''Yunhi'' () is a Pakistani

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television series, directed by

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, written by

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, and produced by

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under the banner

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. It features

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and

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in leading roles. The first episode of the series aired on

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on 5 February 2023. ''Yunhi'' revolves around a typical urban Pakistani family whose norms and outdated traditions are questioned by a USA returnee relative.

Plot

Haji Karamat is the patriarch of the house where he lives with the family of his son Basharat and a divorced daughter Iqbal. His other children, Firdous lives with her family near the house and Khursheed died years ago due to

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as her cousin Naveed had denied marrying her. Naveed, who has now a become a

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, returns to

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to marry his daughter Kim who wanted to marry there with a non-muslim boy. He returns to his uncle and asks for forgiveness. Her daughter Kaneez Fatima a.k.a. Kim experiences unfamiliar situations there such as Daniyal's concern for Suraiya's

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and not for hers and certain other hypocritical actions. However, she gets intrigued by Basharat's elder son Dawood's getup who is a pious man and a doctor by profession. His introduction with Kim creates a rift between them.

Cast

* Manzoor Qureshi as Haji Karamat *

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as Basharat Ali *

Tahira Imam Tahira Imam is a Pakistani television and theatre actress. She appeared in television serials such as ''Sadqay Tumhare'', ''Mor Mahal'', ''Choti Si Zindagi'', ''Ghughi'' and ''Parizaad''. She also acted in a segment of A-Plus TV's morning show. F ...

as Razia *

as Dr. Dawood Basharat a.k.a. 'David' *

as Kaneez Fatima a.k.a. 'Kim' * Maha Hasan as Suraiya Basharat * Khaqan Shahnawaz as Daniyal Basharat a.k.a. 'Dani' *

Deepak Parwani Deepak Perwani (born 1973) ( sd, ديپڪ پرواني) is a Pakistani fashion designer and actor. He is a member of the Hindu Sindhi community in Pakistan. Filmography * ''Mere Paas Paas'' (Hum TV) * ''Kadoorat'' (2013 on Hum TV) * ''Punja ...

as Dr. Naveed Ali * Tazeen Hussain as Iqbal Karamat a.k.a. 'Bali' *

Uzma Beg Uzma Beg is a Pakistani actress, television presenter and Radio host. She is active in the industry since last decade and has played supporting roles in several television series. She played the comic role of Naik Bakht “Bakhto” in '' Chupke ...

as Firdous * Saad Zameer Fareedi as Mudassir * Laiba Khurram as Husna * Kulsoom Aftab as Azra * Ali Rizvi as Sajjad * Majida Hameed as Naseema * Kausar Siddiqui as Uzma * Shazia Qaiser as Uzma's mother

Soundtrack

The original soundtrack was composed by Sami Khan, and sung by Sami Khan and

Shae Gill Anushae Babar Gill (Urdu, Punjabi language, Punjabi: ), popularly known as Shae Gill, is a Pakistani singer and cover-artist, mostly known for her Punjabi language, Punjabi duet song "Pasoori" with Ali Sethi. Early life Shae Gill was born an ...

(of

Pasoori "Pasoori" (, ) is a Punjabi and Urdu-language single by Pakistani singers Ali Sethi and debutant Shae Gill. It was released on 6 February 2022 as the sixth song of season 14 (episode two) of ''Coke Studio Pakistan'' and was subsequently release ...

fame).

Production

On 28 August 2022,

announced that network's upcoming series ''Yunhi'' will star

in his television series debut, opposite

who will return to channel after six years, since ''

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'' (2016). The principal photography wrapped on 10 June 2022.

Reception

Television rating

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt28518714 Pakistani television series Hum TV original programming 2023 Pakistani television series debuts 2023 Pakistani television series endings