Urdu Tv Serial Riyasat - Cast & Crew

Pakistani actress Maira Khan is known for her roles in films and television. As well as being an actress and model, she also hosts talk shows and is a VJ. She was born on January 10, 1984. Her hometown is Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Since 2002, she has been working in the Pakistani acting industry. Capricorn is her zodiac sign.

Samina Humayun Saeed is a well-known Pakistani producer and Humayun Saeed's wife. Her brothers-in-law are Salman Saeed, Amir Saeed, Adnan Saeed, and Babar Saeed. Her label, Next Level Entertainment is most known for creating drama serials such as Kuch Pyar Ka Pagalpan, Kaash Main Teri Beti Na Hoti, Akbari Asghari, and Alif. For producing Sadqe Tumhare, she won the Hum Award for Best Drama Serial Popular at the 3rd Hum Awards. Samina Humayun is a fiery personality who has acted in numerous dramas before founding her own production company alongside Humayun Saeed. They established "Six Sigma Plus," a production company that created advertising, commercials, and dramas.

Qaiser Naqvi is a Pakistani TV actress and is a doyen in the field of television acting. She is a veteran and seasoned artist who has narrated many character roles, and is a popular name in every home of Pakistan.

Of late there have been quite a few Pakistani actresses who have made their entry into Bollywood, but unfortunately most of them have not made any significant mark as far as histrionics is concerned. They have mostly been seen in intimate and steamy scenes or shaking a leg in item numbers. Sara Loren, the Pakistani actress also falls in the same genre with her bold looks and eye catching figure. She has had to make a series of shifts to come to the stage in her career that she now is in. Having been born in Kuwait to Pakistani parents, she was actually christened Mona at the time of her birth. Her first shift was back to native Pakistan at the time her father died in 2001, when she was still a teenager. Although her interests lay in painting and writing poetry, she was keen to take up a career in acting once she was back in Pakistan. 

Her acting career, however, did not come just like that. She was lucky to have been spotted by a photographer who was actually taking photo shoots for her friend, when he noticed her and took some snaps of her which actually landed her with her first modeling job for an ad campaign. This ultimately paved her way for her first Pakistani acting assignment in the serial “Rabia Zinda Rahegi”. That was in the year 2003 when she was 18. Thereafter, for some years she visited various countries with a Pakistani drama troupe, performing in dramas. But it was not until 2010 that she got her break into Bollywood, which was her dream for a long time. It was at this time that she took over the more trendy name of Sara Loren, perhaps to give it a more international tinge and concealing the Pakistani link. 

It was Pooja Bhatt who was instrumental in giving her this break, directing her in the film “Kajrare” with music director cum actor Himesh Reshmaiyya and Amrita Singh. Her other Bollywood appearance was in the more recent Murder 3, where she played the role of a waitress, alongside Randeep Hooda. In the intervening periods she was also keeping herself busy acting in Pakistani films, most notable of which have been “Saltanat”, “Gidh” and “Love Mein Ghum”

Maria Wasti, born on 14th August 1971, is a Pakistani Television & Film actress and host. Pakistan’s first private (non-government owned) channel launched in the 1990s, Network Television Marketing, featured contents that grasped attention and interests of the younger generation of the society, and hence, fascinated Maria to become an actress. Maria has done over 50 serials and a huge number of assorted plays. She started her career with the play ‘Sarah Aur Ammara’ for which she was approached by Bakhtiar Ahmed, the programme manager PTV Lahore Centre.

Parveen Akbar is a very senior Pakistani drama artist and she has been in the show business since 1969. Her career has began from radio and then, in 1975 she shifted to the television. The main roles, which earned fame for her, are Bi Jamalo and Zalim Saas. Presently, she is revered as the most famous Pakistani drama artist. Nowadays, she has also entered into the field of production and direction. Recently her role in the drama Shammo aired on Geo TV was seen with a very different angle and she earned a lot of fame from this role. In the beginning, she worked only in the dramas of PTV, but now her dramas are seen on other private channels as well.

By chance or by luck, Parveen Akbar has mostly performed villain roles in most of her dramas. It might be so that, these roles set on the personality of Parveen Akbar so well, that the directors always choose her for these roles. Due to her work, she has earned a lot of respect and fame among her viewers as well as co-workers. In addition to this, her juniors also consider her as the most talented actress and learn a lot from her. She has many plans in future and she also intends to manage and run a training academy for the upcoming TV artists. In fact, she is the great source of learning for her juniors and upcoming artists.

Ismat Zaidi is a famous Pakistani actress. She was born in Lahore, Pakistan.She belongs to Islam religion. Ismat Zaidi started her acting career in 1990’s.She worked on various Tv shows, advertisements, and movies. She has acted in several Pakistani dramas like Man O Salwa and Parsa. She has also worked with many famous actors such as Babar Javed, Mehreen Jabbar, and Farooq Rind. Ismat Zaidi mainly is known for portraying the positive role of a mother in many television shows.

Zainab Qayyum is also known as ZQ is a Pakistani actress, TV host, and model. He has given her contribution in Pakistani drama series, movies, commercials and even reality shows. She is titled as one of the most talented personality from the Pakistani entertainment industry. In 2004, she received the crown as the Best Model by Lux Style Awards. She received the award of Most Stylish TV Actress Award in 2006. She had been a part of various famous television dramas, music videos out of which the most famous is by Jana Malo Maal by Abrar-ul-Haq. She was born in Karachi, but her family belonged to Kohat. She did her schooling in Karachi and for her further study in B.A. and M.A., she moved to Lahore. She is a graduate with a Masters degree in Literature from Kinnaird College. Before joining Libas, she worked as a grammar school for one year. She worked in Libas for three years when simultaneously she completed her Master's degree. She took to modeling when she worked as an assistant director for Libas International. She first walked the ramp for Vinny. She hosted the show Maachis aired on Hum TV. The show was one of the top rated shows which air on that channel. The show was based on the real life issues which are faced by families. The show was inspired by America's Jerry Springer Show.

Naeem Rizvi was one of the most renowned cinematographers ever born in Pakistan. He began his cinematography career with films. The names of such films for which he worked as a photographer/cameraman/cinematographer/director of photography include Aisa Bhi Hota Hay (1965), Zamindar (1966) and Diay aur Toofan (1969). Naeem Rizvi worked for many TV movies, TV series and short stories. The name of such TV shows include Moorat Aka Eunuch's Wedding (2004 to 2005 TV series), The Making of Moorat (2004 TV Movie), Riyasat Aka Kingdom of Hearts (2005 TV series), The Making of Riyasat (2005 TV Short Documentary), Makan Aka Home a Heaven (2006 TV series), Manzil Aka Her Lost Destination (2006 TV series), The Making of Manzil (2006 TV Movie-Documentary), Dowry List (2007 TV movie), and The Making of Aurat aur Char Dewari Aka Women and Hurdles (2007 TV series). Naeem Rizvi died on 8th August 2016, survived by his wife, Deeba Aka Raheela Begum. Naeem Rizvi's wife is also a Karachi-born actress, born in 1947. The couple shared two children, Madiha Rizvi (daughter) and Imran Rizvi (son) & both are TV artists working for Pakistani Television.

Kamran Qureshi is a TV producer and director, born on 3 October 1975. In 1992, Qureshi began his career as Digital Video Effects Designer for TV stations and advertising companies. In 1995, he joined as an Editor and Director in Telewise, a popular TV production banner. He worked in Fanta Candid Camera, Allen Soothers Boom Bastic, Teleworld's Thrill Seekers, Cheer Up, Voyage of Discovery by John Player Gold Leaf, Har Dam Tayyar on Military Forces by Embassy, and Ariel Mothers by Procter and Gamble.

Asghar Nadeem Syed is a writer and poet, born on 14^th January 1950 in Multan, Pakistan. He completed his Master's in Urdu from the University of Punjab in Lahore. Asghar is a Ph.D. holder and did his doctorate at Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan. Asghar is famous for his scripts in Pakistani dramas on PTV and STN.

Kunwar Nafis is a famous actor who has been in the TV industry since the 90s. Kunwar was a child artist, and he made his debut with the serial "Aanch." He shared the screen space with Shagufta Ijaz and Muhammad Shah. He was just eight when he entered the TV industry. He was seen in many serials as a child artist, including Pehla Qadam, Buray Phasay, Doosra Qadam, Uljhan, and Band Darwazay. He had to concentrate on his studies, so he quit his acting career. He holds a Master's degree in Business Administration. Instead of settling in a corporate job, he chose to make a comeback in 2005 and signed a series of dramas, including Dil Ki Madham Boliyan, Dost, and Riyasat. All those dramas were super hits and made Kunwar famous as a lead star. Chaar Chaand, Bheegi Palkain, Mar Jain Bhi To Kya, Maikay Ki Yaad Na Aaye, Muqaddas, Mera Yaar Mila De, and Wafa Ke Mausam are some of his hit serials. 

Nadeem Baig is a Pakistani actor who worked for the Urdu film industry. He was born on 19th July 1941 in Vijayawada, Madras Presidency, British India. Nadeem is a popular singer, actor, and producer who worked in more than 30+ movies and dramas. He won various awards, including the precious Pride of Performance Award in 1997 by the President of Pakistan. His popular work includes Diya Aur Toofan, Daman Aur Chingari, Phool Mere Gulshan Ka, Muthi Bhar Chawal, Jo DarrGya Who Marr Gya, Mein Ek Din Laut Ke Aaunga, Main Hoon Shahid Afridi, and many others.

Talat Hussain Warsi is a Pakistani artist. His parents are Altaf Hussain Warsi and Shaista Begum, one of the most famous and talented pioneering voices of radio Pakistani, Karachi. He has three brothers, and he is the elder one. During the partition of India in 1947, his family migrated to Pakistan. He started his career as a radio in Pakistan in 1964. he first appeared on PTV Lahore in 1965. He had worked as a lead performer on TV, included shows such as Parchaiyaan, Bandish, Hawain (1997), Kashkol (TV series) (1995), Aansoo, Des Pardes, Castle, Riyasat (2006). His very first television program was Arjumand. He had also worked on stage dramas, including Andhera Ujala (produced by Nautanki Tola), Raz o Niaz (produced by Rafi Peer Theatre), and Sufaid Khoon (produced by NAPA), among others. In 1972 he shifted to England for further studies and got selected in the London Academy of music and dramatic art. He had worked in some foreign films, tv drama serials, and extended plays, including Channel Four's television serial Traffik and Family Pride.

Muhammad Rashid Mehmood Kashmiri (Rashid Mehmood) is a senior and veteran actor in Pakistan TV channel. This senior most actor is renowned for his work in the historical drama ‘Saheen’ on Pakistan TV network. He was earlier associated with film industry too. In 1990, he acted in a supporting role in movies like ‘Sher Dil’ which had actors like Sultan Rahi, Gori, Adeeb in lead roles.

Rashid Farooqui is a very talented actor hailing from Karachi, Pakistan. He was born on 5th May 1975. Rashid did his schooling from Government High School, Karachi. He had a keen interest in theater drama right from his childhood days. Therefore, he joined the National Academy of Performing Arts to pursue a career and to choose what he loves to do. He then started his occupation as an actor for theater dramas and television series. He officially kicked off with a short drama and tragedy film called “Shahrukh Khan Ki Maut”. He was Ustad Manzoor in the film. In a short span of time, the short film was a super hit. He then appeared in “Too Late the Reformer.” He went on to do various television shows like ‘Moorat’, ‘Manzil’, ‘Man-o-Salwa’ and ‘Makan’. Many of them enjoyed to watch him on screen in most of his character roles.

Akbar Subhani is a Pakistani actor known for his works in various movies and television series. He is the son of Subhani Ba yunus, a late actor. In 1992, Akbar was cast in ‘Sitara Aur Mehr-Un-Nisa’. He played the role of Irfan in this TV series. It was a Pakistani serial in the Urdu language about two cousins and their problems post marriage. The role of ‘Sitara’ was played by ‘Atiqa Odho’, and the role of ‘Mehrunnisa’ was played by ‘Saania Saeed’. It was a popular show amongst the Pakistani audience. He did a short film called ‘Special Drink’ aka Mystery Theatre in 2002. It was released in Pakistan in English, Hindi, and Urdu languages. He played a role of Hotel Owner in the movie. It was a 20-minute long TV movie. He was cast as ‘Gullo’ in the TV movie, ‘Mahnoor’ released in the year 2004.

Adnan Jilani is a famous Television actor of Pakistan. He is the elder son of noted media celebrity of Pakistan Qurbani Jilani. His younger brother Kamran Jilani is also a popular model and actor. Adnan started his acting career along with his first wife, Sadia Jilani. Their pair created a lot of buzz in the Pakistani TV shows for their acting. He became famous for the role of Nadir in an Urdu Television serial Riyasat. It won the Best TV Serial (Satellite) award at 5th Lux Style Awards in 2006. In his career, Adnan worked with all giants of media in Pakistan. Adnan acted in serials like Zever, Rehaai as Waseem’s father, Woh Ishq Tha Shayad, Chhoti Chhoti Khushiyan, Chubhan, Halki Si Khalish, Anhoni, Dohre, Anokha Ladla.

Humayun Saeed has been known famously across Pakistan and its film industry for his great acting skills and also as a producer of films. This talented and famous personality was born on the 27th day of July in the year 1971 in Karachi, Pakistan. Humayun is one of the five siblings that he has. Humayun studied in college for the degree of Bachelors in Commerce after which he started working at a factory for garments which was named H. Nizam Din (Pvt) Ltd for the post of a Production Manager for four years from 1991 to 1995. He entered the film industry through the movie Inteha in the year 1996. His debut TV play was Ye Jahan. Since then he has appeared in 64 television dramas and movies. When he decided to get into the film industry, his parents rebuked him and became disappointed with his decision.

Shehzad Khan is an Indian actor who has acted in many Bollywood films. He belongs to a popular family and is the son of the most known villain of Bollywood industry, Ajit Khan, yes the one who is known all over the world for his dialogue of Mona darling. His birth was in Mumbai where he resides now. He has four brothers, of which, Arbaaz Ali Khan also works in the B-town. The three of his brothers, Shahid Ali Khan, Zahid Ali Khan and Abid Ali Khan are brothers from his father’s first marriage.

Abdullah Kadwani is a Pakistani actor, producer, and director.  In 2019 he also owned the reputed position of managing director at Geo Entertainment, one of Pakistan's leading television networks. Abdullah Kadwani was one of the esteemed panel of judges worldwide for the prestigious Rose Honours. Being a Pakistani producer, director, Actor, he had experience of 25 years in the film industry and television industry. He had delivered some award-winning movies, such as Khaani (2017), Khuda Aur Mohabbat (2021), Meri Zaat Zarra e Benishan (2009), Daam (2010), Doraha and Shehr-e-Zaat (2012). He launched the famous 7th sky Entertainment, a premiere broadcast and film entertainment company formed in 2004. It is believed that under the guidance of Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi, the 7th sky entertainment had produced over 130 projects over 16 years. Kadwani was a model as he maintained his position of the best actor during the 1990s who has more than 25 television shows.TM Awards, Finest Producer – 1999 for Andheray Darechay - NTM Awards, Best Performer - 1999 for Andheray Darechay - NTM Awards, Selected for ‘Best Producer’ – 2003 for Doosri Aurat - PTV Awards, PTV National Award for ‘Best Producer of Affairs’ – 2004, Lux Style Awards for most outstanding drama serial ANA - 2005 are some of his awards.