Gul-o-Gulzar

Gul-o-Gulzar
Kinza Hashmi (left) and Saboor Ali
گل و گلزار
Genre	Serial drama
Written by	Hasan Umar
Screenplay by	Umera Ahmed
Directed by	Saqib Khan
Starring	Saboor Ali Kinza Hashmi Omer Shahzad Paras Masroor
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of episodes	27
Production
Producers	Humayun Saeed Shahzad Nasib
Camera setup	Multi-camera setup
Production company	Six Sigma Plus
Original release
Network	ARY Digital
Release	13 June (2019-06-13) – 12 December 2019 (2019-12-12)

Gul-o-Gulzar (Urdu: گل و گلزار, lit. 'Gul and Gulzar') is a 2019 Pakistani television series created by Humayun Saeed and Shahzad Nasib under their production house Six Sigma Plus. It focuses on the life of two best friends turned enemies; Gul and Gulzar played by Saboor Aly and Kinza Hashmi, respectively. The serial aired every Thursday evening on ARY Digital.[1][2][3][4][5]

It was broadcast by MBC Bollywood in Arab countries under the title جل و جلزار. The series is available on Indian OTT Platform MX Player.

Plot

Gulzar is a studious and innocent college student who wants to pass her exams, and make her brother and her whole family proud. Gul on the other hand is a cunning, backstabbing girl who wants money; and would stop at nothing to achieve her greedy goals.

Cast

• Saboor Aly as Gul Chaudhary
• Kinza Hashmi as Gulzar Iqbal
• Omer Shahzad as Adil; Gul's love interest
• Mariam Mirza as Adil’s mother
• Paras Masroor as Jamal; Gulzar's husband
• Firdous Jamal as Master Iqbal; Afaq and Gulzar's father
• Kanwar Nafees as Afaq; Gulzar's brother
• Sabiha Hashmi as Jamal's mother; Gulzar's mother-in-law
• Nayyar Ejaz as Kifayat Chaudhary; Gul's father
• Shaista Jabeen as Kaneez Chaudhary; Gul's mother
• Arjumand Azhar as Adil's father
• Fahima Awan as Zeba; Afaq's wife
• Aliya Ali as Mahjabeen; Adil's second wife

Nominations

Year	Awards	Category	Recipient	Result
7 February 2020	Pakistan International Screen Awards	Best Television Actress Critic's choice	Saboor Aly	Nominated

References

1. Staff (22 March 2019). "My character is a complete narcissist, reveals Saboor Ali about her latest project". DAWN. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
2. "Saboor Ali reveals about her character in her latest project, Gul-o-Gulzar". Daily Times. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
3. "Saboor Aly rubbishes suicide rumours, asks people to be sensitive about mental health". DAWN. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
4. Khan, Saira (23 December 2018). "HIP Exclusive: Omer Shahzad Chats about upcoming Play 'Gul-o-Gulzar'". HIP News. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
5. Ahmad, Fouzia Nasir (28 July 2019). "THE TUBE". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 18 August 2019.