Frieha Altaf is a Pakistani actress, former model, host, film director, producer and human rights activist.
[ She is the CEO of her own Catwalk Event Management and Sahil which she founded in 1989. She also worked in classic dramas '' Rozi'' and '' Kohar''.][ Altaf also had guest appearances in films '']Lahore Se Aagey
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'', '' Wajood'', ''Baaji Baaji may refer to:
* Baaji (2019 film)
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'' and ''Parey Hut Love
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Early life
She completed her education in US and returned to Pakistan
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in 1986. In Karachi
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, she worked as a painter and sculptor. During an exhibition, she was asked by a modeling agent to model for advertising and she agreed.[ Frieha's mother Yasmeen was a model in the 1960s.][
Frieha also went to Canada where she studied fashion design while also teaching there at Barbizon Institute and got a diploma in fashion design.]
Career
Frieha started modeling at age 18 before going to the USA and she also did theater and stage plays.[ Frieha was paired with supermodel Atiya Khan for a jewellery shoot.][ In 1986, during the match between Pakistan versus India cricket cup in Sharjah, Frieha was sent abroad for a modelling show for Maheen Khan which was a success for Frieha.][ She also hosted ''Lux Style Ki Duniya'' on PTV in 1989.][ In 1990 she made her debut as an actress in ]Sahira Kazmi
Sahira Kazmi (born 8 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'' (1976) and for producing the cult-classic blockbuster series '' Dho ...
's directed long play '' Rozi'' as Shahana.[
In 1991 she worked in ]Haseena Moin
Haseena Moin () (20 November 1941 – 26 March 2021) was a Pakistani dramatist, playwright and scriptwriter. She wrote several plays for stage, radio
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's drama '' Kohar'' as Neelam with Shakeel
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, Marina Khan
''Marina Khan'' (born 26 December 1962) is a Pakistani television and film actress, director, and producer. She is one of the most popular actresses of her time and was one of the most successful actresses of 1980s and 1990s. Her television sho ...
and Fauzia Wahab.[
In 2014 she introduced actress and model ]Areeba Habib
Areeba Habib () is a Pakistani model and television actress. Habib made her television debut with negative role of Nishaal in 2018 series ''Koi Chand Rakh''. She further played the role of Chand in ''Qadam Qadam Ishq'', Taniya in ''Janbaaz'' and ...
to Pakistani fashion industry.
In 2022 Frieha launched her own podcast called FWhy Podcast in which she interviewed many actors and actresses such as Humayun Saeed
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, Imran Ashraf
Imran Ashraf Awan (born 11 September 1989) is a Pakistani actor, screenwriter, and host.
Ashraf has been noted for his acting in television serials such as ''Dil Lagi'' (2016), '' Alif Allah Aur Insaan'' (2017–2018), and ''Raqs-e-Bismil'' ( ...
and Zara Noor Abbas
Zara Noor Abbas Gill (), also known by her married name Zara Noor Abbas Siddiqui, is a Pakistani actress. She is best known for her role as Arsala in Momina Duraid's '' Khamoshi'' (2017), and has also acted in serials ''Dharkan'' (2016), '' Lamh ...
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Personal life
She married thrice but her three marriages ended in divorce.Nida Yasir
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and Farah that she was abused by her cook at the age of six when her parents were on vacation in Japan. She told about it to her mother when she came back from Japan later they got the cook arrested. She said that it was traumatizing for her and it affected her and her mother but later she recovered.
Filmography
Television
Web series
Film
Music video
Host
Other appearance
Ambassadorship
* Goodwill Ambassador for Sahil in 2018
Awards and recognition
References
External links
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1964 births
20th-century Pakistani actresses
Living people
Pakistani film actresses
21st-century Pakistani actresses
Pakistani stage actresses
Pakistani producers
Pakistani television actresses
Pakistani female models
Lux Style Award winners
Pakistani film directors