1. Salma Hassan
Salma Hassan was born on February 25th, 1975 in Karachi. She is acknowledged as an excellent performer and model in Pakistan. She was the middle child in her family. She had an older sister and a younger brother. The bond between the siblings was strong, and she gave higher priority to it throughout her life. She had an interest in pursuing History for her academics. So, she had her education at the University of Karachi where she graduated with a degree in history. However, she longed for acting and desired to perform in front of an audience. With dedication and hard work, she excelled in the drama field and showcased remarkable and memorable performances. Salma was raised to the spotlight through her debut in a Tv drama called "Dhoop Mein Sawan" on PTV Channel. Her performances were well-received by the audience.
...2. Saba Faisal
Among many well-known and skilled senior actresses of the Pakistani drama industry, Saba Faisal is an emerging name. She has proven her skills over a period of time in a very refined and appreciable way. Saba started her career as a newscaster in 1990’s on PTV, which is the national TV channel of Pakistan; she proved herself as a well-known newscaster. Soon Saba was attracted towards the glamour of the entertainment industry and tried her luck in dramas. No doubt, she proved her worth in acting and news casting. Saba has remained an impressive and admiring part of many drama serials on PTV and on other private channels as well. “Baarh” and “Din Dhallay” are amongst her famous dramas on PTV.
...3. Farah Shah
Farah Shah is a Pakistani television actress and model. She shot to fame after hosting Yehi To Hai Lollywood, a Lollywood songs countdown show, from where she won the PTV World Award for Best Host. Though there is no one in her family related to films. The audience got impressed with her knowledge about the film industry and the film stars.
She entered into acting in Boota from Toba Tek Singh, a Pakistani drama serial penned by Khalil-Ur-Rehman Qamar and helmed by Dilawar Malik. This was followed by a powerful performance in the drama serial Landa Bazaar, which was also written by Khalil-Ur-Rehman Qamar. Farah’s another notable performance was from the drama serial Chashman, where she played as a simple innocent girl. During her career, she was rumored that she has signed a film, but it turned out to be false. In 2013, she played as Naseem, the ex-wife of Salman Shahid’s character in the drama serial Aseer Zadi, which was aired on Hum TV.
...4. 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.
...5. Namrah Shahid
Namrah Shahid is a popular Pakistani model and actress. She was born on 10th May 1991 in Peshawar, Pakistan. She lives in Karachi with her family. She holds a degree in Mass Communications and decided to pursue a career in acting. She got married to businessman Zakaria Khar on 28 March 2022, and they welcomed their first child in December 2022.
...6. Zulqarnain Haider
Zulqarnain Haider is a multi-talented artist. He is a comedian, actor, television drama writer, and the stage artist. He started his career in comedy in 1970. He has shared stage with comedians like Umer Sharif. Being a writer, he has scripted several plays. He has directed many television dramas. He has appeared in numerous drama serials like Koshish (1984), Chhayon (1988), Jaltay Khawab, Dehleez (2013), Meri Wife Kay Liye (2011), Do Saal Ki Aurat (2014), Funkari (2016), Jaan Nisar (2016), Baby (2017), Laal Ishq (2017), Baydardi (2018), Khatti Meethi Love Story (2018), Romeo Weds Heer (2018), Help Me Durdana (2019), Qismat Ka Likha (2019), and many more. Zulqarnain won the Nigar Award for Best Television Actor in 1985.
...7. Saleem Mairaj
Saleem Mairaj, renowned as Sultan from spiritual-romantic television serial 'Alif' directed by Haseeb Hasan, is a Pakistani theatre, model, and television actor. He was born on 23rd January 1975 in Karachi, Pakistan. He completed his studies at S.M. Government Arts & Commerce College Karachi. With no formal education in dramatics, he started his career as a theatre artist in 1990 and gained popularity past his debut television series 'Colony 52' in the 1990s, which endeared for its depiction of former Karachi traditions. The theater augmented his acting skills and refined his talent that out-turned him as the finest actor in Pakistan Media Industry.
...8. Imran Bukhari
Imran Bukhari is a Pakistani Actor and Model. He was born in the city of Toronto in Canada. Imran Bukhari’s family were originally landowners from the city of Chiniot in Pakistan before migrating to Canada. Imran Bukhari was interested in films from a young age and even studied Directing and Psychology in school so he could follow his dreams.
...9. Agha Ali
Agha Ali, also known as Abbas Agha Ali is a Pakistani actor, model, anchor and singer. He was born on 4th December 1985. He started his career in 2006 as a TV host on ATV. He made his debut as an actor in a leading role in 2012’s ‘Main Haari Piya’ on Hum TV and also got nominated for Hum Award for the Best Soap Actor category for his role. He has also worked on shows such as ‘Rukhshar’, ‘Ghundi’, ‘Beimaan Mohabbat’, etc.
...10. 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.
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