Iman Ali (; born 19 December 1980) is a Pakistani actress and model who is best known for her work in

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films. Ali made her film debut with a leading role in the 2007 thriller '' Khuda Kay Liye'', for which she won a Lux Style Award for Best Actress. In films, she has also starred as the main female lead in the 2016 biographical drama '' Mah e Mir'', and had a supporting role in the 2011 social drama '' Bol''.

Early life

Iman Ali was born on 19 December 1980 in Lahore, Punjab in

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to actors Abid Ali and Humaira Ali. Her father was from Quetta.

Career

Ali first appeared in the serial ''Dil Dekay Jaien Gay'' followed by '' Arman'', '' Kismat'', ''Woh Tees Din'', ''Pehla Pyar,'' and ''Kuch Log Roth Kar Bhi''. In addition, she starred alongside Shehzad Roy in the first episode of the Geo News TV Serial " Chal Parha" which aired on

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in 2013. In 2003, Ali appeared in ''Ishq Mohabbat Apna Pan,'' also known as ''Anarkali'' video, in a seven-minute music video directed by Shoaib Mansoor. She followed this with the leading role in Zoheb Hassan's television series '' Kismat''. Later, she co-hosted the Lux Style Awards in 2005 and appeared in some more television productions, which ended in 2006 after her breakthrough into films. In 2007, Ali made her film debut in Shoaib Mansoor's '' Khuda Kay Liye'' opposite Shaan, Fawad Khan, and Naseeruddin Shah for which she received the Lux Style Awards for 'Best Actress' in 2008. She appeared in a supporting role in Shoaib Mansoor's second film, '' Bol,'' opposite Humaima Malik,

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, and Mahira Khan. In 2015, Ali appeared in the lead role in Anjum Shehzad's '' Mah e Mir'' opposite Fahad Mustafa and Sanam Saeed. She next starred in the film '' Tich Button'' as Leena, which began production in 2019 and was released in November 2022.

Personal life

Ali is the daughter of actor Abid Ali and actress Humaira Ali. On 21 February 2019, she married Babar Bhatti, a Canada-based businessman and the grandson of Major Raja Aziz Bhatti, in Lahore. Ali's younger sister Rahma Ali is a singer and actress.

Filmography

Television series

Telefilm

Film

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Galaxy Lollywood Awards

Lux Style Awards

International Pakistan Prestige Awards

References

External links

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