1. Samina Ahmad
Samina is a Pakistani actress, director, producer, and stage performer. She was born in Karachi, Pakistan on 11th February 1950. She is a household name in the Indian as well as Pakistani entertainment industry. As an actress, she debuted in channel PTV’s plays. She is famous for some comedy-drama Akkar Bakkar, Such Gup, Taal Matol, etc. She went forward in her career through movies like Naraz in 1983 and Dukhtar in 2014.
...2. Farah Nadeem
Farah Nadeem is a Pakistani actress, who was born on June 3 in Karachi, Pakistan. Acting was in her genes and she has been following the footsteps of her family members who are also part of the same industry such as Sultana Siddiqui, a Pakistani TV producer and director and Mahnoor Baloch, a model, actress and film director.
She made her debut in the year 1998 after she was cast on PTV’s drama serial, Kashish. Farah was introduced by director Kazim Pasha to the television. After that, she appeared in several PTV dramas like Tipu Sultan and Sham Se Pehle in year 1999 and Who Kaun Hai in the year 2000. She gained many awards for her performance in Tipu Sultan and Sham Se Pehle and even though, she was usually cast in a supporting role, she was able to impress the audiences by her brilliancy and dedication to perform.
When the private entertainment channels started to launch in Pakistan, she was seen in a number of television dramas, which gained her immense popularity among the viewers. Farah has done the family drama serial Dil, Diya, Dehleez on Hum TV in the year 2006, following by an appearance on Geo TV’s Masi Aur Malika. She was also seen on Geo TV’s Chaar Chaand, ‘Who Rishtey, Who Naatey’ and Teray Anay Ke Baad; PTV’s Pani Pe Panah; ARY Digital’s Dil Ke Afsanay and Manzil and APlus’ Dard Ashna. In year 2007, Farah appeared in a TV movie entitled Women’s Freedom as the wife of Aslam Sheikh’s character. In 2013, she played a motherly role on Hum TV’s Tanhai and on Geo TV’s Rukhsaar. Recently, she was featured on ARY Digital’s Qismat, helmed by Shahid Younus and Aamir Yousuf’s Aitraz. In 2014, Farah was also featured in Kamran Akbar Khan’s Dil Ka Darwaza, aired on Hum TV. This year, the actress was also cast on TV One’s Zara si Bhool, helmed by Atif Rathore.
...3. Angeline Malik
4. Zoya Nasir
Actress, beautician, and entrepreneur, Zoya Nasir hail from Pakistan. Zoya comes from Lahore, Pakistan, and was born on 15 October 1990. At the Resource Academia and Garrison Academy for Girls in Lahore, she completed her education. She obtained her degree at Lahore College of Arts and Science (LACAS), Pakistan. Afterward, she also studied cosmetology. As a beautician, she owns a chain of salons in Miami, New York, and Lahore. Additionally, she has a YouTube channel where she uploads beauty and lifestyle videos. Zoya met fellow YouTubers Shahveer Jafry, a Pakistani Canadian, and Christian Betzmann, a German national before she started her channel in mid-2019. Shahveer and Zoya made videos together on Shahveer's YouTube channel.
...5. Hira Umer
Hira Umer is a Pakistani actress and model who has worked in several tv serials and reality shows. She was born on 26th June 1996 in Karachi, Pakistan. Hira Umer began her career in 2019 by modelling and showing up in commercials. She took part in many campaigns on social media as a fashion model. Hira Umer graduated with an MBA from the Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology. Hira Umer now lives in Karachi with her younger sister and her parents. Her father belongs to Pakistani military and her mother is a housewife.
...6. Tara Mahmood
Music acts like water in the scorching heat, and singers are the ones who make music so soothing. How can we talk about singers without mentioning Tara Mahmood? Tara Mahmood is a singer and actress who predominantly works for Pakistan Film Industry and Pakistani dramas. Born on 27 June 1972 in Karachi, Tara was recognized by people after her supporting role in popular films like Seedlings (2012) and Good Morning Karachi (2013). Tara’s popularity didn’t end here; in fact, this was just the beginning. Her performance was highly appreciated in drama serials like Muhabbat Subha Ka Sitara and Diyar-e-dil.
...7. Hania Amir
Hania Amir has concretized her place in the Pakistani industry with her beautiful looks and magnificent talent. She is a Pakistani actor, model, and singer. She was born on 11 February 1997 at Rawalpindi, Pakistan. She also has a younger sister. Interestingly, Hania Amir's career started with the app Dubsmash. Before this, she has never performed in any form. Her only other part was in a school play in the role of a tree. Hania has studied at the Foundation for Advancement of Science and Technology. Producer Imran Kazmi approached her during this time. Hania's debut was in a romantic comedy Janaan also starring Armeena Khan, Bilal Ashraf, and Ali Rehman Khan. She was in the supporting role and bagged the Lux Style award. After that, she appeared in several commercials as well as tv serials.
...8. Saba Hameed
Previously known as Saba Pervaiz, Saba Hameed is the daughter of famous columnist Hameed Akhtar. She was born in Lahore on 21st of June 1957. For her siblings, Saba has one brother and three sisters. She did her studies in ‘Lahore College for Women University’. The colossal actress started her journey in the world of showbiz in 1980. She proved her talent in almost all the categories of acting, whether it was drama serials, sitcoms, long plays, TV shows or talk shows. Saba also tried her luck in theatre in 1980’s and 1990’s and earned a good name there as well.
...9. Alyy Khan
Aly Khan or Alyy Khan is a mixed British and Pakistani television and film actor. He was born on December 6, 1968 in Karachi to a Muslim household. When he was 6-years old, they moved to London that’s why he has a British Passport. When he was 9 years old, they moved to Mumbai, India where Aly studied and later on worked. He was married to Pakistani, Chandni Saigol and they have two kids. Chandni took up kickboxing and teaches kids at school. Then they came back to Pakistan again. He studied film and TV production in Pimlico Arts and Media College. He is now a resident of Pakistan and London.
Aly works in both Hollywood and Bollywood industries. Some of his renowned works are, the drama film, A Mighty Heart by Michael Winterbottom along with some American actors and actresses like Dan Futterman and Angelina Jolie, Don 2 and the romantic-drama film, Anjuman. He actively appeared in some television serials like, The Bill on ITV Network, Strike Back and the Pakistani romantic serial, Saat Pardon Mein.
In 2003, Aly appeared in the Bollywood sport-drama film, Stumped.
He played the lead role of Major Raghav Seth who lives in the Happy Home Society and has a passion in playing and watching the cricket game. Then he did the films Sssshhh…, Kis Kis Ko, Nazar, and the British television film, Sharpe’s Challenge. He was also in the films Traitor and made a cameo appearance in the film 42 KM. Aly was Satish Chaudhary in 2009 film, Luck By Chance, followed by a television film, Dark Relic. In 2010, he did the film Pusher where he played the role of Scott. Aly became very active in the film industry from the year 2011 to 2012 and did many films including the short film, Titlee. Recently, he was filming the upcoming biographical film, Mah-e-Meer by Anjum Shahzad.
Aside from acting, Aly also hosted the the 1st Indian Telly Awards in 2001 and many reality shows including the cooking game show, Foodistan. Then he acted in few television serials like Lipstick on Zee TV, Yeh Zinagi Hai on Geo TV, The Philanthropist and more. In 1992, he worked on some documentaries and theatres after joining UTV. He became popular in India after doing the television serial, Banegi Apni Baat in 1994. He also appeared in the Indian drama series like Kabhie Kabhie in 1997, Private Detective, Bombay Blue, Satya and Dev D. Aly also did Dark Relic, a television series about the crusades in 2010 and the Cape Town.
...10. Amir Qureshi
Aamir is an actor in the entertainment industry. He was born on 17 October 1974 in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. He acted in various television shows and movies, such as “Babylicious,” which focuses on character of Omar, who got dumped by his girlfriend and decides to win her back by sabotaging her wedding and express his feelings for her. Aamir plays the role of Haris in the film. It was released on 29 June 2023 and was directed by Essa Khan, “Mere Humsafar,” which focuses on the character of Hala, who has British citizenship and is left by her parents to her father’s relatives after their divorce.
...11. Waseem Abbas
He was born to Inayat Hussain Bhatti, a very renowned Pakistani Film Actor and also a very famous singer. Kaffee, who is a very famous actor cum director, is his uncle. He is a renowned television as well as a film actor and also a famous director. He made his career as a TV actor. He was born on 9th of September in the year 1960. He got married to Saba Pervez, who was a Pakistani TV actress and was the daughter of the popular writer cum columnist, Hameed Akhtar. She got married to Sayed Parvez Shafi earlier, and the cute couple was blessed with two children named Faris Shafi and Meesha Shafi. This couple had divorced due to some reason and then she had married Waseem Abbas. They were blessed with a son Ali Abbas, who is a young and dynamic actor. Ali Abbas got married to his childhood friend Hamna Ali at a very young age, and the couple was blessed with a child. His stepdaughter Meesha Shafi is a model cum actor and singer. He was spotted alongside Saba Pervez, his wife in a comedy TV serial ‘Family Front’.
...12. Farhan Saeed
The dashing and handsome Farhan Saeed is a Pakistani singer and actor. The charming singer-turned-actor is also a director, entrepreneur, and writer. Farhan Saeed was born to Rahat Saeed, a doctor, and Ghazala Rahat, a doctor, on 14th September 1984 in Model Town, Lahore, Pakistan. He attended Crescent High School in Oklahoma, US, and received his A-Level certification from Keynesian Institute of Management and Sciences. Later, Farhan Saeed graduated from the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences in Computer Sciences major. For Farhan Saeed, music happened quite early in life, as he was an avid listener of pop music.
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