Aroosa Explained

Aroosa (ur|{{Nq|عروسہ) is a 1994 Pakistani television series that aired on PTV, written by Fatima Surayya Bajia based on Zubaida Khatoon's eponymous novel, and directed by Qasim Jalali.^[1] It was the debut serial of Adnan Siddiqui and Mishi Khan.^[2]

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.^[3]

Cast

• Ghazala Kaifee as Anjum (Uroosa's mother)
• Shakeel as Tofique (Uroosa's father)
• Mishi Khan as Uroosa (Anjum and Tofique's daughter)
• Adnan Siddiqui as Shehryar (Uroosa's husband)^[4]
• Neelofar Abbasi as Choti Aapa (Tofique's younger sister)
• Ishrat Hashmi as Naeema (Tofique's older sister)
• Rizwan Wasti as Rafi
• Sultana Zafar as Atiya (Uroosa's aunt)
• 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.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: ہر دور کے سب سے مقبول 20 پاکستانی ڈرامے. Dawn News. August 5, 2014. June 21, 2022. سعدیہ امین. فیصل ظفر.
2. Web site: انور مقصود ملک کا ایک عظیم اثاثہ ہیں، عدنان صدیقی. Daily Pakistan. February 8, 2022.
3. Book: Ríos . Diana I. . Lin . Carolyn A. . Television Dramas and the Global Village: Storytelling Through Race and Gender . 18 October 2021 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-7936-1353-0 . 88 . en.
4. Web site: 'میرے پاس تم ہو" کے عدنان صدیقی: 'دنیا بھر میں میرے جیسے ادھیڑ عمر کے لوگ ہیرو آتے ہیں". BBC News. December 31, 2020.
5. Web site: Aijaz Aslam: Between the realms of fashion and acting. The Express Tribune. January 23, 2022.