Hum Sub Umeed Se Hain
Hum Sub Umeed Se Hain (Urdu: ہم سب امید سے ہیں, lit. 'We Are All Hopeful') was a political satire show, which features funny segments on Pakistani political issues. Hosted by Saba Qamar, Fiza Ali & Mehwish Hayat, the show was divided into 3 versions. The first one is 'Midweek Version' Hosted by Mehwish Hayat, 2nd one is 'Extra Version' Hosted By Fiza Ali, 3rd Show of The Week is 'Weekend Version' Hosted by notable Pakistani actress Saba Qamar. Earlier this show was also hosted by actress Veena Malik, Sara Chaudry, Hira Salman, Kiran Tabeer, Mathira & Arisha Razi.[1] This show has been on the air since 2007. Due to its popularity, it aired till 2015 and was finished in 2015 due to ban on Geo Entertainment.
| Hum Sub Umeed Se Hain | |
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| Genre | Political Comedy |
| Created by | Muhammad Younis Butt |
| Written by | Muhammad Younis Butt |
| Directed by | Fawad Wyne Anjum Shehzad |
| Presented by | Veena Malik (2007–2008) Mehwish Hayat (2008,2013) Saba Qamar (2009–2013,2014-15) Meera (2014) Naseem Vicky (2014-15) Alif Noon (2015) |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language(s) | Urdu |
| No. of seasons | 15 |
| No. of episodes | 574 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Imran Aslam |
| Producer(s) | Rauf Afaq and Farrukh Baba |
| Running time | 60 minutes (per episode) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Geo tv Geo tv |
| Original release | July 2007 – December 26, 2015 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Production
It is written by the popular Pakistani TV programs screenwriter and humorist Muhammad Younis Butt, the show is a comedy sitcom based on political scenario of Pakistan. Butt said in an interview to Geo TV Network, Writing comedy is his passion, so he always enjoys it and never feels exhausted by writing.
Plot
The program mostly makes fun of corrupt and lazy politicians who always somehow sneak into the political process and get elected. This show's TV artists try to portray them in their situational comedy. The show also covers current affairs topics in Pakistan in a humorous way. The show mocks the Pakistani politicians and presents the Pakistani political issues in funny segments. In addition to other characters, each episode has a guest, who mocks an international or national politician. It usually deals with current events. It was also hosted by Nabeel And Khwaja Aslam in 2004-2005.
Hosts and Cast
- Veena Malik[2] (Host of the show for 2007 and 2008 TV season)
- Saba Qamar[3] (Host of the show for 2009-2013, 2015 TV seasons)
- Meera (Host of the show for 2014 TV season)
- Fiza Ali (Host few episodes)
- Mehwish Hayat (Host few episodes)
- Arisha Razi (Host few episodes)
- Mathira (Host few episodes)
- Naseem Vicky (Stand-up Comedian)
- Hira Mani (Appeared in few episodes)
- Rubina Arif as Firdos Ashiq Awan (Appeared in some episodes)
- Barkat & Uzmi (Stand-up Comedian)
Segments
- Ek Din Hum Sub Umeed Se Hain Ke Saath
- News Fuse
- News Muse
- Nokri.com
- As You Wish
- After News
- B-Ads
- Bezti Idol
- C.I.D
- Coffee With Sheikh
- Pakistan Avengers
- Parody Song
- Punch Policy
- Signal Banned
- Side News
- Sochna Vi Naa
- Show Time
- C News
- Bachy Ghair Siyassi Hoty Hain
- Boiling Point
- Broken News
- Bezti Idol
- Extra Tez
- Final Song
- Model Siyast Dan
- Top Flop
- Ticket Tantrum
- Totkay
- Rap Battle
- Rigging Point
- Returning Point
- Z Man
- O Teri
- Films
- Lie Detector
- Love 2013
- Love 2014
- Love 2015
- Load Shedding Time
- Pakistan Idle
- Yeh Bandhan Tu Iqtadar Bandhan Hai
- Hasna Mana Hai
- Old Is Gold
- Laugh Line
- Gupshup
- Inklaab
- Billo Online
- Super 4
- Geo P.I.R.
References
- "Will comedy in Pakistan please stand up? | TNS - The News on Sunday". tns.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- "Bigg Boss 4: Reality bites | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- "Saba Qamar's Bollywood Journey ~ Hum Sab Umeed Say Hain to Hindi Medium | DESIblitz". DESIblitz. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2018.