Yeh Raha Dil is a 2017 Pakistani drama serial starring Ahmed Ali Akbar, Yumna Zaidi and Anum Ahmed as main leads. I have been meaning to watch it for a while now, but time always runs short. If I weren’t reviewing some of the on-going dramas of 2022, I would have more time in my hand…

Nah…

I’m always short on time, such is my nature. I’ve 24 hours and I plan for work worth 48 hours. You understand my dilemma?

Oh, right…

Let’s meet the cast and characters of this rom-com, which, by the way, is such a rarity in Pakistani dramas industry.

Cast & Characters

Ahmed Ali Akbar as Zaki Haroon Baig

The hero. He can’t stick to doing anything. Dhulmul yaqeen.

Azra Mohyeddin

Zaki’s loving mother who stands by his side no matter how stupid Zaki behaves.

Arjumand Hussain as Haroon Baig

Zaki’s father

Yumna Zaidi as Hayat Aafaaq/Hayat Zaki Haroon

The heroine. She’s aspiring author and lives alone. Badi hi chalak hai, in a good way.

Anam Goher as Nida

The third corner of a love triangle

Ayesha Sana as Fatima

Nida’s mother

Adnan Jaffar as Jimmy

Nida’s designer friend

Syeda Zahra Shah as Sidra

Hayat’s colleague and good friend at school.

Hammad Farooqui as Hassan

Hayat’s colleague who is tricked into believing that Hayat likes her.

Imran Peerzada as Aafaaq

Hayat and Nida’s father

Sameena

Hayat’s late mother

Ehteshamuddin as Dilbar Jahangeer DJ

Danial Afzal Khan as Salman

Hayat’s friend who stabs her in the back. Not literally, but he deceives her, big time.

Hira Hussain as Ragni

Salman’s wife.

Mariam Mirza as Madam

The Principal at school where Hayat works as a counsellor

Afraz Rasool as Tabrez

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And I will add more when I meet them.