Samiya Mumtaz ( ur, ) (born 1970,

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), is a Pakistani film and television actress. She has performed in several TV dramas.

Family

Mumtaz was born to Khawar and Kamil Khan Mumtaz. Her mother is a prominent women's rights activist, while her father is an architect. She has two brothers, and two children.

Career

She first appeared a show in Shahid Nadeem's directed drama serial ''

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'' aired on PTV in 1995. She is also notable for her performance in drama serials such as '' Meri Zaat Zara-e-Benishan'', ''

Yariyan ''Yariyan'' is a Pakistani drama serial directed by Babar Javed and is produced by A & B Productions. Retitled as ''Bhula Diya'', it also aired in India on Zindagi. The Story Revolves around three friends Babar, Shah-Jahan & Rida played by F ...

''. She also started off as a theater personality and then moved to television. Mumtaz has worked in drama serials such as ''Maaye Ni'', '' Sadqay Tumhare'', ''

Ali Ki Ammi ''Ali Ki Ammi'' is a 2015 Pakistani drama serial directed by Syed Wajahat Hussain, produced by A&B Entertainment, and written by Ali Moeen. The drama stars Samiya Mumtaz, Asad Malik, and Zainab Qayyum in lead roles, and was first aired on 16 No ...

'' and ''

Udaari ''Udaari'' (title from pnb, ; lit: ''To fly'') is an Urdu and Punjabi language social Pakistani television series that was created and co-produced by Momina Duraid with Kashf Foundation for Hum TV. It focused on the social and economic margina ...

''. Mumtaz made her film debut in 2014 in a drama thriller film ''

Dukhtar ''Dukhtar'' (; ) is a 2014 Pakistani drama-thriller film directed by Afia Nathaniel. The film stars Samiya Mumtaz, Mohib Mirza, Saleha Aref, Asif Khan, Ajab Gul and Samina Ahmad. The film is Afia Nathaniel's feature directorial debut; she also ...

'', written and directed by

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. She also starred in a family drama film ''

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'' directed by Jami, released in 2015. Sajal Aly and Samiya are likely to be collaborating for the upcoming project based on

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Filmography

Films

Television

Web series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Interview: Samiya Mumtaz
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