1. Natasha Ali
2. Sana Askari
Sana Askari is an actress and model from Pakistan. She was born on 23 April 1988. She got recognition for portraying the character of Laila in the Baraat series. She entered the industry in 2005. Sana Askari was raised in America and went to Beaconhouse School, and in 2010, she graduated from NAPA. Her first theatre play was Adhay Adhooray under NAPA's banner. In the show Dareecha, Sana got her first lead role opposite Imran Aslam. She has also made guest appearances in Nadia Khan Show and Jaago Pakistan Jaago. She was a contestant in Fear Factor Pakistan.
...3. Sumbul Shahid
Sumbul Shahid is a Pakistani actress who is well-known for her character roles in TV Serials. She was born and brought up in Karachi. She is popular for her performance in Golden Girls. Sumbul Shahid is well-known for her presence in the serials, Malika-e-Aliya, Takay Ki Ayegi Baraat, Dolly Ki Ayegi Baraat, Ishqaaway and Khabarnaak. Khabarnaak was directed by Adeel Farhan and penned by Aftab Iqbal. Sumbul Shahid is the sister of Bushra Ansari, Neelam Ahmed Bashir and Asma Abbas, famous in the Pakistan TV industry. While Bushra and Asma work in front of the camera, Sumbul’s other sister, Neelam, works behind the camera; yes, she is a writer. Sumbul Shahid is married to Major Shahid Nasir, who worked in the Pakistan army and had a son, Shiraz. Shiraz died while paragliding in Chitral. He was just 35 when he died.
...4. Alishba Yousuf
Alishba Yousuf was born on September 16, 1985 in Karachi, Pakistan. She was raised up from a Muslim family in Pakistan. She is a VJ, model and television actress from year 2010 up to the present. Her sisters, Palwasha Yousuf and Sayra Yousuf Khan are models, VJ and actresses. Alishba was married to Rayyan Durrani in February 12, 2009 in Karachi that was held through an Islamic wedding ceremony. She entered her journey in the industry when she was just 16-years old. She got her fame through the famous song, Mehndi and subsequently worked in some drama serials.
She initiated her career in Pakistani’s youth entertainment channel, AAG TV as a VJ. Later, she started to appear in several television commercials of some of the prominent brands in Pakistan like the Peki, Mobilink and more. She was debuted as an actress in the television serial, Chand Pe Dastak as Aahoo along with Azfar Rehman on Hum TV in 2010. Then she acted in a supporting role in Pakistani drama series, Main Abdul Qadir Hoon as Zareen Khan Afridi. She appeared as the protagonist of the series. Subsequently, in year 2011, she acted in Ek Nazar Meri Taraf on Geo TV. She also joined the reality show, Desi Kuriyan on ARY Digital together with Palwasha Yousuf from which she needs to live the life of an average village girl. She also ventured in a comedic role in the comedy drama series, Takkay Ki Ayegi Baraat on Geo TV and did the role of Sila Chaudry. She played the role of Zoya on Geo TV’s Meray Charagar.
In 2012, she played the role of Arfa in the drama series, Meray Dard Ko Jo Zuban Miley on Hum TV. This is a story that revolves around two friends Ahmed, a poor shopkeeper and Abdul, a wealthy owner of an affluent engineering business. Arfa is the youngest daughter of Ahmed who is in love with her maternal cousin. She also acted in the Kis Ki Ayegi Baraat’s sequence, Annie Ki Ayegi Baraat on Geo TV and the romantic-drama serial, Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay. She is currently acting in Urdu 1’s television Serial, Sagoshi with Noman Ljaz.
Aside from television serials, Alishba also did telefilms like Mangni Arranged and Pappu Ki Paroson on Hum TV. Alishba is a versatile actress who does natural acting in most of appearances in television serials. Because of this, she was widely known in Pakistani audiences especially the youth. And because of her skills as a VJ, it wasn’t hard for her to take a leap from being a host to becoming an actress.
...5. 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.
...6. Bushra Ansari
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.
...7. Uroosa Siddiqui
Uroosa is a television actress. She got married in December 2015 to Saqib Khan.Uroosa Siddiqui is one of the few Pakistani actress’s who are well known for their acts in the comedy genre. She has worked in many TV serials and is mainly known for her roles in Annie ki aayegi Baarat and Quddusi Sahab Ki Biwi. Apart from being well-known for her comedy, she has credits to her name in other genre’s too. Some other shows she is well known for include; Dramay Baziyan and Nanhi.
...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. Asad Siddiqui
Asad Siddiqui is an actor and model. He has been part of the Pakistan drama industry since 2009. As a supporting character in numerous exceptional serials, he has gained wide recognition.
...10. Manzoor Qureshi
Manzoor Qureshi was a popular Pakistani actor born in 1961. His hometown is Karachi, Pakistan. He is famous on Television. Some of his Projects are Be AIB, Andaz e Sitam, and Mah e Tamam. He is known for his acting skills and is one of the senior actors of the Pakistan television industry.
...11. Raheel Butt
Raheel Butt is a multi-talented Pakistani actor, model, and video & radio jockey. He was born on 6th January 1983 in Karachi, Pakistan, where he completed his school and set off to chase his dream of working in the film industry. His career started as a VJ on Aag TV, which made him quite popular in a short period mainly due to his comical presentation. He was soon cast for Geo TV’s hilarious four-part comedy-drama series ‘Kis Ki Ayegi Baarat,’ beginning with a supporting role in the series’ first installment “Azar Ki Ayegi Baraat” (2009). It was succeeded by “Dolly Ki Ayegi Baraat” (2010) with Raheel playing the lead role of Nabeel Menon opposite Natasha Ali as Dolly Menon. Nabeel’s character received much appreciation from the viewers and Raheel continued to portray it in the subsequent sequels of the series: “Takay Ki Ayegi Baraat” (2011) and “Annie Ki Ayegi Baraat” (2012).
...12. Ali Safina
Ali Safina is another of those Pakistani actors who migrated to the home country after having acted as the DJ in a radio station in a foreign land. For him it was Glasgow in Scotland, where he started his Disc Jockeying - quite a distance away from his native Multan. His early days were also spent outside Pakistan, in Muscat, where he completed his school studies, and then landed in Glasgow to complete his course in mechanical engineering. His original plans were to pursue higher studies on his return to Pakistan, but soon realized he was more attracted towards show business.
...13. 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.
...14. Shehryar Zaidi
Shehryar Zaidi is a well-known, senior Pakistani actor. He predominantly acts in TV serials and shows. He is known to play the current age dramatic roles of a father on screen. Also, many of his family members too happen to be related to the showbiz and media. Sheharyar Zaidi’s family hails from Uttar Pradesh, India. But they had migrated to Pakistan after the partition in 1947. Sheharyar has completed his graduation from National College of Arts (NCA) in Lahore. After completing his degree, he indulged actively into acting and singing and this marked as the very beginning of his media career. During the 1970’s he continued to appear as a singer on PTV and also was providing vocals for famous television program “Such Gupp” along with his wife Nayyara Noor; who was a famous singer then. Although, Shehryar was active in the media industry from the 1970’s he eventually started appearing as an actor only during his forties; only after private satellite channels were launched in 2000.He went on to demonstrate eminent performance in various roles like Chaudhary Saab in the famous TV series “Kis Ki Aayegi Baraat”. Now and then,
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