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
GenreDrama
Written byHuma Hina Nafees
Directed byMisbah Khalid
Starring
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of episodes47
Production
ProducerMomina Duraid
Production companyMD Productions
Release
Original networkHum TV
Original release21 February (2022-02-21) 
26 April 2022 (2022-04-26)

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

  1. 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.
  2. Sadaf Haider (6 March 2022). "THE TUBE (Roag | HumTV, Mondays 8.00pm)". Dawn. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. "Roag Episode 1: Story of a girl who suffers consequences of feudalism". 21 February 2022.
  4. Haider, Sadaf (1 March 2015). "Review: Chup Raho suggests there's no honour in silence". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  5. Cheema, Munira (30 July 2018). Women and TV Culture in Pakistan: Gender, Islam and National Identity. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-83860-991-7.


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