Sonya Hussyn Bukharee (Born 15 July 1996) is a Pakistani actress. She made her acting debut with a supporting role in the 2011 television series '' Dareecha''. She then played leading roles in several series, including ''

Marasim ''Marasim'' () is a Pakistani television series aired on A-Plus TV during 2014. It is produced by Humayun Saeed and Shahzad Nasib under Six Sigma Plus. It has Urwa Hocane, Ahsan Khan and Sonya Hussain in lead roles. Plot Dawood and Momina ar ...

'' (2014) and ''Nikah'' (2015). Hussyn's career progressed with the acclaimed series '' Aisi Hai Tanhai'' (2017) and '' Tinkay Ka Sahara'' (2022), and the comedy drama film ''

Tich Button ''Tich Button'' () is a 2022 Pakistani comedy drama film, directed by Qasim Ali Mureed in his feature film directorial debut and produced by Salman Iqbal and Urwa Hocane in her debut production. It stars Farhan Saeed, Iman Ali, Feroze Khan and ...

'' (2022). The first of these earned her two

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nominations. She was presented with Icon Award by then Prime Miniter

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in August 2023.

Early life

Hussyn was born in

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into a Sindhi family. Her father is a businessman in construction works and mother is a housewife. Her grandmother was chief manager at House Building Finance Company. She has two sisters and one brother.

Career

Hussyn has appeared in television series aired on

ARY Digital ''ARY Digital HD'' () is a Pakistani television network available in Pakistan. ARY Digital was founded by a Dubai-based holding company Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoob and Salman Iqbal (ARY). The network is focused towards on Pak ...

and

Hum TV Hum TV HD is a 24-hour Urdu general entertainment TV channel based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded by Sultana Siddiqui and Duraid Qureshi. It is owned by Hum Network Limited and traded on the Pakistan Stock Exchange as (HUMNL). Hum Net ...

. She is known for her work on the series ''

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'', ''

Mein Hari Piya ''Mein Hari Piya'' () is a Pakistani Urdu language soap opera, which aired on Hum TV. It stars Soniya Hussain and Agha Ali in lead. The theme music was sung by Sara Raza Khan. It was also aired in India on Zee Zindagi. At annual Hum Awards, i ...

'', ''

'', and

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's ''

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''. Moreover, she is known for portraying supporting roles in ''

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'', ''

Nadamat ''Nadamat'' () is a Pakistani television series aired on Hum TV during 2012. It is directed by Dilawar Malik and written by K Rehman. It shows the struggle of a woman after she gets married, and how she sacrifices and pushes through obstacles ...

'', '' Dareecha'', '' Umm-e-Kulsoom'' and '' Shehryar Shehzadi''. She has appeared in period drama '' Aangan'' portraying the role of Salma telecast. She made her debut on the big screen with Jami's '' Moor'' in which she played the supporting character of Amber and later starred in the leading role in '' Azaadi''. She has since starred in the films ''

'' (2022) and '' Sorry: A Love Story'' (2023).

Filmography

Films

Television

Awards and nominations

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

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Lux Style Awards The Lux Style Awards is an award ceremony which has been held annually in Pakistan since 2002. The ceremony celebrates "style" in the Pakistani entertainment industry, such as Cinema of Pakistan, cinema, television in Pakistan, television, Pa ...

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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

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2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

, '' Saraab'' , Best Television Actress - Jury , ,

References

External links

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