Raaja Rani is a new HUM TV drama that delves into a complex tale of love, power, and destiny, exploring the tumultuous journey of a king and queen whose relationship is tested by greed and fate. The first episode aired in April 2025.
Writer:Sana Zafar
Director:Amin Iqbal
Producer:BJ Productions & MD Productions
[Source: Hum TV’s Official website]
Cast and Characters
Faisal Qureshi as Zaviyar Hamdani
The male lead, he has presumably lost memory and his brain is now that of a kid. Before the accident that changed everything, he was with Sonia, and still dreams of her. Very eager to see his backstory.
P.S. Faisal bhai doesn’t look clean-shaved. His age is finally starting to show, huh?
This is Zaviyar: suave, handsome, distributing eidi to househelps, in his dreams.
And this is Zaviyar, IRL.
Hina Afridi as Rani
The female main character, titular Rani, works as a mechanic on Shakoor’s workshop. She doesn’t hesitate from facing the lecherous men, slapping them, even cussing. I don’t know why, but I liked her instantly.
This is her at the workshop:
This is who she is, visiting dargah every Thursday, lighting diyas for mannat to get Raaja back, her childhood love. Itna bhi kya bachpan se ishq mohabbat mein paR gayi thhi yeh laRki?
Javed Shaikh as Zafar Hamdani
Zaviyar’s father
Ali Tahir as Shahid
Rani’s father, works as a mechanic on a workshop, a different workshop.
Huma Nawab as Shaziya
Rani’s father, ain’t too thrilled by Rani’s choice to work at a workshop.
P.S. I don’t know why but every time she was on screen, I remembered where she wore blue eyeliner on Aswad and Mehreen’s nikaah in
Hum Kahan Kay Sachhay Thay.
Khushi Maheen as Fiza
Rani’s sister, can’t talk, and so it’s Rani’s mission to work, gather enough money for Fiza’s operation.
Kaiser Khan Nizamani as Akbar Hamdani aka Chachu
Zaviyar’s uncle, may not like Zaviyar, but still talks to him nicely.
Salma Asim as Seema aunty
Zaviyar’s chachi, clearly hates Zaviyar. Salma Asim rolling her eyes repeatedly was so fun to watch. In this pic, she was like: lo, ho gaya shuru.
Arez Ahmad as Junaid Hamdani
Zaviyar’s cousin, who might be the villain
Raaja
Haris Waheed as Raja?
He hasn’t appeared in the first episode, but I’m thinking he’d be the grownup version of Raaja.
Manahil Naveed as Young Rani
Isn’t she Mashal from Hum Kahan Kay Sachhay Thay?
Rashid Farooqui as Shakoor
Workshop owner, and a wise man
Birjees Farooqui as Ameera
Zaviyar’s aaya of sorts
Jinaan Hussain
Zaviyar’s doctor
Hira
Rani’s friend, also an avid visitor at Shah Ji’s dargah. She’s a chatori, don’t know if that has any bearing on the story. She calls her home “jail”.
Sharafat
A guy Shahid ows 2 lakh rupees. Sharafat threatens to take Rani if the debt is not paid on time. Yikes.
Lukhha who teased Rani
Yet to Make Appearance
Hira Tareen
Sohail Masood
He plays a cop in every drama, let’s see what role he gets in this one.
Shahzad Malik
Kaynat Abbasi
Aliya Jamshed
Zafar Abbas Kachhhi
Aziz Mama
Javed Iqbal
Sohail Khan
Ikram Abbasi
I will update the list when I watch the episodes and more characters enter the scene.
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Shabana Mukhtar
