Dareecha

{{Infobox television | image = Dareecha.jpeg | caption = | genre = {{plainlist| * [[Horror film|Horror]] * [[Mystery fiction|Mystery]] }} | runtime = 18–20 minutes{{small|(per episode)}} | creator = | starring = {{plainlist| *[[Fazila Qazi]] *[[Salma Hassan]] *[[Sana Askari]] *[[Imran Aslam (actor)|Imran Aslam]] *[[Yasir Hussain]] *[[Sonya Hussyn]] }} | opentheme = "Galiyaon Pe Chaya Hua Hai" by Jaffer Zaidi | country = Pakistan | language = Urdu | network = [[ARY Digital]] | first_aired = {{start date|2011|9|12|df=y}} | last_aired = {{end date|2012|3|13|df=y}} | num_seasons = | num_episodes = 103 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = Jerjees Seja | cinematography = Shani Ali | editor = Waqas Pasha | producer = Adeel Farhan | writer = [[Syed Mohammad Ahmed]] | director = Farrukh Faiz | location = Karsaz, [[Karachi]] | company = MContent }}

'''''Dareecha''''' ({{langx|ur|{{nq|دریچہ}}|lit=Window}}) is a Pakistani horror-mystery soap television series that aired during 2011–12 on [[ARY Digital]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dareecha's Profile |url=http://www.arydigital.tv/ProgramsDetail.aspx?catid=419&catname=Drama&Dname=dareecha |publisher=ARY Digital |accessdate=23 February 2012 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It was produced by [[Abdullah Seja]] and Jeerjes Seja under Idream Entertainment. It featured [[Fazila Qazi]], [[Sana Askari]], [[Imran Aslam (actor)|Imran Aslam]], [[Yasir Hussain]] and [[Sonya Hussyn]] in pivotal roles.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1182496 |title=Review: Bandish wraps up, leaving high hopes for horror TV in Pakistan |last=Khan |first=Sheeba |date=2019-05-01 |website=Images |language=en |access-date=2020-02-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/you/159549-Sonya-Hussain|title=Sonya Hussain|last=Khan|first=Asif|website=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|access-date=2020-02-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/409352-getting-to-know-asad-siddiqui|title=Getting to know Asad Siddiqui|last=Desk|first=Instep|website=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|access-date=2020-02-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.brandsynario.com/5-pakistani-horror-tv-shows-that-will-give-you-the-chills/ |title=5 Pakistani Horror TV Shows That Will Give You The Chills! |accessdate=February 7, 2021 |publisher= brandsynario }}</ref>

== Synopsis == The drama focuses on the main character Maheen, who faces many challenges in life due to her love marriage with Faizan. Faizan, a psychologically disturbed man, [[tortures]] every woman he marries. In the past he has married 4 other women and harmed them physically and mentally. He plans to do the same to Maheen. Soon after, guided by her [[Extrasensory perception|sixth sense]], Maheen realizes that Faizan's family and past has been impacted by [[black magic]]. Furthermore, suspense occurs when Maheen begins to see [[ghosts]] of the dead. She must find out Faizan's past and the hidden truths.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1182332 |title=Who says Pakistan doesn't produce good horror shows? |access-date=February 7, 2021 |work=Dawn Images |date=April 30, 2019 |first=Sheeba |last=Khan }}</ref>

==Cast==

* [[Fazila Qazi]] as Geati Aara, matriarch of Bari [[haveli]] and Faizan's mother * [[Imran Aslam (actor)|Imran Aslam]] / [[Asad Siddiqui]] as Faizan, Geati Aara's son * [[Sana Askari]] as Maheen, Faizan's wife * [[Yasir Hussain]] as Shahrukh, the servant in Geati Aara's house * [[Salma Hassan]] as Roshan Aara, “Bebo Khala”, Geati Aara's younger sister * [[Sonya Hussyn]] as Surraya, Faizan's office employee * [[Fawad Khan]] as Moeen, Faizan's office employee * [[Hina Khawaja Bayat]] as Shamshad Bibi, a female scholar and Geati Aara's friend * [[Kaif Ghaznavi]] as Shamsa Bibi, a scholar * [[Adnan Shah Tipu]] as Abdul Quddus; Maheen's maternal uncle * [[Rashid Farooqui]] as Ejaz, Surraya's father * [[Syed Mohammad Ahmed]] as Iftikhar Shah “Shah Jee”, Geati Aara's deceased husband

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==External links== *{{IMDb title|5311210}} *[https://www.arydigital.tv/videos/category/dareecha/ Official website]

[[Category:Pakistani drama television series]] [[Category:2011 Pakistani television series debuts]] [[Category:2012 Pakistani television series endings]] [[Category:Television shows set in Karachi]] [[Category:ARY Digital original programming]] [[Category:Yasir Hussain]]