Azar Ki Ayegi Baraat is a Pakistani

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. The show stars

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, Saba Hameed, Bushra Ansari,

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, and

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. The show was telecast in Pakistan in November 2009.

Plot

Azar ( Hassan Niazi) is an orphan and he lives with his wealthy paternal uncle, Shoqat Chaudhary (

) and his uncle's wife Saima Chaudhary ( Bushra Ansari) in

Faisalabad Faisalabad (; Punjabi/ ur, , ; ), formerly known as Lyallpur ( Punjabi, Urdu: لائل پور), named after the founder of the city, but was renamed in 1977 in honour of late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. It is the 3rd largest city of Pak ...

. Saima is an obscure fashion designer and she is humorously silly. Shoqat and Saima also have a son, Waqar Chaudhary and a daughter, Dolly. Waqar (better known by his nickname Vicky) is studying in

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and is secretly married to a Sikh woman, Neetu, over there. In fact, Neetu is expecting. On the other hand, Dolly is a flirt and she is slightly interested in her cousin, Azar, despite the fact that Azar refused to marry her. Azar is betrothed to Sila (

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). Sila lives in

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with her mother, Rabia ( Saba Hameed) and her maternal grandmother, Mehr-un-Nisa (

). Mehr-un-Nisa is the head of her family. Eight years have passed since the separation of Rabia and Sila's father, Faraz Ahmad (

). Their separation is attributed to misunderstandings, and the sceptical and obstinate nature of Rabia. Rabia and Faraz also have another daughter, Ana who is married and detests her father. However, Sila is secretly in touch with her father and calls him to attend her marriage against her mother's will. Rabia and Ana are upset to see Faraz at their home, however, Mehr-un-Nisa warmly welcomes him. On the other hand, Waqar arrives in Karachi along with Neetu to attend Azar's marriage. He tells his parents about his marriage when his mother forces him to propose to Laila, Sila's close friend. Faraz and Rabia’s relationship gets more tense, especially after the arrival of Faraz' ex. However, Ana develops a soft corner for her father. Sila gets despondent to realise that her mother's future is gloomy without her father and her parents will never reunite. Sila gets even more despondent when she watches a video in which Azar and Dolly are sitting closely together in a restaurant. Consequently, she gets reluctant to marry Azar, for she believes that her marriage will end up like that of her parents'. However, Faraz and Rabia’s relationship is rekindled just a day before their daughter's marriage, moreover, during the events of marriage, Dolly gets interested in Nabeel, Sila's friend who was earlier slightly interested in Sila. Finally, Sila happily marries Azar.

Cast

as Faraz Ahmad * Bushra Ansari as Saima Chaudhary *

as Mehr-un-Nisa * Saba Hameed as Rabia Ahmad *

as Nazeer Ahmed Chaudhary *

as Sila Ahmad/Sila Azar Chaudhary * Hassan Niazi as Azar Chaudhary *

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as Laila ChaudhAry *

Natasha Ali Natasha Ali is a Pakistani actress, model and host. She is known for her roles in '' Talafi'', ''Khaas'', ''Mushk'' and ''Malaal-e-Yaar''. Biography and career She was born on January 01, 1988 in Lahore, Pakistan. She completed her studies from ...

as Dolly Memon *

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as Sukaina Mela *

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as Mushtaq's mother * Raheel Butt as Nabeel * Mehreen Rafi as Ana

Guest Appearance

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as Herself *

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as Soniya * Faisal Qureshi as Himself *

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as Herself *

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as Himself

Broadcast

Due to the popularity of the series, the series was rerun on the network and later on sister channel,

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. In

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, the show was aired on Zindagi channel in 2015.Zindagi: Azar Ki Ayegi Baraat
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References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt11646326 2009 Pakistani television series debuts 2009 Pakistani television series endings Pakistani comedy television series Comedy-drama television series Geo TV original programming Zee Zindagi original programming