Heer (TV series)

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Heer
Written byMansoor Saeed
Zafar Elahi
Directed bySyed Ramish Rizvi
Starring Madiha Imam
Yasir Ali Khan
Asad Siddiqui
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of episodes22
Production
ProducersAsif Raza Mir
Babar Javed
Production company A&B Entertainment
Release
Original network Geo Entertainment
Original release25 January 2016 (2016-01-25) 
2016 (2016)

Heer is a Pakistani Urdu-language television series. It stars Madiha Imam as Heer, a progressive village girl who wants to change the lives of the women of her village. The series first aired on 25 January 2016 on Geo Entertainment. [1] [2]

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Plot summary

Heer, an educated girl, inspires the fellow-women of her village to work and be financially independent. This doesn't go down well with the menfolk and they target Heer till she leaves the village. [3]

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References

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