Aroosa

1992 Pakistani television series

Aroosa

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عروسہ
Genre| Family
Drama
Written by| Fatima Surayya Bajia[1]
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 (1992) –
1994 (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

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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

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* 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

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### Casting

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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

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