''Umeed'' is a Pakistani social soap opera television series, produced by

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 ...

and Asad Qureshi under their production banner

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. It features Erum Akhtar,

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, Sara Saif and

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as lead along with Sajid Shah, Asim Mehmood, Afshan Qureshi,

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, Esha Noor and

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 ...

in pivotal roles. The serial marks comeback of

to television as she was last seen in ''Shikwa Nahin Kisi Se'', three years back, in 2017.

Plot

Hailing from a lower middle-class family, Umeed is a young and innocent girl who shares a strong and loving bond with her mother, Zainab. Things come crashing down for the family when Saleem (Umeed's father) falls into the trap of stereotyping his own family due to financial hardships. With her marriage at stake and a daughter to take care of, Zainab stands up for herself and struggles to ward off the stigma around divorce. However, society's cruel remarks hold her back. The story follows struggle of Zainab and her daughter, Umeed as they face hardships in their lives.

Cast

Main

* Erum Akhtar as Zainab *

as Saleem Akram *

as Yasir *

as Umeed **Sara Saif as Young Umeed *

as Tamanna Aapa, sister of Saleem *Asim Mehmood as Rameez

Recurring

*Sajeer Uddin as Aftab, husband of Tamanna *Sajid Shah as Parvez, brother of Zainab *Seema Khan as Naila, wife of Parvez *Tasneem Ansari as Memoona Tariq, mother of Yasir. *

Afshan Qureshi Afshan Qureshi is a Pakistani actress. She is known for roles in dramas ''Baba Jani (TV series), Baba Jani'', ''Barfi Laddu'', ''Malika-e-Aliya'' and ''Log Kya Kahenge (2020 TV series), Log Kya Kahenge''. Early life Afshan was born on November 1 ...

as mother of Naila *Saba Khan as Rabia, sister of Naila *Imran Patel as Amjad, elder son of Tamanna *Kausar Siddiqui as Shazia, Amjad's wife *Zill E Huma as Shaheena, aka Guriya *Inayat Khan as Fawad *Syed Hamza as Jamal, second son of Tamanna **Owais Khan as Young Jamal *

Hina Rizvi Hina Rizvi is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas ''Tishnagi Dil Ki'', ''Umeed'', ''Hari Hari Churiyaan'', '' Neeli Zinda Hai'' and ''Quddusi Sahab Ki Bewah''. Early life Hina was born in 1981 on 16th March in Lahore, Pakis ...

as Mrs Bilgrami, Fawad's mother *Hira Shaikh as Tehmina Begum, Rameez's mother *Naeem Malik as Rabia's husband *Zahid Mehmood as Aleem *Esha Noor as Shela *

as Shela's mother *Khwaja Saleem as Shela's stepfather *

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as Asad

Guest

*Mehboob Sultan as Aijaz, a local bandit *Vasia Fatima as Surraiya, niece of Aftab *Faheem Tejani, Saleem's lawyer *Anees Alam as Akhtar, senior employee of Yasir *Naeem Shaikh as Mr Jawad

References

External links

Umeed on official channel Page
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