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Synopsis

Haroon (Moin) is a struggling actor and fails to find work, so he disguises himself as a girl name Rozi then he tries to find work.

Cast

Moin Akhter Moin Akhter (also: "معین اختر" Moin Akhtar), (24 December 1950 – 22 April 2011) was a Pakistani television, film and stage artist, humorist, comedian, impersonator, host, writer, singer, director and producer who rose to fame in the ...

as Haroon / Rozi *

Frieha Altaf Frieha Altaf is a Pakistani actress, former model, host, film director, producer and human rights activist. She is the CEO of her own Catwalk Event Management and Sahil which she founded in 1989. She also worked in classic dramas '' Rozi'' and ' ...

as Shahana *

Fazila Kaiser Fazila Kaiser (nee Kazi ur, ), is a Pakistani television actress, producer, writer and chef. She has been a major television personality for over four decades. Once noted as the epitome of Pakistan's traditional "girl next door", Kazi establi ...

as Nazia *

Arsh Muneer Arsh Muneer was a Pakistani actress and singer who acted in television dramas. She played roles in the dramas '' Khuda Ki Basti'', '' Shama'', ''Shehzori'', '' Zair, Zabar, Pesh'', ''Intezar Farmaiye'' and '' Ana''. Early life Arsh was born in ...

as Bua Begum * Latif Kapadia as Nasir *

Akbar Subhani Akbar Subhani is a Pakistani veteran actor of film and television. Known for his supporting roles, he is best recognized in PTV most acclaimed serials such as ''Sitara Aur Mehrunissa'' and '' Uncle Urfi'' and has worked in critically acclaimed fi ...

as Rasheed * Hameed Wayne as Nazia's Father * Sultan Khan as Maqsood Khan * Anjum Ahmed as Farzana * Anwar Kamal as Interviewer * Sami Aadil as Director * Ahmed Khan as Advertising * Abul Kalma as Autographer * Aamir Akhtar as Haroon's Friend * Sajid Rafi as Haroon's Friend * Masood Zia as Assistant Director * Ahmed Memon as Director

Production

The drama was produced by STN (Shalimar Television Network) and was telecasted on PTV.

Legacy

According to Zahid Ahmed,

Moin Akhtar Moin Akhter (also: "معین اختر" Moin Akhtar), (24 December 1950 – 22 April 2011) was a Pakistani television, film and stage artist, humorist, comedian, impersonator, host, writer, singer, director and producer who rose to fame in the ...

's performance in the series inspired him for his role Sameer/Sameera a person suffering from dissociative identity disorder in ''

Ishq Zahe Naseeb ''Ishq Zahe Naseeb'' ( ur, , lit=''Love, My Good Luck'') is a Pakistani mystery drama television series co-produced by Momina Duraid and Moomal Shunaid under MD Productions and Moomal Entertainment which started on Hum TV from 21 June 2019. The ...

'' which helped him to understand his character.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rozi 1990s Pakistani television series Pakistan Television Corporation original programming Pakistani drama television series Urdu-language television shows