Munafiq (TV series)

Munafiq (Urdu: منافق, lit. 'Hypocrite') is a 2020 Pakistani family soap television series premiered on Geo Entertainment on 27 January 2020. It is produced by Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi under 7th Sky Entertainment.[1] The show revolves around Ujala played by Fatima Effendi, hails from middle-class background. She confronts her insecurities upon her marriage into an upper class influential family. It also features Adeel Chaudhary, Mariyam Nafees, Marina Khan and Mehmood Akhtar in pivot roles.[2][3][4][5]

Munafiq
Official title card
منافق
GenreDrama
Written byHina Huma Nafees
Directed bySaleem Ghanchi
StarringFatima Effendi
Adeel Chaudhry
Mariyam Nafees
Bilal Qureshi
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of episodes60
Production
ProducersAbdullah Kadwani
Asad Qureshi
Production locationsKarachi, Sindh
Camera setupMulti-camera setup
Production company7th Sky Entertainment
Release
Original networkGeo Entertainment
Original release27 January (2020-01-27) –
15 April 2020 (2020-04-15)

The show received major success; in the 7:00 PM slot and got a lot of YouTube views from Pakistan as well as India; it also trended in both countries on YouTube. It received the highest ever ratings of 7:00 pm slot in Pakistan's history, by garnering TRPs of 22 and peaking at 30.3 TRPs.[6] The series is also available on Viu app for Middle East region.

Cast
  • Fatima Effendi as Ujala, Armaan's first wife, Sabiha's daughter-in-law and Anum, Raza and Zohaib's sister
  • Adeel Chaudhry as Armaan, Ujala and Sobia's husband, Sabiha's only son, a politician (Dead)
  • Mariyam Nafees as Sobia, Armaan's second wife
  • Bilal Qureshi as Hamza, Armaan and Sobia's friend, Ujala's love interest
  • Marina Khan as Sabiha Begum, A politician, Arman's mother
  • Sajida Syed as Zareena, Ujala, Anum, Raza and Zohaib's mother
  • Sabiha Hashmi as Armaan's grandmother, Sabiha's mother-in-law (Dead)
  • Mehmood Akhtar as Ujala, Anum, Raza, and Zohaib's father (Dead)
  • Agha Talal as Zohaib, Ujala, Raza, and Anum's brother (Dead)
  • Hira Ahmed as Anum, Ujala, Raza and Zohaib's sister
  • Owais Sheikh as Raza, Ujala, Anum, and Zohaib's brother
  • Seemi Pasha as Shaheen, Sobia's mother
  • Mizna Waqas as Ramsha, Hamza's cousin
  • Imran Rizvi as Adeel, Ramsha's husband
  • Kainat Angel as Noor, Hamza's niece

References
  1. "Faysal Quraishi makes TV comeback with 'Muqaddar'". Daily Times. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. "Meet Pakistani cinema's stars of tomorrow". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  3. Shabbir, Buraq. "From Tanhaiyaan to Dil Kiya Karey". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. "Ayeza and Danish Taimoor reunite for 7th Sky Entertainment's 'Meher Posh'". Daily Times. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  5. "'Raaz-e-Ulfat' starring Yumna and Shahzad Sheikh to go on air soon". Daily Times. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  6. "'Munafiq' comes to its end with record-breaking ratings and an eye-opening message". Daily Times. 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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