''Sar-e-Rah'' is a 2023
Pakistani television miniseries, produced by IDream Entertainment in collaboration with
USAID
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an agency of the United States government that has been responsible for administering civilian United States foreign aid, foreign aid and development assistance.
Established in 19 ...
. It is directed by Ahmed Bhatti and written by Adeel Razaaq. ''Sar-e-rah'' narrates the stories of people from different walks of life and the societal problems they face.
Plot
''Sar-e-Rah'' shares the stories of women who are the victim of child marriages, girls who are being suffocated solely because of their gender, daughters who are unable to help their fathers as their honor will be at "stake" and transgender/intersex persons who are being humiliated for their identity.
Cast
Main characters
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Saba Qamar
Saba Qamar Zaman (born 5 April 1984) is a Pakistani actress who works predominantly in Urdu films and television series. Qamar is one of Pakistan's most popular and highest-paid actresses. She has been a recipient of several accolades througho ...
as Rania
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Sunita Marshall as Dr.Muzna
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Saboor Ali as Rameen Haider
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Muneeb Butt as Sarang Shabbir
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Hareem Farooq
Hareem Farooq (; born 26 May 1989) is a Pakistani theatre, film, and television actress and film producer. She began her career with theater, playing the lead role of Fatima Jinnah in '' Pawnay 14 August'' and Kiran in '' Aangan Terha''. She ma ...
as Maryam
Supporting characters
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Mikaal Zulfiqar
Mian Mikaal Patras Zulfiqar (born 5 September 1981), commonly known as Mikaal Zulfiqar (), is a British-Pakistani actor and former model. He has appeared in a number of Pakistani television series. He has also acted in a few Indian films and is ...
as Amir — Muzna's husband.
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Saba Faisal
Saba Faisal ( Punjabi, ; 31 January 1960) is a Pakistani actress and former news anchor. In her career spanning more than four decades, she has appeared in several acclaimed television serials, theatre dramas, plays and films, mainly in Urdu la ...
as Anjum — Faraz's mother, Irfan's sister, Rania's phuppo.
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Rashid Farooqui
Rashid Farooqui is a Pakistani actor who appears in Pakistani films and television series. He is known for his villainous roles, such as Inspector Ibrahim in Laal Kabootar.
Career
Rashid Farooqui started his career as a theatre actor and late ...
as Irfan — Rania and Hatim's father
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Agha Mustafa Hassan as Faraz — Rania's fiancé, Anjum's son.
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Fazila Qazi
Fazila Kaiser (; ) 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 established her repu ...
as Tabinda — Rania and Hatim's mother.
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Nazli Nasr
Nazli Nasr is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas ''Dhuwan'', ''Mere Humdum Mere Dost'', ''Zamani Manzil Kay Maskharay'' and ''Zip Bus Chup Raho''.
Career
Nazli made her debut as an actress on Pakistan Television Corpora ...
as Amir's mother — Muzna's mother-in-law.
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Mirza Zain Baig as Shozab — Rameen's love interest.
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Shaheen Khan as Amtul — Shozab's mother.
* Khalifa Sajeeruddin as Haider — Rameen and Talal's father.
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Sajid Shah
Syed Sajid Shah (born October 19, 1974) in Mardan is a Pakistani
Pakistanis (, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, ...
as Nawaz — Shozab's father.
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Nida Mumtaz
Nida Mumtaz (born 10 September 1960) is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas ''Kahin Deep Jaley'', '' Deewangi'' and ''Khoob Seerat''. She also appeared in films '' Wrong No.'' and '' Mehrunisa V Lub U''.
Early life
Nida ...
as Rameen and Talal's mother.
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Javeria Saud
Javeria Saud (née Jalil) is a Pakistani people, Pakistani television actress, producer, screenwriter, singer, and host. She is best known for playing the protagonist Jameela in Geo Entertainment, Geo TV's television drama series ''Yeh Zindagi H ...
as Nudrat — Sarang's step-mother, Shabbir's second wife.
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Nabeel as Shabbir Ahmed — Sarang's father.
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Abdullah Ejaz
Abdullah Ejaz is a Pakistani model and television actor.
Family
His maternal grandfather, Riaz Ahmad 'Raju', was a Director-producer in the 1960s and 1970s, while his maternal great-uncle was the character actor, Allauddin. The family is of ...
as Kashif — Maryam's colleague.
* Junaid Jamshed as Hatim — Rania's younger brother.
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Farah Nadeem as Mehnaz — an NGO worker for the women empowerment, victims of domestic violence and harassment cases.
* Muhammad Ahmed as Hakaan — Sarang's step-brother, Nudrat's son.
* Faisal Shehzad as Talal — Rameen's younger brother.
* Ali Anwar as Zeerak — Maryam's teammate for presentation.
* Bisma Babar as Hadia — Maryam's teammate for presentation.
* Fahim Tejani as Umer — Maryam's client representative.
* Faisal Naqvi as Abdul Majeed Mateen — an infamous fashion designer wants to hire Rameen as model for her brand.
Guest appearances
* Salma Qadir as Nighat — mother of a victim of domestic violence.
* Hashim Butt — Faraz's father.
* Shazia Gohar — Maryam's mother.
References
External links
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ARY Digital original programming
Pakistani drama television series
2023 Pakistani television series debuts
2023 Pakistani television series endings
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