Saba Hameed () is a

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actress and director. She is one of the most popular actresses of Pakistan. She was one of the most successful actress of 1980s and 1990s. She got early recognition with her role of Sumbul in sitcom '' Family Front'' which broadcast for five years. Her recent recent roles are in the TV drama series '' Kahin Deep Jaley'', '' Mere Humsafar'' and '' Fitoor''.

Early life

Saba was born in

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, Pakistan, to writer and columnist Hameed Akhtar and Saadia, a film producer. She studied at the

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. Her siblings include three sisters, with Huma and Lalarukh having also been actresses, and one brother.

Career

Saba Hameed started her four-decade-long career as an actress in 1978 on television and also worked in theatre from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. Saba has portrayed mother's role in many

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s and telefilms.

Personal life

Saba Hameed was previously married to Syed Pervaiz Shafi, with whom she had two children: a daughter, actress and singer Meesha Shafi, and a son,

Faris Shafi Faris Shafi (Urdu/ Punjabi: فارس شفیع; born 2 November 1987) is a Pakistani rapper, songwriter and an actor. Performing in Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is ...

.Coke Studio and 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' changed my life: Meesha Shafi
Dawn (newspaper), Published 17 November 2014, Retrieved 6 April 2019Pakistani mother-daughter celebrities who are too good to be ignored
Business Recorder (newspaper), Published 21 April 2018, Retrieved 6 April 2019 She is currently married to actor Waseem Abbas. Actor Ali Abbas is Waseem Abbas's son from his first marriage. Saba's two younger sisters, Huma Hameed and Lalarukh Hameed are both actresses. Lalarukh worked in dramas ''Mata-e-Gharoor'', '' Andhera Ujala'', ''Wafa'', ''Dasht-E-Tanhai'' and '' Hazaron Raaste''.

Filmography

Television series

Telefilms

Film

Awards and recognition

Nigar Awards

PTV Awards

Government Awards

Lux Style Awards

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hameed, Saba 1957 births Living people Pakistani women comedians 20th-century Pakistani actresses Pakistani stage actresses Pakistani television actresses Pakistani television producers Recipients of the Pride of Performance Pakistani film actresses Lahore College for Women University alumni Actresses from Lahore 21st-century Pakistani actresses PTV Award winners Pakistani women television producers Nigar Award winners