Riyasat Explained

Genre:Drama
Director:Kamran Qureshi
Creative Director:Asma Akber
Starring:Nadeem Baig, Talat Hussain, Humayun Saeed, Rashid Mehmood, Maria Wasti, Ismat Zaidi, Maira Khan and Adnan Jilani
Theme Music Composer:Waqar Ali
Composer:Akhtar Qayyum
Country:Pakistan
Language:Urdu
Num Episodes:26
Executive Producer:Rafiq Nasar and
Samina Humayun Saeed
Producer:Humayun Saeed
Abdullah Kadwani
Aslam Bhatti
Editor:Faisal Gulzar
Runtime:40 min each
Company:7th Sky Entertainment
Channel 2001
Channel:ARY Digital Network
Location:Dubai, Sharjah and Pakistan
Alt Name:Kingdom of Hearts
Cinematography:Syed Naeem Rizvi

Riyasat (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|رياست) is a Pakistani TV serial aired in 2005, written by Asghar Nadeem Syed and directed by Kamran Qureshi.[1] A true story of love revolves around lives of people from two different societies, today's modern Dubai and a small seaside village. A tale that covers drugs and gold smuggling, human trafficking and evasion from the law.[2]

Plot

Qadir Jogi, (Talat Hussain), a fisherman involved in human trafficking and gold smuggling, becomes enemy of Shahnawaz Khan (Nadeem Baig), the owner of a small shipping company when he refuses to help Qadir in smuggling. The enmity reaches to the next generation, Nadir (Adnan Jilani) and Ahmed Nawaz Khan (Humayun Saeed) which starts from business competition and reaches to a woman, Sherry (Zainab Qayyum) who marries Ahmed Nawaz. The enmity of Qadir Jogi results in losses of Shahnawaz's young daughter, and then his honest army man son-in-laws life.

Taking Seth Moosa Karim's help, Shahnawaz succeeds in getting Qadir Jogi deported from Dubai. In return, Qadir gets Shahnawaz killed in a plane crash. Qadir's own son Nadir, dies afterwards in a car accident during the hospitality of a Swiss Princess. Qadir Jogi, who tried to kill Shahnawaz's son twice, was left alone after the accidental death of his only son Nadir.[3]

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

Soundtrack

The theme song Riyasat Hai Riyasat was composed by Waqar Ali and sung by Sonu Nigam. The music video was recorded in India and released in December 2005.

Awards and nominations

5th Lux Style Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 7th Sky – Riyasat.
  2. Web site: IMDb – Plot Riyasat. IMDb.
  3. Web site: Plot – Riyasat. Facebook.
  4. Web site: Riyasat. Lux Style Awards. IMDb.