{{short description|Pakistani television family series}} {{use Pakistani English|date=January 2022}} {{use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox television | image = | genre = {{plainlist| Soap opera *Family drama}} | creator = | writer = Rehana Aftab | director = Shahid Shafaat<br>Syed Ali Raza Usama | starring = Zahid Ahmed<br>Adeel Chaudhry<br>Nawal Saeed<Br>Aiza Awan | theme_music_composer = | country = Pakistan | language = Urdu | num_seasons = | caption = | num_episodes = 55 | producer = Humayun Saeed<br>Shahzad Nasib<br>Sana Shahnawaz<br>Samina Humayun Saeed | location = Karachi | cinematography = | camera = Multi-camera setup | runtime = <!-- Reliable source required --> | company = Six Sigma Plus<br>Next Level Entertainment | network = ARY Digital | first_aired = {{Start date|2020|12|02}} | last_aired = {{end date|2021|04|09}} | related = <!-- To be used only for remakes, spin-offs, and adaptations --> }}
'''''Faryaad''''' ({{langx|ur|{{nq|فریاد}}|lit=Imploring}}) is a 2020 Pakistani television family drama series aired on ARY Digital from 4 December 2020 to 9 April 2021. It was produced by Humayun Saeed, Shahzad Nasib, Sana Shahnawaz, and Samina Humayun Saeed under the producers Six Sigma Plus and Next Level Entertainment. It stars Zahid Ahmed, Aiza Awan, Adeel Chaudhry and Nawal Saeed in lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-07|title=Faryaad, Life Is Not Always What You Dream|url=https://arydigital.tv/faryaad-drama-plot/|website=ARY Digital|language=en-GB|access-date=7 January 2022|archive-date=18 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418032516/https://arydigital.tv/faryaad-drama-plot/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-11-07|title=Teaser review: Faryaad features Zahid Ahmed as a villain we'll love to hate|url=https://www.somethinghaute.com/teaser-review-faryaad-features-zahid-ahmed-as-a-villain-well-love-to-hate/|access-date=2020-11-26|website=Something Haute|language=en-US|archive-date=9 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109044417/https://www.somethinghaute.com/teaser-review-faryaad-features-zahid-ahmed-as-a-villain-well-love-to-hate/|url-status=live}}</ref> The main plot revolves around a ill-fated love story between characters Haroon and Mahnoor,<ref>{{cite web |title=Faryaad |url=https://thetvdb.com/series/faryaad |publisher=The TVDB |access-date=28 May 2026}}</ref> while also introducing side plots involving legal trouble, theft, and kidnapping.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-26 |title=Details of Murad's ghastly crime are now on TV in ARY Digital's Faryaad |url=https://arynews.tv/faryaad-murad-crime-drama |access-date=2026-05-26 |website=ARY News |language=en}}</ref>
The serial released on ARY Digital airing three episodes per week (on Friday, Saturday and Sunday) on 7:00 PST.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ناصر |first=نعمان |date=2021-03-06 |title=’فریاد‘ میں ’مراد‘ کا بھانڈا پھوٹ گیا |trans-title=The 'Murad' joke broke out in 'Faryad' |url=https://urdu.arynews.tv/ary-digital-drama-serial-faryad-zahid-ahmed/ |access-date=2026-05-26 |website=ARYNews.tv {{!}} Urdu - Har Lamha Bakhabar |language=ur}}</ref>
==Cast== * Zahid Ahmed as Murad Ali<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nation.com.pk/05-Jan-2021/zahid-ahmed-shares-his-role-in-drama-faryad?version=|access-date=15 January 2022|title=Zahid Ahmed shares his role in drama Faryad|work=Nation|date=5 January 2021}}</ref> * Adeel Chaudhry as Haroon<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-01 |title=Adeel Chaudhry leads as ‘Haroon’ in upcoming drama ‘Faryaad’ |url=https://nation.com.pk/02-Dec-2020/adeel-chaudhry-leads-as-haroon-in-upcoming-drama-faryaad |access-date=2026-05-26 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Baddhan |first=Raj |title=Adeel Chaudhry leads as Haroon in ARY Digital’s next ‘Faryaad’ |url=https://www.bizasialive.com/adeel-chaudhry-leads-as-haroon-in-ary-digitals-next-faryaad/ |website=Biz Asia}}</ref> * Aiza Awan as Mahnoor<ref>{{Cite web |last=ڈیسک |first=ویب |date=2021-03-20 |title=’فریاد‘ ماہ نور کے نئے روپ نے مداحوں کو حیران کردیا |trans-title='Faryad' Mah Noor's new look surprises fans |url=https://urdu.arynews.tv/ary-digital-drama-serial-faryad-aiza-awan-mahnoor/ |access-date=2026-05-26 |website=ARYNews.tv {{!}} Urdu - Har Lamha Bakhabar |language=ur}}</ref> * Nawal Saeed as Anum * Saba Shah as Mehar: Mahnoor's younger sister * Zainab Qayyum as Nazia: Haroon's mother * Gul-e-Rana as Nuzhat Ara: Muraad's mother * Sana Askari as Haseena: Muraad's sister * Mariam Ansari as Malika: Muraad's sister * Aamna Malick as Shahzadi: Muraad's sister * Izzah Malik as Hira: Haroon's ex-fiance * Naveed Raza as Shoaib: Haseena's husband * Tabbasum Arif as Sakeena: Mahnoor's mother * Malik Raza as Mahnoor's father * Raja Haider as Haris: Haroon's father * Fahad Ahmed * Abdul Rahim (child star) * Hassan Shah
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Category:2020 Pakistani television series debuts Category:Urdu-language television shows Category:ARY Digital original programming