Hasb-e-Haal

Hasb-e-Haal
Opening title screen in 2011
حسبِ حال
GenreComedy
Sketch comedy
Satire
Political satire
Directed byKhurram Shahzad
Presented byFareed Raees
StarringSohail Ahmed
Country of originPakistan
Original languagesUrdu
Punjabi
No. of episodes3000+
Production
EditorImran Kazmi
Running time42 minutes
Original release
NetworkDunya News
ReleaseJanuary 9, 2009 (2009-01-09)
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Hasb-e-Haal (Urdu: حسبِ حال, lit.'"as usual"') is a Pakistani Urdu-language comedy show based on political satire that airs on Dunya TV at 11:05 pm from Thursday to Sunday.[1] It stars Sohail Ahmed, Fareed Raees, Amanat Chan, Nawaz Anjum, Jiya Dilnawaz, Zulfi Ali and Goga Ji.[2] It was first hosted by Aftab Iqbal as an anchor, Najia Baig as the co-anchor and Sohail Ahmed as a guest.[3]

Sohail Ahmed was awarded the Presidential Pride of Performance award by Asif Zardari on 23 March 2011 for his performance on the show.[4]

  1. ^ Black, Ian; Kingsley, Patrick; Abdo, Manu; Letsch, Constanze; Chulov, Martin; Mohsin, Moni; Dehghan, Saeed Kamali (12 January 2015). "Laughing in the face of danger: the state of satire in the Muslim world". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  2. ^ Hasb-e-haal Cast Retrieved 20 June 2011
  3. ^ Hasb e Haal - Dunya News - 27 02 2010 - 01, retrieved 20 April 2020
  4. ^ Sohail Ahmed gets Pride of Performance award