Urdu Tv Serial Makaan - Cast & Crew

Parveen Akbar is a very senior Pakistani drama artist and she has been in the show business since 1969. Her career has began from radio and then, in 1975 she shifted to the television. The main roles, which earned fame for her, are Bi Jamalo and Zalim Saas. Presently, she is revered as the most famous Pakistani drama artist. Nowadays, she has also entered into the field of production and direction. Recently her role in the drama Shammo aired on Geo TV was seen with a very different angle and she earned a lot of fame from this role. In the beginning, she worked only in the dramas of PTV, but now her dramas are seen on other private channels as well.

By chance or by luck, Parveen Akbar has mostly performed villain roles in most of her dramas. It might be so that, these roles set on the personality of Parveen Akbar so well, that the directors always choose her for these roles. Due to her work, she has earned a lot of respect and fame among her viewers as well as co-workers. In addition to this, her juniors also consider her as the most talented actress and learn a lot from her. She has many plans in future and she also intends to manage and run a training academy for the upcoming TV artists. In fact, she is the great source of learning for her juniors and upcoming artists.

Pakistani actress Maira Khan is known for her roles in films and television. As well as being an actress and model, she also hosts talk shows and is a VJ. She was born on January 10, 1984. Her hometown is Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Since 2002, she has been working in the Pakistani acting industry. Capricorn is her zodiac sign.

Saira Khan is a Pakistani actress who has worked in both cinema and television. Her acting credits include Ghunghat and Dream Girl. She abandoned the entertainment industry to pursue her beliefs. Saira Khan is a Multan native. Her matric result caused her to leave home. She eloped because she was afraid her father would punish her for her low test results. She met a studio owner in Lahore who set up a picture session for Saira and gave her portfolio to a film director. The director was delighted by her portfolio and hired her for his new project.

Ayesha Sana is a highly educated and a talented actress of Pakistani Film Industry. She has juggled between different roles in Theatre, Television and Silver screen. She completed her graduation, at The Convent of Jesus and Mary, located at New Delhi, in India. She then went on to study law at Kinnaird College, in Lahore. Ayesha then obtained a post-graduation, in law, from the University of London, in England. Ayesha Sana shot to fame, by anchoring the show Lines of Style. Her talent was recognized, and she was signed up to host the reality show Bright KareinIssKo, which was aired on the popular PTV.

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.

Of late there have been quite a few Pakistani actresses who have made their entry into Bollywood, but unfortunately most of them have not made any significant mark as far as histrionics is concerned. They have mostly been seen in intimate and steamy scenes or shaking a leg in item numbers. Sara Loren, the Pakistani actress also falls in the same genre with her bold looks and eye catching figure. She has had to make a series of shifts to come to the stage in her career that she now is in. Having been born in Kuwait to Pakistani parents, she was actually christened Mona at the time of her birth. Her first shift was back to native Pakistan at the time her father died in 2001, when she was still a teenager. Although her interests lay in painting and writing poetry, she was keen to take up a career in acting once she was back in Pakistan. 

Her acting career, however, did not come just like that. She was lucky to have been spotted by a photographer who was actually taking photo shoots for her friend, when he noticed her and took some snaps of her which actually landed her with her first modeling job for an ad campaign. This ultimately paved her way for her first Pakistani acting assignment in the serial “Rabia Zinda Rahegi”. That was in the year 2003 when she was 18. Thereafter, for some years she visited various countries with a Pakistani drama troupe, performing in dramas. But it was not until 2010 that she got her break into Bollywood, which was her dream for a long time. It was at this time that she took over the more trendy name of Sara Loren, perhaps to give it a more international tinge and concealing the Pakistani link. 

It was Pooja Bhatt who was instrumental in giving her this break, directing her in the film “Kajrare” with music director cum actor Himesh Reshmaiyya and Amrita Singh. Her other Bollywood appearance was in the more recent Murder 3, where she played the role of a waitress, alongside Randeep Hooda. In the intervening periods she was also keeping herself busy acting in Pakistani films, most notable of which have been “Saltanat”, “Gidh” and “Love Mein Ghum”

Bushra Ansari is the daughter of noted Pakistani writer and journalist Ahmad Bashir. She was born in Karachi on February 16, 1954. She did her schooling in Lady Griffin's School at Lahore  and from her early childhood started performing in movies and theatres as a child artist. She completed her intermediate from lahore College of Women University and has a B.A degree from Rawalpindi's Viqar-un-Nisa College for Women.

In 1978, she got married Iqbal Ansari who encouraged her to take up her childhood career of acting and after marriage, she pursued her career in acting with great success. Bushra also tried her hand at writing scripts for films and TV serials and there also she was a great success with Neeli Dhoop, Makaan and Kuchh Dil Ne kaha. Her serial Dil Hai Chhota sa, which she did under supervision of her husband Iqbal Ansari in 2010 for Geo TV is considered to be highest rated TV serial in Pakistan till now. 

Bushra is a very popular and versatile actress and she is equally comfortable in any type of role whether it is a comedy or a serious role. She is also a great singer and and a dynamic compere. She has won numerous awards for her performances. She received Pride of Performance Award in 1989, a Presidential Award from Parvez Musharaf and a Women's Achievement Award fro Benazir Bhutto. She has two daughters who are also accomplished professionals.

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Whether it is in Pakistan or India, the transitions of TV serial actors to the big screen have in many cases been beset with hiccups. In fact, in Pakistan a much lower number of actors have migrated smoothly into film careers than in India. Even those who have been successful have seldom managed to get away from typecast roles they performed in their first films. In case of Adnan Shah, (sometimes also referred to with the suffix ‘Tipu’) however, the story has been different. Although his initial appearances on TV were in comic roles, in serials like “Sab Set Hai”, he grew up ultimately to be a versatile actor excelling in diverse roles. He had a number of notable appearances in films and what was special about the films were that irrespective of where they were made, they were released in both India and Pakistan due to related themes. “Ramchand Pakistani” made in Pakistan, is about a Pakistani Hindu who has by mistake crossed into India along with his young son, and “Kajraare” is an Indian film shot in historical Jordan and again features both Indian and Pakistani stars. 

Ayaz khan is a celebrated nice looking on-screen character who wins his fans heart with his charming grin. Ayaz khan was born on 1st, April in 1979 in Harare in Zimbabwe. Presently Ayaz is existing in Mumbai. Ayaz did a great deal of work in Indian TV arrangement, likewise in Indian Film Industry. Ayaz entered in the business in the year of 2005 and till present he is doing his occupation.

Adnan Jilani is a famous Television actor of Pakistan. He is the elder son of noted media celebrity of Pakistan Qurbani Jilani. His younger brother Kamran Jilani is also a popular model and actor. Adnan started his acting career along with his first wife, Sadia Jilani. Their pair created a lot of buzz in the Pakistani TV shows for their acting. He became famous for the role of Nadir in an Urdu Television serial Riyasat. It won the Best TV Serial (Satellite) award at 5th Lux Style Awards in 2006. In his career, Adnan worked with all giants of media in Pakistan. Adnan acted in serials like Zever, Rehaai as Waseem’s father, Woh Ishq Tha Shayad, Chhoti Chhoti Khushiyan, Chubhan, Halki Si Khalish, Anhoni, Dohre, Anokha Ladla.

Kaiser Khan Nizamani is a Pakistani politician, director, producer, and actor who mainly works in the television and film industry. His place of birth is Sindh, Karachi, Pakistan. He was born on 9th August 1965. He is married to Fazila Qazi, who also is a popular TV actress. They met on the set of ‘Arzoo’. His talent got noticed in the epic drama serial ‘Hawayain’. Later, he also starred in the popular serials ‘Kasak’ and ‘Marvi’. He also developed interest in directing the TV dramas. He married Fazila Qazi in 1998, with whom he has two sons. His two sons are Zurin Nizamani and Ahmad Nizamani. Kaiser Khan Nizamani became a television star in the early nineties. He was inspired to pursue acting by the late Shafi Mohammad Shah. Followed by which he appeared in a Sindhi play. However, he appeared in the play “Tapish,” directed by Sahira Kazmiand in 1994. Therefore, he primarily worked in Pakistani Sindhi plays & dramas, especially for PTV.

Jahanzeb Gurchani is a Pakistani actor, director, politician, sailor, and executive. He started his acting career on PTV’s Khaleej in the year 1986. He was trained by Sahira Kazmi, a professional actress. Gurchani has worked with Shehzad Khalil, Haseena Moin, Mohsin Ali, and Khawaja Najmul Hassan. His journey in television has helped him in establishing himself as an actor. He acted in television serials like Saaey, Kasak, Madaar, Aathwan Samandar, and much more. He is notable for his role as Shahid, who had an affair with Ayesha Sana’s character in the 2006 drama series, Makan, on Geo TV channel. In 2013, he acted in the romantic drama serial, Kami Reh Gaee, on PTV Home and Ary Digital’s Kaash Aisa Ho. He was also cast on Hum TV’s Mera Bhi Koi Ghar Hota.

Khayyam Sarhadi is a well-known Urdu film and television actor who worked on over 200 stage plays and about 300 television shows. Khayyam Sarhadi was born to Zia Sarhadi, Pakistani screenwriter and director, and Zahira Ghazvani, also a writer, on the 12th June 1948 in Bombay, India. He moved to Pakistan in 1956. He is the grandson of the British Indian musician Rafiq Ghaznavi and his niece Zhalay Sarhadi is also an actress. Hailing from a film family, Khayyam Sarhadi wanted to make acting his profession even though his father wanted him to become a doctor. After much persuasion, he got approval from his family to make a living out of acting.

Saleem Sheikh is a Pakistani TV/film actor and producer. Born in March of 1965, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Saleem Sheikh's career started in the very early stages of life. He began as a child actor working for PTV's children plays like Shama in 1976. He is the younger brother of Javed Sheikh, who is a well-known and revered actor, producer, and director in the Industry. He is married to Nosheen Sheikh and has three beautiful daughters. He is very invested in his family, and all the family members are very close and share a special bond.

Fahad Mustafa or Sunny Tunio is a popular Pakistani model, actor and producer. He was born on June 26, 1983 in Karachi, Pakistan. He is the son of Salahuddin Tunio who is also a Pakistani actor. He got married to Sana in year 2005 and they have a daughter named, Fatima Mustafa.

Shabbir Jan is a Lollywood artist who is present in the field for the past twenty-nine years. He hails from Peshawar, Pakistan. He has been acting since the year 1970 and he has made his appearance in many movies. He is well-known for his humble nature and the hard working style among the Pakistan demographic. Shabbir has got a good reputation for his ace performance in movies like Umrao Jaan, Makan, Andata, Wafa, Jangloos, etc. He got nominated for the Best Actor award in the year 2002.