Fatima Surayya Bajia based on Zubaida Khatoon's eponymous novel, and directed by Qasim Jalali.^[2] It was the debut serial of Adnan Siddiqui and Mishi Khan.^[3]

Synopsis

Tofique (Shakeel) is a barrister, who shared a close bond with his younger (Neelofar) and (Ishrat) older sisters but neglected his wife Anjum (Ghazala). Tofique divorced Anjum when their daughter Uroosa (Mishi) was just a baby. His second marriage with a refined, educated woman creates complications as his sisters find her hard to tolerate.^[4]

Cast

Ghazala Kaifee as Anjum
Shakeel as Tofique
Mishi Khan as Uroosa
Adnan Siddiqui as Shehryar^[5]
Neelofar Abbasi as Choti Aapa
Ishrat Hashmi as Naeema
Rizwan Wasti as Rafi
Sultana Zafar as Atiya
Mazhar Ali as Aftab
Zaheen Tahira as Khala Jee
Humayun Mehboob as Munir
Ayesha Khan as Shireen
Nafees Hassan as Salma
Shama Junejo as Arifa
Zafar Ali as Zawar
Subhani Ba Yunus as Doctor

Production

Casting

The lead role of Shehryar, before offering to Siddiqui was earlier offered to Aijaz Aslam who refused it due to his study engagements.^[6]

References

^ "Death anniversary of Fatima Surayya Bajia observed". Radio Pakistan. 10 February 2022.
^ فیصل ظفر, سعدیہ امین (5 August 2014). "ہر دور کے سب سے مقبول 20 پاکستانی ڈرامے". Dawn News. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
^ "انور مقصود ملک کا ایک عظیم اثاثہ ہیں، عدنان صدیقی". Daily Pakistan. 8 February 2022.
^ Ríos, Diana I.; Lin, Carolyn A. (18 October 2021). Television Dramas and the Global Village: Storytelling Through Race and Gender. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-7936-1353-0. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
^ "'میرے پاس تم ہو" کے عدنان صدیقی: 'دنیا بھر میں میرے جیسے ادھیڑ عمر کے لوگ ہیرو آتے ہیں"". BBC News. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
^ "Aijaz Aslam: Between the realms of fashion and acting". The Express Tribune. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2025.

[1] "Death anniversary of Fatima Surayya Bajia observed". Radio Pakistan. 10 February 2022.

[[[Dawn_News]]-2] فیصل ظفر, سعدیہ امین (5 August 2014). "ہر دور کے سب سے مقبول 20 پاکستانی ڈرامے". Dawn News. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

[3] "انور مقصود ملک کا ایک عظیم اثاثہ ہیں، عدنان صدیقی". Daily Pakistan. 8 February 2022.

[4] Ríos, Diana I.; Lin, Carolyn A. (18 October 2021). Television Dramas and the Global Village: Storytelling Through Race and Gender. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-7936-1353-0. Retrieved 6 March 2025.

[5] "'میرے پاس تم ہو" کے عدنان صدیقی: 'دنیا بھر میں میرے جیسے ادھیڑ عمر کے لوگ ہیرو آتے ہیں"". BBC News. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2025.

[6] "Aijaz Aslam: Between the realms of fashion and acting". The Express Tribune. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2025.

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