1. Savera Nadeem
Savera Nadeem (the first name being sometimes being spelt as Savaira), the well known Pakistani actress, is also credited being a producer and presenter. Like many other Pakistani actors and actresses, she comes from a very cultured and educated background, having been brought up at London, Karachi and Lahore, and thereafter doing her post graduation in English Literature from Lahore. To hone up her directorial skills she even moved over to Delhi and did a course in the National School of Drama. Not satisfied with this, she even added training in classical music to add to her extensive cultural repertoire. In fact, she comes from a family which has been deeply imbibed in drama, being the step daughter and step niece of famous TV actresses of yester years, Madiha Gohar and Faryal Gohar, respectively.
Armed with such impeccable credentials it is no wonder that the world of drama would be her mainstay for long. In fact, to get matters going on the fast track, she started her acting career at the young age of 15 for a drama titled “Kiran” that was telecast later on PTV. Her subsequent plays like “Sawan” and “Mohabbat Ka Ek Pehar” had not only brought her name and fame but reinforced her capabilities as one of the very sensitive and skilful actresses of her times. Having previously done her direction course from Delhi, it was not difficult for her to soon take over the director’s baton, starting off with her debut venture “Kal” shown both on PTV and Geo TV. This was soon to be followed by a series of episodes she directed for PTV, entitled “Qurbaton Ke Silsilay”.
As an actress she has so far acted in more than 13 serials and in a slightly different capacity has also acted as the presenter of Aaj TV’s morning show “Aaj Subah”, continuing one more of Pakistan TV’s practice of using celebrities from the acting and glamour world to host daily general purpose morning shows. Savera is quite serious about drama, and expresses her concerns at the rapid deterioration of standards due to commercialization. Whatever be it, Savera Nadeem would be always remembered in drama circles in Pakistan as one who has been a wonderful combination of solemnity and beauty.
...2. Momina Duraid
A phenomenal producer and a brilliant director, Momina Duraid is the woman behind the popular Pakistani television dramas Humsafar, Dastaan, Udaari, Shehr-e-Zaat, and more. Hailing from a Pashtun background, Momina Duraid was born on June 30, 1971, in Pakistan. She completed her Master’s in Business Administration from the Lahore University of Management Sciences in 1997. She got married to classmate Duraid Qureshi, CEO of Hum Network Ltd. The couple has five children. Her mother-in-law, Sultana Siddiqui, is the founder and president of Hum Network Limited.
...3. Zeba Shehnaz
Zeba or Shaheen is an actress from Pakistan who made her debut in 1962 in a movie called ‘Chiragh Chalta Hai’. Her movie did moderately well at the box office, but gave her a place as an actress in the competitive world of Bollywood. During her three decade long career, she featured in loads of Bollywood movies along with her husband Muhammad Ali. Even though she mostly played the role of a supporting actor, these roles were largely appreciated. She was even a part of the Golden Jubilee Movie of Pakistan named ‘Armar’, directed by Waheed Murad.
...4. Tooba Siddiqui
Tooba Siddiqui is an actress and model from Pakistan. She began her career with a music video, “My Love,” for Yasir Akhtar. In the early 2000s, Tooba started modeling in the Pakistani fashion industry. She was also a part of campaigns for Deevees and Diva. After a break, she returned with a hit thriller series Dushamna-e-Jaan. She has also started in Pakistani television serials, short plays, and telefilms. In 2009, she was a part of Bol Meti Machli. In 2010, Dil Hai Chota Sa. In 2016, she was a part of the movie Dobara Phir Se.
...5. Hassan Niazi
Hassan Niazi is an Actor and a Model belonging to Pakistan. He was born on the 3rd of February 1981. He appears in television series and films in Pakistan. Hassan Niazi was born in Lahore, which is located in Pakistan. Hassan did not directly enter the cinema industry . Instead he commenced his career by appearing in Pakistani television series. He gained popularity and had several series to be performed in. Hassan Niazi made his Lollywood-(The film industry of Pakistan situated in Lahore) debut in 2008 through the film Ramchand Pakistani in which he played the role of character ‘Deepak’ and the film was directed by Pakistani director Mehreen Jabbar who had won the Public Popularity Award or the People Choice Award for her film in 2008. His film was also released in India.
...6. Jibran Syed
Jibran Syed is a Pakistani model and actor. He was born on October 14, 1979, in Jethlum, Punjab. His acting career started with a play entitled ‘Hook’ on Pakistan Television Network. After studying in his hometown, he began doing photo shoots for local magazines, from where he became famous with the directors and media personalities.
...7. Qavi Khan
Qavi Khan aka Mohammad Qavi Khan is a Pakistani movies and TV star, a radio artist and director as well. He was born on 13 Nov, 1932 in Lahore, Pakistan. He married in year 1968 and has four children all settled abroad but he didn’t leave his motherland. He started his career in 1960s at the age of five from Radio Pakistan and then after getting fame he shifted to PTC. He was one of the primary actors of PTV. He started his film actor journey in 1965 and has been part of 200 films. He did remarkable roles in movies such as Durr-e-Shehwar based on husband wife relationships and FBI Operation Pakistan based on military released in 1971.
...8. Farhan Ali Agha
Farhan Ali Agha is a Pakistani model and actor. He was born on May 12, 1975 in Karachi, Pakistan to a Muslim family. Being a fitness freak, he started his career by modeling and has done TV commercials; the first one was with a biscuit brand in the year 1995 that became a hit, followed by a huge number of print and TV ads such as Vital Tea and Saathi. Farhan also donned ramp shows and became a show-stopper by many designers. In 1995, he entered the television industry and started working in several drama serials. Farhan was debuted in the TV serial Jaal in year 1996, from which he was acclaimed for his brilliant performance. After this, he started to appear in serials like Dosri Dunia, Dil-a-Abad, Saans Lay Ay Zindagi, Nalaiq Manchaley, Betiyan and Sotayli.
In 2011, he appeared as Rajal in the drama-romance Choti Si Kahani, which was aired on PTV channel. He was also seen on ARY Digital’s Khushi Ek Roag in year 2012, followed by a role as the first husband of Nimra Bucha’s character in Mera Yaqeen, which was aired on the same channel and in the same year. His next was from PTV Home’s Samjhauta Express along with Zeba Bakhtiar in the lead role. Farhan also made an appearance on Urdu 1’s Meri Saheli Meri Humjoli and on Hum TV’s Meray Qatil Meray Dildar. Aslo from year 2012, the talented actor has done the role of Hashim on Hum TV’s Mehar Bano Aur Shah Bano. In the year 2014, he was seen in Hum Thehrey Gunahgar from the same channel. He also played a fatherly role in the award-winning drama serial, Sadqay Tumhare on Hum TV. This year, Farhan will also be seen on Express Entertainment’s Inteha.
He is also part of the box-office Pakistani drama film, Good Morning Karachi and he is yet to star in the upcoming Political thriller film entitled Maalik, which was written, produced and directed by Ashir Azeemu under the banner of the Media Hub.
Farhan was known as a highly Islamic man and he also hosted various religious shows and an Islamic series in America. He got married to a Muslim girl, who is not related to showbiz and they are living a happy life with their two sons.
...9. Azfar Rehman
10. Abid Ali
Abid Ali is a well-known Pakistani personality famous in his neighboring country India also. In the young age, during his schooling, he had no specified interest in television, but he had an artistic and creative mind. When he moved on to college, he gave auditions to work in Radio Pakistan and got selected by Ata Shad for his appreciable voice that was suitable for the job. He worked in Radio Pakistan while studying. After completing his college, he decided to work as a television actor and moved to Lahore and started giving auditions and got a break on television in India. Afterward, he also did great work in different Pakistani and Indian movies like Sahiba (1992), Nageena (1990) etc. Abid Ali got married to Humaira Ali and had three daughters. Later, he got separated from Humaira Ali and married Rabia Naureen in 2006.
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