''Parosi'' () is a Pakistani drama serial aired on NTM in 1990. The drama was written by
Haseena Moin
Haseena Moin () (20 November 1941 – 26 March 2021) was a Pakistani dramatist, playwright and scriptwriter. She wrote several plays for stage, radio
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and directed by Raana Sheikh. It was filmed in Islamabad and
Murree
Murree () is a mountain resort city in the northernmost region of the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab province of Pakistan. Lying in the Galyat region of the Pir Panjal Range under the western Himalayas, it forms the outskirts of the Islamabad–Rawal ...
. It starred
Khalida Riyasat
Khalida Riyasat (; 7 July 1953 – 26 August 1996) was a veteran Pakistani television actress. Along with Roohi Bano and Uzma Gillani, she dominated Pakistan's television screens from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s.
Early life and family
Khali ...
,
Marina Khan
''Marina Khan'' (born 26 December 1962) is a Pakistani television and film actress, director, and producer. She is one of the most popular actresses of her time and was one of the most successful actresses of 1980s and 1990s. Her television sho ...
,
Badar Khalil
Badar Khalil (), also known as 'Baddo Aapa', is a Pakistani television actress. She gained popularity for her role in the TV play ''Bi Jamalo'' portraying herself as Bi Jamalo. She has appeared in TV serials on PTV since 1968. She also appeare ...
Saleem Sheikh
Saleem Sheikh () (also spelled Saleem Shaikh) is a Pakistani actor and producer.
Career
1970s: Child actor
He made his on-screen debut from PTV's ''Shama'' where he portrayed the younger version of his brother Jawed Sheikh's character. ...
and
Jamal Shah
Jamal Shah (Pashto: جمال شاہ) is a Pakistani actor, director, musician, writer, sculptor, painter, and social activist. He has also served as the Federal Minister of Culture in Kakar cabinet.
Early life and education
Shah was born int ...
. This was the last drama serial of Khalida Riyasat, who died soon after working in the 1996 telefilm '' Ab Tum Ja Sakte Ho''.
Plot
''Parosi'' tells the story of two sisters. Jahan Ara, who is a single parent as her husband left her for a wealthier woman, and Roshan Ara, who is much more mature and composed as compared to her elder sister. They, along with Haryali Bua, come to live in a house they have rented from Shahnawaz, who is a very strict man living with his nephew Arsal. The comedy of errors starts as Jahan makes the life of her landlord miserable. Roshan Ara and Arsal fall in love.
Cast
* Ali Ejaz as Shahnawaz Ali Khan, aka Agha Jani, the landlord; uncle of Arsal
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Khalida Riyasat
Khalida Riyasat (; 7 July 1953 – 26 August 1996) was a veteran Pakistani television actress. Along with Roohi Bano and Uzma Gillani, she dominated Pakistan's television screens from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s.
Early life and family
Khali ...
as Jahan Ara, the middle sister; has a son, Ali, with ex-husband Malik Iqbal
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Marina Khan
''Marina Khan'' (born 26 December 1962) is a Pakistani television and film actress, director, and producer. She is one of the most popular actresses of her time and was one of the most successful actresses of 1980s and 1990s. Her television sho ...
as Roshan Ara aka Munni, youngest of three sisters; she makes documentary films
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Badar Khalil
Badar Khalil (), also known as 'Baddo Aapa', is a Pakistani television actress. She gained popularity for her role in the TV play ''Bi Jamalo'' portraying herself as Bi Jamalo. She has appeared in TV serials on PTV since 1968. She also appeare ...
as Haryali Begum; maidservant in the sisters' household.
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Saleem Sheikh
Saleem Sheikh () (also spelled Saleem Shaikh) is a Pakistani actor and producer.
Career
1970s: Child actor
He made his on-screen debut from PTV's ''Shama'' where he portrayed the younger version of his brother Jawed Sheikh's character. ...
as Arsal, nephew (sister's son) of Aga Jani.
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Jamal Shah
Jamal Shah (Pashto: جمال شاہ) is a Pakistani actor, director, musician, writer, sculptor, painter, and social activist. He has also served as the Federal Minister of Culture in Kakar cabinet.
Early life and education
Shah was born int ...
as Malik Iqbal, Jehan Ara's husband
* Shamim Hilaly as Mrs. Asif (Bari Aapa), elder sister of Roshan Ara and Jehan Ara
* Begum Humyra K. Saiyid as Nani, maternal grandmother of the sisters
* Latif Sheikh as Chodhry Rehmat Ullah
* Parveen Rasheed as Amma, mother of the sisters
* Sikander as Ali, Jehan Ara and Malik Iqbal's son
* Sardar Meer as cook Ali Ejaz
Reception
The drama serial was shot in Murree and Islamabad and was well received by the audiences. It is considered to be one of
Haseena Moin
Haseena Moin () (20 November 1941 – 26 March 2021) was a Pakistani dramatist, playwright and scriptwriter. She wrote several plays for stage, radio
Radio is the technology of communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromag ...
's best works. It featured the great actresses
Khalida Riyasat
Khalida Riyasat (; 7 July 1953 – 26 August 1996) was a veteran Pakistani television actress. Along with Roohi Bano and Uzma Gillani, she dominated Pakistan's television screens from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s.
Early life and family
Khali ...
and
Marina Khan
''Marina Khan'' (born 26 December 1962) is a Pakistani television and film actress, director, and producer. She is one of the most popular actresses of her time and was one of the most successful actresses of 1980s and 1990s. Her television sho ...
and it was a treat for the viewers to watch both of them perform together. The drama serial has had several reruns on TV and its DVDs are still in demand.
Soundtrack
''Parosi's'' soundtrack featured two songs. One was a ghazal called ''Abhi Kuch Din Lagen Ge'' sung by
Mehnaz
Mehnaz Begum (, 1958 – 19 January 2013) was a Pakistani TV, radio, and film singer. She was well known as a film playback singer in the 1970s and 1980s. She was the recipient of several Nigar Awards.Ali Haider with poetry by Nasir Kazmi. Both were composed by Arshad Mahmood, and are frequently used during the show.
See also
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Network Television Marketing
Network Television Marketing or ''NTM'' was Pakistan's first private television slot. The company's productions first aired on Peoples TV Network (PTN, later renamed as STN) in 1990. In the 1990s, PTN entered into a three-year agreement with In ...