Umeed (TV series)

Umeed is a Pakistani social soap opera television series, produced by Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi under their production banner 7th Sky Entertainment. It features Erum Akhtar, Kashif Mehmood, Farhan Ally Agha, Sara Saif and Sidra Batool as lead along with Sajid Shah, Asim Mehmood, Afshan Qureshi, Humaira Bano, Esha Noor and Farah Nadir in pivotal roles.[1][2]

Umeed
امید
GenreSoap Opera
Written byMehrunnisa Mustaqeem Khan
Directed byZahid Mehmood
StarringErum Akhtar
Kashif Mehmood
Farhan Ally Agha
Sara Saif
Sidra Batool
Esha Noor
ComposerNaved Nashad
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of episodes75
Production
ProducersAbdullah Kadwani
Asad Qureshi
Camera setupMulti-camera setup
Production company7th Sky Entertainment
Release
Original networkGeo Entertainment
Original release31 August (2020-08-31) –
13 November 2020 (2020-11-13)

The serial marks comeback of Sidra Batool to television as she was last seen in Shikwa Nahin Kisi Se, three years back, in 2017.[3][4]

Plot

Hailing from a lower middle-class family, Umeed is a young and innocent girl who shares a strong and loving bond with her mother, Zainab. Things come crashing down for the family when Saleem (Umeed's father) falls into the trap of stereotyping his own family due to financial hardships. With her marriage at stake and a daughter to take care of, Zainab stands up for herself and struggles to ward off the stigma around divorce. However, society's cruel remarks hold her back. The story follows struggle of Zainab and her daughter, Umeed as they face hardships in their lives.

Cast

Main

Recurring
  • Sajeer Uddin as Aftab, husband of Tamanna
  • Sajid Shah as Parvez, brother of Zainab
  • Seema Khan as Naila, wife of Parvez
  • Tasneem Ansari as Memoona Tariq, mother of Yasir.
  • Afshan Qureshi as mother of Naila
  • Saba Khan as Rabia, sister of Naila
  • Imran Patel as Amjad, elder son of Tamanna
  • Kausar Siddiqui as Shazia, Amjad's wife
  • Zill E Huma as Shaheena, aka Guriya
  • Inayat Khan as Fawad
  • Syed Hamza as Jamal, second son of Tamanna
    • Owais Khan as Young Jamal
  • Hina Rizvi as Mrs Bilgrami, Fawad's mother
  • Hira Sheikh as Tehmina Begum, Rameez's mother
  • Naeem Malik as Rabia's husband
  • Zahid Mehmood as Aleem
  • Esha Noor as Shela
  • Farah Nadir as Shela's mother
  • Khwaja Saleem as Shela's stepfather
  • Tipu Sharif as Asad

Guest
  • Mehboob Sultan as Aijaz, a local bandit
  • Vasia Fatima as Surraiya, niece of Aftab
  • Faheem Tejani, Saleem's lawyer
  • Anees Alam as Akhtar, senior employee of Yasir
  • Naeem Shaikh as Mr Jawad

References
  1. "GEO TV unveils a scintillating original soundtrack of drama serial Umeed". Trending In Social. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  2. "Geo Entertainment launches Umeed". Harpal Geo.
  3. "Sidra Batool Is Making A Comeback On Television". ReviewIt.Pk. 26 August 2019.
  4. "Sidra Batool All Set to Make Her Television Comeback". ProPakistani.Pk. 27 August 2019.
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