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Huma Akbar
Huma Akbar is a Pakistani actress. She appeared in PTV's productions like '' Khaleej'', '' Shaheen'', ''Choti Choti Baatein'' and received a nomination of Best Actress at 6th PTV Awards for her performance in ''Karawaan''. Early life She was born in Karachi, Sindh at Pakistan and she completed her education from University of Karachi. Huma's parents got divorced when she was very young and her mother was a principle in a school. Huma's father Jamal Ali Hashmi also known as Jameel was a leading film actor in Pakistan during 1960s and 1970s. He acted in films ''Saza'' (1969), ''Gharnata'' (1971) and ''Yeh Aman'' (1971). Later he moved to India there he worked in some films in Hindi Cinema. She is the half-sister of Indian actresses Tabu and Farah both are popular actresses in Bollywood and Hindi Cinema. Career She made her debut as an actress in drama '' Shaheen''. Then she worked with Marina Khan as Farhat in drama ''Nishan-e-Haider'' based on true events of Rashid Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former capital of Pakistan and capital of the province of Sindh. Ranked as a beta-global city, it is Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre, with an estimated GDP of over $200 billion ( PPP) . Karachi paid $9billion (25% of whole country) as tax during fiscal year July 2021 to May 2022 according to FBR report. Karachi is Pakistan's most cosmopolitan city, linguistically, ethnically, and religiously diverse, as well as one of Pakistan's most secular and socially liberal cities. Karachi serves as a transport hub, and contains Pakistan’s two largest seaports, the Port of Karachi and Port Qasim, as well as Pakistan's busiest airport, Jinnah International Airport. Karachi is also a media center, home to news channels, film and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haseena Moin
Haseena Moin (20 November 1941 – 26 March 2021) was a Pakistani dramatist, playwright and scriptwriter. She wrote several plays for stage, radio, and television. She was the recipient of the Pride of Performance award for her services to the performing arts in Pakistan. She wrote Pakistan's first original script ''Kiran Kahani'' aired in the early-1970s. Before this, PTV relied on novel-based scripts for dramas. She was considered to be the best playwright and dramatist Pakistan has ever witnessed. Some of the dramas she wrote include ''Ankahi'', '' Tanhaiyaan'', ''Kiran Kahani'', ''Dhoop Kinaray'', '' Aahat'', '' Uncle Urfi'', '' Shehzori'', '' Kohar'', '' Des Pardes'', ''Pal Do Pal'', '' Aansoo'', ''Kasak'', '' Parchaiyan'' and ''Parosi''. Other works include ''Mere Dard ko Jo Zuban Milay'', ''Kaisa Yeh Junoon'', ''Dhundle Raste'', ''Shayad ke Bahar Aaye'', ''Mohim Joo'', ''Tum Se Mil Kar'', ''Bandish'' and ''Zair, Zabar, Pesh''. Early life Moin was born in Kanpur on No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanam Saeed
Sanam Saeed (born 2 February 1985) is a Pakistani actress, singer and former model who predominantly works in Urdu cinema and television. She is best known for portraying the role of Kashaf Murtaza in Momina Duraid's ''Zindagi Gulzar Hai'' for which she received numerous accolades including Lux Style Awards for Best Television Actress. A graduate of film and theatre studies at Lahore, Saeed made her television debut in the 2010 romance ''Daam'', Saeed had her first commercial success with the 2013 romantic series ''Zindagi Gulzar Hai''. She rose to prominence by featuring as the female lead in several top-grossing television series, including ''Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu'' (2013), ''Talkhiyaan'' (2013), ''Zindagi Gulzar Hai'' (2013) and ''Kadoorat'' (2013), ''Kahin Chand Na Sharma Jaye'' (2013), ''Ek Kasak Reh Gayi'' (2015), ''Firaaq'' (2014)—and received critical recognition for playing antagonist type in the 2015 family drama ''Diyar-e-Dil'', that earned her a nomination for Best Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarwat Gilani
Sarwat Gilani ( ur, ; born 22 December 1982) is a Pakistani model, film, television and voice actress. Film career Gilani made her movie debut in ''Jawani Phir Nahi Aani'' where she played a pregnant Pashtun woman opposite Vasay Chaudhary. She made stage directorial debut with ''Kiski Topi Kiskay Sar''. She also starred in '' Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2'', where she reprised her role as Gul opposite Vasay Chaudhry. Personal life Gilani was born on 22 December 1982. Sarwat belongs to a Syed Gilani family through her father while her maternal grandfather Ghulam Moinuddin Khanji was Nawab of Manavadar and had a Pashtun Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically r ... ancestry. She married a cosmetology surgeon and actor Fahad Mirza in August 2014. Gilani gave birth to son, Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adeel Husain
Adeel Husain ( ur, ) is a Pakistani actor and director. He is best known for his roles in '' Daasi,'' ''Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu'', ''Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai,'' '' Jackson Heights'' and ''Mera Naseeb''. Early life and education Born on 30 June 1978 in Karachi, he earned his Masters in marketing from Dublin, Ireland. Career Acting Already having painting and drawing as hobbies, he started his career in the 1990s, became a part of the ''City FMs breakfast show and made appearances on the screen in the form of advertisements, selective TV dramas, music videos, and telefilms like ''Duniya Goal Hai'' that ran in Kara Film Festival The Karachi International Film Festival, simply known as the Kara Film Festival (Urdu: ''کارا فلم فیسٹیول'' or ''کارا فلم'') was founded in 2001 by the KaraFilm Society, reportedly in response to the declining state of th .... Direction His first work as director was a car commercial in 2008 for the HBL ''Car to Car'' cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hum TV
Hum TV is a 24-hour Urdu General Entertainment TV channel based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded by Sultana Siddiqui and Duraid Qureshi. It is owned by Hum Network Limited and traded on Pakistan Stock Exchange as (HUMNL). Hum Network Limited was known as ''Eye Television Network Limited'' prior to 21 January 2011. Hum TV began its transmission on 17 January 2005. In March 2013, Hum Network held its first Hum Awards ceremony. As of 1 May 2018, Hum TV shut down its SD feed and is only available in HD in Pakistan. Hum TV is one of Pakistan's biggest entertainment networks and regularly is in top ranks and maintains a loyal fanbase on social media, streaming platforms, as well as on television. History The channel's drama series ''Humsafar'', broadcast in 2011–2012, has become the most successful program of the channel to date, earning it widespread acclaim and international recognition. Due to its success, critics referred to Pakistani television as a "Golden Age" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu
''Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu'' ( ur, ) is a Pakistani drama serial directed by Mehreen Jabbar, based on a novel of the same name written by Farhat Ishtiaq. It was originally aired on Hum TV from 2 March 2012 to 22 June 2012. The drama follows the lives of two Columbia University students, Haniya Sajjad (Sarwat Gilani) and Ibad Uzair ( Adeel Hussain). Plot Haniya Sajjad a.k.a. 'Hani' (Sarwat Gilani) and Ibad Uzair a.k.a. 'Aabi' ( Adeel Hussain) meet as students at Columbia University, New York. Haniya has lost her parents and lives with her grandmother. Haniya and Ibad fall in love. Ibad, while on a trip back home, informs his parents about this relationship. His father, Uzair (Javed Sheikh), makes it clear that he will never accept it. As a dutiful son, Ibad decides to forget his love and marry the girl his father chose. He unwillingly gets engaged to his cousin following his father's insistence. However, when Ibad returns to the US, Haniya is about to lose her grandmother an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uzma Gillani
Uzma Gillani (born 1947; ur, ) is a veteran Pakistani television actress and advertiser. She along with Khalida Riyasat, Tahira Naqvi and Roohi Bano dominated the television screens of Pakistan during 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Early life Uzma was born in Meerut, British India and her parents migrated to Pakistan. Career Uzma is known for her tough nature and autocratic choice of roles, she is considered to be one of the greatest television actors of all time in Pakistan. Uzma began her career through PTV's most successful plays '' Waris'' (1979–1982), ''Nasheman'' (1982), '' Dehleez'' (1981) and ''Panah'' (1981) which earned her widespread acclaim and recognition and a Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1982. Uzma Gillani also battled successfully with cancer in her life. With her career spanning over forty-five years, she is one of the early TV actresses that gained fame when television came into Pakistan in 1964. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anwar Maqsood
Anwar Maqsood Hameedi (born 7 September 1939, Urdu:), popularly known as Anwar Maqsood, is a Pakistani scriptwriter, television presenter, satirist, humorist, and infrequent actor. He was well known for his drama write-ups for PTV in the late 1970s and 1980s. Early life and family Anwar Maqsood was born on 7 September 1939 in Hyderabad State. He studied at the Gulbarga Trust School in Aurangabad. His large family migrated to Karachi in 1948, after the creation of Pakistan in 1947. His childhood years were spent in PIB Colony, Karachi with his siblings and family. Maqsood belongs to a prominent family of Pakistan and some of his siblings are well known in their own right: his sister, Fatima Surayya Bajia was a well-known writer in Pakistan and South Asia whose marriage ended early in divorce. She then chose to play a key role in the upbringing of her nine young brothers and sisters and became a maternal figure to them. Another sister Zehra Nigah, is a relatively well-known poe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaheen Tahira
Zaheen Tahira (1931 – 9 July 2019) was a Pakistani film and television actress, producer and director. She also worked for Radio Pakistan and on stage. Early life She was born in 1931 in Lucknow, India (according to some sources, she was born in 1935 in Lucknow, British India). Career She is considered to be one of the most senior and veteran actresses in Pakistan television history. She dominated the TV screens in the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s by portraying strong characters mainly on Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) Karachi centre. She has appeared in over 700 drama serials in lead and supporting roles. She also produced and directed a few television series. She appeared in plays mostly on private channels. She played the lead role in Pakistan's record breaking serial Khuda Ki Basti by Shaukat Siddiqui. In 2013, she received the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Distinction) by the President of Pakistan in recognition of her work in the Pakistani entertainment industr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahat Kazmi
Rahat Kazmi ( ur, ) is a Pakistani actor, screenwriter, TV news presenter anchorman, and an academician. He has worked in several TV serials for PTV such as 1967's ''Mayaar'', 1974's ''Qurbatain aur Faaslay'' and 1976's Pakistan's first coloured and classical serial '' Parchaiyan''. Later, he worked in PTV's many other TV dramas such as 1980's ''Teesra Kinara'' (that he himself wrote based on Ayn Rand's ''The Fountainhead''), 1980's ''Ehsaas'', and 1985's '' Dhoop Kinare''. Early life and education Rahat Kazmi was born in Shimla, on 30 June 1946. Rahat's father was a lawyer by profession, and he wanted his son to follow his footsteps. Rahat completed his high school education in Rawalpindi from Gordon College. He successfully completed and received his law degree (LLB) in Lahore. Additionally, Rahat received his master's degree in political science from Government College University, Lahore and a master's degree in English literature from Punjab University. Career He worked fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sahira Kazmi
Sahira Kazmi (born 8th April 1950) is a retired Pakistani actress, producer and director. She is best known for her role in the country's first-ever colour series ''Parchaiyan (Pakistani TV series), Parchaiyan'' (1976) and for producing the cult-classic blockbuster series ''Dhoop Kinare'' (1987) and the acclaimed drama ''Nijaat'' (1993). Early life Kazmi was born on 13 June 1946 in Mumbai, Bombay to Shyam (actor), Shyam and Mumtaz Qureshi (also known as Taaji), both actors and prominent figures in the film industry of British India. However, after her father Shyam's tragic death in 1951, her family moved to Karachi, which was part of the new state of Pakistan. Sahira's mother, Mumtaz remarried a Pakistani entrepreneur with the surname Ansari. Sahira and her brother Shaakir changed their surnames and became Sahira Ansari and Shakir Ansari. Sahira and her brother also joined the acting field and both became prominent names in Pakistan's acting industry. Career Sahira's career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
