Ashk (TV Series)
''Ashk'' () is a Pakistani drama serial written by Zafar Mairaj. It is directed by Sarmad Sultan Khoosat and produced by Abdullah Kadwani and Humayun Saeed. It aired every Tuesday at 8:35pm on GEO TV. Its slogan is, 'Love Perfected Through Pain'. The title song is composed by Waqar Ali and sung by Sajjad Ali. It aired from June 12, 2012, to November, 2012. In India, it aired on Zindagi under the same title. Plot Fawad Khan as Rohail is on his way to marry his cousin Mehr-u-Nisa ( Resham) in Pakistan. Rohail has never experienced the sweetness or the pain of love, though his friend back at home in Turkey, Madiha ( Mehreen Raheel) has only loved him. Madiha is not happy. She tries to stop him but is unable to. Mehr-u-Nisa's only sister, Zaib-u-Nisa ( Neelam Muneer) venerates her and devises a master plan to test Rohail. Rohail falls in love with Zaib-u-Nisa. Even her imperfections appear perfect to him as reason is powerless in the face of love. Will his love stand the test of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Drama
Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the Epic poetry, epic and the Lyric poetry, lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's ''Poetics (Aristotle), Poetics'' ()—the earliest work of dramatic theory. The term "drama" comes from a Ancient Greek, Greek word meaning "deed" or "Action (philosophy), act" (Classical Greek: , ''drâma''), which is derived from "I do" (Classical Greek: , ''dráō''). The two masks associated with drama represent the traditional Genre, generic division between Comedy (drama), comedy and tragedy. In English (as was the analogous case in many other European languages), the word ''Play (theatre), play'' or ''game'' (translating the Old English, Anglo-Saxon ''pleġan'' or Latin ''ludus'') wa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mehreen Raheel
Mehreen Raheel (Urdu/) is a Pakistani model, actor, managing director of her family company R Vision and host who appears in Pakistani films and serials. She is best known for portraying the main leads in Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan, Dastaan, Mastana Mahi, Ashk, and Zindagi Gulzar Hai. She made her film debut in 2011 Jawad Ahmad's '' Virsa''. In 2013, she appeared in Tamanna directed by British director Steven Dean Moore. Early life Raheel is the daughter of actress and social activist Seemi Raheel. Her brother Daniyal Raheel is a model-turned-actor as well. She studied at Lahore Grammar School and Lahore College of Arts and Sciences then she went to London for a diploma in Dancing, Drama, and Scriptwriting. Career Modeling Raheel started her career as a Model when she was 8 years old. She has appeared in commercials for ICI, Head and Shoulders, Pantene, Lipton, Telenor, Ufone, PTCL, and Biscuit, Sooper Biscuit. Film and television Raheel started her acting career wi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pakistani Drama Television Series
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, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. As much as 85-90% of the population follows Sunni Islam. A majority of around 97% of Pakistanis are Muslims. The majority of Pakistanis natively speak languages belonging to the Indo-Iranic family ( Indo-Aryan and Iranic subfamilies). Located in South Asia, the country is also the source of a significantly large diaspora, most of whom reside in the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf, with an estimated population of 4.7 million. The second-largest Pakistani diaspora resides throughout both Northwestern Europe and Western Europe, where there are an estimated 2.4 million; over half of this figure resides in the United Kingdom (see British Pakistanis). Ethnic subgroups Ethnically, Indo-Aryan peoples comprise the majority of the population in the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Express Tribune
''The Express Tribune'' is a daily English-language newspaper based in Pakistan. It is the flagship publication of the '' Lakson Group'' media group. It is Pakistan's only internationally affiliated newspaper in a partnership with the '' International New York Times'', the global edition of ''The New York Times''. Headquartered in Karachi, it also publishes from offices in Lahore, Islamabad, and Peshawar. History It was launched on 12 April 2010 in broadsheet format, with a news design distinctive from traditional Pakistani newspapers. Its editorial stance identifies with social liberalism, and its readership is generally on the mainstream left of Pakistani political and social opinion. Topics the newspaper covers include politics, international affairs, economics, investment, sports, and culture. It runs a glossy called ''Express Tribune Magazine'' on Sunday, which includes social commentary, interviews, and a four-page supplement with recipes, reviews, travel advice, blo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tipu Shareef
Syed Yörgüç Tipu Sharif (), better known as Tipu Sharif (), is a Pakistani actor and singer-songwriter. His mother is from İzmir, Turkey, while his father is from Karachi, Pakistan. Career Tipu has been active in the Pakistani television industry since 2005, and in 11 years, he has acted in close to 100 drama serials, in which he has portrayed diverse characters. He made his film debut in 2015 with the biographical film '' Manto''. He was also in a supporting role in the film '' Saawan'' (2016), which was directed by Farhan Alam. Beyond acting, Tipu's debut album ''Ilham'' released in the summer of 2016. Before its release, Tipu released a music video for the single ''Lamhay'' from the album to positive reviews. Filmography *''Ballay Ki Bali'' (2011) * '' Manto'' (2015) * '' Saawan'' (2016) Television * ''Meri Behan Meri Dewrani'' * '' Kahi Unkahi'' as Zeeshan * '' Main Abdul Qadir Hoon'' as Pasha * '' Tum Jo Miley'' as Jawad * '' Man-o-Salwa'' as Sohail * Hotel * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shafqat Cheema
Shafqat Cheema is a Pakistani actor and producer. In a career spanning more than three decades, he has particularly become known for his fine acting in negative roles and has been called "Pakistan’s favorite villain". Early and personal life Shafqat graduated from the Jamia Naeemia, an Islamic seminary affiliated with the Barelvi movement, in 1974. He is the son of a religious scholar and a ''hafiz'' (memorizer) and ''qari'' (reciter) of the Qur'an. Before entering the film industry he was a wrestler as well a painter. Cheema has five daughters and a son, Sheharyar, who starred alongside his father in the 2017 movie '' Geo Sar Utha Kay'', which Cheema also produced, while it was directed by his brother Nadeem Cheema.Omair Alavi (27 August 2017)"In the picture" ''The News''. Retrieved 3 February 2019. Career Shafqat claims that his acting career began by coincidence, when he walked into the Shahnoor Studios in Lahore. He then decided that he wanted to become a film a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Irfan Khoosat
Irfan Khoosat (Punjabi language, Punjabi, ) (born 9 June 1952) is a Pakistani actor, director, producer and comedian. He is famous for his comic role as ''Hawaldar Karamdad'' in the TV series ''Andhera Ujala'' (1984–1985) in which he portrayed a simpleton and a blabbermouth character of a low-ranked policeman. He is also well-known as a stage comedian. Early and personal life Irfan Khoosat was born in Okara, Pakistan, Okara, Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. His father Sultan Khoosat, who died when Irfan was nine, was a painter, a former employee of Radio Pakistan and himself an actor and comedian. His maternal grandfather Mughal Basheer was also an actor, appearing in the 1962 Urdu-language film ''Chiragh Jalta Raha''. He has been married three times and has nine children, including notable film and TV director and actor Sarmad Sultan Khoosat, Sarmad Khoosat and Kanwal Khoosat, who's also a director, screenwriter and Actor, actress. Early career Irfan Khoosat got his first br ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mohsin Gillani
Muhsin (also spelled Mohsen, Mohsin, Mehsin, or Muhsen, ) is a masculine Arabic given name. The first person known to have the name "Muhsin" was Muhsin ibn Ali, the son of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fatimah bint Muhammad. Islamic term In Arabic, it means "the one who ''beautifies'' or improves or enriches, particularly one's worship of or relationship with God, or one's actions or conduct toward others" and can mean helper, attractive, beneficent, benefactor, and charitable. It comes from the Arabic language triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-N (meaning "beauty, beautiful, benevolence, benevolent, excellence, excellent"), has two short vowels and a single . The word ''Muḥsin'' is the active participle of either '' ʾiḥsān'' "excellence of God's worship" (last of the three stages after '' ʾislām'' "submission to God's will" and '' ʾīmān'' "faith in God's word") or ''ʾaḥsān'', act of kindness or favor or good will for someone. Personal name Notable persons with that name inclu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sohail Sameer
Sohail Sameer is a Pakistani actor who appears in television series and films. He began his career as child actor on PTV. He got a lot of recognition for his role as Nazakat Ali in Hum TV's 2018 romantic comedy '' Suno Chanda''. Early life Born in Lahore and brought up in Rawalpindi Rawalpindi is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, third-largest city in the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is a commercial and industrial hub, being the list of cities in P ... by an uncle, he matriculated from the F. G. Sir Syed College and later graduated from the Government College Asghar Mall before going into acting after being spotted by Savera Nadeem. Filmography Television serials Films Awards and nominations References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sameer, Sohail Living people Pakistani male film actors Pakistani male television actors Male actors from Lahore 1980 births ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Neelam Munir
Neelam Muneer (Pashto/; born 20 March 1992) is a Pakistani actress and model who appears in television dramas and films. She is best known for portraying the role of Ulfat in television series '' Dil Mom Ka Diya'' (2018), which earned her a nomination at the 18th Lux Style Awards for Best TV Actress. She made her film debut with comedy-thriller film '' Chupan Chupai'' (2017), followed by a starring role in romantic-comedy '' Wrong No. 2'' (2019), both of which were commercially successful. Early life Neelam Muneer Khan was born in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan but was brought up in Karachi. Her father died when she was three years old. Her mother raised Neelam and her three sisters as a single parent. While in school, she stepped into modelling and later completed her graduation privately. She was initially approached by Shamoon Abbasi for a television series. Eventually, she entered the television industry with director Kazim Pasha's drama serial ''Thora Sa Aasmaan'', ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Seemi Raheel
Seemi Raheel (born 26 February 1957) is a Pakistani actress working in Urdu television and films since decades. She was one of the most popular actresses of 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. She is the mother of actors Mehreen Raheel and Daniyal Raheel. Filmography Film Television series Telefilm Awards and nominations References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Raheel, Seemi 1957 births 20th-century Pakistani actresses Pakistani film actresses 21st-century Pakistani actresses Living people People from Sialkot Pakistani television actresses Actresses in Urdu cinema PTV Award winners ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Neelam Muneer
Neelam Muneer (Pashto/; born 20 March 1992) is a Pakistani actress and model who appears in television dramas and films. She is best known for portraying the role of Ulfat in television series '' Dil Mom Ka Diya'' (2018), which earned her a nomination at the 18th Lux Style Awards for Best TV Actress. She made her film debut with comedy-thriller film '' Chupan Chupai'' (2017), followed by a starring role in romantic-comedy '' Wrong No. 2'' (2019), both of which were commercially successful. Early life Neelam Muneer Khan was born in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan but was brought up in Karachi. Her father died when she was three years old. Her mother raised Neelam and her three sisters as a single parent. While in school, she stepped into modelling and later completed her graduation privately. She was initially approached by Shamoon Abbasi for a television series. Eventually, she entered the television industry with director Kazim Pasha's drama serial ''Thora Sa Aasmaan'', ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |