''Aunn Zara'' ( ur, ) is a Pakistan drama series telecast on

A-Plus Entertainment A-Plus TV is a Pakistani entertainment TV channel. Its chairman is Abdul Jabbar. A-Plus presents a mix of programs ranging from drama serials, sitcoms, soaps, music shows, Reality shows, morning shows, Talk shows, health shows and magazine sho ...

. It revolves around a married couple spoilt by their respective families and are desperate to escape this attention. It is based on

Faiza Iftikhar Faiza Iftikhar is a Pakistani writer, author, novelist and screenwriter. She is active in the Pakistani television industry and known for her romantic and social plays. Her popular plays include ''Dil Lagi'', ''Aunn Zara'', ''Ranjha Ranjha Ka ...

's novel, ''Hisaar-e-Mohabbat'' (''Fort of Love'') and is directed by

Haissam Hussain Haissam Hussain is a Pakistani television and film director known for directed a number of critically acclaimed television serials such as ''Noorpur Ki Rani'' (2009), ''Akbari Asghari'' (2011), ''Durr-e-Shehwar'' (2012) and ''Aunn Zara'' (2013). H ...

. It stars

Maya Ali Maryam Tanveer, known by her stage name Maya Ali ( ur, ; born ), is a Pakistani actress. She made her debut with a brief role in telenovela ''Durr-e-Shehwar'' and later received praise for portraying the titular characters in ''Aik Nayee Cin ...

and

Osman Khalid Butt Osman Khalid Butt ( ur, ; born 9 February 1986) is a Pakistani film, television and theatre actor, writer and choreographer. He is best known for his role as Wali Sohaib Khan in Diyar-E-Dil , Faaz Ibrahim in Chupke Chupke and Malik Shahzain in E ...

Plot

The story revolves around the lives of Aunn and Zara. Aunn being the only male in his family is overtly pampered by everyone. Zara lives with her father and grandfather. Her father, Jamshed, a retired army officer, wants Zara to join the air force. However, Zara wants to have a family life. Aunn and Zara's first encounter upsets them. A misunderstanding lands Aunn's proposal in front of Zara's family. Unaware of the proposal, Zara lies to her father that she loves Aunn. When Aunn and Zara discover who they are marrying, they resist but eventually get married. The duo spend time together and eventually fall in love. Aunn realizes that his family is overbearing, and he cannot spend time with Zara. He creates misunderstandings between Zara and his family. Soon a rift gets created between Zara and Aunn's family, resulting in Aunn and Zara shifting to another house. Zara learns that she is pregnant. Zara's friend, Shehna, clears the misunderstanding between Nighat and Zara. Meanwhile, Aunn informs his family about Zara's pregnancy. Aunn's family gets excited, but they fear that Zara might want to keep them away from the baby. Nighat informs the family about Aunn's past actions leading to the strained relationship with Zara. Aunn also confesses his mistakes. Zara eventually reconciles with Aunn's family.

Cast

as Zara *

as Aunn *

Irfan Khoosat Irfan Khoosat ( Punjabi, ur, ) (born 9 June 1946) is a Pakistani actor, producer and a well-known comedian. He is famous for his comic role as ''Hawaldar Karamdad'' in the TV series Andhera Ujala (1984-1985) in which he portrayed a simpleton ...

as Zara's paternal grandfather * Nasreen Qureshi as Aunn's paternal grandmother *

Hina Khawaja Bayat Hina Khawaja Bayat ( ur, ) is a Pakistani actress whose appearances include ''Uraan, Ishq Gumshuda, Aunn Zara, Humsafar, Zindagi Gulzar Hai, Muqaddas'' and ''Shehr-e-Zaat'' and '' Baaghi''. Early life Hina is ethnically Kashmiri and lives i ...

as Husna *

Sabreen Hisbani Sabreen Hisbani ( ur, ) is a Pakistani television actress. She worked in an airline company at Pakistan as airhostess and She also has worked in acclaimed drama serials including ''Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain'', ''Nikhar Gaye Gulab Sare'', ''Saat ...

as Nighat * Mukarram Kaleem as Manzar *

Adnan Jaffar Adnan Jaffar ( ur, ) is a Pakistani actor and former anchor from Karachi. He is known for his work in theatre, film and television industry of Pakistan for which he is extensively appreciated. Career Adnan began his career after attending Nat ...

as Zara's father Jamshed * Yasir Masher as Aunn's paternal Uncle * Mahira Bhatti as Shehna * Saima Saleem as Aunn's paternal aunt

Soundtrack

The theme song (original soundtrack) "Aunn Zara" was composed by MAD Music with the lyrics by Awais Sohail. It was sung by Athar and Ragini. Other background music are also composed by MAD music.

Broadcast and release

National and international broadcast

The show rebroadcast in Pakistan on

ATV (Pakistan) ATV is a Pakistani General Entertainment Channel which airs acquired serials from other channels like A Plus and PTV Home. It also shows kids programs as well as talk shows and Morning Show. Shalimar Recording & Broadcasting Company Limited (SR ...

with the title ''Deewane Do''. ''Aunn Zara'' broadcast in

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

on Zindagi started 23 June 2014. It was for the first time, a series had been broadcast from start to finish within 20 days. In

USA The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...

, it was broadcast on Zee TV USA in April 2016. In UK, it premiered on Lamhe TV UK in May 2014. In

Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabian Peninsula, Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Anatolia, Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Pro ...

, the show was broadcast on Zee TV ME. Zee Zindagi made its shows available on Direct To Home Platform through a Value Added Service on 23rd May, 2022. The channel was made available on Tata Play as Tata Play Zindagi on Channel Number 154, on Dish and D2h as Zindagi Active on Channel Number 117 and on Airtel as Airtel Zindagi on Channel Number 102.

Digital release

The show was made available on

ZEE5 ZEE5 is an Indian subscription video on-demand and over-the-top streaming service, run by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It was launched in India on 14 February 2018 with content in 12 languages. The ZEE5 mobile app is available on Web, Androi ...

as VOD in 2020.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Aunn Zara
Facebook page
Official Website
at

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