Umeed (TV series)

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Umeed
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امید
Genre Soap opera
Written byMehrunnisa Mustaqeem Khan
Directed byZahid Mehmood
StarringErum Akhtar
Kashif Mehmood
Farhan Ally Agha
Sara Saif
Sidra Batool
Esha Noor
ComposerNaved Nashad
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of episodes75
Production
Producers Abdullah Kadwani
Asad Qureshi
Camera setup Multi-camera setup
Production company 7th Sky Entertainment
Original release
Network Geo Entertainment
Release31 August (2020-08-31) 
13 November 2020 (2020-11-13)

Umeed is a Pakistani social soap opera television series, produced by Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi under their production banner 7th Sky Entertainment. It features Erum Akhtar, Kashif Mehmood, Farhan Ally Agha, Sara Saif and Sidra Batool as lead along with Sajid Shah, Asim Mehmood, Afshan Qureshi, Humaira Bano, Esha Noor and Farah Nadir in pivotal roles. [1] [2]

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The serial marks comeback of Sidra Batool to television as she was last seen in Shikwa Nahin Kisi Se, three years back, in 2017. [3] [4]

Plot

Hailing from a lower middle-class family, Umeed is a young and innocent girl who shares a strong and loving bond with her mother, Zainab. Things come crashing down for the family when Saleem (Umeed's father) falls into the trap of stereotyping his own family due to financial hardships. With her marriage at stake and a daughter to take care of, Zainab stands up for herself and struggles to ward off the stigma around divorce. However, society's cruel remarks hold her back. The story follows struggle of Zainab and her daughter, Umeed as they face hardships in their lives.

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Recurring

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References

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