''Jaal'' ( Trap) is a Pakistani

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drama Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a g ...

television series premiered on 1 March 2019 on

Hum TV Hum TV is a 24-hour Urdu General Entertainment TV channel based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded by Sultana Siddiqui and Duraid Qureshi. It is owned by Hum Network Limited and traded on Pakistan Stock Exchange as (HUMNL). Hum Network ...

. It is co-produced by

Momina Duraid Momina Duraid ( ur, ) is a Pakistani director and producer. She is a senior producer and creative head of television network Hum TV and CEO of her own production company MD Productions. She has produced and created several series including ' ...

and Moomal Shunaid under their banner

MD Productions MD Productions is a Pakistani television and film production company based in Karachi, Pakistan. It is founded by Momina Duraid and Duraid Qureshi, son of Sultana Siddiqui. History The company has produced television serials such as '' Zindagi ...

and Moomal Entertainment. It stars

Imran Ashraf Imran Ashraf Awan (born 11 September 1989) is a Pakistani actor and writer. Ashraf appeared in '' Dil Lagi'', '' Alif Allah Aur Insaan'' and '' Raqs-e-Bismil''. He is best known for portraying mentally challenged Bhola in ''Ranjha Ranjha Kardi ...

, Sumbul Iqbal, Ali Kazmi and Sukaina Khan in leading roles.

Plot

The story proceeds focusing on Esha ( Sumbul Iqbal) as a successful working woman married to her co-worker Arsal ( Ali Kazmi) who happens to be her subordinate and insecure of her escalating career relative to his dampening profile both in the office and the family. Esha's sister, Zonia ( Sukaina Khan), turn the tables when she embarks on an illicit relationship with Arsal eventually ending up getting herself married to him leaving Esha at verge of a heart-wrenching divorce as both families hit a low and when all the blood relations turn cold, Esha's mother ( Ismat Zaidi), makes a will to her before dying to marry Arsal's younger brother Zaid (

) who secretly loves her.

Cast

as Zaid Arshad * Sumbul Iqbal as Esha Jameel * Ali Kazmi as Arsal Arshad * Sukaina Khan as Zonia * Ismat Zaidi as Sakina Jameel, Esha, Zonia and Asad's mother (dead) * Khalid Anam as Jameel Siddiqui (dead) * Anam Tanveer as Sherina, Asad's wife *Naveed Raza as Asad, Esha and Zonia's elder brother *

Shabbir Jan Shabbir Jan ( ur, ) is a Pakistani television actor who has appeared in many TV drama serials, such as ''Wafa'', '' Makan'', ''Andata'', ''Survival of a Woman'', '' Zindagi Dhoop Tum Ghana Saya'', ''Umrao Jaan'', ''Jangloos,'' '' Shab e Gham,' ...

as Arshad Ahmed *

Farah Nadeem Farah Nadeem is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas '' Jaal'', '' Adhoora Bandhan'', '' Tarap'', '' Besharam'', '' Aakhir Kab Tak'', '' Mere Humsafar'' and '' Kam Zarf''. Early life Farah was born on June 3, 1970 in Karachi ...

as Tehmina Arshad, Arsal's mother, Zonia's mother-in law *Asma Omer Khan as Amber, Arsal and Zaid's sister

Reception

Jaal was one of the most popular dramas of Hum TV during its run. Each episode has more than or near 1 million views. The first episode had over 2.1 million views. The show also received high TRPs and became a slot leader, and received 7.3 TRPs at its highest followed by a TRPs of 7.2.

References

External links

Official website
{{Hum TV Programs 2019 Pakistani television series debuts