Malika Zafar

Malika Zafar is an Urdu theatre and television actress well-known as Milli in the Pakistan television series Udaari. Malika Zafar was born in Karachi but grew up in the capital city, Islamabad, Pakistan. She is the great-granddaughter of the famous ghazal and folk singer Malika Pukhraj Bio coming soon... >> Read More... , and Pakistani singer Tahira Syed Bio coming soon... >> Read More... is her aunt. Malika Zafar is an expert in dance forms like Bharatanatyam, Jazz, Salsa, and Ballet. Since the age of five, she learned Bharatanatyam under Mrs. Indu Mitha, and dance has been her first love. As a teenager, Malika Zafar wanted to try every profession from a lawyer to a doctor and desired to pursue psychology in college.

But when she took a summer course in acting during her summer school at Harvard, she realized acting was what she wanted to pursue. Then, Malika Zafar went to Mumbai to study acting and did a one-year conservatory program on Method acting from Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York Click to look into! >> Read More... . She admits that her family stood by her side in whatever decision she made. Malika Zafar started her career as a theatre artist. Before venturing into the television world, she did theatre plays for about six years. She has acted few short films like Black Coffee Story soon >> Read More... , Bobo, and Mailay. In 2013, Malika Zafar made her debut in a feature film with the Pakistani satirical thriller film Anima State. Directed by Hammed Khan, the movie speaks about Pakistan's media and political conditions.

Malika Zafar appeared as the Archetypes of Women in the picture. The film got screened at the 2013 South Asian International Film Festival. Malika Zafar attended the auditions for the Hum TV drama Udaari in 2016. She got selected to play the role of Maleeha Khalid, aka Milli, in the show. In the drama, she played a drummer. Despite being her first television show, she took up an unconventional role and nailed it like nobody else. The show Udaari, on the whole, delivered a powerful message on child abuse and received appreciation from the audience for its meaningful content. In 2018, she played a part in the television mini-series Aakhri Station, seven episodes. Malika Zafar acted in the role of Farzana in the series, which focused on women's empowerment and the issues women of Pakistan are facing.