Hook (2022 TV series)

Hook
Original title	ہوک
Written by	Shahid Dogar Shagufta Bhatti
Directed by	Mohsin Mirza
Starring	Kinza Hashmi Faysal Qureshi Saima Noor
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	33
Production
Executive producer	Abdullah Seja
Production locations	Karachi, Pakistan
Camera setup	Multi-camera setup
Production company	IDream Entertainment
Original release
Network	ARY Digital
Release	21 December 2022 (2022-12-21) – 19 July 2023 (2023-07-19)

Hook is a 2022 Pakistani television series written by Shahid Dogar and Shagufta Bhatti, and directed by Mohsin Mirza, produced by Abdullah Seja under the banner of IDream Entertainment. ^[1] It originally aired on ARY Digital from December 2022 to July 2023. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Plot

Jafar Elahi is a powerful feudal lord and a businessman who is married to a woman, Memoona, elder than him. Missing happiness in his domestic life, he wishes all bliss for his younger brother, Shaheer. Shaheer has just returned from aboard and is in love with his university fellow, Haya. Haya is an orphan girl living with her sister, Safia and brother-in-law, Aziz who want to get her married as soon as possible. Haya does not consider Shaheer worth marrying but instead loves Zayan. Haya and Zayan gets engaged, but Shaheer being madly in love with Haya does not digest Haya marrying someone other than him. Shaheer confro Jafar enraged by his brother's murder seeks revenge on Haya and Zayan by marrying Haya creating chaos in the lives of people around them.

Cast

• Kinza Hashmi ^[6] as Haya Kamal - Zayan's love interest and fiance.
• Faysal Qureshi as Jafar Elahi - an imminent politician and businessman seeking revenge on his brother's murderer
• Saima Noor as Memoona - Jafar's first wife
• Natasha Ali as Safiya - Haya's sister
• Hina Dilpazeer as Amma Bee - Jafar and Shahmeer's mother
• Aamna Malick as Sadaf - Zayan's widowed cousin, living with Zayan's family after the deaths of her husband and parents
• Shehroz Sabzwari as Shahmeer Elahi - Jafar's brother, madly in love with Haya
• Mirza Zain Baig as Zayyan - Haya's love interest and her fiancé
• Mariam Ansari as Resham - Jaffar's cousin sister, Ammar's niece
• Sohail Sameer as Aziz - Safia's husband
• Humaira Bano as Saboora - Zayan's mother
• Waseem Abbas as Saleem - Zayan's father
• Taqi Ahmed as Khalid - Zayan's friend
• Mehboob Sultan as Wali - Jaffar's right hand man and accomplice
• Asad Mumtaz Malik as Masood - Jaffar's friend and accomplice
• Afshan Zafar as Parveen - maid at Jafar's mansion
• Daniyal Khan as Abrar - seeks revenge on Jaffar by faking his feelings for Resham as Jaffar insulted him
• Saba Khan as Kubra - Safia's neighbor
• Shabbir Jan as Sardar Mukarram - Memoona's brother, an influential politician and feudal lord

Production

The serial was first announced in 2021, revealing Faysal and Kinza as the leads. The serial marks the return of veteran actress, Saima Noor, to television after her serial Kho Gaya Woh aired in 2018. ^[7] The serial marks second appearance of Noor and Qureshi together after Rang Laaga . ^[8]

References

1. ڈیسک, ویب (21 June 2023). "'تمہیں اپنی بیویوں میں انصاف کرنا ہوگا'". ARYNews.tv | Urdu - Har Lamha Bakhabar (in Urdu). Retrieved 21 March 2025.
2. "Faysal Qureshi shares teaser of drama 'Hook'". Daily Times. 6 December 2022.
3. Haider, Sadaf (5 March 2023). "THE TUBE". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
4. Hamid, Sidra (2 January 2023). "5 Pakistani Dramas On Our Radar For 2023". FUCHSIA.
5. Abdullah, Rao (11 December 2023). "Top 10 Pakistani Dramas in Pakistan 2023!". BOL News. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
6. "آنکھ کھلتے ہی کنزا ہاشمی کی خوشیاں چھن گئیں". 24 News Digital Urdu (in Urdu). 5 December 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
7. "Saima Noor all set to make a smashing comeback with drama serial "Hook"". Associated Press of Pakistan. 6 May 2024.
8. ڈیسک, ویب (22 December 2022). "ہوک: 'جو میں کرتا ہوں اسے دنیا دیکھتی ہے!' پہلی قسط مداحوں‌ کو بھا گئی". ARYNews.tv | Urdu - Har Lamha Bakhabar (in Urdu). Retrieved 21 March 2025.