Roag (2022 TV series)
Roag is a 2022 Pakistani television drama serial produced by Moomal Productions and directed by Misbah Khalid. It features Adeel Chaudhary, Areej Mohyudin and Arez Ahmed in lead roles.[1][2]
Roag | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Huma Hina Nafees |
Directed by | Misbah Khalid |
Starring | |
Country of origin | Pakistan |
Original language | Urdu |
No. of episodes | 47 |
Production | |
Producer | Momina Duraid |
Production company | MD Productions |
Release | |
Original network | Hum TV |
Original release | 21 February – 26 April 2022 |
Plot
A tale revolving around the ongoing predicament of feudalism and Muskaan, a girl like many that suffers at the hand of it.[3] Muskaan tackles a series of trials and tribulations thrown towards her simply due to her gender and rises above them towards independence and empowerment.
Cast
- Adeel Chaudhary as Shazeb: Ex Husband of Tabassum & Husband of Muskaan. Cousin of Rehan, Liaba, Alishba and Muskaan.
- Areej Mohyudin as Muskaan: widowed of Rehan & Wife of Shazeb
- Arez Ahmed as Rehan: Muskaan's former husband. Cousin of Shahzeb.
- Babar Ali as Bilal: Muskaan's father. Qamar Jahan's eldest brother
- Saima Qureshi as Qamar Jahan: Bilal's sister. Muskaan, Rehan and Shahzeb's aunt.
- Manzoor Qureshi as Bilal's and Qamar Jahan's father
- Hafsa Tariq Butt as Laiba: Sister to Alishba and Rehan. Ibad’s wife.
- Mariam Tiwana as Alishba: sister of Liaba and Rehan. widower of Anas
- Raima Khan as Tabassum, former wife of Shazeb
- Kasim Khan as Anas Abbas: Alishba's husband. Rehan and Muskaan's University friend
- Tabbasum Arif as Anas' mother & Alisba's former mother-in-law
- Subhan Awan as Ibad
- Adnan Jillani
- Salma Asim
Reception
A reviewer found that "The way a victim and her family carries the burden of shame and guilt is realistically portrayed in Roag in which the family finds itself exploited by a stranger on the eve of their daughter’s nikah."[4] "Roag is a serial that has influenced not only viewers but also talk shows and their debates on child rape.", stated Munira Cheema in Women and TV Culture in Pakistan'.'[5]
References
- Ul Haq, Irfan (2 February 2022). "Adeel Chaudhry, Areej Mohyudin and Arez Ahmed's new drama Roag will tackle 'honour'". Images of Dawn. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- Sadaf Haider (6 March 2022). "THE TUBE (Roag | HumTV, Mondays 8.00pm)". Dawn. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- "Roag Episode 1: Story of a girl who suffers consequences of feudalism". 21 February 2022.
- Haider, Sadaf (1 March 2015). "Review: Chup Raho suggests there's no honour in silence". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- Cheema, Munira (30 July 2018). Women and TV Culture in Pakistan: Gender, Islam and National Identity. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-83860-991-7.