Aroosa (Urdu: عروسہ, lit.'Bride') is a 1994 Pakistani Urdu-language television drama that aired on PTV. Written by Fatima Surayya Bajia and directed by Qasim Jalali, it is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Zubaida Khatoon. The serial ran for sixteen episodes in a single season and marked the television debuts of Adnan Siddiqui and Mishi Khan.
Plot
Tofique (Shakeel), a barrister, maintains close ties with his younger sister (Neelofar Abbasi) and elder sister (Ishrat Hashmi) while neglecting his wife, Anjum (Ghazala Kaifee). He divorces Anjum shortly after the birth of their daughter, Uroosa (Mishi Khan). His subsequent marriage to an educated woman generates tensions within the household, as his sisters struggle to accept her.
The role of Shehryar was first offered to Aijaz Aslam, who declined owing to his studies; it was subsequently given to Adnan Siddiqui, for whom the serial became his television debut.
Reception and legacy
In 2014, Dawn News included Aroosa in its list of the twenty most popular Pakistani television dramas of all time. The serial is also frequently cited as the breakthrough role of Adnan Siddiqui, who continued to refer to it as the starting point of his acting career in later interviews.
