''Jhooti'' ( ur, , lit=Liar) is a 2020 Pakistani television series started airing on
ARY Digital
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from 1 February 2020.
Iqra Aziz
Iqra Aziz Hussain (born 24 November 1997) is a Pakistani actress who primarily works in Urdu television. She made her acting debut in 2014 with a supporting role shanzey in ''Kissey Apna Kahein''. Aziz is widely recognized for portraying the r ...
has played a leading role with her real life husband
Yasir Hussain
Yasir Hussain ( ur, ) is a Pakistani screenwriter, actor, playwright and host from Islamabad best known for his comic roles. He hosted '' The After Moon Show'' on Hum TV. He is also known for playing the antagonist in the 2018 social drama '' ...
who played the main antagonist in the show. Directed By Syed Ramish Rizvi. ''Jhooti'' revolves around Nirma who has habit of lying in order to get whatever she wants. She lies with conviction and never gets caught.
Cast
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Iqra Aziz
Iqra Aziz Hussain (born 24 November 1997) is a Pakistani actress who primarily works in Urdu television. She made her acting debut in 2014 with a supporting role shanzey in ''Kissey Apna Kahein''. Aziz is widely recognized for portraying the r ...
as Nirma
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Ahmed Ali Butt
Ahmad Ali Butt ( ur, ) is a Pakistani actor, television host, comedian, keyboardist, rapper, singer, and songwriter.
Career
Butt began his career in music, where he was a member of the alternative rock band ''Entity Paradigm
Entity Paradigm ...
as Nasir, Nirma's ex husband
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Asma Abbas
Asma Abbas ( ur, ) is a Pakistani actress, producer, singer and host known for her supporting roles in Urdu films and television. She played a role of Fehmida in 2018 acclaim serial ''Ranjha Ranjha Kardi''. She hosted celebrity talkshow ''Awaz ...
as Azra, Nirma's mother
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Madiha Rizvi
Madiha Rizvi is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas ''Kahin Deep Jaley'', ''Aik Thi Rania'', '' Piya Naam Ka Diya'', ''Mere Meherbaan'', ''Parizaad'' and ''Chaudhry and Sons''. She is the daughter of film actress Deeba.
Ear ...
as Zubia, Ahmed's wife
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Yasir Hussain
Yasir Hussain ( ur, ) is a Pakistani screenwriter, actor, playwright and host from Islamabad best known for his comic roles. He hosted '' The After Moon Show'' on Hum TV. He is also known for playing the antagonist in the 2018 social drama '' ...
as Ali, Nirma's new husband
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Paras Masroor
Paras Masroor is a Pakistani theatre and television actor. Starting his career as a theatre actor, he moved on to television. He has played the role of Torah Khan in Momina Duraid's ''Sang-e-Mar Mar'' (2016) for which he received Hum Award for Bes ...
as Ahmed, Nirma's brother
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Tauqeer Nasir
Tauqeer Nasir ( Punjabi, ur, ) is a veteran actor from Pakistan. He served as Director General (DG) of Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) for the period of 2 years. He started his career in 1978 with Pakistan Television Corporation.
Ear ...
as Akbar, Nirma's father
* Qasim Khan as Majid, Nirma's brother
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Mariyam Nafees
Mariyam Nafees ( ur, ) is a Pakistani television actress. She made her television debut in Hum TV's ''Diyar-e-Dil'' as Zarminey and later appeared as Tabinda in ''Kuch Na Kaho''. her husband name
Career
Mariyam started her career in ''Diyar-e-D ...
as Saman, Majid's wife
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Shaista Jabeen
Shaista Jabeen is a Pakistani television actress. She appeared in PTV's classic serials in 1990s. She started acting in television around 1993–94 and has acted in more than 50 serials. Her notable TV dramas are '' Dasht'', ''Aaghosh'' , ''Du ...
as Zubeida, Nasir's mother
* Nida Hussain as Zara, Ali's ex-friend
* Zahid Qureshi as Manzoor, Nasir's father
* Syeda Iman Zaidi as Sameen, Nirma's Bestfriend
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Syed Saim Ali
Syed Saim Ali ( ur, ), known professionally as Saim Ali, is an actor, fashion designer, model and television host.
He was a contestant in the reality show ''Tamasha''.
Early life
Saim Ali was born in Lahore and spend his early life there but l ...
as Hashim, Ali's friend
Soundtrack
The OST is sung and composed by
Sajjad Ali
Sajjad Ali (born 1962) is a Pakistani semi-classical, pop and rock singer, poet, actor, film director as well as a film producer from Karachi, Pakistan.Shabi.
Reception
The first episode of Jhooti got more than 10.3 million views on
YouTube
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