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Sammi (2017 TV Series)
''Sammi'' (), is a Pakistani drama television series about social causes that airs on Hum TV from 28 January 2017. It is written by Noor ul Huda Shah and directed by Saife Hassan. Set in rural Rahim Yar Khan, the series centers social issues on the rural society revolving around the concept of '' Vanni'' and shows moral lessons against common issues such as gender discrimination. Depicting the Vanni concept, storyline revolves around the journey of Sammi, a young girl who was sold off by her family to the Chaudhry family where her brother had killed her fiancé. Simultaneously it revolves around reality based issues with different characters within the same plot. The series stars Mawra Hocane as Sammi, Adnan Siddiqui as Rashid Chand, Rehan Sheikh as Chaudhry Rab Nawaz, Sania Saeed as Chandni, Bilal Khan as Aaliyan, Ahad Raza Mir as Salar, Saman Ansari as Salima, Madiha Rizvi as Zulekha Chaudhry and Nadia Afgan as Naheed. It was co-created and co-produced by the creative head M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noor Ul Huda Shah
Noorul Huda Shah (born in Hyderabad, Sindh on 22 July 1951) is a Pakistani dramatist, short story writer, poet and columnist. She was also the Information Minister during the caretaker government in Sindh. Shah writes in both Sindhi and Urdu. She is best known for writing popular TV serials like ''Jungle'', '' Marvi'', ''Faaslay'' and ''Tapish''. Early life Shah was born in Hyderabad District to a Sayyid family. Career Noorul Huda completed her education from Sindh University and then started a career at Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV). Her first play, ''Jungle'', aired on television in 1983. Later, she joined Geo as a soap producer and then became a script writer for Hum TV. She was appointed CEO of A-Plus television. Afterwards, she started working for Hum Sitaray. In 2017, she joined Bol Network. Shah has written numerous short stories, some of which have been compiled in a collection called ''Jala Watan'' (lit. "Exiled")''.'' Presently, Shah writes a column for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rehan Sheikh
Rehan Sheikh is a Pakistani film and television actor, director, writer, film maker and producer. For his portrayal of Hafiz Ilyas in social drama '' Inkaar'' (2019), he received critical praise and a nomination of Best Actor at Lux Style Awards. Early life Sheikh was born in London to veteran journalist Aslam Sheikh (d. 2003), who served as director-general of the Associated Press of Pakistan and was also "among the pioneers of economic journalism in Pakistan", whose older brother was a film director and screenwriter. Sheikh's mother is a teacher and spent a life time in serving the education sector. He has two sisters, both Fulbright scholars. Career In the United Kingdom Sheikh started with a youth theater group in South London, having worked in Tamasha Theatre Company's ''Women of the Dust'' in 1992. In Pakistan While visiting Pakistan on holiday, he directed, wrote and acted in a theater performance in Rawalpindi, and after being spotted by Sarmad Sehbai he got h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humaira Ali
Humaira Ali (née Chaudhry; 5 April 1960 – 3 May 2025) was a Pakistani actress. She was known for her roles in dramas ''Nail Polish'', '' Kankar'', '' Jab We Wed'' and '' Sammi''. Early life Humaira was born on 5 April 1960 in Lahore, Pakistan. She completed her studies at the University of Lahore. Career Ali joined the television industry in 1973. She made her debut as an actress on the hit PTV drama serial '' Jhok Siyal'', playing a lead role along with Abid Ali, whom she later married. Thereafter she appeared in numerous dramas, including ''Akbari Asghari'', '' Sabz Pari Laal Kabootar'', ''Nail Polish Nail polish (also known as nail varnish in British English or nail enamel) is a lacquer that can be applied to the human Nail (anatomy), fingernails or toenails to decorate and protect the nail plates. The formula has been revised repeatedly t ...'', '' Kankar'', '' Jab We Wed'', ''Ranjish Hi Sahi'' and '' Sammi''. Humaira also sang songs in ''Jhok Sial'' and in the dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irfan Khoosat
Irfan Khoosat (Punjabi language, Punjabi, ) (born 9 June 1952) is a Pakistani actor, director, producer and comedian. He is famous for his comic role as ''Hawaldar Karamdad'' in the TV series ''Andhera Ujala'' (1984–1985) in which he portrayed a simpleton and a blabbermouth character of a low-ranked policeman. He is also well-known as a stage comedian. Early and personal life Irfan Khoosat was born in Okara, Pakistan, Okara, Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. His father Sultan Khoosat, who died when Irfan was nine, was a painter, a former employee of Radio Pakistan and himself an actor and comedian. His maternal grandfather Mughal Basheer was also an actor, appearing in the 1962 Urdu-language film ''Chiragh Jalta Raha''. He has been married three times and has nine children, including notable film and TV director and actor Sarmad Sultan Khoosat, Sarmad Khoosat and Kanwal Khoosat, who's also a director, screenwriter and Actor, actress. Early career Irfan Khoosat got his first br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haris Waheed
Haris Waheed (born 2 January 1994) is a Pakistani actor. ''Waheed'' is best known for portraying the role of Waqas Jutt in Momina Duraid's and Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs drama serial '' Sammi'', Zafar in '' Do Bol'' and Ilyas in Momina Duraid's And Kashf Foundation drama serial ''Udaari''. All three of which are Pakistani dramas, for which he received numerous accolades and recognition from the audience. More recently he portrayed Tabraiz Murad Ali Shah From ''Jaan-e-Jahan''. Personal life Waheed was born on 2 January 1994 to Kashmiri family in Karachi. His Great-grandfather, Abdul Majeed Butt, was married to famous Indian actress Munawar Sultana both separated during Majeed's migration to Pakistan after the Partition of India. Haris Waheed married to Pakistani actress, Maryam Fatima on 23 May 2018. However, the couple divorced in 2022. Career Haris started his career as theater actor in National Academy of Performing Arts where he enr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seemi Raheel
Seemi Raheel (born 26 February 1957) is a Pakistani actress working in Urdu television and films since decades. She was one of the most popular actresses of 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. She is the mother of actors Mehreen Raheel and Daniyal Raheel. Filmography Film Television series Telefilm Awards and nominations References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Raheel, Seemi 1957 births 20th-century Pakistani actresses Pakistani film actresses 21st-century Pakistani actresses Living people People from Sialkot Pakistani television actresses Actresses in Urdu cinema PTV Award winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milk Kinship
Milk kinship, formed during nursing by a non-biological mother, was a form of fostering allegiance with fellow community members. This particular form of kinship did not exclude particular groups, such that class and other hierarchal systems did not matter in terms of milk kinship participation. Traditionally speaking, this practice predates the early modern period, though it became a widely used mechanism for developing alliances in many hierarchical societies during that time. Milk kinship used the practice of breast feeding by a wet nurse to feed a child either from the same community, or a neighbouring one. This wet nurse played the strategic role in forging relations between her family and the family of the child she was nursing, as well as their community. Strategic reasons for milk kinship "Colactation links two families of unequal status and creates a durable and intimate bond; it removes from 'clients' their outsider status but excludes them as marriage partners...it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahr
In Islam, a mahr (in ; ; Bengali: দেনমোহর; ; ; ; also transliterated ''mehr'', ''meher'', ''denmohor, mehrieh'', or ''mahriyeh'') is the bride wealth obligation, in the form of money, possessions or teaching of verses from the Quran by the groom, to the bride in connection with an Islamic wedding. While the ''mahr'' is often money, it can also be anything agreed upon by the bride such as jewelry, home goods, furniture, a dwelling or some land. Mahr is typically specified in the marriage contract signed upon marriage. "Dower" is the English translation that comes closest to Islamic meaning of mahr, as "dower" refers to the payment from the husband or his family to the wife, especially to support her in the event of his death, although subsequent to marriage the wife also acquires inheritance rights. However, mahr is distinct from dower in two ways: 1) mahr is legally required for all Islamic marriages while dower is optional, and 2) mahr is required to be specifie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
17th Lux Style Awards
The 17th Lux Style Awards was a Lux Style Awards ceremony held in Expo Center in Lahore, Pakistan. It was the first Lux Style Awards ceremony broadcast by Hum TV. The award show not only recognized and acknowledged excellence in Fashion, Film, Music and TV but also created consciousness about various social causes, such as sexual abuse, child abuse and human rights. Unilever Pakistan Marketing Director Raheel Pasha also issued a statement earlier saying that 17th Lux Style Awards show was going to bring focus on ‘social awakening’ and ‘stand in solidarity with the nation’ at this ‘critical time’. The event started off with celebrities and prominent personalities walking down the red carpet. Ali Kazmi, the official Red Carpet host engaged the stars in quick and light hearted conversations after visiting the Social Corner, which was hosted by Ayesha Omer. Punjab Nahi Jaungi remained most awards winning film with four awards while Baaghi remained most awards winning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Momina Duraid
Momina Duraid (, born 30 June 1971) is a Pakistani director and producer. She is a senior producer and creative head of television network Hum TV and CEO of her own production company MD Productions. She has produced and created several series including ''Dastaan (2010 TV series), Dastaan'' (2010), ''Qaid-e-Tanhai'' (2010–11), ''Humsafar'' (2011–12), ''Shehr-e-Zaat'' (2012), ''Zindagi Gulzar Hai'' (2012–13), ''Diyar-e-Dil'' (2015), ''Sadqay Tumhare'' (2015), ''Mann Mayal'' (2016), ''Udaari'' (2016), ''Bin Roye (TV series), Bin Roye'' (2016), ''Yaqeen Ka Safar'' (2017), ''Suno Chanda'' (2018) and ''Ehd-e-Wafa'' (2019). In 2015, Momina ventured into film direction and co-directed ''Bin Roye''. Later that same year, she founded film production house, Hum Films. She is married to Duraid Qureshi and is a daughter-in-law of Hum Network president and founder, Sultana Siddiqui. In 2015, she was named among the Pond's list of ''Miracle Journey: The 100 Most Inspirational Women''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadia Afgan
Nadia Afgan is a Pakistani actress who appears in Urdu films, television and films. She is known for her work in theatre and television. Her numerous works on television include a series of plays in both Urdu and Punjabi. She rose to prominence when she appeared in the hit TV serial '' Family Front'' in 1997. Further success came in 2000 with PTV Home's mostmemorable sitcom, ''Shashlik'', which was later re-aired on Geo TV in 2011. Afghan garnered wider appreciation for her comic role in Hum TV's blockbuster comedy drama '' Suno Chanda'' (2018), and for its sequel, '' Suno Chanda 2'', as Shahana Batool the following year. Early life Nadia Afghan was born in Karachi and is the first-born among four siblings. Her parents are Naila Afghan and Tanvir Afghan, a retired Group Captain from the Pakistan Air Force. Due to her father's military postings, Nadia lived in various cities throughout her childhood. Inspired by her father's career, she aspired to become a fighter pilot hers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madiha Rizvi
Madiha Rizvi is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas ''Kahin Deep Jaley'', '' Aik Thi Rania'', '' Piya Naam Ka Diya'', ''Mere Meherbaan'', ''Parizaad, Aangan, Sammi, Rajo Rocket, an''d '' Chaudhry and Sons''. She is the daughter of film actress Deeba. Early life Madiha was born on 25 December 1987, in Riyadh at Saudi Arabia. Her mother, Deeba Rizvi, has been a film actress since the 1960s. Then her parents moved to Lahore when she was very young. She completed her studies from University of Lahore. Career Rizvi made her debut as an actress in 2000 on PTV and she appeared in dramas with her mother Deeba. Then she appeared in dramas '' Meray Qatil Meray Dildar'', ''Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain'', '' Raju Rocket'' and '' Bari Aapa''. She is usually typecast in the roles of sister-in-law or elder sister such as '' Aatish'', '' Bandhay Aik Dor Say'', ''Kahin Deep Jaley'' and ''Parizaad ''Parizaad'' () is a Pakistani television series written by Hashim Nadeem, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
