''Jhoot'' ( ur, ; Lie), is a Pakistani television drama series that was aired on 13 May 2016 in
Hum TV
Hum TV is a 24-hour Urdu General Entertainment TV channel based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded by Sultana Siddiqui and Duraid Qureshi. It is owned by Hum Network Limited and traded on Pakistan Stock Exchange as (HUMNL).
Hum Network ...
. It stars
Bushra Ansari
Bushra Iqbal Ansari is a Pakistani actress, comedian, singer and playwright who started her career as a child performer in the 1950s. Ansari won numerous awards during her career, including the Presidential Pride of Performance Award in 1989 f ...
, Imran Ashraf, Kamran Jeelani, and
Mansha Pasha
Mansha Pasha (Urdu: منشاء پاشا; born October 19, 1987) is a Pakistani actress and television presenter. She is known for her supporting roles in several critically and commercially successful television series, including ''Shehr-e-Zaat'' ...
. It airs every Friday at 8:00 pm replacing ''
Maan''.
It ended on 7 October 2016, preceded by ''
Gypsy
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'' which was renamed as ''
Dil Banjaara
''Dil Banjaara'' ( ur, lit: ''Wander Heart''), previously entitled ''Gypsy'' is a Pakistani drama serial that was aired on Hum TV on 14 October 2016, preceded by '' Jhoot'' for 2016 Television season. It is directed by Siraj-ul-Haque, writte ...
''.
Plot
The story is of Saleha (
Bushra Ansari
Bushra Iqbal Ansari is a Pakistani actress, comedian, singer and playwright who started her career as a child performer in the 1950s. Ansari won numerous awards during her career, including the Presidential Pride of Performance Award in 1989 f ...
) and how a lie changes her entire identity, affects her life choices and her decisions for her family. Will her excessively careful nature ruin her children's nature? She has a son Waqar (Kamran Jeelani) and a daughter Zara (
Mansha Pasha
Mansha Pasha (Urdu: منشاء پاشا; born October 19, 1987) is a Pakistani actress and television presenter. She is known for her supporting roles in several critically and commercially successful television series, including ''Shehr-e-Zaat'' ...
) while her husband lives abroad. Sadaf (
Mira Sethi
Mira Sethi (born January 12, 1987) is a Pakistani actress and writer. The daughter of journalists Najam Sethi and Jugnu Mohsin, she attended Lahore Grammar School and Cheltenham Ladies' College then graduated from Wellesley College in 2010; she ...
) and Waqar like each other, Saleha catches them together and emotionally blackmails Waqar into getting engaged to her niece Farah. Saleha also breaks Farahs engagement and agrees to get Waqar married to Sadaf. Saleha places a condition that Sadaf's elder brother had to come get marries to Zara. They refuse this condition and Waqar and Sadaf are separated. Many years pass Zara and Waqar remain unmarried due to Saleha.
Jamal (
Imran Ashraf
Imran Ashraf Awan (born 11 September 1989) is a Pakistani actor and writer. Ashraf appeared in '' Dil Lagi'', '' Alif Allah Aur Insaan'' and '' Raqs-e-Bismil''. He is best known for portraying mentally challenged Bhola in ''Ranjha Ranjha Kardi ...
) and his family move a rented house in the defence area. Jamal and Zara get married.
Cast
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Bushra Ansari
Bushra Iqbal Ansari is a Pakistani actress, comedian, singer and playwright who started her career as a child performer in the 1950s. Ansari won numerous awards during her career, including the Presidential Pride of Performance Award in 1989 f ...
as Saleha
*
Imran Ashraf
Imran Ashraf Awan (born 11 September 1989) is a Pakistani actor and writer. Ashraf appeared in '' Dil Lagi'', '' Alif Allah Aur Insaan'' and '' Raqs-e-Bismil''. He is best known for portraying mentally challenged Bhola in ''Ranjha Ranjha Kardi ...
as Jamal
* Kamran Jilani as Waqar
*
Mansha Pasha
Mansha Pasha (Urdu: منشاء پاشا; born October 19, 1987) is a Pakistani actress and television presenter. She is known for her supporting roles in several critically and commercially successful television series, including ''Shehr-e-Zaat'' ...
as Zara
*
Mira Sethi
Mira Sethi (born January 12, 1987) is a Pakistani actress and writer. The daughter of journalists Najam Sethi and Jugnu Mohsin, she attended Lahore Grammar School and Cheltenham Ladies' College then graduated from Wellesley College in 2010; she ...
as Sadaf
*
Akbar Islam
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as Junaid (Saleha's brother)
*
Nargis Rasheed
Nargis Rasheed is a Pakistani actress who predominantly work in Urdu television serials and films. Her appearances include '' Mere Harjai'', '' Bad Gumaan'', ''Ullu Baraye Farokht Nahi'', '' Talkhiyaan'', '' Muhabbat Ab Nahi Hugi'', '' Aik Pal'', ...
as Ghazala (Jamal's mother)
*
Aisha Khan
Aisha Uqbah Malik (born 27 September 1982), also known by her name Aisha Khan, is a Pakistani former television and film actress. Her prominent roles include Mahgul from '' Khuda Mera Bhi Hai'', Noor from ''Noor-e-Zindagi'' and Jeena from '' ...
as Iqra (Jamal's sister)
*
Rimsha Akmal
*
Farhan Awan Farhan or Farhaan (Persian: فرحان ''farḥān'') is a name of Persian origin meaning "happy, joyful, blessed, happy, delightful, rejoicing, merry, inclined to hopefulness". The name is the male variant from the female stem given name Farah, an ...
* Akbar Khan
*
Fareeha Sheikh Fariha or Fareeha (Arabic: فَرِيحَة, ''farīḥah'') is an Arabic and Urdu female given name meaning "happy". The name is a variant of ''Farih'' (فَرِح ''fariḥ''), itself a variant of the name Farah.
Notable persons with that name i ...
*
Shaista Jaheen as Sadaf's mother
*
Anwar Iqbal
Anwar Iqbal Baloch ( ur, ) (December 25, 1949 – July 1, 2021) was a Pakistani television actor and director, who achieved fame with the hit Pakistani drama series "Shama." Afterwards he went to star in "Akhri Chattan" (آخری چٹان) by ...
as Farooq
*
Shahzad Malik
*
Awais Waseer Awais ( ar, اویس) is an Arabic given name. 'Owais' is alternative name.
Meaning
Awais means 'gifted' or 'bestowed'. It was the name of one of Muhammad's companions Awais Qarani.
Notable people
Notable people with the name include:
;Given n ...
as Zaheer (Sadaf's brother)
*
Fariha
Fariha is a town and a nagar panchayat in Firozabad district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India
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Rehana Kalim Rehana may refer to:
* Rehana (actress), Indian and Pakistani film actress
* Rehana, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a village and union council in Pakistan
* Reyhaneh
Reyhaneh ( fa, ريحانه, also Romanized as Reyḩāneh; also known as Rehāna, Rehān ...
*
Mariam Mirza
Mariam Mirza is a Pakistani television actress, beautician and former banker. She is known for her role as Nasreen (Zubia's mother) in '' Khamoshi'' which ranked among the highest rated Urdu drama serials of 2017. She is also known for her role as ...
as Safiyya (Saleha's sister)
*
Arshad Ghori
Arshad is an Arabic male given name and a surname. It means "the right path".
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
* Arshad Ali (disambiguation), several people
* Arshad Ayub (born 1958), Indian cricketer
* Arshad Hasan, executive dir ...
*
Faiza Gillani
Faiza Gillani is a Pakistani television, theatre and film actress known for her character roles. Made her on-screen debut in 2010, and her notable supporting roles were in ''Ullu Baraye Farokht Nahi'', '' Sannata'', '' Deewangi'' and '' Prem Gal ...
*
Kamal Khan
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*
Fouzia Mushtaq Fawzia or Faouzia or Fouzia is an Arabic personal name. Notable people named Fawzia or alternative spellings include:
Fawzia
* Fawzia Yusuf H. Adam, Somali politician, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and former Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia
* ...
as Saleha's relative
*
Humaira Bano
Humaira Bano is Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in '' Mere Humdam'', '' Deewangi'', '' Ishq Zahe Naseeb'' and '' Jhoot''.
Early life
Humaira was born on December 17th, 1971 in Islamabad, Pakistan. She completed her studies from Uni ...
as Amna (Farooq's sister)
*
Sohail Masood
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Farah Zeba
Farah may refer to:
* Farah (name)
* Farah (actress) (born 1966), Indian actress
* Farah, Afghanistan, a city in western Afghanistan on the Farah River
* Farah, India, a town in Uttar Pradesh, India
* Farah Province, Afghanistan
* Farah Rive ...
*
Heem Fatima
*
Shazia Qaiser
Shazia ( ur, ) or Şaziye (Turkish) is a female given name that may refer to:
* Shazia Khalid
Shazia Khalid ( sd, شازيه خالد) ( ur, شازیہ خالد ) (born 1973) is a medical doctor and advocate of women's human rights from ...
*
Kiran Shahid
Kiran may refer to:
Names
* Kiran (given name), an Indian given name used for men or women (including a list of persons with the name)
* Kiran, an anglicised variant of the Gaelic given name Ciarán
People
* ''Kiran'', pseudonym of the Indian wri ...
*
Akhtar Ghazali
Akhtar ( fa, links=no, ) means "star" in Persian. It is a unisex name. It is also a common surname. A variant spelling is Akhter.
Notable people with the given name or surname include:
Given name Akhtar
* Akhtar Aly Kureshy Pakistani lawyer a ...
*
Nighat Sultana
Nighat Sultana was a Pakistani actress. She acted in both Urdu and Punjabi films and is known for her roles in films ''Chann Mahi'', ''Umar Marvi'', '' Saat Lakh'', ''Insaf'', ''Insan Badalta Hay'', ''Neend'', '' Dil Mera Dharkan Teri'', ''Afsana ...
*
Ash Khan
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*
Safiya Sohail
Safiya ( ar, صفية, Ṣafiyya) is an Arab name, meaning "pure".
Alternative transliterations include ''Saffiyah, Safiyyah, Safie, Safia, Safija, Safya, Sophie, Safiyah, Safeia'', etc.
Notable bearers of the name include:
Medieval
*Safiy ...
Original Soundtrack
The song of ''Jhoot'' is sung by famous singers, Raheel Fayyaz & Bina Khan. It is produced by Moomal Shunaid under her house of Moomal Entertainment.
See also
*
List of programs broadcast by Hum TV
Hum TV is a commercial broadcast television network owned by Hum Entertainment Television. Headquartered on I. I. Chundrigar Road in Karachi, the network is one of the major channels in Pakistan in terms of viewership. The following is a list ...
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2016 in Pakistani television
The following is a list of events affecting Pakistani television in 2016. Events listed include television show debuts, and finales; channel launches, and closures; stations changing or adding their network affiliations; and information about ch ...
References
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External links
Hum TV Website
Pakistani drama television series
Hum TV original programming
2016 Pakistani television series debuts