Urdu Tv Serial Yeh Zindagi Hai - Cast & Crew

Ubaida Ansari was a Pakistani actress born in 1944 in Karachi, Pakistan. She completed her studies at the University of Karachi. In 1960. She started working in Radio Pakistan in Lahore. She impressed everyone with her high-pitched voice. She is popular for her work in the dramas, Zeenat, Khala Kulsoom Ka Kumba, and Tum Hi To Ho. She was also seen in Saagar Ka Ansoo, Stolen, and Mera Muqaddam Tum Lado Gay. In 1998 she performed in the film Jinnah. She was seen in the longest-running TV series ‘Yeh Zindagi Hai’ and ‘Yeh Zindagi Hai Season 2’ as Kulsoom. Later, she played in the serials Quddusi Sahab Ki Bewah, Zard Mausam, and "Rehaai." Ubaida died on 21 March 2014 in Karachi due to some age-related health issues.

Fareeda Shabbir, a Pakistani Actress, was born on 4 December 1970, in Karachi, Pakistan. Fareeda Shabbir Completed her Studies and education at the University of Karachi. They got married on 23 September 2001. She has two children, a daughter and a son. Fareeda Shabbir and her husband Shabbir have their own Salon. The Salon's name is Shab's Salon & Spa. Her first appearance as an actress was in 1990 on the PTV TV channel. She has done many TV Serials on the PTV channel. In the year 1992, she worked in the T.V serial Pas-e-Aaina. In Pas-e-Aaina, she played the role of Murada. In the year 1994, she worked in the TV serial Rasm-E- Wafa. In Rasm-E-Wafa, she played the role of Naeema's mother. In the year 1995, she worked in the TV serial Chand Sa Mukhda.

Zainab Qayyum is also known as ZQ is a Pakistani actress, TV host, and model. He has given her contribution in Pakistani drama series, movies, commercials and even reality shows. She is titled as one of the most talented personality from the Pakistani entertainment industry. In 2004, she received the crown as the Best Model by Lux Style Awards. She received the award of Most Stylish TV Actress Award in 2006. She had been a part of various famous television dramas, music videos out of which the most famous is by Jana Malo Maal by Abrar-ul-Haq. She was born in Karachi, but her family belonged to Kohat. She did her schooling in Karachi and for her further study in B.A. and M.A., she moved to Lahore. She is a graduate with a Masters degree in Literature from Kinnaird College. Before joining Libas, she worked as a grammar school for one year. She worked in Libas for three years when simultaneously she completed her Master's degree. She took to modeling when she worked as an assistant director for Libas International. She first walked the ramp for Vinny. She hosted the show Maachis aired on Hum TV. The show was one of the top rated shows which air on that channel. The show was based on the real life issues which are faced by families. The show was inspired by America's Jerry Springer Show.

Momal Sheikh is a Pakistani television star and producer. Momal was born on 6th April 1986, in Karachi, Pakistan. She is the daughter of Javed Sheikh, a film producer, to his first marriage with Zinat Mangi, a television and film actress. His brother, Shehzad Sheikh, is also a Pakistani film and TV actor. In 2012, she made her first television appearance on Geo TV’s Mirat-ul-Uroos.Momal also appeared as Jalebi on Geo TV’s Pakistani comedy-drama series, Yeh Zindagi Hai. This 2016, she was debuted in Mudassar Aziz’ Bollywood romantic comedy film, Happy Bhag Jayegi, where she played a pivotal role opposite Abhay Deol.

Hina Dilpazeer was born on 16th January 1966 in Karachi Pakistan. She belongs to a Muslim family. Dilpazeer is a famous actress TV host, model and singer of Pakistan. She has played different roles in Pakistani dramas. Some of her popular drama serials include Bulbulay where she acts as Momo, Burns Road Ki Neelofar and Quddusi Sahab Ki Bewah. She succeeded in making her name appear in the list of the best actress satellite at eleventh Lux Style award. This award was given to her because of her part in the drama serial Tum Ho Ke Chup. Recently she is playing a role as Sweety’s mother in drama serial Googly Mohalla. Hina Dilpazeer completed her initial schooling from Karachi.

Sherry Shah, a famous Pakistan actress, model, and producer, was born on 5 May 1986 in Karachi, Pakistan. After graduating from the University of Karachi, Sherry started her modeling career. Today, she does many photo shoots for various designers and TV commercials and also poses for magazine covers. Sherry made her acting debut in 2000 in the drama Wafa on PTV. Since then, she has starred in many successful dramas such as Yeh Kaisi Mohabbat Hai, Mai Soutelli, Haseena Moin ki Kahani, Mujhe Bhi Khuda Ne Banaya Hai, both the seasons of Yeh Zindagi Hai, etc.

Naeema Garaj was born on January 1, 1968, in Karachi. Naeema is a Pakistani actress, a child actress when she started working in theatres along with her father, Garaj Babu. Garaj was a theatre and film actor and then died in 2018. Naeema has been in the industry since 1995. She is married and has children. Naeema has appeared in several dramas on PTV. She got recognition after Agar Tum Na Hotay, Mohabbat Jaye Bhar Mein, and Kab Mere Kehlaoge. She has also done some dramas on Geo TV like Kaahe Ko Bh Hatai Bides, Jeena Sikha Do Haemin, Choti Choti Khushiyan, and The Shareef Show Mubarak Ho. She has appeared in other dramas on ARY Digital, TV one, Geo entertainment, and Express Entertainment. She has performed in movies, Maalik and Truth or Dare.

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.

Whenever there is a revolution in a certain field, it is bound to make a place in history. It was the time when only male actors were thought to be apt for comedy stream. This mindset was changed upside down when this woman with immense talent and lot of stage presence entered into comedy. Salma Zafar comes from a family who always had nexus with show biz. Her father Zafar Khursheed was a famous composer. He composed many memorable jingles for advertisements. So being introduced to show bizz can be an accident but the accident was meant to be. The actress made her presence count in 1983 with the well-acclaimed play called ‘Bakra Qiston Pe’.

Javeria Jalil or Javeria Saud was born in the year 1972 in the Pakistani city Karachi. She had an interest in the showbiz industry from her young days. She made her debut on TV as a teenager in 1993 with PTV as Naat Khawan, and she was admired by viewers as she had a very nice voice, from there on she started working in a lot of dramas and gave a shot at modeling.

Sahir Lodhi is a famous Pakistani actor and host. He was born on 21st May 1968 in the city of Karachi, Pakistan. He has completed his education in Karachi. He is most famous for hosting TV shows. His debut in the TV and Film industry of Pakistan began with the show on The Indus TV named “Director Ka Bedroom,” where he worked as a host. He has hosted many TV shows like “The Sahir Lodhi Show” aired on Indus TV, “Morning Masala” on News One, and many others. He has also hosted a radio show on MastFM named “The Sahir Show.”

Naveed Raza is a Famous Pakistani Model and actor who was born on July 7th of  1984, in Karachi, Pakistan. Ever since his childhood, he dreamed of becoming an actor. He was always attracted to the world of serials and movies. He got his degree in BBA from his birth city in Karachi. In 2011, he tried his luck in modeling and worked with many famous photographers for his photo shoots.  After his success in modeling, he auditioned for the reality TV show “Hero Bannay ki Tarang,” for which he got selected and ended up winning the hearts of his audience.

Junaid Akhter is one of Pakistan’s emerging hot fashion models and drama actors in Karachi. Born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan, he has been constantly inspired by history and natural beauty. Junaid studied Bachelor of Business Administration and entered into the Pakistani media and became very popular through Pakistani television dramas, telefilms, advertisements and soaps. He made his acting debut with ‘Abhi Door Hai Kinara’, a Pakistan TV Serial which aired on PTV Home. While doing his BBA, Junaid got his much-needed breakthrough from ImtiazFakhri with the ad for Pakola, which later landed him other commercials like Oxford, Dalda, Cotton & Silk, Rexona, Vigo Tel Mobile, Vital Soap etc.

There may be various reasons not to make it obvious, but it is a well known fact that most Pakistani performing artists and those who are associated with show biz secretly nurture a desire to be part of Bollywood and make it big there. With Indian films being available now for almost unrestricted screening in Pakistan, this desire has naturally grown bigger. It was, therefore, quite logical for Adeel Chaudhry, the singer cum actor from Lahore to actively pursue acting and singing career in the Indian film world. Unlike most others, however, Adeel makes no bones about a desire to join Bollywood in a big way. Those who have followed his career may label it as one dream trip from Lahore to Mumbai for Adeel. After all, it has been indeed been a huge step for him to come out from the near mediocrity of a being a dentistry student in the less prominent corners of the sub continent, to the centre stage of a singing and acting career in the city of dreams. 

Moammar Rana was born on February 26th, 1974 in Lahore, Pakistan to Shafquat Rana and Rehana Rana. He is a Pakistan actor and film director and has done various soap operas and television serials. He came into the film industry through the film Kudiyon Ko dale dana. Some of his famous movies are Deewane Tera Pyar Ise and Dobara. He is married to Mehnez Pervai and has two children.

Behroze Sabzwari is a Karachi, Pakistan-born film and TV actor. He started his career as a Radio Jockey in Radio Pakistan. His career of acting took off flight in the 1970s with Dadajan Nanajan, a live television children’s play. Bheroze is popular for the role of character Aziz in the film Gul-e-Rana and character Waji Ahmed in Mera Naam Yousuf Hai. He also appeared in many television commercials several times. He has also been a part of some stage plays which includes the famous Mirza Ghalib Bandar Road Par, a famous play by Khawaja Moinuddin. This play was one of the earliest Bheroze’s ventures that introduced him throughout the television viewers of Pakistan in starting seventies. In the year 1974, he got fame through the play aired on PTV, Khuda Ki Basti, in which he played character Nausha.

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.

Noman Habib is Pakistani actor and model. He was born in Karachi, in Pakistan. He is one of the young and talented actors, who at very young age got lauded through his outstanding performances. He was part of Utho Jago Pakistan with Shakeel Ahmed.

Ismail Tara is a famous Pakistani comedian and actor.  He was born on 16 November 1949. Ismail is working in Film and Television industry since 1980’s.He has also worked in various stage plays and dramas. He is known for his work in a stage drama called Soney ki Chirya. He is known for his performance in many television shows such as Fifty-Fifty in 1990’s also Rubber Band in 2005, Yeh Zindagi Hai in 2008, One Way Ticket in 2012 and also Pak Villa and Dheeli Colony in the same year 2012, Orangi Ki Anwari in 2013.Tara is renowned for his role in a Pakistani television show Fifty-Fifty in which he earned quite a huge success.

Aly Khan or Alyy Khan is a mixed British and Pakistani television and film actor. He was born on December 6, 1968 in Karachi to a Muslim household. When he was 6-years old, they moved to London that’s why he has a British Passport. When he was 9 years old, they moved to Mumbai, India where Aly studied and later on worked. He was married to Pakistani, Chandni Saigol and they have two kids. Chandni took up kickboxing and teaches kids at school. Then they came back to Pakistan again. He studied film and TV production in Pimlico Arts and Media College. He is now a resident of Pakistan and London.

Aly works in both Hollywood and Bollywood industries. Some of his renowned works are, the drama film, A Mighty Heart by Michael Winterbottom along with some American actors and actresses like Dan Futterman and Angelina Jolie, Don 2 and the romantic-drama film, Anjuman. He actively appeared in some television serials like, The Bill on ITV Network, Strike Back and the Pakistani romantic serial, Saat Pardon Mein. 

In 2003, Aly appeared in the Bollywood sport-drama film, Stumped.

He played the lead role of Major Raghav Seth who lives in the Happy Home Society and has a passion in playing and watching the cricket game. Then he did the films Sssshhh…, Kis Kis Ko, Nazar, and the British television film, Sharpe’s Challenge. He was also in the films Traitor and made a cameo appearance in the film 42 KM. Aly was Satish Chaudhary in 2009 film, Luck By Chance, followed by a television film, Dark Relic. In 2010, he did the film Pusher where he played the role of Scott. Aly became very active in the film industry from the year 2011 to 2012 and did many films including the short film, Titlee. Recently, he was filming the upcoming biographical film, Mah-e-Meer by Anjum Shahzad.

Aside from acting, Aly also hosted the the 1st Indian Telly Awards in 2001 and many reality shows including the cooking game show, Foodistan. Then he acted in few television serials like Lipstick on Zee TV, Yeh Zinagi Hai on Geo TV, The Philanthropist and more. In 1992, he worked on some documentaries and theatres after joining UTV. He became popular in India after doing the television serial, Banegi Apni Baat in 1994. He also appeared in the Indian drama series like Kabhie Kabhie in 1997, Private Detective, Bombay Blue, Satya and Dev D. Aly also did Dark Relic, a television series about the crusades in 2010 and the Cape Town.

Imran Urooj is a Pakistani drama actor and model. He was born in Karachi, Pakistan. He began his modeling career in the late 1990s. He has won an Honest Acting Award for his acting. He is also a well-known actor with great talent who has been in several drama serials. He is an extremely intelligent, attractive, and sincere performer. His most well-known play is Guriya Rani, in which he does an amazing job acting with great intelligence. Imran achieved enormous success in the early years of his acting career and is now one of Pakistan's most well-known and reputable performers. He has participated in numerous photo sessions and has also done several Television ads.