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Kumail Nanjiani was born on 2 May 1978 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. He is an actor and writer, known for The Big Sick (2017), Life as We Know It (2010) and Stuber (2019). He has been married to Emily V. Gordon since 14 July 2007.- Iman Vellani is a Canadian actress of Pakistani origin. She is known for portraying Kamala Khan, the protagonist of the Disney+ miniseries Ms. Marvel (2022). Vellani is set to reprise the role in the film The Marvels (2023). Born in Karachi, Pakistan, Vellani moved to Canada when she was a year old, and was raised in the Ismaili faith, a branch of Shia Islam. She graduated from Unionville High School in Markham, Ontario. Vellani was selected as a member of the TIFF Next Wave Committee at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Before being cast in Ms. Marvel at the end of her last year of high school, Vellani had planned to attend the Ontario College of Art & Design University with a focus on integrated media.
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Dilshad Vadsaria was born in Karachi, Pakistan, of Portuguese and Indian descent. She moved with her family to the US at the age of six and spent her childhood in various parts of the country, including Chicago, Richmond (Virginia) and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She eventually moved to New York to study acting. Although she has appeared in a few films, much of her work has been in television, with a regular role on the series Greek (2007) and guest appearances on such series as NCIS (2003) and Bones (2005).- Producer
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Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy was born on 12 November 1978 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. She is a producer and director, known for Saving Face (2012), A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers (2015) and A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness (2015). She is married to Fahd Kamal Chinoy. They have two children.- Actress
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Karachi-born Margaret Lockwood, daughter of a British colonial railway clerk, was educated in London and studied to be an actress at the Italia Conti Drama School. Her first moment on stage came at the age of 12, when she played a fairy in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in 1928. She had a bit part in the Drury Lane production of "Cavalcade" in 1932, before completing her training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Her film career began in 1934 with Lorna Doone (1934) and she was already a seasoned performer when Alfred Hitchcock cast her in his thriller, The Lady Vanishes (1938), opposite relative newcomer Michael Redgrave. The film was shot at Islington studios and was "in the can" after just five weeks in 1937 and released the following year. This was her first opportunity to shine, and she gave an intelligent, convincing performance as the inquisitive girl who suspects a conspiracy when an elderly lady (May Whitty) seemingly disappears into thin air during a train journey. Due to the success of the film, Margaret spent some time in Hollywood but was given poor material and soon returned home. Back at Gainsborough, producer Edward Black had planned to pair Lockwood and Redgrave much the same way William Powell and Myrna Loy had been teamed up in the "Thin Man" films in America, but the war intervened and the two were only to appear together in the Carol Reed-directed The Stars Look Down (1940). This was the first of her "bad girl" roles that would effectively redefine her career in the 1940s. In between playing femmes fatales, she had a popular hit in the 1944 melodrama A Lady Surrenders (1944) as a brilliant but fatally ill pianist and was sympathetic enough as a young girl who is possessed by a ghost in A Place of One's Own (1945). However, her best-remembered performances came in two classic Gainsborough period dramas. The first of these, The Man in Grey (1943), co-starring James Mason, was torrid escapist melodrama with Lockwood portraying a treacherous, opportunistic vixen, all the while exuding more sexual allure than was common for films of this period. The enormous popular success of this picture led to her second key role in 1945 (again with Mason) as the cunning and cruel title character of The Wicked Lady (1945), a female Dick Turpin. This was even more daring in its depiction of immorality, and the controversy surrounding the film did no harm at the box office. Some of Lockwood's scenes had to be re-shot for American audiences not accustomed to seeing décolletages. Margaret scored another hit with Bedelia (1946), as a demented serial poisoner, and then played a Gypsy girl accused of murder in the Technicolor romp Jassy (1947).
As her popularity waned in the 1950s she returned to occasional performances on the West End stage and appeared on television, making her greatest impact as a dedicated barrister in the ITV series Justice (1971), which ran from 1971 to 1974.- Actor
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Born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan, Iqbal Theba came to the US as a college freshman at the University of Oklahoma, Norman. While in college in Oklahoma, Iqbal studied Civil Engineering and eventually obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Construction Engineering Management. After realizing his true passion was acting, Iqbal returned to the University of Oklahoma to study acting. Thoroughly enjoying his time in Oklahoma (he is a true Sooner football fan) and after leaving college, Iqbal decided to move to New York City to pursue his love of acting. After struggling in New York for over two years, Iqbal decided to make the move to Los Angeles in hopes of more acting work. Broke and not knowing anyone in Los Angeles, Iqbal stayed with friends in San Bernardino until he could save up enough money to finally move full-time to Los Angeles.
Once in Los Angeles, things started to turn around for Iqbal. He soon found a niche acting in television commercials. His first big commercial was for the Wherehouse Music Chain, where he sang the Chris Isaak song "Wicked Game". This was followed by commercials for McDonald's, Burger King, Subway, AT&T, Sprint, American Express, Capital One, Holiday Inn, Kellogg's Cereal, Tostitos, Got Milk, and many others. Iqbal was the first South Asian to have appeared in dozens of mainstream national commercials in the '90s. It was through these television commercials that he was able to get his SAG card, which opened the door to more mainstream television and film opportunities.
Iqbal's big television break came after booking a role on the NBC pilot "Death and Taxes" (his second job in Los Angeles as an actor). Although the pilot wasn't picked up, this led to numerous co-starring and guest-starring roles in television and film, including work on TV shows such as "L.A. Law", "Living Single", "Mad About You", and "Seinfeld". Over the next 10 years, Iqbal continued to hone his craft and work guest starring on television shows such as "Ellen", "Caroline in the City", "Everybody Loves Raymond", "Friends", "King of the Hill", "The West Wing", "Judging Amy", "Alias", "Arrested Development", and "Weeds", to name a few, as well as recurring roles on "The George Carlin Show", "Sister, Sister", "Rosanne", "Married With Children", "Family Matters", "ER", "JAG", and "Life With Bonnie". Some of Iqbal's film work includes "Indecent Proposal", "Driven", "BASEketball", "Dancing at the Blue Iguana", "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" and "Playing for Keeps".
After successfully establishing himself as one of the hardest working actors in Hollywood, Iqbal's big break came from his being cast as Principal Figgins in the hugely successful FOX television series "Glee". Although originally written for a Caucasian, Iqbal won the role and has in the process brought his own unique perspective to the character. As the beleaguered principal of William McKinley High School, Principal Figgins tries to walk the tightrope between being fair with teacher Will Schuster (Matthew Morrison) while being constantly blackmailed and harassed by coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch). In addition to "Glee", Iqbal is also simultaneously starring in the NBC series "Community" playing Danny's dad.
2010 has proven to be a busy and successful year for Iqbal. He started the year off by winning a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards for his work on "Glee", continues filming new episodes of "Glee" and "Community", and is looking at several feature film offers. In addition to his acting career, Iqbal enjoys spending time with his wife Humera and their two children and traveling. His favorite writer is Anton Chekov, his favorite movie is "2001: A Space Odyssey", and works with his favorite charity, Edhi Foundation.- Googie Withers began her acting career at the age of 12. She was dancing in the chorus in a West End revue when she was spotted by a Warner Brothers casting director. She went to do a screen test for them at the Riverside Studios and was invited to become an extra. On her first day at the filming of The Girl in the Crowd (1934) she arrived on the set just after Michael Powell had just sacked the second lead, and she was enlisted to play one of the lead roles.
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Nimra Bucha was born on 21 November 1980 in Karachi, Pakistan. She is an actress, known for Manto (2015), Ms. Marvel (2022) and Churails (2020).- Actor
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Fawad Khan is a film and television actor, singer and model. Khan has established himself as a critically and commercially acclaimed actor in not only the Pakistani television and film industry but across the border in India as well.
Khan rose to prominence in the Pakistani movie Khuda Kay Liye released in 2007, and later as a lead actor in TV shows Humsafar and Zindagi Gulzar Hai, for that he won Best Actor Awards at the Lux Style Awards. In 2014, Khan made his Bollywood debut in a romantic comedy film Khoobsurat and received Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. His latest success is the Bollywood block buster Kapoor And Sons!- Actress
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Angela Thorne was born on 25 January 1939 in Karachi, Sindh, British India. She was an actress, known for To the Manor Born (1979), Mystery and Imagination (1966) and The BFG (1989). She was married to Peter Penry-Jones. She died on 16 June 2023 in Battersea, London, England, UK.- Actress
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Mahira Khan, born December 21, 1984, is a Pakistani actress often regarded as Pakistan's biggest superstar. She is adored and lauded for playing a variety of roles and characters since she embarked on her acting career in 2011. Mahira first started out as a VJ on MTV Pakistan hosting a widely popular live show 'Most Wanted'. She then went on to make her film debut with the critically acclaimed and commercially successful 'Bol' directed by Shoaib Mansoor, in 2011. The film went on to become one of Pakistan's highest grossing films of all time. Mahira rose to prominence by playing the lead role in the Pakistani drama 'Humsafar'. The TV drama is regarded as a turning point for the Pakistani Television industry with many attributing the series for playing a huge role in the revival of the local drama industry. Since then Mahira has played lead roles in the country's most popular television dramas and movies, including Humsafar, Shehrezaat, Sadqay Tumhare, Bin Roye, Ho Mann Jahan and Verna. With three Pakistani box office hits to her name now, Mahira was cast opposite Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan in Hindi film 'Raees' in 2017. This marked an important milestone for Pakistani actors since no actor before her had ever been handed a Bollywood debut opposite any of the three Khans of Hindi cinema. She also achieved a unique feat when she became the first and only Pakistani actress to enter Bollywood's '100 crore' (100 million) club after her latest movie Raees amassed more than 100 crore rupees at the box office. Mahira's recent performance in Shoaib Mansoor's 'Verna', where she plays the lead, garnered tremendous praise and appreciation from the world over. This was a small film with a big message highlighting rape, misogyny and the worth of women in Pakistani society and culture. According to the New York Times "The film - which overcame an initial ban imposed because of its subject matter - has inspired Pakistani women to tap into the spirit of the viral #MeToo campaign to expose sexual harassment and create their own public platform for victims and their supporters. With the Pakistani film industry struggling to survive and wary of issue-oriented projects, the film's release has provided a timely opportunity to talk about a difficult topic," You can read the full article online. Throughout the short span of her acting career, Mahira has garnered immense love, admiration and accolades. She has won a series of local awards for 'Best Actor Female'; including Lux Style Awards, Hum Awards, and ARY Awards, and international recognition; the Masala Awards, the Femina ME Awards, Vogue Beauty Awards and most recently the Beirut International Awards Festival for her work in the Film and TV Industry. Mahira was recently announced as the very first Pakisani ambassador for Loreal Hair Care. She is also the face of many big brands in Pakistan; Lux, Veet and Coca Cola to name a few. Mahira has transcended borders when it comes to her fan base with millions following the superstar's dramas and films in India, Bangladesh, the Middle East and the US and UK. Her TV drama Humsafar has been dubbed into Arabic and broadcast by MBC in the Middle East, while it was also broadcast in India on Zee Zindagi. She is the number one Pakistani Actor with the largest following on social media with numbers surpassing millions on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Mahira is a source of inspiration for many and has actively spoken on many platforms such as the Global Teacher's Prize Ceremony by the Varkey Foundation in Dubai, the Aga Khan University Special Lecture Series in Karachi and TEDxLahore, motivating audiences of all ages with her zest and wisdom. An avid reader and Mahira enjoys writing in her spare time. She dreams of one day directing her very own film and working in an Academy Award winning movie. With three new projects in the pipeline, Mahira will be starring in 'Saath Din Mohabbat In' opposite Sheheryar Munawar this Eid followed by Bilal Lashari's 'Maula Jutt 2' opposite Fawad Khan later this year.- Actress
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Mehwish Hayat is one of Pakistan's leading actresses. Coming from a well-known show business family she has been acting since an extremely early age. She is acknowledged as being the current reigning box office queen having delivered five consecutive hits in a row. From playing a dancer in her first film to a simple Punjabi girl in her last movie, she is known for pushing the boundaries and taking on challenging roles. Not only is she the most commercially successful actress in Pakistan she has also shown herself as a major acting talent by appearing in unconventional roles in several award-winning short films.
In 2019, she was honored by the President of Pakistan with a National Civil Award, the Tamgha - I - Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence) for her contribution to the Arts and Pakistani Cinema. That year, The Muslim Vibe, recognized her as one of the top 5 most influential Muslim women in the world.
As a model, she has appeared in adverts for some of the world's leading brands, from telecoms to beauty products. Mehwish is one of the most socially active celebrities in South Asia and the Middle East. Fearless and bold, she has spoken out on global media outlets about human rights abuses and the representation of Muslims and Pakistanis in mainstream media. She has been championing the cause of diversity and inclusivity in media for many years.
In 2019, she was appointed Ambassador for the Rights of the Girl Child by the Ministry of Human Rights in Pakistan.
As an Ambassador for the global charity Penny Appeal, she has been tackling the issue of education in Pakistan and campaigning to build schools in rural Sind.
This year she will launch her ambitious Global initiative, Women's Leadership Exchange. She will be bringing together thought leaders and noteworthy women to address issues that matter to women and finding a solution through a manifesto for change.
She sits on the board of the Pakistan National Council of Arts and is a member of the official Oscar selection committee in Pakistan.
She is also an accomplished singer, having sung several popular songs for television including appearing on the prestigious Coke Studio and she has undertaken several sell-out music tours in the US playing to arenas across the country.- Aina Asif is a distinguished Pakistani actress and model, renowned for her versatile talents. With a prolific career spanning across leading Pakistani TV channels such as Geo, ARY, Hum, and Aan TV, she has graced numerous dramas with her remarkable performances. Some of her notable works include "Mayi Ri," "Jannat Say Agay," "Baby Baji," "Aitraf," "Pinjra," "Pehchan," and "Pehli Si Mohabbat." Aina's portrayal of diverse characters in these dramas has garnered widespread acclaim, solidifying her status as a prominent figure in the entertainment industry.
In 2021, Aina made her acting debut, captivating audiences with her portrayal of 'Milli' in the widely acclaimed Ramzan play 'Hum Tum'. Building on this success, she embraced the lead role in the hit drama 'Mayi Ri', aired on ARY, which received widespread acclaim for its poignant narrative and impactful portrayal of social issues. Through its compelling storyline and resonant songs, 'Mayi Ri' sheds light on prevalent societal challenges and the plight of women, offering a reflective exploration of our society's complexities. - Alyy Khan is a British Asian actor and host who has worked in Hollywood, Bollywood and Lollywood films and television series. He is known for his roles in the films A Mighty Heart (2007), Traitor (2008), Don 2 (2011), 3 Bahadur (2015), Actor in Law (2016) and Mogul Mowgli (2020), and also played a parallel lead in the telefilm Anjuman (2013). Alyy Khan has also appeared in several television series, including The Bill (2006), Strike Back (2011), Saat Pardon Mein (2012), Indian Summers (2015) and Pakeezah (2016). In 2012, Khan hosted the television reality show Foodistan for NDTV and Geo TV. Recent credits include The Serpent (2020) for Netflix, Shantaram (2021) for Paramount/Apple+ TV and The Archie's (2022) for Netflix India.
- Mawra Hocane (originally Mawra Hussain) (Born: 28th September, 1992) is an Pakistani TV actress. She was born in Karachi and grew up in Islamabad later as her family shifted. From childhood onward she has been a flower child. She did her high school from Bahria College, Islamabad. Later joined the University College of Islamabad for L.L.B and currently she is pursuing it. When she was in 7th grade she changed her family name spelling to Hocane from Hussain, as she wanted it to look cool. Her first crush was Cristiano Ronaldo and later attracted to bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor. She likes Ranbir Kapoor so much and interested to work with him in a bollywood project.
She started her career at the age of 13. During her schooling she use to participate in various cultural activities. She started her professional career working as VJ actor. She gained popularity from the very first show as a VJ.
She started her debut on TV with a show called Mere Huzoor in 2012 aired at Hum TV. She was applauded for her performance. She came into spotlight with her performance in Pakistani television serial dramas like Aahista Aahista, Ik Tamanna Lahasil Si, Maryam and Main Bushra. With her heart touching emotions and terrific acting talent she lots of love from the audience. After becoming an established actress with huge fan following in Pakistan, she entered into Bollywood with her debut movie "Sanam Teri Kasam". Indian audience welcomed her with much love and praised her work in the movie. With her debut she made a place in the hearts of indian audience and her fandom increased.
She is a very talented, hard working and beautiful girl. Audience get attached to her emotionally. When she cries audience cry along with her. She is so real with her performance. She is a dreamer. - Renu Setna was born in Karachi, Pakistan. He is known for Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), The Physician (2013) and World War Z (2013).
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A trained multilingual, multifaceted and experienced, professional creative powerhouse of an Actor/Director & Producer. He was born in Karachi, Pakistan and he now lives in Toronto, Canada where he went to Film School and Drama school and started his career again from scratch. Hailing from a family of Creative juggernauts (Actors and Directors-Rahat Kazmi & Sahira Kazmi, sister Nida Kazmi and Grandfather Bollywood actor Shyam) it is inherent within him. He says "It was like growing up in a warm, fuzzy and loving film school!" He lived it, loved it, imbibed it and has put it to good use since. He has been working successfully both on and off camera, in the industry in Pakistan, India, Canada & USA for 17 years in the creative fields of theater, television & film. Working on projects from conception to completion is his strong suit. Ali has a penchant for languages and can speak English, Urdu, Hindi ,Punjabi, Persian, Pashto/Dari, French(basic) and Arabic. He has amassed a portfolio, peppered with multi-layered diverse characters.
He believes that "One cannot portray life on screen if one has not lived it!" He is a marathoner, triathlete, certified scuba diver. adventurer, traveller & dreamer. He shows no signs of stopping and his journey has just begun.
Forever the performer he started his career at the age of 1 and has never looked back since. He was in a national song directed by his mother, veteran director Sahira Kazmi, called "Vattan ki mitti" loosely translated "The beloved earth of my Country." At a young age when kids want to be cowboys, doctors, engineers or astronauts, Ali always gravitated towards being an actor. He started to model, dance and Act professionally by the age of 14. Life and love brought him to Toronto, Canada and within a few short years with a lot of hard work, grit, positivity and perseverance he is now a sought after actor of stage and screen. At 1, From waving the Pakistani flag on his father's shoulders, now a doting father himself, he can now be seen waving a gun in his latest gangster flick, acclaimed director Deepa Mehta's upcoming "Beeba Boys." Set to release in TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) 2015.
Aside from acting and hosting he keeps his creative juices flowing, working as a Freelance Creative Consultant for Publicis, Maclaren McCan, Balmoral Communications Inc. and Focus Communications Inc. Host/Producer with Ary Digital Canada and TV One Canada. He started and heads the South Asian division as Director/Producer with China Syndrome Productions Inc. & Blue Ocean Ethnic Productions (a subsidiary of China syndrome productions inc.) and has produced & directed various successful Multicultural Projects, commercials, documentaries and videos for many reputed clients and organizations such as GM, United way, Brampton Multicultural Centre, Alzheimer's Society of Ontario, Nissan, Clorox,Brita,Nestle-quality street, Loblaws, Bell, rogers, Western union, Campbells, Scotiabank, TD, Marineland to name a few.
Twitter: @thealikazmi Facebook: Ali Kazmi Instagram: @thealikazmi
You just have to believe!Then and only then will the magic happen!
"All you need is love" - Lennon-Mcartney
"They may say i'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one" -John Lennon
"The World is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper."- WB Yeats - Viva la film, Viva la creativity
"Shakespeare said it best in 'As you like it': "All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players; they have their exits and entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts." "In this life, it does not matter what part you play, as long as you play it well!" - Ali Kazmi- Hussyn was born in Karachi into a Sindhi family. Her father is a businessman in construction works. Sonya Hussyn Bukharee is a Pakistani actress and former video jockey. She made her acting debut with a supporting role in the 2011 television series Dareecha. She then played leading roles in several hits series, 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.[8] She has since starred in the films Tich Button (2022) and Sorry: A Love Story (2023).
- Hiba Bukhari was born on 10 April 1988 in Karachi. She is an actress, known for Deewangi (2019), Haara Dil (2018) and Ishq Nahin Aasan (2022).
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Humayun was born into an enlightened family on July 27, 1971, in Karachi. Being the eldest amongst five brothers, his parents expected a lot from him. From 1995 onwards, he associated himself with Pakistani television. First he appeared as an artist in numerous television plays and drama serials. His first play was "Yeh Jahan". Later, he started his own production, known as H.S. Production. From 'H.S. Production', he has produced the serial, "Tum he to ho", "Pehli Khahish", "Adhuray Khawab", "Dil wo bay mehar" and "Undekhi". He was teamed up with Sonia Saeed, Perveen Malik, Ghazala Butt and others, in the play, 'Shayad Kay Bahar Aaye'. Producer, Sultana Siddiqui, director, Rana Sheikh.- Haroon Kadwani (born 6 September 1999) is a Pakistani actor.
Recently he has also appeared in one of Geo Entertainment's mega-project "Ruposh" which was able to garner 100 million-plus views within 2 months and trended at number 1 for 10 consecutive days on YouTube in Pakistan.
Prior to his telefilm debut with the lead role in a romantic comedy Teri Meri Kahani (2021), Haroon cleared a Screen Acting course at City Academy, London, and pursued Acting for Film, TV, and the Theatre at Toronto Film School, Canada.
Son of a renowned actor and producer Abdullah Kadwani, Haroon carried on his father's legacy much earlier in life and actively appeared in drama serials, telefilms, and TV commercials during his high school years in Pakistan.
He stepped into the entertainment industry with a telefilm Humari Tumhari (2008), a presentation of 7th Sky Entertainment. Shortly after, he bagged a role in another telefilm Flirting Ke Side Effects (2009). In 2010, he landed a role in Aurat Ka Ghar Konsa, the first drama serial on his portfolio.
He appeared in plenty of TV commercials including Bisconni chocolate chip cookie commercial in 2010, Tapal Green Tea Commercial in 2012, Coca Cola Commercial in 2014. Kadwani also featured in the music video of a song released by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) - Pakistan Army as a tribute to APS students in 2015.
He bagged roles in two more highly-rated drama serials Izn-e-Rukhsat (2015) and Mohabbat Tumse Nafrat Hai (2017) that broadcasted on Geo TV before taking a three-year hiatus for further education.
In addition to his acting career, Kadwani remained an outstanding athlete throughout his academic years as he excelled in cricket, football, taekwondo, and mixed-martial arts (MMA).
Early Life and Background
Haroon Kadwani was born on 6 September 1999 in Karachi. He is the son of actor and producer Abdullah Kadwani, the founder of Pakistan's leading production house 7th Sky Entertainment. Haroon attended British Overseas School where he completed his O-Levels. He then passed his A-levels from Cedar College in 2018.
He perfectly balanced school with his early acting career as well as sports. He actively participated in Taekwondo for six years (2006-2012) and earned a Kukkiwon Red-Black Poom belt and a total of 5 Gold trophies. He went on to pursue Kickboxing/Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in 2015 for another two years. In 2010, he participated in a 15-day football interschool tournament. He then excelled at cricket and was awarded Man of the Series in a Cricket tournament (T10 Match) at British Overseas School 2015.
In 2018, he flew abroad for his Foundation year at INTOCity, London and also opted for a short course in Screen Acting in 2019. Later, he spent a year doing BSc (Hons) in Business Management, Digital Innovation, and Entrepreneurship at CASS Business School, London. He then dropped out and relocated to Canada to hone his acting skills at Toronto Film School in 2020.
Career Debut as Male Lead
Following his return to Pakistan, Kadwani took on the lead role of Armaan in 7th Sky Entertainment's signature telefilm Teri Meri Kahani, an uplifting romantic comedy about family, first love, and second chances.
Kadwani re-emerged as an aspiring talent with his debut as the male lead in Teri Meri Kahani that bagged nearly 6 million views on YouTube after premiering on Geo TV on April 4, 2021. He formed a closer bond with director Aehsun Talish who further trained the young actor to perfection for this project.
Kadwani's performance with veteran actors Javed Sheikh, Bushra Ansari, Usman Peerzada, and another aspiring talent Sehar Khan allowed him to stand out in the entertainment industry and earned him plenty of fandom on social media. - Actress
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Sadhana was born on September 2, 1941 and was named after her father's favorite actress Sadhona Bose. Her father and actor Hari Shivdasani were brothers, and Hari's daughter is actress Babita Kapoor. Sadhana was an only child and her parents made her the center of their lives; in fact, her mother home-schooled her until she was 8 years old. The family fled from Karachi in Pakistan during Post Partition riots. Although they encountered difficult times, their daughter was allowed to see as many as two films a week. When she was 15 years old, she was discovered by some producers who had seen her act in a college play. They cast her in India's first Sindhi film titled Abana (1960), where she played the heroine's younger sister for which she was paid a token of Rps. 1 and the film became a major hit. A photograph of her publicizing the film appeared in a movie magazine. Subodh Mukherji, one of India's leading producers at that time, saw the magazine and gave her the lead role in her first Hindi film Love in Simla (1959), opposite his newcomer son, Joy Mukherjee. The film was directed by another newcomer, R.K. Nayyar, who created her trademark look called 'the Sadhana fringe.' It was modeled after Audrey Hepburn's hairstyle to cover up Sadhana's flaw, her broad forehead. The film became a great success and Sadhana became a overnight star. She also fell in love with the film's director, but she was only 16 years old, and her parents threatened the 22-year-old Nayyar with legal action if he didn't end the relationship. He became scared and backed away.
Sadhana continued making films and became the one of the biggest stars of the 1960s with hits like Mere Mehboob, Hum Dono, and Asli-Naqli. In addition to the 'Sadhana fringe,' she started the trend of the churidar pyjama and kameez with saleem shai in the film Waqt (1965). Her acting in that film was appreciated too, as she was nominated for a Film Fare Award as Best Actress.
Sadhana had stated that she subconsciously modeled her acting style after her idol, Nutan. Most of her films were major hits, and many of them still remembered as all time classics. Her films such as Ek Musafir Ek Hasina, Raaj Kumar, Budtameez and Arzoo were known for their romantic plots and beautiful music, but Raj Khosla, her director in Ek Musafir Ek Hasina, saw an enigmatic, mysterious side to Sadhana and cast her in Woh Kaun Thi (1964). The film became a huge hit with its themes of the Alfred Hitchcock film Vertigo (1958) and gave Sadhana her signature role of the "mystery girl," where her performance kept everyone guessing till the very end. She was nominated for a Film Fare Award as Best Actress, and Khosla later directed her in two more box-office hit suspense thrillers, Mera Saaya (1965)and Anita (1968).
Sadhana also worked well with her leading men, Shammi Kapoor, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar, and Raj Kapoor. In fact, it was Raj Kapoor who reintroduced her to her first film director, R.K. Nayyar. They fell in love again and wanted to get married. Her mother was against it, since Nayyar wasn't a Sindhi and wanted someone who looked like actor Rajendra Kumar Tuli, but Sadhana was adamant and with her father backing her up, her mother eventually came around. Sadhana and Nayyar married in 1966 and it seemed like she retired from films. At first, she was content to be a housewife and took cooking lessons and became well-known in the film industry for her culinary skills. But she had serious health problems with her thyroid, and she went to Boston for treatment and she recovered, but there was a physical change. The thyroid condition affected the appearance of her eyes. Her husband's financial problems propelled her return to films after a two-year absence and delivered the hit film Inteqam (1969) directed by her husband followed by by another hit film Ek Phool Do Mali (1969). She and Nayyar went through a difficult time when she suffered a miscarriage. Later they had no children. She directed and starred in her last film playing dual roles in Geeta Mera Naam (1974), which was a box office hit. She wanted to end her acting career in Hindi films just as she started, in a starring role as a young heroine. She didn't want to play supporting character roles as a old mother or a bhabhi (sister-in-law), so she retired as an actress and formed a production company with her husband. Their marriage lasted until his death in the 1990s. She closed down the production company and retired, quietly living the life of a widow. The real-life "mystery girl" rarely gave interviews and didn't like to be photographed saying that she wants her fans to remember her as a young, beautiful, heroine. She faced turbulent times in her later years. Sadhana lived as an tenant in an apartment building for many years, when the builder wanted to evict her in 2012. Suddenly, she was thrust into the public eye when she went to the police station to file a complaint against the builder. Several court cases came out of this incident, and the stress took a toll on her fragile health. She also was estranged from her cousin Babita Kapoor because of a family problem. She did keep in touch with her friends Waheeda Rehman, Asha Parekh, Helen, and Nanda Karnataki. She once said that she and Nanda were alike, since they don't step out at public events. However, when Nanda died in 2014, she lost her comrade, and thus she suddenly changed her stance on public events. Just a few weeks later, she invited her relative, actor Ranbir Kapoor, to escort her on the ramp of a fashion show for charity. She wore a beautiful pink sari and took center-stage on the arm of the handsome young Kapoor. She looked cheerful and glamorous being in the limelight with the audience applauding her. That turned out to be her last public event, and the star that she was, she wanted that to be her lasting impression on her fans. It also left a lasting impression on her, since she kept a framed picture of her and Ranbir from that fashion show on her nightstand. A year-and-a-half later, on December 25, 2015, she died from a high fever. Her friends, fans, and the film industry veterans all attended her funeral.- Danish Taimoor was born on 16 February 1983 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. He is an actor, known for Jalaibee (2015), Wrong No. (2015) and Jawaani Lay Doobi. He has been married to Ayeza Khan since 2014. They have two children.
- Shuja Asad was born on 18 September 1994 in Karachi, Pakistan. He is an actor, known for Khaie (2024), Free Fire Academy (2021) and College Gate (2023). He has been married to Maheen Saeed since 2019.
- June Thorburn was born on 8 June 1931 in Karachi, India. She was an actress, known for The Pickwick Papers (1952), Orders Are Orders (1954) and Fast and Loose (1954). She was married to Morten Smith-Petersen and Aldon Richard Bryse-Harvey. She died on 4 November 1967 in West Sussex, England, UK.
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Somy was born on March 25, 1976 in Karachi, Pakistan, to an Iraqi mother and a Pakistani father. She has a younger brother, Mohammed. She studied in Convent of Jesus & Mary High School in Karachi up until the age of 7, then re-located to Florida, USA, along with her mom and brother.
She re-located to Bombay and was involved in several modeling assignments as well as appearances in 9 movies. Her successful career in Bollywood spanned from 1992 to 1999. She was leading actor Salman Khan's girlfriend until she ended the relationship.
Somy Ali pursued education seriously - she has obtained a degree on film making, psychology and journalism from schools like Nova Southeastern University, The New York Film Academy, Connecticut School of and the University of Miami.
She has produced documentaries on issues such as 'Abortion', 'Teenage Suicide', 'Domestic Violence' and 'Lives of Muslim Women'.- Music Department
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Nazia Hasan was born on 3 April 1965 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. She was an actress, known for Qurbani (1980), Main Balwaan (1986) and Miss Lovely (2012). She was married to Mirza Ishtiaq Baig. She died on 13 August 2000 in London, England, UK.- Actor
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" Sheheryar Munawar is a man of many talents. He started his career with modeling. Sheheryar Munawar rose to fame with his drama ''Meray Dard Ko Jo Zuban Miley.' He won the praise of the critics for the difficult role of a deaf and dumb person Arooj. Sheheryar Munawar has also produced two big films like 'Ho Mans Jahaan' and 'Parey Hut Love' which did well in the box office. He has been vocal about the difficulties faced by Pakistani actors and the unity of the film industry. "- Nigel Le Vaillant was born on 11 June 1958 in Karachi, Pakistan. He is an actor, known for Brideshead Revisited (1981), Christabel (1988) and Casualty (1986).
- Haris Waheed (Born: 2 January 1994) Haris is a first or given mythological Greek name, which means "grace" or an Arabic Haris which means "guardian".
Born In Pakistan,karachi. Haris Waheed is Pakistan theatre, Television And Film Personality. Haris Waheed Studied Acting , Directing & Script writing From National Academy Of Performing Arts. And Worked as an actor in numerous theatre plays and television series. Including one of the Pakistan's biggest hit television series Saami, Udaari , Do Bol, Sadkay Tumharay. - Javed Khan was born in Karachi, Pakistan. He is an actor, known for A Murder at the End of the World (2023), Lapwing (2021) and Pour vivre heureux (2018).
- Fuad Ahmed was born on 1 October 1982 in Karachi, Pakistan. He is an actor, known for Covert Affairs (2010), Lost Girl (2010) and We (2018).
- Pamela Searle was born on 9 December 1937 in Karachi, Pakistan. She is an actress, known for Thriller (1960), If a Man Answers (1962) and Operation Bullshine (1959). She was previously married to Charles Cooper.
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Ramesh Sippy was born on 23 January 1947 in Karachi, Sind Province, British India. He is a director and producer, known for Sholay (1975), Saagar (1985) and Shaan (1980). He is married to Kiran Juneja.- Mac Mohan was born on 24 April 1938 in Karachi, Sindh, British India. He was an actor, known for Sholay (1975), Don (1978) and Majboor (1974). He was married to Minny Makijany. He died on 10 May 2010 in Andheri, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
- Odho was born in Karachi, Pakistan on the February 12, 1968. She is married to Samar Ali Khan, and has three children. She started her professional life as a make-up artist and hairstylist in 1989. While working as a make-up artist for various advertising agencies in Karachi, she was discovered by television personality, Anwar Maqsood. She starred in his play, "Sitara Aur Mehrunissa" in 1993; the role turned her into a household name in Pakistan.
She lives in the UAE and Pakistan. She is engaged in philanthropic activities. She is also the ambassador for the campaign on awareness of breast cancer in Pakistan. - Actor
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Ahmed Khalil was born on 1 July 1940 in Karachi, Sind Province, British India. He was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), Watch All Night (1980) and The Good Guys (1992). He died on 9 November 2021 in Cairo, Egypt.- Actor
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Tariq Yunus was born on 16 October 1946 in Karachi, India. He was an actor and writer, known for We'll Think of Something (1986), Around the World in 80 Days (1989) and On the Line (1982). He died on 26 August 1994 in Bombay, India.- Cinematographer
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Govind Nihalani was born on 19 August 1940 in Karachi, Sindh, British India. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Droh Kaal (1994), Aakrosh (1980) and Dev (2004).- Mohsin Khan was born on 15 March 1955 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. He is an actor, known for Batwara (1989), Laat Saab (1992) and Ghunghat (1996).
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Bohemia is a Pakistani American rapper and music producer from California. He sings in Punjabi and describes himself as "The Punjabi Rapper" and "the pioneer of Punjabi rap" and the "creator of Punjabi rap. David was born on 15 October 1979 in Karachi into a Punjabi Christian family.He moved to Peshawar and lived there for 7 years. When he was about 14 years old, he moved to California with his family. He started learning music from his father at a very young age and writing Punjabi poetry around that time. His father was an employ of (P.I.A) Pakistan international airline. In 2002, Bohemia released his first independent album, Vich Pardesan De (In The Foreign Land).In 2006, he released another album, Pesa Nasha Pyar, which became the first full-length Punjabi-rap album released by a major record label. It brought Bohemia increased popularity, including a multi-record deal with Universal Music Group Pvt. Ltd. India. In 2006, Pesa Nasha Pyar reached #2 on Maxim India magazine's top 10 downloads, and #3 on the Planet M chart. In December 2011, his third album, Da Rap Star, received four nominations at the UK Asian music awards and PTC Punjabi music awards, including Best Punjabi Album and Best Music Director. Da Rap Star remained at #1 on the Planet M chart in India for several weeks. He released the album Hazar Gallan (Thousand Thoughts) in 2012. In 2013, it won Best Non-Resident Punjabi Album award at PTC Punjabi Music Awards. Bohemia was invited to be a part of the fifth season of Pakistan's Coke Studio sessions.- Muhammad Ali Jinnaha was a barrister, politician and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the inception of Pakistan on 14 August 1947, and then as the Dominion of Pakistan's first governor-general until his death. He is revered in Pakistan as the Quaid-i-Azam ("Great Leader") and Baba-i-Qaum ("Father of the Nation"). His birthday is observed as a national holiday in Pakistan.
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Amir is an award-winning Director and Producer with a wide range of experience in film-making. He has produced documentaries, features, short films, web-series and music videos. Some of Amir's movies are streaming on Amazon and some of his work was released on PBS and MTV. Besides working on his projects, Amir has collaborated with a few award-winning Bay Area directors and producers as a Director of Photography and an Editor. With a passion for film-making since he was a teenager experimenting with his father's video camera to an immigrant living in the United States, Amir believes in telling stories that are meaningful and consequential. Most of his movies transcend cultures and shed a light on folks living on the periphery of society. He doesn't shy away from subjects considered taboo or risqué.- Actress
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Bushra Ansari is a Pakistani television presenter, comedian, singer, actor and playwright who started her career as a child performer in the 1960s. Ansari won numerous awards during her career, including Pakistan's highest civilian award, Pride of Performance, in 1989.
Ansari's first dramatic acting role was in one of Iqbal Ansari's productions. She also appeared on PTV's most-watched shows, including Angan Terha, Show Time, Show Sha, Rang Tarang, Emergency Ward and the sketch comedy TV series Fifty Fifty.- Zhanna Bolotova was born on 19 October 1941 in Ozero-Karachi, Chanovskiy rayon, Novosibirskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for Esli ty prav... (1964), I zhizn, i slyozy, i lyubov... (1984) and Dom, v kotorom ya zhivu (1957).
- Babar Ali was born on 30 June 1972 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. He is an actor, known for Geo Sar Utha Kay (2017), The Legend of Maula Jatt (2022) and Munda Bigra Jaye (1995).
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Hocane was born in Karachi, but she grew up in Islamabad, where she completed her education at Bahria College, Islamabad. She is the sister of another television actress, Mawra Hocane. As a teenager, she performed as a theater artist before she started working as a VJ for ARY Musik.
Hocane made her acting debut with a leading role in the 2012 romantic drama Meri Ladli alongside Ahsan Khan and Sajal Ali. She later appeared in serials such as Kahi Un Kahi and Madiha Maliha.
2014 she made her film debut comedy Na Maloom Afraad, opposite Fahad Mustafa, Mohsin Abbas Haider, and Javed Sheikh.- Actor
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Waheed Murad was born on 2 October 1938 in Karachi, Sindh, British India. He was an actor and producer, known for Ishara (1969), Armaan (1966) and Ehsaan (1967). He was married to Salma Maker. He died on 23 November 1983 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.- Benazir Bhutto was a Pakistani politician who served as the 11th and 13th prime minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1996. She was the first woman to head a democratic government in a Muslim majority country. Ideologically a liberal and a secularist, she chaired or co-chaired the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from the early 1980s until her assassination in 2007.
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Mehreen is an award-winning and critically acclaimed director and producer with an extensive two-decade-long career with 2 feature films, 16 TV series, 11 TV films, 2 web series, and multiple shorts and medium-length films for television to her credit.
Her 1st feature film, 'Ramchand Pakistani' premiered in competition at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2008. It was awarded the FIPRISCI Prize by the International Federation of Film Critics, the Satyajit Ray Award at the London Film Festival, and was screened at MOMA in New York for a week-long run. It was released theatrically in India, Pakistan & the UK with digital distribution in the US. Her 2nd feature film 'Dobara Phir Se' filmed in New York and Karachi had a theatrical release in the UK, USA, the UAE, and Pakistan in 2017. It was also showcased at the Seattle South Asian Film Festival, the Chicago South Asian Film Festival, and the Issaquah International Film Festival, Seattle. Her short feature, Lala Begum produced by Zee India won Best Screenplay at the DC South Asian Film Festival & Best Film at the PIFF Festival. Her award-winning short films and TV dramas include 'Daughters of the Late Colonel', 'Beauty Parlor', 'Laal Baig (Cockroach), 'Harjai' (Betrayal), and 'Doraha'.
She is a founding member of the KaraFilm Festival & the NGO WAR (War Against Rape) and was a directing mentor at the Maisha Film Lab in Uganda - a non-profit training lab founded by director Mira Nair.
She is the recipient of several awards for her work & has served as a jury member in many local & international film festivals.
Mehreen lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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