Rozi (TV series)

Rozi
روزی
GenreComedy
Drama
Written byImran Saleem
Directed bySahira Kazmi
Starring
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
Production
ProducerSahira Kazmi
Original release
NetworkPTV
Release1990 (1990)

Rozi (Urdu: روزی, lit. 'Flower') is a 1990 Pakistani television long play written by Imran Saleem and based on the 1982 Hollywood film Tootsie; it was produced and directed by Sahira Kazmi.[1][2]

Synopsis

Haroon (Moin) is a struggling actor who has failed to find work, so he disguises himself as a girl named Rozi. His efforts to find work bear fruit, helped by the disguise, but the guise also complicates things for him at work and in matters of the heart.[3][4]

Cast

  • Moin Akhter as Haroon / Rozi[5][6]
  • Frieha Altaf as Shahana
  • Fazila Kaiser as Nazia
  • Arsh Muneer as Bua Begum
  • Latif Kapadia as Nasir
  • Akbar Subhani as Rasheed
  • Hameed Wain as Nazia's Father
  • Sultan Khan as Maqsood Khan
  • Anjum Ahmed as Farzana
  • Anwar Kamal as Interviewer
  • Sami Aadil as Director
  • Ahmed Khan as Advertising
  • Abul Kalma as Autographer
  • Aamir Akhtar as Haroon's Friend
  • Sajid Rafi as Haroon's Friend
  • Masood Zia as Assistant Director
  • Ahmed Memon as Director

Production

The drama was produced by STN (Shalimar Television Network) and was telecasted on PTV.[2]

Legacy

According to Zahid Ahmed, Moin Akhtar's performance in the series inspired him for his role Sameer/Sameera a person suffering from dissociative identity disorder in Ishq Zahe Naseeb which helped him to understand his character.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "پی ٹی وی کے دس بہترین لانگ پلے". Dawn Newspaper. 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "On Moin Akhtar's death anniversary, we look back at 6 of his most iconic roles". Images Dawn. 24 September 2022.
  3. ^ "پاکستان ٹیلی وژن کے یادگار ڈرامے". Dawn News. 20 May 2022.
  4. ^ "خواجہ سرا اور خواتین کے کردار ادا کرنے والے پاکستانی مرد فنکار". Express News. 17 March 2022.
  5. ^ "ہر دل عزیز فن کار معین اختر کی 9ویں برسی". Jang News. 13 June 2022.
  6. ^ "معین اختر: لطیفے سنانے اور نقالی کرنے والا شریر لڑکا جو کامیڈی کا 'آئن سٹائن' بن گیا". BBC News. 9 August 2022.
  7. ^ "'عشق زہے نصیب' کے لیے معین اختر کی 'روزی' کام آئی: زاہد احمد". Independent Urdu News. 6 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Zahid Ahmed opens up about using drugs and why he stopped". Express Tribune. 5 June 2022.