Sarwat Gilani (; 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
Pashtuns (, , ; ;), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are an Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. They were historically also referred to as Afghans until 1964 after the ...
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
Sarwat Gilani was born on 22 December 1982.
Sarwat belongs to a
Syed Gilani family through her father while her maternal grandfather
Ghulam Moinuddin Khanji
Ghulam Moinuddin Khanji (22 December 1911 – 13 February 2003) was the ruler of Manavadar State, one of the princely states associated with British India. Although Khanji chose to accede to Pakistan after the partition of India, the state was ...
was
Nawab
Nawab is a royal title indicating a ruler, often of a South Asian state, in many ways comparable to the Western title of Prince. The relationship of a Nawab to the Emperor of India has been compared to that of the Kingdom of Saxony, Kings of ...
of
Manavadar
Manavadar is a city and a municipality in Junagadh district of India.
History
Bantva Manavadar was a princely state of British India. Founded in 1733, it became a British protectorate in 1818. On 25 September 1947, it acceded to the newly ...
and had a
Babai Pashtun
Pashtuns (, , ; ;), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are an Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. They were historically also referred to as Afghans until 1964 after the ...
ancestry.
She married a
cosmetology surgeon and actor
Fahad Mirza in August 2014. Gilani gave birth to a son, Rohan Mirza, in 2015. In June 2017, she became mother of another son, who was named Araiz Muhammad Mirza.
Filmography
Films
Television
Web series
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1982 births
Living people
Muhajir people
Actresses from Karachi
Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture alumni
Pakistani television actresses
Pakistani female models
Pakistani film actresses
21st-century Pakistani actresses
Pakistani people of Gujarati descent