''Ruposh'' (

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: روپوش) is a 2022 Pakistani romantic

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produced by

Abdullah Kadwani 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 ...

and

Asad Qureshi Asad Qureshi is a British filmmaker who was kidnapped on 26 March 2010 by a militant group called the " Asian Tigers" in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas along the Afghanistan border, where he was making a film in North Wazirista ...

under their production house 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 ...

. It was written by Nooran Makhdoom and directed by Ali Faizan, starring Haroon Kadwani in lead role opposite Kinza Hashmi. The television film premiered on 7 January 2022 in

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Plot

A young free-spirited man with past traumatic family experiences comes across a beautiful stranger, but their bitter first encounter triggers his unresolved anger furthermore. Salaar Shah's excessive token of affection for Zunaira stuns everyone in their university and eventually compels her to surrender to love. But just when she least expects it, Salaar gets back at her for revenge. His vengeance soon brings him to terms with his true feelings but he is then left with little to no time to undo his mistake.

Cast

Main cast

* Haroon Kadwani as Salaar Shah, Zunaira's Love Interest **Sajjad Gul as Young Salaar Shah (Child) * Kinza Hashmi as Zunaira Ashfaq, Salaar's Love Interest

Supporting cast

Mehmood Aslam Mehmood Aslam () is a Pakistani actor who works mainly in television but has also done some films and stage dramas. Career Active as an actor since 1977, he has appeared in classic drama series such as '' Andhera Ujala'' (1984-1985), ''Din ...

as Ameer Shah (Salaar's father) *

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 Sabeen (Zunaira's mother) *

Hina Khawaja Bayat Hina Khawaja Bayat (; born 8 September 1964) is a Pakistani actress whose appearances include Manto'','' Ishq Gumshuda'','' Aunn Zara'','' Humsafar'','' Zindagi Gulzar Hai'','' Mera Naam Yousuf Hai, '' Shehr-e-Zaat'' and ''Parwaz Hai Junoon ...

as Salaar's mother *

Saife Hassan Saife Hasan is a Pakistani TV director and actor. He is best known for the drama serial ''Dil ki Madham Boliyan'' (2005) and ''Ehd-e-Wafa'' (2019). He has directed the drama serial '' Bari Aapa'' for which he was nominated for the Hum Award for ...

as Ashfaq (Zunaira's father) *

Shabbir Jan Shabbir Jan () is a Pakistani actor who has appeared in many TV drama serials, such as '' Jangloos'' (1989), '' Makan'' (2006) ''and'' '' Zindagi Dhoop Tum Ghana Saya'' (2011). Career Shabbir Jan started working as a TV actor in the 1980s. He ...

as Irfan (Rohail's father & Ashfaq's friend) *

Raeed Muhammad Alam Raeed Muhammad Alam is a Pakistani actor, model, director and producer. He has appeared in several television serials such as '' Jo Tu Chahey'', '' Mujhay Jeenay Do'', '' Dil Ruba'' and '' Fitrat''. Early life Raeed was born in Karachi on 1 ...

as Rohail Irfan *

Arisha Razi Arisha Razi Khan (Urdu: عریشہ رٖضی خان) is a Pakistani actress and television host in the Urdu television industry. She started her career by acting in some branded commercials ads; she did her first commercial at the age of three ...

as Zunaira's sister * Aadi Khan as Zubair, Salaar's Friend * Zohreh Amir as Farah, Zunaira’s friend * Mujtaba Abbas Khan as College Student * Yasir Alam as College Student, Salaar's Enemy * Hashiam Butt as Doctor (Cameo) * Wajhi Farooki as Himself in the title song "Ruposh" (Cameo)

Soundtrack

Ruposh consisted of two

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s titled "Ruposh" and "Humraazi". Both the soundtracks are written and performed by Wajhi Farooki while the music composition is done by Wajhi Farooki and Tarun Sharma.The soundtrack has received massive success, the ruposh ost has received more than 100 Million views while humraazi has received 60 million views as of August 2023.

Track listing

Following is the listing of complete soundtracks of Ruposh.

Reception

The television film received countrywide praising for its direction, writing, location, cast and cinematography. Ruposh crossed the milestone of bagging 105 GRPs on the rating chart, the highest in the history of Pakistani telefilms. Following the success of the film, a celebration on 13 March 2022 was organized by the producers, where cast of the film and various artists from the TV industry made an appearance.

Digital media

Ruposh went on to trend at #1 on

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in just three days and exhibited a record-shattering performance of getting the fastest 10 millions views. The telefilm also attained massive success on digital platforms with 327 million+ views on YouTube and more than 250 million+ on

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and

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References

External links

* {{IMDb title 2022 films 2022 television films Pakistani television films Urdu-language Pakistani films 2020s romantic action films 2020s Urdu-language films