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'''''O Rangreza''''' ({{lang-ur|{{nastaliq|'''او رنگریزہ'''}}}}), is an upcoming [[Pakistan]]i [[Romance film|romantic]] [[television series|drama serial]], scheduled to air on 28th July 2017 on [[Hum TV]]. Bilal Abbas Khan and [[Sajal Ali]] play lead roles. It is directed by [[Kashif Nisar]], who previously directed ''Dumpukht'', which also starred Bilal Abbas Khan along with Sonia Mishal.<ref>{{cite web|title=‘Dumpukht’ is a brilliant depiction of peer-fakiri culture in Pakistan|url=http://missdramatic.com/2016/09/02/dumpukht-is-a-brilliant-depiction-of-peer-fakiri-culture-in-pakistan/|website=Miss Dramatic|accessdate=27 July 2017}}</ref>


'''''O Rangreza''''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|او رنگریزہ}}}}) is a Pakistani [[Romance film|romantic]] [[television series|drama serial]] that aired on [[Hum TV]]. It starred [[Sajal Aly]] and [[Bilal Abbas]] in the lead roles. Saji Gul wrote the drama, and [[Kashif Nisar]] directed it. Nasir had previously directed ''[[Dumpukht - Aatish-e-Ishq]]'', which also starred Bilal Abbas along with [[Sonia Mishal]] and Noman Ijaz.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/199127/o-rangreza-struggle-find-meaning-life/|title='O Rangreza': A struggle to find the meaning of life - Daily Times|date=2018-02-11|work=Daily Times|access-date=2018-09-28|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1178648|title=As a nation I think we're addicted to self-pity, says O Rangreza writer Saji Gul|last=Ajaz|first=Mahwash|date=2017-12-16|work=Images|access-date=2018-09-28|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.oxgadgets.com/2018/02/o-rangreza-comes-to-an-end.html|title=O Rangreza Comes to an End. - OxGadgets|date=2018-02-23|work=OxGadgets|access-date=2018-09-28|language=en-GB}}</ref>
== Cast ==
===Main cast===
* [[Noman Ijaz]] as Khayam
* [[Sana Nawaz]] as Sonia Jahan<ref group="Note">Sana Nawaz says that her role is inspired by Madam [[Noor Jehan]]. For further information see https://www.facebook.com/ArtistSana/posts/1450273815049119</ref>
* [[Sajal Ali]] as Sassi
* Bilal Abbas Khan as Qasim


===Recurring cast===
== Plot ==
Sassi makes her father, Khayyam, her ideal and follows in his footsteps. She treats her mother, Mumtaz, "Mammo", as badly as Khayyam treats her.<ref>{{cite news|title=O' Rangreza Review: An artful concoction - Entertainment - Dunya News|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Entertainment/403019-O-Rangreza-Review-An-artful-concoction|access-date=30 October 2017|work=dunyanews.tv}}</ref> Her maternal cousin, Qasim, starts taking an interest in Sassi but stops thinking about Khayyam's favours in the past. Khayyam loves an actress, Sonia Jahan, and Sassi starts to follow in her footsteps. She often visits Sonia and learns from her.
* Irsa Ghazal as Mumtaz

Sassi and Sonia perform at Khayyam's birthday. Khayyam finds this embarrassing and slaps her. Sassi starts hating her father. Khayyam wants Qasim to marry Sassi but Qasim refuses. Sassi finds solace in Sonia's ex-lover and director, Wajih, and starts working on his films. But Wajih dislikes her due to Khayyam's affair with Sonia. Sassi's eldest brother, Tipu, comes from [[London]] with his girlfriend, Mina. Tipu is arrogant and stubborn like Sassi.

Sonia poisons Khayyam and escapes because she does not love him. Khayyam wakes up and repents over every persecution he did for Sonia Jahan. He is unable to complete the poetry he started for Sonia.

Mina takes an interest Islam. She asks Qasim to choose a name for her. He chooses the name, Amna. Later, Amna falls for Qasim, but Qasim rejects her saying he can only love Sassi.<ref>{{cite news|title=O Rang Reza Episode 2: idealisers, self-referential poetry, and music|url=http://nation.com.pk/09-Aug-2017/o-rang-reza-episode-2-idealisers-self-referential-poetry-and-music|access-date=30 October 2017|work=The Nation}}</ref> Tipu transfers the house in Amna's name and decides to marry her. He plans to remove Khayyam, Sonia, Sassi, and Mammo from the haveli. Qasim marries Amna and becomes the owner, thus saving the members. Meanwhile, Sonia becomes ill, and her organs start failing. She dies in Khayyam's house. Sassi becomes an actress with her film Sonia Jahan which is a tribute to the life of the actress.

Qasim falls in love with Amna, and Sassi overhears and gets jealous. Now crazy to win Qasim back, she pushes Amna. But Amna is saved. Khayyam requests Amna to permit Qasim to marry Sassi. Amna unwillingly agrees. On the wedding day, Sassi rejects Qasim as she realises that Qasim loves Amna.

== Cast ==
* [[Sajal Aly]] as Sassi<ref>{{cite news|title=Sajal Aly talks about Sassi|url=https://www.somethinghaute.com/sajal-aly-talks-about-sassi/|access-date=11 November 2017|work=Something Haute|date=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Indians are very warm, just as Pakistanis are: Sajal Aly - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1450792/indians-warm-just-pakistanis-sajal-aly/|access-date=27 August 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=5 July 2017}}</ref>
* [[Bilal Abbas|Bilal Abbas Khan]] as Qasim<ref>{{cite news|title=O Rang Reza Episode 2: idealisers, self-referential poetry, and music|url=http://nation.com.pk/blogs/09-Aug-2017/o-rang-reza-episode-2-idealisers-self-referential-poetry-and-music|access-date=27 August 2017|work=The Nation}}</ref>
* [[Noman Ijaz]] as Khayam Sani
* [[Sana Fakhar]] as Sonia Jahan<ref>{{cite news|last1=Haq|first1=Irfan Ul|title=Sana Fakhar will play Sonya Jehan in upcoming drama 'O Rangreza'|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1177948|access-date=27 August 2017|work=Images|date=6 July 2017|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Sonia Mishal]] as Mina/Amna
* [[Irsa Ghazal]] as Mumtaz<ref>{{cite news|title=O' Rangreza Review: An artful concoction - Entertainment - Dunya News|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Entertainment/403019-O-Rangreza-Review-An-artful-concoction|access-date=27 August 2017|work=dunyanews.tv}}</ref>
* [[Hamza Firdous]] as Tipu
* Sohail Tariq
* Sohail Tariq
* Umer Darr as Ramazan
* Umer Dar as Ramazan
* [[Fareeha Jabeen]]
* [[Omair Rana]] as Wajih Kamal <ref>{{cite news|title=O Rang Reza Episode 11: gerontophilia and Omair Rana's sensual villainy|url=http://nation.com.pk/11-Oct-2017/o-rang-reza-episode-11-gerontophilia-and-omair-rana-s-sensual-villainy|access-date=11 November 2017|work=The Nation}}</ref>
* Tanveer Malik
* Haseeb Khan
* [[Maryam Noor]] as Aiman
* Rizwan Riaz
* Faisal Kichi
* Waseem Akram


== Production ==
== Production ==
Bilal, on the set of ''O Rangreza'', said that "It’s a beautiful story, I play a dye wala and my whole get-up is like that. I fall in love with a girl played by Sajal who is my first cousin, and from there the play will unravel and the story will unfold. All the characters involved have their own story to tell which will make ''O Rangreza'' an interesting watch as it is quite different. Besides Sajal and myself the play will also feature Nauman Ejaz and Sonia Mishal."<ref name="cousin">{{cite web|title=Bilal Abbas Khan to star opposite Sajal Ali in upcoming drama titled 'O Rangreza'|url=http://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1151771/bilal-abbas-khan-to-star-opposite-sajal-ali-in-upcoming-drama-titled-o-rangreza|website=HIP|accessdate=3 February 2017|language=en|date=2 February 2017}}</ref>
Bilal, on the set of ''O Rangreza'', said that "it’s a beautiful story; I play a dye wala, and my whole get-up is like that. I fall in love with a girl played by Sajal, who is my first cousin, and from there the play will unravel and the story will unfold. All the characters involved have their own story to tell, which will make ''O Rangreza'' an interesting watch as it is quite different. Besides Sajal and myself, the play will also feature Nauman Ejaz and Sonia Mishal."<ref name="cousin">{{cite web|title=Bilal Abbas Khan to star opposite Sajal Aly in upcoming drama titled 'O Rangreza'|url=http://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1151771/bilal-abbas-khan-to-star-opposite-sajal-ali-in-upcoming-drama-titled-o-rangreza|website=HIP|access-date=3 February 2017|language=en|date=2 February 2017}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = O Rangreza
| type = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Sahir Ali Bagga]] and [[Sajal Aly]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = [[Sahir Ali Bagga|Sahir]]: {{Start date|df=yes|2017|7|}}<br>[[Sajal Aly|Sajal]]: {{Start date|df=yes|2017|10|}}
| recorded = [[Sahir Ali Bagga|Sahir]]'s version: April 2017<br>[[Sajal Aly|Sajal]]'s version: September 2017
| venue =
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| genre =
| length = [[Sahir Ali Bagga|Sahir]]: {{duration|m=1|s=29}}<br>[[Sajal Aly|Sajal]]: {{duration|m=2|s=53}}
| label = Moomal Entertainment
| producer = Moomal Shunaid
| prev_title =
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| misc ={{External music video|{{YouTube|vFSJKUVZE10}}|type=song}}
}}

Initially, [[Sahir Ali Bagga]] sang and composed the song of ''O Rangreza''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sajal Aly's debut song will leave you mesmerised!|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/10/10/sajal-alys-debut-song-will-leave-you-mesmerised/|access-date=11 November 2017|work=www.pakistantoday.com.pk}}</ref> In September 2017, [[Sajal Aly]] also sang parts of the song with Sahir, which was also composed by him.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sajal Ali lends her voice to 'O Rungreza'|url=https://www.somethinghaute.com/sajal-ali-lends-voice-o-rangreza/|access-date=11 November 2017|work=Something Haute|date=2 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sajal Aly's mesmerising singing debut has left us wondering when her solo album is coming out! - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1527132/sajal-alys-mesmerising-singing-debut-left-us-wondering-solo-album-coming/|access-date=11 November 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=10 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sajal Ali's debut singing stuns fans - Entertainment - Dunya News|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Entertainment/409179-Sajal-Ali’s-debut-singing-stuns-fans|access-date=11 November 2017|work=Dunya News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sajal Aly talks about her singing debut|url=https://www.somethinghaute.com/sajal-aly-singing-debut/|access-date=11 November 2017|work=Something Haute|date=5 October 2017}}</ref> All lyrics were written by the writer of the serial, Saji Gul, under the company Moomal Entertainment.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}

== Release ==
===Broadcast===
[[Hum Europe]] broadcast the show in the UK, [[Hum TV|Hum TV MENA]] in the [[UAE]], and [[Hum World]] in the United States and Canada.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

===Home media and digital release===
Initially, the show was available on [[Hum TV|Hum TV's]] official [[YouTube]] channel, but the channel later deleted all the episodes. It was also available on the [[iflix]] app till 2019, when the channel terminated its contract with the app.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BbepC9IBr8p/?hl=en |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/iflixpk/1647935036643000105 |archive-date=2021-12-25 |url-access=registration|title=Watch 'O Rangreza' now on iflix!|work=www.instagram.com|language=en|access-date=2020-11-04}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In August 2019, [[Hum TV]] reuploaded all the episodes on their [[YouTube]] channel with muted music. Furthermore, in July 2020, the show was released on the [[ZEE5]] app, along with some other [[Pakistani dramas]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/o-rungreza/0-6-2710|title=Watch O Rungreza TV Serial from - Online|website=www.zee5.com|language=en|access-date=2020-11-04}}</ref>

== Reception ==
=== Critical reception ===

While reviewing the first episode, ''[[The Nation (Pakistan)|The Nation]]'' praised several performances, Gul's writing, and Nisar's direction.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nation.com.pk/02-Aug-2017/o-rang-reza-episode-1-a-father-fixated-girl-and-a-mystical-notion-of-love|title=O Rang Reza Episode 1: A father-fixated girl and a mystical notion of love|date=2 August 2017|author=Muhammad Ali|work=The Nation|access-date=}}</ref> In a review of the first five episodes of the series, a ''[[Dunya News]]'' critic praised the show's refreshing storyline, skillful direction, well-crafted, complex characters, and also commended the outstanding performances of the actors, particularly Sajal Aly, Sana Fakhar, and Bilal Abbas Khan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Entertainment/403019-O-Rangreza-Review-An-artful-concoction|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506205633/http://dunyanews.tv/en/Entertainment/403019-O-Rangreza-Review-An-artful-concoction|archive-date=6 May 2021|title=O' Rangreza Review: An artful concoction|date=27 August 2017|author=Mahwash Ajaz|work=[[Dunya News]]}}</ref>

Along with a few other television series of the [[2017 in Pakistani television|season]], ''[[DAWN Images]]'' listed it as a series with an off-beat story.<ref name="dawn"/>

== Accolades ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Award !! For !! Receipt !! Result !! Refs
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2018 || rowspan="5" | [[Lux Style Awards]] || Best Television Actress || [[Sajal Aly]] || {{nom}}
| rowspan="5" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1607894/4-lux-style-awards-2018-nominations/|title = Lux Style Awards 2018: And the nominations are|date = 13 January 2018}}</ref>
|-
| Best Writer || Saji Gul || {{nom}}
|-
| Best Director|| [[Kashif Nisar]] || {{nom}}
|-
| Best Television Play|| O Rangreza || {{nom}}
|-
| Best Original Soundtrack|| [[Sahir Ali Bagga]] || {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="13" |2018
| rowspan="13" |[[Hum Awards]]
|Best Drama Serial Jury
|O Rangreza
|{{nom}}
| rowspan="13" |<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1180551|title=Hum Awards 2018: Yakeen Ka Safar wins big|author=Images Staff|date=2018-07-29|work=Images|access-date=2018-07-30|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|[[Hum Award for Best Drama Serial Popular|Best Drama Serial Popular]]
|O Rangreza
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Director
|[[Kashif Nisar]]
|{{win}}
|-
|[[Hum Award for Best Writer Drama Serial|Best Writer]]
|Saji Gul
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Hum Award for Best Actor Popular|Best Actor Male Popular]]||[[Noman Ijaz]]|| {{nom}}
|-
|[[Hum Award for Best Actor|Best Actor Male Jury]]||[[Noman Ijaz]]|| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Actor Female Popular ||[[Sajal Aly]]|| {{nom}}
|-
|[[Hum Award for Best Actress|Best Actor Female Jury]]||[[Sajal Aly]]|| {{win}}
|-
|Hum Award for Best Supporting Actor Actor|Best Supporting Actor||Bilal Abbas Khan|| {{nom}}
|-
|Hum Award for Best Supporting Actor Female|Best Supporting Actress||[[Irsa Ghazal]]|| {{nom}}
|-
|[[Hum Award for Best Onscreen Couple|Best on-screen couple Popular]]||Sajal Aly and Bilal Abbas Khan|| {{nom}}
|-
|[[Hum Award for Best Onscreen Couple Popular|Best on-screen couple Jury]]||Sajal Aly and Bilal Abbas Khan||{{win}}
|-
|[[Hum Award for Best Original Soundtrack|Best Original Soundtrack]] || [[Sahir Ali Bagga]] || {{win}}
|}


== See also ==
== See also ==
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== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist|refs=2
* <ref name="dawn">{{Cite web|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1180842|title=Why don't we have hit TV serials like Ankahi anymore? Writers weigh in|first=Fouzia Nasir|last=Ahmad|date=10 September 2018|work=Dawn Images|quote=Last year, of the roughly 100-odd prime-time serials only a handful — Sammi, Sange Mar Mar, Rangreza, Mohabbat Tum Se Nafrat Hai, Gumrah, Iltija, Sun Yaara and Piyari Bitto — told stories off the beaten track.}}</ref>
}}

== Notes ==
== Notes ==
{{reflist|group=Note}}
{{reflist|group=Note}}
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O Rangreza
Urduاو رنگریزہ
GenreDrama
Romance
Written bySaji Gul
Directed byKashif Nisar
Starring
ComposerSahir Ali Bagga
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes31
Production
ProducerMoomal Entertainment
Camera setupMulti-camera setup
Running time32 minutes
Production companyHum Network
Original release
NetworkHum TV
Release28 July 2017 (2017-07-28) –
23 February 2018 (2018-02-23)

O Rangreza (Urdu: او رنگریزہ) is a Pakistani romantic drama serial that aired on Hum TV. It starred Sajal Aly and Bilal Abbas in the lead roles. Saji Gul wrote the drama, and Kashif Nisar directed it. Nasir had previously directed Dumpukht - Aatish-e-Ishq, which also starred Bilal Abbas along with Sonia Mishal and Noman Ijaz.[1][2][3]

Plot

[edit]

Sassi makes her father, Khayyam, her ideal and follows in his footsteps. She treats her mother, Mumtaz, "Mammo", as badly as Khayyam treats her.[4] Her maternal cousin, Qasim, starts taking an interest in Sassi but stops thinking about Khayyam's favours in the past. Khayyam loves an actress, Sonia Jahan, and Sassi starts to follow in her footsteps. She often visits Sonia and learns from her.

Sassi and Sonia perform at Khayyam's birthday. Khayyam finds this embarrassing and slaps her. Sassi starts hating her father. Khayyam wants Qasim to marry Sassi but Qasim refuses. Sassi finds solace in Sonia's ex-lover and director, Wajih, and starts working on his films. But Wajih dislikes her due to Khayyam's affair with Sonia. Sassi's eldest brother, Tipu, comes from London with his girlfriend, Mina. Tipu is arrogant and stubborn like Sassi.

Sonia poisons Khayyam and escapes because she does not love him. Khayyam wakes up and repents over every persecution he did for Sonia Jahan. He is unable to complete the poetry he started for Sonia.

Mina takes an interest Islam. She asks Qasim to choose a name for her. He chooses the name, Amna. Later, Amna falls for Qasim, but Qasim rejects her saying he can only love Sassi.[5] Tipu transfers the house in Amna's name and decides to marry her. He plans to remove Khayyam, Sonia, Sassi, and Mammo from the haveli. Qasim marries Amna and becomes the owner, thus saving the members. Meanwhile, Sonia becomes ill, and her organs start failing. She dies in Khayyam's house. Sassi becomes an actress with her film Sonia Jahan which is a tribute to the life of the actress.

Qasim falls in love with Amna, and Sassi overhears and gets jealous. Now crazy to win Qasim back, she pushes Amna. But Amna is saved. Khayyam requests Amna to permit Qasim to marry Sassi. Amna unwillingly agrees. On the wedding day, Sassi rejects Qasim as she realises that Qasim loves Amna.

Cast

[edit]

Production

[edit]

Bilal, on the set of O Rangreza, said that "it’s a beautiful story; I play a dye wala, and my whole get-up is like that. I fall in love with a girl played by Sajal, who is my first cousin, and from there the play will unravel and the story will unfold. All the characters involved have their own story to tell, which will make O Rangreza an interesting watch as it is quite different. Besides Sajal and myself, the play will also feature Nauman Ejaz and Sonia Mishal."[12]

Soundtrack

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O Rangreza
Soundtrack album by
Sahir Ali Bagga and Sajal Aly
ReleasedSahir: July 2017 (2017-07)
Sajal: October 2017 (2017-10)
RecordedSahir's version: April 2017
Sajal's version: September 2017
LengthSahir: 1:29
Sajal: 2:53
LabelMoomal Entertainment
ProducerMoomal Shunaid
Music video
Video on YouTube

Initially, Sahir Ali Bagga sang and composed the song of O Rangreza.[13] In September 2017, Sajal Aly also sang parts of the song with Sahir, which was also composed by him.[14][15][16][17] All lyrics were written by the writer of the serial, Saji Gul, under the company Moomal Entertainment.[citation needed]

Release

[edit]

Broadcast

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Hum Europe broadcast the show in the UK, Hum TV MENA in the UAE, and Hum World in the United States and Canada.[citation needed]

Home media and digital release

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Initially, the show was available on Hum TV's official YouTube channel, but the channel later deleted all the episodes. It was also available on the iflix app till 2019, when the channel terminated its contract with the app.[18] In August 2019, Hum TV reuploaded all the episodes on their YouTube channel with muted music. Furthermore, in July 2020, the show was released on the ZEE5 app, along with some other Pakistani dramas.[19]

Reception

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Critical reception

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While reviewing the first episode, The Nation praised several performances, Gul's writing, and Nisar's direction.[20] In a review of the first five episodes of the series, a Dunya News critic praised the show's refreshing storyline, skillful direction, well-crafted, complex characters, and also commended the outstanding performances of the actors, particularly Sajal Aly, Sana Fakhar, and Bilal Abbas Khan.[21]

Along with a few other television series of the season, DAWN Images listed it as a series with an off-beat story.[22]

Accolades

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Year Award For Receipt Result Refs
2018 Lux Style Awards Best Television Actress Sajal Aly Nominated [23]
Best Writer Saji Gul Nominated
Best Director Kashif Nisar Nominated
Best Television Play O Rangreza Nominated
Best Original Soundtrack Sahir Ali Bagga Nominated
2018 Hum Awards Best Drama Serial Jury O Rangreza Nominated [24]
Best Drama Serial Popular O Rangreza Nominated
Best Director Kashif Nisar Won
Best Writer Saji Gul Nominated
Best Actor Male Popular Noman Ijaz Nominated
Best Actor Male Jury Noman Ijaz Nominated
Best Actor Female Popular Sajal Aly Nominated
Best Actor Female Jury Sajal Aly Won
Best Supporting Actor Bilal Abbas Khan Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Irsa Ghazal Nominated
Best on-screen couple Popular Sajal Aly and Bilal Abbas Khan Nominated
Best on-screen couple Jury Sajal Aly and Bilal Abbas Khan Won
Best Original Soundtrack Sahir Ali Bagga Won

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "'O Rangreza': A struggle to find the meaning of life - Daily Times". Daily Times. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  2. ^ Ajaz, Mahwash (16 December 2017). "As a nation I think we're addicted to self-pity, says O Rangreza writer Saji Gul". Images. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  3. ^ "O Rangreza Comes to an End. - OxGadgets". OxGadgets. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  4. ^ "O' Rangreza Review: An artful concoction - Entertainment - Dunya News". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  5. ^ "O Rang Reza Episode 2: idealisers, self-referential poetry, and music". The Nation. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Sajal Aly talks about Sassi". Something Haute. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Indians are very warm, just as Pakistanis are: Sajal Aly - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  8. ^ "O Rang Reza Episode 2: idealisers, self-referential poetry, and music". The Nation. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  9. ^ Haq, Irfan Ul (6 July 2017). "Sana Fakhar will play Sonya Jehan in upcoming drama 'O Rangreza'". Images. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  10. ^ "O' Rangreza Review: An artful concoction - Entertainment - Dunya News". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  11. ^ "O Rang Reza Episode 11: gerontophilia and Omair Rana's sensual villainy". The Nation. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Bilal Abbas Khan to star opposite Sajal Aly in upcoming drama titled 'O Rangreza'". HIP. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Sajal Aly's debut song will leave you mesmerised!". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  14. ^ "Sajal Ali lends her voice to 'O Rungreza'". Something Haute. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  15. ^ "Sajal Aly's mesmerising singing debut has left us wondering when her solo album is coming out! - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  16. ^ "Sajal Ali's debut singing stuns fans - Entertainment - Dunya News". Dunya News. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  17. ^ "Sajal Aly talks about her singing debut". Something Haute. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  18. ^ "Watch 'O Rangreza' now on iflix!". www.instagram.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  19. ^ "Watch O Rungreza TV Serial from - Online". www.zee5.com. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  20. ^ Muhammad Ali (2 August 2017). "O Rang Reza Episode 1: A father-fixated girl and a mystical notion of love". The Nation.
  21. ^ Mahwash Ajaz (27 August 2017). "O' Rangreza Review: An artful concoction". Dunya News. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021.
  22. ^ Ahmad, Fouzia Nasir (10 September 2018). "Why don't we have hit TV serials like Ankahi anymore? Writers weigh in". Dawn Images. Last year, of the roughly 100-odd prime-time serials only a handful — Sammi, Sange Mar Mar, Rangreza, Mohabbat Tum Se Nafrat Hai, Gumrah, Iltija, Sun Yaara and Piyari Bitto — told stories off the beaten track.
  23. ^ "Lux Style Awards 2018: And the nominations are". 13 January 2018.
  24. ^ Images Staff (29 July 2018). "Hum Awards 2018: Yakeen Ka Safar wins big". Images. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

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