Romeo Weds Heer () is a 2018

Pakistani drama Pakistani dramas, or Pakistani serials, are Serial (radio and television), televised serials produced in Pakistan. Although most of the serials are produced in Urdu, an increasing number of them are produced in other Pakistani languages such as ...

serial, directed by

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, written by Muhammad Younis Butt and produced by 7th Sky Productions. It stars

Feroze Khan Feroze Khan (born 11 July 1990) is a Pakistani actor and video jockey who primarily works in Urdu television. One of Pakistan's highest-paid actors, he is the recipient of several accolades, including three Lux Style Awards. He made his act ...

and

Sana Javed Sana Javed (, born 25 March 1993) is a Pakistani actress who appears on Urdu television. She made her debut in 2012 with '' Shehr-e-Zaat'' and later on appeared in several serials. She received recognition after portraying the titular role in t ...

in lead roles. The show was originally aired in single episodes on Sunday evenings, but towards the end of its run, it began to run episodes in a mega-episode format on Sunday evenings. It premiered on 21 October 2018 on

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. The series ended on 26 May 2019.

Plot

The drama is a

rom-com Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Romantic comedy e ...

between

, who plays Romeo,the son of successful and rich doctors. and

as Heer, the daughter of a herbal-medication health practitioner (called hakim amongst the Muslim community in the Indian subcontinent) and a regular housewife; two college sweethearts who fight totally different family backgrounds and finally manage to get married against all odds.

Cast

as Romeo Raja *

as Heer Luqman/Heer Romeo Raja *

Saman Ansari Saman Ansari is a Pakistani television and theatre actress. She made her television debut in 2014 and since then, has played supporting roles in many television serials besides a few leading roles. Her accolades include four Hum Awards and a P ...

as Dr. Shahnaz Raja, Romeo’s mother * Zia Gorchani as Dr. Shahbaz Raja, Romeo’s father *Zohreh Ali as Manaal, Romeo’s sister *

Fareeda Shabbir Fareeda Shabbir is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in Urdu TV dramas ''Ghalati'', ''Romeo Weds Heer'', ''Mera Dil Mera Dushman'', ''Yeh Zindagi Hai'', ''Saraab'', ''Dobara (TV series), Dobara'' and ''Bikhray Moti''. Early life ...

as Rolly, Romeo's aunt *

Tara Mahmood Tara Mahmood is a Pakistani actress and singer. She rose to prominence by playing supporting roles in high-rated films, ''Seedlings (film), Seedlings'' (2012) and ''Good Morning Karachi'' (2013). Her performance in drama serials ''Muhabbat Subha ...

as Irshad, Heer’s mother *

Firdous Jamal Firdous Jamal (; born 9 June 1954) is a Pakistani television, theatre, stage and film actor. Early life and education Firdous Jamal was born as Firdous Khan to Baz Muhammad Khan, a businessman, in Peshawar on 9 June 1954, and after earning h ...

as Hakeem Luqman, Heer’s father *

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as Soni, Heer’s sister *

Beena Chaudhary Beena Chaudhary is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas '' Romeo Weds Heer'', '' Ishq Zahe Naseeb'', '' Suno Chanda 2'', '' Ghisi Piti Mohabbat'' and '' Kahin Deep Jaley''. Early life Beena was born in 1968 on 6 March in ...

as JD's mother *Ali Rizvi as Aflatoon, Heer’s brother * Shafaat Ali as Nazar, Heer’s brother-in-law * Ali Safina as Jaidi, Heer’s ex-fiancé *Farhan Alam as Chashmatu, Heer’s friend *Rayyan Ibrahim as Bubble, Heer’s friend *Namrah Shahid as Shanzey, Romeo’s friend *Waqar as Elephant, Romeo’s best friend *Michelle Mumtaz as Faryal

Production

Feroze Khan shared his new look from his next play named Romeo Weds Heer on

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. He further informed his fans that this would be a Rom-com and would also be directed by Anjum Shahzad. It marks the third collaboration of Feroze with director Anjum Shahzad after the romantic films '' Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai'' and Saga of Love and Revenge ''

Khaani ''Khaani'' ('', feminine version of Khan'') is a 2017 Pakistani drama television series that premiered on 6 November 2017 on Geo Entertainment. It is directed by Anjum Shahzad, produced by Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi under 7th Sky Entert ...

''. Anjum, once again, selected Sana Javed as the female lead after her mind blowing performance in Khaani, thus the trio returned. Besides this, the leading couple has also been a part of

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''s '' Dino Ki Dulhaniya, a television film, thus this marks the third appearance of Feroze and Sana as a couple. Romeo Weds Heer is written by Muhammad Younis Butt. It is produced under the banner of

7th Sky Entertainment Abdullah Kadwani (Urdu: ) is a Pakistani actor, producer, and director. As of 2019, he holds the position of group managing director at Geo Entertainment, a leading television network in Pakistan. He is currently responsible for "Geo Enterta ...

Reception

The show impressed with super high ratings in its first episodes; reaching 4-1 TRPs. It kept a lead for many weeks, and if it was not number 1 it was still in top 10. However towards the end the TRP began falling down and was no longer in the top 10.

Awards and nominations

Soundtrack

The title song was sung by

Sahir Ali Bagga Sahir Ali Bagga is a Pakistani singer, music director and composer from Lahore, who composes music for Lollywood and other independent singers. Recently he has composed music for the Lollywood, Pakistani movie, ''Zinda Bhaag (2013)''. He also ...

Aima Baig Aima Noor-ul Ain Baig (, ; born 10 March 1995) is a Pakistani singer, known for her soundtracks in films and television. Started as appearing on Dunya News' program '' Mazaaq Raat'' during 2015–2017, she rose to fame from her songs in '' L ...

and has more than 21.70 million views on

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also composed the music.

Track listing

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, tt9172766 Geo TV original programming Urdu-language television shows Pakistani drama television series 2018 Pakistani television series debuts