Hasb-e-Haal
Encyclopedia
Hasb-e-Haal is a comedy show that airs on Dunya TV at 11:05 pm from Thursday to Sunday. It stars Sohail Ahmed
, Junaid Saleem
and Najia Baig.
Sohail Ahmed was awarded Presidential Pride of Performance
award by Asif Zardari on 23 March 2011 for his performance on the show.
, Hasb-e-Haal is a political and social satire. Sohail Ahmed appears on Hasb-e-Haal as Azizi, while the rest of the crew Junaid Saleem and Najia are playing themselves. It is an effort to raise the voice of sanity over the apparent apathy in the society. He mocks the flagrant disregard for law, lack of policy architecture by the government and equally blatant lack of incentive from the civil society to change the existing flawed system. The popularity of the show is understandable in a society which has lost its relevance and looks at reality through half open means of expression.
on Geo TV
and 3 Idiots on Aaj TV
.
Sohail Ahmed
Sohail Ahmed is a Pakistani comedian, and stage and TV actor. He is most notable for comedy stage dramas based in Lahore.-Early Life:...
, Junaid Saleem
Junaid Saleem
Junaid Saleem is a Pakistani journalist and Talk show host at Dunya News. He is working as a host in a Pakistan most popular political comedy talk show Hasb-e-Haal, with Najia Baig and Sohail Ahmed.- Early life and education :...
and Najia Baig.
Sohail Ahmed was awarded Presidential Pride of Performance
Pride of Performance
Pride of Performance , is one of the highest civil award given and conferred by the Pakistan Government to Pakistan's citizens in recognition of distinguished merit in the fields of Literature, Arts, Sports, Medicines, and Science for civilians in most particular cases.The announcement of civil...
award by Asif Zardari on 23 March 2011 for his performance on the show.
Concept
Having the honour of being the most watched program in PakistanPakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, Hasb-e-Haal is a political and social satire. Sohail Ahmed appears on Hasb-e-Haal as Azizi, while the rest of the crew Junaid Saleem and Najia are playing themselves. It is an effort to raise the voice of sanity over the apparent apathy in the society. He mocks the flagrant disregard for law, lack of policy architecture by the government and equally blatant lack of incentive from the civil society to change the existing flawed system. The popularity of the show is understandable in a society which has lost its relevance and looks at reality through half open means of expression.
History
Hasb-e-Haal was launched in January 2009. It was the brainchild of Aftab Iqbal, who used to host the show at that time. The show was an instant hit. In April 2010, Iqbal left the show due to undisclosed reasons which led to Junaid Saleem hosting the show.Parodies
Sohail Ahmed usually dresses up like politicians, cricketers or other celebrities and imitates them. This imitation mostly is in the form of a parody.Culural Effect
Due to the popularity of the show, several other shows have emerged. These include KhabarnaakKhabarnaak
Khabarnaak is a Pakistani Comedy television show that airs on 11:05pm on Saturdays and Sundays on GEO TV. Aftab Iqbal hosts the show, with Sakhawat Naz and Amanullah playing Jeeda Driver and Hakeem Sahab respectively.-Concept:...
on Geo TV
Geo TV
Geo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002...
and 3 Idiots on Aaj TV
AAJ TV
AAJ TV is a 24 hour Pakistani news television channel. Aaj in English means "Today".-Channel and its Programmes:AAJ News was initially started on March 23, 2005 by the Business Recorder Group...
.