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Hasb-e-Haal

2009 Pakistani comedy television show

Summary

2009 Pakistani comedy television show

Field	Value
native_name
image	Hasbehaal-title.jpg
caption	Opening title screen in 2011
genre	Comedy
Sketch comedy
Satire
Political satire
director	Khurram Shahzad
presenter	Fareed Raees
starring	Sohail Ahmed
country	Pakistan
language	Urdu
num_episodes	3000+
editor	Imran Kazmi
camera	Multi-camera setup
runtime	42 minutes
company	Dunya News
first_aired
last_aired	present
network	Dunya News

Sketch comedy Satire Political satire

Hasb-e-Haal () is a Pakistani Urdu-language comedy show based on political satire that airs on Dunya News at 11:05 pm from Thursday to Sunday. It stars Sohail Ahmed, Fareed Raees, Amanat Chan, Nawaz Anjum, Jiya Dilnawaz, Zulfi Ali and Goga Ji. It was first hosted by Aftab Iqbal as an anchor, Najia Baig as the co-anchor and Sohail Ahmed as a guest.

Sohail Ahmed was awarded the Presidential Pride of Performance award by Asif Zardari on 23 March 2011 for his performance on the show.

History

Hasb-e-Haal was launched on 9 January 2009. Its idea basically comes from the old shows "Jamhoor Di Awaaz" and "Nizam Din Di Baithak". Aftab Iqbal used to host the show at that time with co-host Najia Baig and comedian Sohail Ahmed. The show was an instant hit. In April 2010, Iqbal left the show due to undisclosed reasons. From April 2010 to March 2023, Junaid Saleem hosted the show. In 2016 Najia Baig left the show and its cast was changed with the appearance of Jia Dilnawaz, Nawaz Anjum, Amanat Chan, Muhammad Ramzan and Yawar Dawood.

Concept

Hasb-e-Haal is a comedy program that offers commentary and satire on current affairs. Sohail Ahmed plays the character of a lower-middle-class man who is frequently reprimanded by Fareed Raees because of his broad generalizations and over-simplification of complex political issues. Jiya Dilnawaz offers queues for laugh lines and reads viewer's comments in the show.

Cast

Host

Ali Mumtaz (2025-present)

Guests

Sohail Ahmed as Azizi and various characters
Amanat Chan as Ghauri and various characters
Nawaz Anjum as Thayla and various characters
Rana Muhammad Ramzan as Goga Ji and various characters
Yawar Dawood as Zulfi and various characters
Jia Dilnawaz (Co-host)(2016-continued)

Former members

Aftab Iqbal (Host)(2009-2010)
Junaid Saleem (Host)(2010-2023)
Fareed Raees (Host)(2023-2025)
Najia Baig (Co-Host)(2009-2016)

Cultural effect

Due to the popularity of the show, several similar shows emerged. These include Khabarnaak on Geo News, Khabardaar on Express News, 3 Idiots on Aaj TV, Masti Gate on ARY News, Mazaaq Raat on Dunya News and News Night on Din News.

References

Black, Ian. (2015-01-12). "Laughing in the face of danger: the state of satire in the Muslim world". The Guardian.
[http://www.dunyanews.tv/index.php?key=Q2F0SUQ9cHYjSUQ9Mw== Hasb-e-Haal Cast] Retrieved 20 June 2011
"Hasb e Haal - Dunya News - 27 02 2010 - 01".
"Sohail Ahmed gets Pride of Performance award".
"Aftab Iqbal leaves Hasb-e-Haal".

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