''Riyasat'' ( ur, ) is a Pakistani TV serial aired in 2005, written by Asghar Nadeem Syed and directed by Kamran Qureshi. A true story of love revolves around lives of people from two different societies, today's modern

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and a small seaside village. A tale that covers drugs and gold smuggling,

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and evasion from the law.

Plot

Qadir Jogi, ( Talat Hussain), a fisherman involved in human trafficking and gold smuggling, becomes enemy of Shahnawaz Khan ( Nadeem Baig), the owner of a small shipping company when he refuses to help Qadir in smuggling. The enmity reaches to the next generation, Nadir (Adnan Jilani) and Ahmed Nawaz Khan ( Humayun Saeed) which starts from business competition and reaches to a woman, Sherry ( Zainab Qayyum) who marries Ahmed Nawaz. The enmity of Qadir Jogi results in losses of Shahnawaz's young daughter, and then his honest army man son-in-law lives. Taking Seth Moosa Karim's help, Shahnawaz succeeds in getting Qadir Jogi deported from

. In return, Qadir gets Shahnawaz killed in a plane crash. Qadir's own son Nadir, dies afterwards in a car accident during the hospitality of a Swiss Princess. Qadir Jogi, who tried to kill Shahnawaz's son twice, left alone after the accidental death of his only son Nadir.

Cast

Main cast

* Nadeem Baig as Shahnawaz Khan (Shipping Businessman) * Talat Hussain as Qadir Jogi (Smuggler) * Humayun Saeed as Ahmed Nawaz * Zainab Qayyum as Sheri *

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as Ayesha *

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as Aamna * Deeba as Shahnawaz Wife * Rashid Mehmood as Ghani *

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as Shani * Adnan Jilani as Nadir * Kunwar Nafees as Captain Shehraz

Recurring cast

* Ismat Zaidi as Captain Sheraz's Mother * Rashid Farooqui as Fareed * Silvia as Princess * Paul as British Ambassador * Dr Ausaf Khan as Jewish businessman * Akbar Subhani as Shani's Father * Shan as Naveed * Imtiaz Taj as Khalqa * Aslam Sheikh as Malqa * Parveen Akbar as Ayesha's Mother * Qaiser Naqvi as Shaini's Mother * Shahzad Ali Khan as Seth Moosa Kareem * Hareem Qureshi as Shanzabe * Nighat Sultana as Bachai

Soundtrack

The theme song Riyasat Hai Riyasat was composed by Waqar Ali and sung by

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. The music video was recorded in India and released in December 2005.

Awards and nominations

5th Lux Style Awards The 5th Lux Style Awards ceremony was held in Expo Center in Karachi, Pakistan. The show was hosted by Shaan Shahid, Meera and from the members of BNN. The show had the performances by Mehreen Raheel, Faisal Qureshi, Ali Zafar, Faisal Re ...

* Won - Best TV Serail (Satellite) (2006) * Won - Best TV Actress (Satellite) (2006) –

* Nominated - Best TV Actor (Satellite) (2006) – Talat Hussain. * Nominated - Best TV Director (Satellite) (2006) – Kamran Qureshi.