Parosi
Parosi is a 1990 Pakistani drama serial aired on NTM. The drama was written by Haseena Moin and directed by Raana Sheikh. It was filmed in Islamabad and Murree. It starred Khalida Riyasat, Marina Khan, Badar Khalil, Ali Ejaz, Saleem Sheikh and Jamal Shah. This was the last drama serial of Khalida Riyasat, who died soon after working in the 1996 telefilm Ab Tum Ja Sakte Ho.
Plot
Parosi tells the story of two sisters. Jahan Ara, who is a single parent as her husband left her for a wealthier woman, and Roshan Ara, who is much more mature and composed as compared to her elder sister. They, along with Haryali Bua, come to live in a house they have rented from Shahnawaz, who is a very strict man living with his nephew Arsal. The comedy of errors starts as Jahan makes the life of her landlord miserable. Roshan Ara and Arsal fall in love.Cast
- Ali Ejaz as Shahnawaz Ali Khan, aka Agha Jani, the landlord; uncle of Arsal
- Khalida Riyasat as Jahan Ara, the middle sister; has a son, Ali, with ex-husband Malik Iqbal
- Marina Khan as Roshan Ara aka Munni, youngest of three sisters; she makes documentary films
- Badar Khalil as Haryali Begum; maidservant in the sisters' household.
- Saleem Sheikh as Arsal, nephew of Aga Jani.
- Jamal Shah as Malik Iqbal, Jehan Ara's husband
- Shamim Hilaly as Mrs. Asif, elder sister of Roshan Ara and Jehan Ara
- Begum Humyra K. Saiyid as Nani, maternal grandmother of the sisters
- Latif Sheikh as Chodhry Rehmat Ullah
- Parveen Rasheed as Amma, mother of the sisters
- Sikander as Ali, Jehan Ara and Malik Iqbal's son
- Sardar Meer as cook Ali Ejaz
Reception