''O Rangreza'' ( ur, ), is a Pakistani romantic

drama serial A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television Serial (radio and television), serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio drama ...

that aired on

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. It starred

Bilal Abbas Bilal Abbas Khan ( ur, ; born 4 June 1993) is a Pakistani actor who primarily works in Urdu television. He made his acting debut with a supporting role in the religious drama '' Saya-e-Dewar Bhi Nahi'' (2016). His debut in a leading role was ...

and

Sajal Ali Sajal Aly (; born 17 January 1994) is a Pakistani actress noted for playing a variety of characters in a range of serials—from contemporary social to romantic dramas. Career Sajal's first appearance on screen was a minor role in one episode ...

in lead roles. It was written by Saji Gul and was directed by

Kashif Nisar Kashif Nisar ( ur, ) is a Pakistani television director, producer and screenwriter, and the nephew of Pakistani TV Director Tariq Mairaj. He is known for directing artistic drama serials. Kashif's most notable works are '' Dumpukht - Aatish ...

, who previously directed ''Dumpukht'', which also starred Bilal Abbas Khan along with Sonia Mishal and Noman Ijaz.

Plot

Sassi makes her father, Khayyam, her ideal and follows in his footsteps. She treats her mother Mumtaz "Mammo" precisely like how Khayyam treats her. Her maternal cousin, Qasim, starts taking an interest in Sassi but stops thinking about Khayyam's favours in the past. Khayyam loves an actress, Sonia Jahan, and Sassi starts to follow in her footsteps. She often visits Sonia and learns from her. Sassi and Sonia perform at Khayyam's birthday. Khayyam finds this embarrassing and slaps her. Sassi starts hating her father. Khayyam wants Qasim to marry Sassi, but Qasim refuses it. Sassi finds solace in Sonia's ex-lover and director, Wajih, and starts working on his films. But Wajih dislikes her due to Khayyam's affair with Sonia. Sassi's eldest brother, Tipu, comes from

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with his girlfriend, Mina. Tipu is arrogant and stubborn like Sassi. Sonia poisons Khayyam and escapes because she doesn't love him. Khayyam wakes up and repents over every persecution he did for Sonia Jahan. He is unable to complete the poetry he started for Sonia. Mina takes an interest in Islam. She asks Qasim to choose a name for her. He chooses the name, Amna. Later, Amna falls for Qasim, but Qasim rejects her saying he can only love Sassi. Tipu transfers the house to Amna's name and decides to marry her. He plans to remove Khayam, Sonia, Sassi, and Mammo from the haveli. Qasim marries Amna and becomes the owner of the house, thus saving the members. Meanwhile, Sonia becomes ill, and her organs start failing. She dies in Khayyam's house. Sassi becomes an actress with her film “Sonia Jahan”, which is a tribute to the life of the actress. Qasim falls in love with Amna and Sassi overhears and gets jealous. Now crazy to win Qasim back, she pushes Amna. But Amna is saved. Khayyam requests Amna to permit Qasim to marry Sassi. Amna unwillingly agrees. On the wedding day, Sassi rejects Qasim, as she realises that Qasim loves Amna.

Cast

as Sassi *

Bilal Abbas Khan Bilal Abbas Khan ( ur, ; born 4 June 1993) is a Pakistani actor who primarily works in Urdu television. He made his acting debut with a supporting role in the religious drama ''Saya-e-Dewar Bhi Nahi'' (2016). His debut in a leading role was i ...

as Qasim *

Noman Ijaz Nauman Ijaz (Punjabi and ur, ) is a Pakistani television and film actor, TV anchorperson, and TV show presenter. He is the recipient of several accolades including 10 Lux Style Awards, 7 Hum Awards and a President's Pride of Performance, wh ...

as Khayam Sani *

Sana Fakhar SANAhttps://www.instagram.com/sana_fakhar/, (; born 16 June 1979), often credited on the film screen as Sana Nawaz, is a Pakistani film actress and model. Sana was introduced to the Lollywood film industry by director Syed Noor in his film San ...

as Sonia Jahan *

Sonia Mishal Sonia Mishal is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in drama serials '' Ishqaaway'' (2015), ''Dumpukht Aatish-e-Ishq'' (2016), and ''Khasara Khasara ( ur, خسارا;) is a Pakistani romantic drama aired on ARY Digital. It focu ...

as Mina/Amna *

Irsa Ghazal Irsa Ghazal is a Pakistani television actor known for her roles in television serials such as ''Miraat-ul-Uroos'', '' Ullu Baraye Farokht Nahi'', '' Aangan'', '' O Rangreza'' and ''Ishq Jalebi''. Biography and career Ghazal is the daughter of fo ...

as Mumtaz * Sohail Tariq * Umer Dar as Ramazan *

Fareeha Jabeen Fareeha Jabeen ( Punjabi, ) also spelled as Fariha Jabeen is a Pakistani actress. She used to appear in PTV Home's classic serials in 1990's. She has also appeared in few Urdu films. She has played a role of Nagina Chachi in Hum TV's acclaim ser ...

Omair Rana Omair Rana (born January 31, 1978) is a Pakistani actor and theatre director. He also directs plays in educational institutes, notably '' One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest'' (2014) and ''Life of Galileo'' (2013) at Lahore Grammar School Johar To ...

as Wajih Kamal * Tanveer Malik * Haseeb Khan *

Maryam Noor Maryam Noor (Urdu: مریم نور) or Maryam Noor Sheikh is a Pakistani actress and model. She is known for her roles in dramas, ''Ab Dekh Khuda Kya Karta Hai'', ''Silsilay'' and ''Malaal-e-Yaar''. Early life Maryam was born on October 10, 1994 ...

* Rizwan Riaz * Faisal Kichi * Hamza Firdous as Tipu * Waseem Akram

Production

Bilal, on the set of ''O Rangreza'', said that "It’s a beautiful story, I play a dye wala and my whole get-up is like that. I fall in love with a girl played by Sajal who is my first cousin, and from there the play will unravel and the story will unfold. All the characters involved have their own story to tell which will make ''O Rangreza'' an interesting watch as it is quite different. Besides Sajal and myself the play will also feature Nauman Ejaz and Sonia Mishal."

Soundtrack

Initially,

Sahir Ali Bagga Sahir Ali Bagga (born 10 April 1980) is a Pakistani singer, music director and composer from Lahore, who composes music for Lollywood and other independent singers.Sajal Aly Sajal Aly (; born 17 January 1994) is a Pakistani actress noted for playing a variety of characters in a range of serials—from contemporary social to romantic dramas. Career Sajal's first appearance on screen was a minor role in one episode ...

, who played protagonist in the serial, also sang parts of the song with Sahir, which were also composed by him. All lyrics were written by the writer of the serial, Saji Gul, in the company Moomal Entertainment.

Release

Broadcast

The show was simultaneously broadcast by

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in UK, Hum TV MENA in

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, and

Hum World Hum World is a Pakistani television channel airing in United States of America, Canada, and Australia / New Zealand. Although it launched in USA as regular HUM TV USA on Dish Network on 18 March 2010, it was removed in November 2012 on the ...

in the

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and

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Home media and digital release

Initially, the show was available on the

official

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channel but later the channel deleted all the episodes. It was also available on the

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app till 2019 when the channel's contract with the app terminated. In August 2019,

reuploaded all the episodes on their

channel with muted music. Furthermore in July 2020, the show was released on the

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app along with some other

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Reception

Critical reception

While reviewing the first episode, ''

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'' praised several performances, Gul's writing, and Nisar's direction. Aly's performance and character "Sassi" was widely praised by the critics. Along with a few other television series of the

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, ''

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'' listed it as a series with an off-beat story.

Accolades

References

Notes

External links

Hum TV Official Website
{{Hum TV Programs Pakistani drama television series 2017 Pakistani television series debuts 2018 Pakistani television series endings Urdu-language television shows Hum TV original programming Hum TV