''Bholi Bano'' ( ur, , lit=Naïve Bano) is a 2017 Pakistani drama serial directed by Furqan Adam, produced by Mastermind Production and written by

Samra Bukhari Samra Bukhari is a Pakistani novelist, screenwriter and playwright. She has written several television series for the satellite television networks in Pakistan since 2011 and is also associated with writing for Urdu Journals and Digest. Some of her ...

. It stars newcomer

Hiba Bukhari Hiba Qadir better known as Hiba Bukhari (, ur, ) is a Pakistani television actress. Hiba Bukhari has played a role of Seemal in the Hum TV's ''Thori Si Wafa'' (2017) for which she won the Hum Award for Best Soap Actress. She is known for her le ...

and

Syed Jibran Syed Jibran ( ur, ; born 14 October 1979, Jehlum) is a Pakistani actor and entrepreneur. He started his career with Pakistan Television Network. He made his cinema debut with '' Ghabrana Nahi Hai'' in 2022. Early life and education Born into ...

as Female and Male lead respectively.

Plot

The story of the serial is based upon a simple and innocent girl Bano who lives with her Nani and Mamu as her parents had died. Life changes for Bano when a landholder from internal Sindh, Tajdaar , falls in love with her. Bano was unaware of his love. Soon after Bano was married to her relatives son, Soban. There she faced hatred of Soban's step-mother and step-sister. She tries to find refuge in Soban but he is not courageous enough to fight for her and that's where Tajdaar steps in to help her but Bano, being a faithful girl, does not want any help from him.

Cast

as Bano *

as Tajdaar *

Arez Ahmed Syed Arez Ahmed is a Pakistani actor and model. He is known for his roles in '' Mehar Posh'', ''Kahin Deep Jaley'', ''Mera Rab Waris'', ''Mohabbat Daagh Ki Soorat'' and ''Uraan''. Early life Syed Arez was born in 1991 on 7 November in Karachi, P ...

as Soban *Namrah Shahid as Zeenia *

Humaira Bano Humaira Bano is Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in ''Mere Humdam'', ''Deewangi'', ''Ishq Zahe Naseeb'' and ''Jhoot''. Early life Humaira was born on December 17th, 1971 in Islamabad, Pakistan. She completed her studies from Univers ...

as Zeenia's mother *

Samina Ahmed Samina Ahmad is a Pakistani film and television actress, stage performer, producer and director. She is a veteran television actress with over 50 years of work experience in the Urdu entertainment industry. Ahmad performed for many of Pakistan ...

as Nani *

Farah Nadir Farah Nadir is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas ''Raqs-e-Bismil'', ''Hina Ki Khushboo'', ''Malaal-e-Yaar'', ''Bharosa Pyar Tera'', ''Daldal'', ''Ghisi Piti Mohabbat'' and ''Naqab Zan''. Early life Farah was born on Octob ...

as Bano's aunt *

Abdullah Kadwani Abdullah Kadwani (Urdu: ) is a Pakistani actor, producer and director. As of 2019, he holds the position of group managing director at Geo Entertainment, a leading television network in Pakistan. He is currently responsible for "Geo Entertain ...

Sajida Syed Sajida Syed is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas ''Mere Khudaya'', '' Darr Khuda Say'', ''Khaas'', ''Ab Dekh Khuda Kya Karta Hai'', '' Saas Bahu'', ''Jalan'' and ''Munafiq''. Early life Sajida was born on November 4, 1960 ...

as Kulsoom *

Waseem Abbas Waseem Abbas ( ur, وسِیم عبّاس) is a Pakistani television, film actor and director. He is known for his roles in television dramas for PTV and other networks, including ''Samundar'', ''Raat'', ''Ashiyana'', ''Family Front'', '' Landa ...

as Asghar *Imran Bukhari as Abid *

Hajra Yamin Hajra Yamin is a Pakistani actress who has appeared in Urdu television serials. She made her film debut with a supporting role in ''Maan Jao Na'' (2018). She later appeared as a leading lady in ''Pinky Memsaab'' (2018), which earned her a nomina ...

as Shela *

Kanwar Arsalan Kanwar Arsalan, is a Pakistani television actor and a model. Career Kanwar started his career as a Model but later entered in serials. He made his debut in Tum Jo Miley. After that he appeared in Pul Siraat, Talluq, Tahir-e-Lahoti, Kuch Unkah ...

as Kaif *

Zuhab Khan Zuhab Khan (Urdu: زوہاب خان; born in Karachi, May 4, 2001) is a young Pakistani actor who started acting by doing commercials and moved on to acting in serials. He starred in the drama ''Omar Dadi aur Gharwalay'', ''Mein Mummy aur Woh'', ...

as Tipu

Production

The serial was filmed in various areas of Sindh, including

Mirpur Khas Mirpur Khas ( Sindhi and ; ''meaning "Town of the most-high Mirs"'') is the capital city of the Mirpur Khas District and Mirpur Khas Division in the Sindh province, Pakistan. Mirpur Khas is the 16th largest city in Sindh province and the 80th ...

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...

and also in some internal villages of

Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...

Released

The drama was premiered on 27 February 2017 on Monday and Tuesday at 9:00 twice a week. It was one of the top rated and most watched serials of 2017. After the end of

Khaali Haath ''Khaali Haath'' ( ur, , lit=Empty Hand) is a Pakistani television series aired on Geo Entertainment on 6 February 2017. It is produced by Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi under 7th Sky Entertainment. It stars Aiman Khan, Ali Abbas, Shehzad ...

its timing changed to Mondays at 8:00 P.m.

References

{{Reflist 2017 Pakistani television series debuts Geo TV original programming Pakistani drama television series Urdu-language television shows