Sanam Baloch Hisbani or Jatoi ( ur, , ) (born 14 July 1986) credited as Sanam Baloch is a Pakistani actress and television presenter. She has hosted various television shows such as; ''Sanam Small Room'' on KTN and the morning show on

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. As an actress, she has starred in critically acclaimed drama series, such as '' Dastaan'' (2010) and '' Durr-e-Shehwar'' (2012).

Personal life

Baloch married her colleague Abdullah Farhatullah on 12 October 2013 in a simple

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ceremony in

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. Farhatullah is a singer, songwriter and host. They had met while working for

and had been good friends for a long time. Upon her marriage, Baloch changed her name to Sanam Abdullah. Baloch's PR team dismissed rumours of a divorce in April 2018. In October 2018, Baloch confirmed that she and Abdullah have separated. Although they maintain a cordial relationship with each other, they are no longer friends. In August 2020, Baloch confirmed news about her second marriage.

Career

Baloch began her career as a talk show anchor in

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television channel KTN. She hosted two shows ''Sanam Small Room'' and ''Diyoo'' on KTN. She appeared in

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's long play ''Kalaq''. She has also performed in

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language music videos. Baloch appeared with

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in the Hum TV drama Dastaan. Her next role was in the women's rights drama

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with Fahad Mustafa She was seen in

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as Noorulain Aneez. She hosted morning show ''Morning With Hum'' on

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, but then moved to

for a morning show ''Subha Saveray Samaa Ke Saath''. She married Abdullah Farhatullah who also hosts a show on Samaa TV. previously She hosted morning show on

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. She left

in 2018. Currently she hosts "morning show" on

. Pakistani films like

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and Balu Mahi and many others was also offered to Sanam Baloch in fact she had signed

as well but later she cancelled the contract with

in lieu of her morning show with

and her wedding. Baloch is one of the highest-paid actresses of Pakistan.

Television

Awards and nominations

* Pakistan Media Award for Best Actress for Dastaan'' (2011) *

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nominated for Dastaan *

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nominated for Roshan Sitara (2012) * Hum Award for Best TV Actress nominated for

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for Best Morning Show Host Subah Saveray Samaa ke Saath *

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Best Actress nominated for Sehra Teri Piyas (2012)

Lux Style Awards

Music videos

* Shahnila Ali's jogi music video (2006). * Najaf Ali's ''Choodiyun'' music video (2008). * Amanat Ali's ''Thumri'' music video (2010).

References

External links

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