Razia (TV series)

Razia is a 2023 Pakistani television miniseries that premiered on Express Entertainment. It stars Mahira Khan, Shaheera Jalil Albasit, Moomal Sheikh and Mohib Mirza. The series is directed and written by Mohsin Ali and produced by Kamran Afridi and Hina Aman. The series premiered on 15 September 2023 and concluded on 19 October 2023.

Premise

The miniseries is based on the social issues regarding women's status and the problems they face because of biased opinions regarding gender roles in society. The story revolves around Razia, the first-born daughter in her family where everyone had desired for a boy. The series chronicles her journey towards independence and realisation of self-worth beginning when her brother was born and becomes the limelight of the house.

Soundtracks

Track listing

Following is the listing of complete soundtracks of Razia TV series.

Cast

Main

Mahira Khan as Razia Saleem (Adult) : The narrator.
Shaheera Jalil Albasit as Razia Saleem (from 16 to 26 year-old) : Saleem and Zohra's daughter; Hajra's granddaughter; Ali's older sister; Savera's mother.
Moomal Sheikh as Zohra Saleem : Saleem's wife; Razia and Ali's mother.
Mohib Mirza as Saleem Ahmad : Zohra's husband; Hajra's son; Razia and Ali's father.

Supporting

Parveen Akbar as Hajra Ahmad : Saleem's mother; Razia and Ali's grandmother.
Kausar Siddiqui as Hira Ikhlaq : Ali's ex girlfriend.
Akbar Islam as Ikhlaq : Hira's father.
Fajr Sheikh as TV Reporter
Abeer Naeem
Shahzad Malik as
Kaleem Ghori as Mannu aka Manohar : Razia's childhood friend.
Armaan
Kashif Hussain as Irfan Ikhlaq : Ikhlaq' son; Hira's brother; Razia's ex husband; Savera's estranged father.
Daniya Kanwal
Samina Nazir as Sitara Azeem : Razia's school teacher
M. Saqib Rajput
Mansa Salman
Umm Laila
Abrash
Maryam Zahra
Ayeza Khan
Esha Usman
Shayan
Nauman Malik
Ali Hoor
Abdullah
Hasher
Fatima Imtiaz

Production

In April 2023, Mahira Khan revealed about her upcoming project which will be premiered on Express Entertainment and will mark Mahira' return to television since Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay (2021). Mirza confirmed his role on 2 June. The principal photography of the series started in mid June.

The first teaser was released on 15 August 2023, while the trailer was released on 18 August.