Riyasat

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For the 2014 Bollywood action film, see Riyasat (film). For the political concept, see princely state.

Riyasat
DVD cover
Also known asKingdom of Hearts
GenreDrama
Written byAsgher Nadeem Syed
Directed byKamran Qureshi
Creative directorAsma Akber
StarringNadeem Baig, Talat Hussain, Humayun Saeed, Rashid Mehmood, Maria Wasti, Ismat Zaidi, Maira Khan and Adnan Jilani
Theme music composerWaqar Ali
ComposerAkhtar Qayyum
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producersRafiq Nasar and
Samina Humayun Saeed
ProducersHumayun Saeed
Abdullah Kadwani
Aslam Bhatti
Production locationsDubai, Sharjah and Pakistan
CinematographySyed Naeem Rizvi
EditorFaisal Gulzar
Running time40 min each
Production companies7th Sky Entertainment
Channel 2001
Original release
NetworkARY Digital Network
Release2005 (2005) –
2005 (2005)

Riyasat (Urdu: رياست) is a Pakistani TV serial aired in 2005, written by Asghar Nadeem Syed and directed by Kamran Qureshi.[1] A true story of love revolves around lives of people from two different societies, today's modern Dubai and a small seaside village. A tale that covers drugs and gold smuggling, human trafficking and evasion from the law.[2]

Plot

Qadir Jogi, (Talat Hussain), a fisherman involved in human trafficking and gold smuggling, becomes enemy of Shahnawaz Khan (Nadeem Baig), the owner of a small shipping company when he refuses to help Qadir in smuggling. The enmity reaches to the next generation, Nadir (Adnan Jilani) and Ahmed Nawaz Khan (Humayun Saeed) which starts from business competition and reaches to a woman, Sherry (Zainab Qayyum) who marries Ahmed Nawaz. The enmity of Qadir Jogi results in losses of Shahnawaz's young daughter, and then his honest army man son-in-laws life.

Taking Seth Moosa Karim's help, Shahnawaz succeeds in getting Qadir Jogi deported from Dubai. In return, Qadir gets Shahnawaz killed in a plane crash. Qadir's own son Nadir, dies afterwards in a car accident during the hospitality of a Swiss Princess. Qadir Jogi, who tried to kill Shahnawaz's son twice, was left alone after the accidental death of his only son Nadir.[3]

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

  • Ismat Zaidi as Captain Sheraz's Mother
  • Rashid Farooqui as Fareed
  • Silvia as Princess
  • Paul as British Ambassador
  • Dr Ausaf Khan as Jewish businessman
  • Akbar Subhani as Shani's Father
  • Shan as Naveed
  • Imtiaz Taj as Khalqa
  • Aslam Sheikh as Malqa
  • Parveen Akbar as Ayesha's Mother
  • Qaiser Naqvi as Shaini's Mother
  • Shahzad Ali Khan as Seth Moosa Kareem
  • Hareem Qureshi as Shanzabe
  • Nighat Sultana as Bachai

Soundtrack

The theme song Riyasat Hai Riyasat was composed by Waqar Ali and sung by Sonu Nigam. The music video was recorded in India and released in December 2005.

Awards and nominations

5th Lux Style Awards

  • Won - Best TV Serail (Satellite) (2006)
  • Won - Best TV Actress (Satellite) (2006) – Maria Wasti
  • Nominated - Best TV Actor (Satellite) (2006) – Talat Hussain.
  • Nominated - Best TV Director (Satellite) (2006) – Kamran Qureshi.[4]

References

  1. ^ "7th Sky – Riyasat".
  2. ^ "IMDb – Plot Riyasat". IMDb.
  3. ^ "Plot – Riyasat". Facebook.
  4. ^ Riyasat. "Lux Style Awards". IMDb.
External videos
video icon A promotional video of Riyasat