| Udaari | |
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| Genre | Drama Romance Crime |
| Created by | Momina Duraid Productions |
| Developed by | Sultana Siddiqui |
| Written by | Farhat Ishtiaq |
| Screenplay by | Farhat Ishtiaq |
| Directed by | Mohammed Ehteshamuddin |
| Starring | Samiya Mumtaz Bushra Ansari Ahsan Khan Urwa Hocane Farhan Saeed Hina Altaf Khan |
| Theme music composer | Sahir Ali Bagga Sohail Haider |
| Opening theme | Sajna Ve Sajna by Hadiqa Kiani and Farhan Saeed |
| Ending theme | Bol Ke Lab Azaad Hadiqa Kiani and Farhan Saeed |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original languages | Urdu Punjabi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 25 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. |
| Production | |
| Producer | Momina Duraid |
| Production locations | Lahore, Punjab Multan, Punjab |
| Cinematography | Azhar Ali |
| Editors | Mehmood Ali Shehraz Fiyaz Muhammad Ali Sooni Ali Raza Ansari |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Running time | 35-42 minutes |
| Production companies | Momal Productions Kashf Foundation |
| Original release | |
| Network | Hum TV |
| Release | 10 April – 25 September 2016 |
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Udaari (title from Punjabi: اڈاری; lit: To fly) is an Urdu and Punjabi language social Pakistani television series that was created and co-produced by Kashf Foundation and Momina Duraid for Hum TV. It focused on the social and economic marginalisation of citizens in Pakistani rural society alongside highlighting deeply rooted issues such as child sexual abuse, gender discrimination and violence against women. It was originally aired from 10 April 2016 to 4 September 2016. The show is written by Farhat Ishtiaq and directed by Mohammed Ehteshamuddin. The plot of Udaari centres on the families of two Punjabi villagers Sheedan and Sajida. Sheedan faces discrimination as she is in the performing arts and is looked down upon as belonging to the "Marasis" which is a derogatory term when referring to musicians. Whereas Sajda is a widow and a struggling single mother working as a maid for her daughter's upbringing, she decides to marry Imtiaz for her daughter's wellbeing. Story takes a turn when Sheedan's daughter Ameera accuses Imtiaz of sexually harassing her.[1][2]
Udaari has an ensemble cast with Bushra Ansari as Sheedan, Samiya Mumtaz as Sajida, Urwa Hocane as Ameera, Farhan Saeed as Arsh, Ahsan Khan as Imtiaz, and Hina Altaf Khan/Areesha Ahsan as Zebo.[1][2] The show is set in the village of Mirpur and urban areas of Punjab.
Udaari received positive reviews from critics and audiences throughout its broadcast, critics considered the sensitive issues within the story's arc well-drafted and well-composed, and also lauded the entire cast's performance, it also scored highest ratings in 2016 and was ranked as the highest rated TV series of 2016 season. At the 16th Lux Style Awards, the series won the most for the ceremony including, Best TV Actor for Khan, Best TV Director and Best TV Play for Duraid.
- ^ a b "Udaari Drama". Hum TV. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Urwa Hocane's latest TV Drama Udaari explores class divions through Music". Sadaf Haider. Dawn. 11 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.