1. Anoushay Abbasi
Anoushay Abbasi is a Pakistani model and television actress. She was born in Lahore on November 24, 1993. She comes from a family of artists. She is the youngest of two siblings, with a sister and a brother. Her sister, Javeria Abbasi, is an actress, and her brother, Shamoon Abbasi, is an actor. Anoushay Abbasi started her showbiz career as a Video Jockey on MTV Pakistan, Aag TV, Geo TV, and other channels. In a matter of days, she had become a youth sensation. She began to receive acting opportunities during her successful stint as a VJ, which she accepted.
She made her television debut in 2010 with "Mere Angne Mein." But it was Babar Javeed's daily serial "Tootay Howay Per," which broadcast on GEO TV, made her famous. In this drama, she played the lead alongside Sami Khan, Ayeza Khan, and Mohib Mirza. ...
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.
Coming from a marketing background, Momina Duraid initially started her career in the banking sector. After marriage, she helped her mother-in-law with the finances of her production house. Gradually, she got engrossed with the...
3. Aliya Bukhari
Aliya Bukhari is a well-known Pakistani novelist and screenwriter. She has worked and her creative pieces have left a permanent mark on the literary and television landscape. She has a prominent career that thrived through Khawateen Digest, and she has written many prevalent novels and plays that are loved by a varied audience.
Aliya Bukhari's career in writing began in the pages of Khawateen Digest, where she showcased her writing skills and talent, and provided the readers with enthralling stories and tales. Her literary works have been used and portrayed on television screens, as novels and stories written by her have been transitioned and adapted into television plays. This brought much admiration and recognition to her career.
4. Seemi Pasha
Seemi Pasha is a Pakistani director, producer, and actor. She is basically from Lahore, Pakistan. She has done a lot of daily soaps and movies. She got famous for her work in Kadoorat, Sanjha, Mere Meharbaan, and Kahi Unkahi.
She has done a total of twenty-five movies till now. Not only in Pakistan, but she has received from appreciation from Indian critics also for her work in 'Jab We Wed', Shehr-e-Zaat, Noorpur Ki Rani, Parvarish and Pyaar Hai Tu Mera.
She was also seen in Nestle Nesvita’s advertisement in Pakistan with Aisha Sarmad. The actor has also done modeling along with her two sons in many television advertisements.
She has produced a movie called Rangreza for TV and has acted in many T...
5. Shagufta Ejaz
Shagufta Ejaz is a very famous Pakistani actress. Shagufta started her career in showbiz industry in the late 1980s. She had a debut in Jagloos (1989). She worked in many Pakistani serials. Currently, she is being seen in many drama serials. Shagufta has been working with the PTV for a long time. Shagufta runs her beauty salon in Karachi. She never thought of being an actress; it was just luck. She had gone to PTV office to introduce few colleagues, and the director Kazim Pasha offered her a role in a one of the most popular serial, Jag looks.
She accepted it and did a fabulous job with it. Her debut play was Ranch, which is her best performance. She won the award for best supporting actress in ‘Mera Qatil Mere Dildar at the Hum Awards. Some of her famous works are...
6. Ismat Zaidi
Ismat Zaidi is a famous Pakistani actress. She was born in Lahore, Pakistan.She belongs to Islam religion. Ismat Zaidi started her acting career in 1990’s.She worked on various Tv shows, advertisements, and movies. She has acted in several Pakistani dramas like Man O Salwa and Parsa. She has also worked with many famous actors such as Babar Javed, Mehreen Jabbar, and Farooq Rind. Ismat Zaidi mainly is known for portraying the positive role of a mother in many television shows.
She has also worked with many actors like Mya Ali, Fahad Mustafa, Ayeza Khan, Sarwat Gilani, Ayesha Khan, Neelam Munner , Fatima Effendi and many others. Initially, she was known for playing the positive character of the sweet mother in Pakistan industry. Until 2014 where she showed her dark and witty side by beautifully playing a negative role in J...
7. Hina Rizvi
Hina Rizvi is a Pakistani actress. Hina was born on 16th March 1981 in Lahore, Pakistan. Hina finished her studies at the University of Westminster in England. Her mother, Mehtab Rizvi, was a screenwriter, and her father, Tayyab Hussain Rizvi, was a producer. She is also the aunt of the British-American actress Jiah Khan. She has two older sisters, Sangeeta and Kaveeta, who are both actresses. Haina's brother Raza Ali Rizvi is also a producer.
She debuted in PTV's sitcom ‘Shortcut’ in 2003 opposite Faysal Qureshi. She has since appeared in the dramas ‘Main Sauteli,’ ‘Babul Ki Duayen Leti Ja,’ ‘Yehi Hai Zindagi,’ ‘Yehi Hai Zindagi’ - Season 2, and ‘Aap Ko Kya Takleef Hai’. She also appeared in the dramas ‘Ullu Baraye Farokht Nahi...
8. Nausheen Shah
9. Alizeh Shah
Alizeh Shah is a Pakistani actor who works in television dramas. She was born in Karachi, Pakistan, on June 9; 2000. Her first appearance on-screen was at the age of 6, in a commercial alongside ‘Wasim Akram.’ However, she took acting seriously in 2017 and kicked off her professional career. She started with small roles in dramas like ‘Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya,’ ‘Choti Si Zindagi,’ etc.
She landed on a lead role for the first time in ‘HoorPari’, alongside ‘Saman Ansari.’ She then portrayed a lot of characters in TV dramas, both in the lead and supporting roles as in ‘Jo Tu Chahey,’ ‘Tum Mujrim Ho,’ ‘Bisaat e Dil,’ ‘Baandi’ etc. She was nominated for the Best Television Sensation Female at the 7th Hum Awards for her role as ...
10. Eshal Fayyaz
11. 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.Â
12. Sahir Ali Bagga
Sahir Ali Bagga is a vocalist, music director, and composer who composes music for Pakistani TV dramas, films, and independent artists. He was born on 10 April 1978 and is the son of Pakistani composer Amjad Hussain, who worked in the 1970s. He is married and has a son named Azan Ali Bagga. Sahir Ali Bagga began his career as a drummer before joining the band Jupiters, where he met Jawad Ahmad, the singer of various Pakistani hit music videos. After composing music for Ahmed's record, the Pakistan Army propelled Bagga's career to sky heights by appointing him as the official singer of the National Armed Forces, succeeding Noor Jehan.
On Pakistan Television's 'Virsa: Heritage Revived (2009–2010)' TV season, he initially got noticed and appreciated for his work and musical arrangements. He composed vario...
13. Barkat Siddiqui
Barkat Siddiqui is a Pakistani Television director, producer, and actor. He was born to a Muslim family in Lahore, Pakistan. He started his career in the 1980s. He acted in two serial Naseeb and Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai. He received positive responses from these two serials. Later on, he pursued his career in directing and producing. He has a good relationship with Actor-producer Nadeem Baig.
He has collaborated with him in serials like ‘Chein aye naa, ‘Socha Na tha,’ and ‘Qudrat.’ He gained fame for directing ‘Ahsaas’ on PTV in 2001 and ‘Mujhe Khuda Pe Yaqeen Hai’ on Hum TV in 2013 for which he earned nominations for Best Director Drama serial and Best Drama serial at the 2nd Hum awards. Some more works of his as a director and a producer are ‘Mujhey Pyar Chahi...
14. Ali Rehman Khan
The fresh and young sensation of Pakistani film and drama industry Ali Rehman Khan. The theater, television and film actor, Ali started his career with a film ‘Slackistan’ which couldn’t release due to controversies. The positive, optimistic and good natured man didn’t gave up but learned from his failure and moved on. His debuted performance in his first drama serial ‘Rishtey Kuch Adhoray Say’ in which his performance was very much appreciated and he won an award for ‘best new sensation on HUM TV’. His next drama serial “Muhabat Ab Nahi Hogi’ in which he played his character of Hashar so well. It was hard to ignore his performance. Although he is new in industry, his acting is so refined and polished that he never fails to draw attention towards him. The grey eyes and pathan looks brings an X factor in his work. His recent play ‘Dyar ...
15. Javed Sheikh
Javed Sheikh is one of Pakistan’s actor, producer, and director, who also acts in Bollywood. Javed Sheikh was born in Rawalpindi on 8th October 1954 to a Pakistani family. He started his film career in 1974, with a Lollywood film Dhamaka. Since then, he featured in many Pakistani films, like Kalay Chor, Daku Raaj, Zamana, among others. Javed Sheikh has ventured in many different forms of acting and films, not limiting himself to just Pakistani films and big screen.
He has also worked as a Radio actor in Pakistan. Sheikh has been highly successful on the small screen as well. Some of his TV works include serials such as Azar Ki Ayegi Baraat, Dolly ki Ayegi Baraat, Annie Ki Ayegi Baraat, Kitni Girhain Baqi Hain, Fifty, Guzaarish, and also the popular Zindagi Gulzar H...
16. Khushhal Khan
Khushal Khan is an Indian television actor who predominantly works in the Hindi television industry. He was born and brought up in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Khushal began his career as a model and has done several modeling assignments before venturing into acting. He made his acting debut in the year 2016 with the television show "Adhuri Kahaani Hamari" which aired on &TV. Khushal played the role of Rishabh in the show.
He later appeared in shows like "Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki," "Ek Shringaar – Swabhimaan," "Piyaa Albela," and "Yeh Teri Galiyan." Khushal has also appeared in some episodic television shows such as "Laal Ishq" and "Pyar Tune Kya Kiya". He has also appeared in a music video titled "Tere Bina" sung by Arijit Singh. Besides his work in t...