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PISA 2020
The 1st Pakistan International Screen Awards, known as PISA 2020, was an award ceremony held on 7 February 2020 at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. ''Parey Hut Love'' won the most awards for a film, with 5 wins, while ''Meray Paas Tum Ho'' was most award-winning TV series by 7 wins. Winners and nominees Nominees for PISA 2020 were announced on 24 January 2020. Voting was done for the awards and there was no jury. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface. Films Television Fashion Social media Lifetime Achievement Controversies PISA Awards has been described as a "fraud scam". Nabeel Zafar of ''Bulbulay'' criticized PISA and told that his name was being used to promote the event. He also revealed that the organizers stopped communicating before the events and tickets were not given to him. Along with Nabeel, there were more than forty celebrities faced the same issue. Many other celebrities such as Osman Khalid Butt Osman Khalid Butt ( ur, ; b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan International Screen Awards
Pakistan International Screen Awards, also known as PISA, is an annual award ceremony that honours excellence in Pakistani television, film, fashion, music and digital industry. History In 2019, Faisal Khan, the executive producer of the Awards, announced that the first Pakistan International Screen Awards will be held at the Coca-Cola Arena in United Arab Emirates. Ceremonies Categories TBA Jury The jury of PISA includes Frieha Altaf, Jawed Sheikh Jawed Sheikh (also spelled Javaid and Javed; born 8 October 1954) is a Pakistani actor, film director and producer who works in Lollywood and Bollywood. He is best known for working in the Hindi films ''Om Shanti Om'', '' My Name Is Anthony Go ..., Saher Sheikh, Alina Talha, Faraz Hamidi, Faisal Javed Khan, Suhail Abdullatif Ibrahim Galadari, Maria Faisal, Waqar Zaka and Omar Alavi. References {{Reflist External links Instagram Pakistani television awards Pakistani film awards Awards established in 2020 2020 estab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durj
''Durj'' is a 2019 Pakistani Urdu-language mystery thriller film, written and directed by Shamoon Abbasi and produced by Dodi Khan.The film stars Shamoon Abbasi, Sherry Shah, Maira Khan, Dodi Khan, Nouman Javaid and Hafeez Ali. The film is based on true events and a large part of it is about cannibalism. Plot The opening scene of Shamoon Abbasi’s latest film, Durj is reminiscent of The Silence of the Lambs, the psychological thriller in which Agent Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster), an FBI behavioral science trainee, is provided access to an incarcerated cannibalistic serial killer, Dr Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins). In Durj, Dr Farah Maira Khan, a Pakistani psychologist, gets access to a notorious recaptured cannibal, Gul Buksh Shamoon Abbasi, incarcerated in a high security prison. While in Agent Starling’s case the intent was to delve into Lecter’s mind and secure his help in capturing another twisted serial killer, Dr Farah’s is to find her missing journalist husba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meera (actress)
Irtiza Rubab ( ur, ) (born 12 May 1977), better known by her stage name Meera ( ur, ), is a Pakistani film actress and television presenter. She has appeared in Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi movies. Career Meera made her movie debut in 1995, and earned nationwide critical acclaim in 1999 for her lead performance in ''Khilona'' (1996–97). She won her first Nigar Award for her acting in ''Khilona'', and received significant praise for her work. With the release of ''Inteha'', another critical and commercial success, she won the second consecutive Nigar Award for Best Actress of the year for her break-out performance. During the late 1990s, she became an integral part of Lollywood. In 2004, she played a prominent role in ''Salakhain'' which lifted her image internationally. In 2005, she acted in a joint Indo-Pakistani film, ''Nazar'' with which she debuted in Bollywood. In 2010, she played the titular role of Husan Ara in TV One's ''Husan Ara Kaun'', followed by another role in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahira Khan
Mahira Hafeez Khan (; born 21 December 1984) is a Pakistani actress. She started her career as a VJ in 2006. Khan is best known for portraying the role of Khirad Hussain in the romantic-drama '' Humsafar'' for which she received numerous accolades, including Lux Style Award for Satellite Best TV Actress and Hum Award for Best On-screen Couple with Fawad Khan. She made her big screen debut opposite Atif Aslam in the romance '' Bol'' (2011), which earned her a Lux Style Award for Best Film Actress nomination. Khan made her Bollywood debut in 2017 with action-romance '' Raees'' opposite Shah Rukh Khan. She has also acted in successful Pakistani films ''Bin Roye'' (2015), ''Ho Mann Jahaan'' (2015), ''7 Din Mohabbat In'' (2018) and ''Superstar'' (2019). She made her debut as a producer with sports web series ''Baarwan Khiladi'' (2022). Early life Khan was born in Karachi, Pakistan on 21 December 1984. Her father, Hafeez Khan, was born in Delhi, British India, and migrated to P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamoon Abbasi
Shamoon Abbasi ( ur, ; born 4 April 1973) is a Pakistani actor, director and screenwriter, better known for portraying villain roles. Family His father Zuhair Abbasi was a novelist and drama writer, and so is his aunt, Seema Ghazal. Syed Ali Raza Usama, a director better known for the movie ''Main Hoon Shahid Afridi'' and the most expensive drama ever made in Pakistan, ''Bashar Momin'', is Seema's son, thus Shamoon's cousin. His sister Anoushay Abbasi is an actress, while his erstwhile wife, Javeria Abbasi, is a TV personality as well, and their daughter, Anzela Abbasi, is a TV actress too. Being married to Anoushay, Ainan Arif, the son of late Pakistan international cricketer Taslim Arif and actress Rubina Arif who had the role of "Micheal Magnet" in the 2013 movie ''Main Hoon Shahid Afridi'', is his brother-in-law. Career Shamoon Abbasi started his acting career from Yasir Akhtar's popular telefilm 'Titlee' of Tapal Cinema in 1996. later, Mr.Abbasi joined Yasir Akhtar's Peg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azfar Rehman
Azfar Rehman is a Pakistani model, TV host and actor. He has acted in ''Dugdugi'', ''Ladies Park'', ''Sitamgar'', '' Baityaan'', ''Mehar Bano aur Shah Bano'', ''Noor Pur Ki Rani'', ''Mohabbat Rooth Jaye Toh'' and '' Phir Chand Pe Dastak''. He also played the roles of Sheharyar in '' Aatish'' and Raheel in ''Qadam Qadam Ishq''. He also hosted three seasons of the reality show ''Miss Veet Pakistan''. He has been hosting the 'Morning Star with Azfar Rehman' on TV One since January 2022. Personal life Of Kashmiri descent, Rehman was born in Karachi on 7 June 1987. Career He started his career as a model for commercials when he was 16 and, in 2006, he got his TV break as the host of a celebrity talk show called ''Spotlight with Azfar Rehman'', before turning to acting, describing himself as a method actor. He made his acting debut with the ARY Digital ''ARY Digital'' ( ur, ) is a Pakistani pay television network available in Pakistan, the Middle East, North America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Rehman Khan
Ali Rehman Khan ( ur, ) is a Pakistani actor who appears in Urdu films, television series and theater plays. Khan has won two Hum Awards and has been nominated twice at the Lux Style Awards for his acting prowess. Born and raised in Islamabad, Khan pursued bachelor's in business management from the University College of Islamabad and master's from the University of London. He made his acting debut with the road-comedy ''Gol Chakkar'' (2012)starring Hamza Aslam, Junaid and Jawad Jahangir and then starred in the romantic television drama ''Rishtay Kuch Adhooray Se'' (2013), which earned him wider recognition. He rose to prominence with starring roles in the television series, such as the romance ''Muhabbat Ab Nahi Hugi'' (2014) and the acclaimed family drama ''Diyar-e-Dil'' (2015). Khan achieved further success by featuring in the commercially successful romantic comedies ''Janaan'' (2016), ''Parchi (2018 film), Parchi'' (2018) and ''Heer Maan Ja'' (2019), the first of these earn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Ali Akbar
Ahmed Ali Akbar is a Pakistani actor who primarily works in Urdu television. He marked his television debut at the age of thirteen in PTV's drama ''Stop Watch''. He guest-starred in 2013 drama film ''Siyaah'' and started his professional acting career in 2014, since then he has appeared in several television series. Akbar is best known for playing the titular character Parizaad in Hum TV's popular ''Parizaad'' in 2021 for which he won several awards including Hum Awards for Best Actor - Popular. His other notable works include '' Ehd- E-Wafa'', and ''Yeh Raha Dil''. Personal life Ahmed was born in Rawalpindi to Pakistani tennis coach Muhammad Ali Akbar. Ali played tennis on a national level before pursuing his film career. He also played cricket and football at club level. At one point he wanted to go into professional cricket but abandoned the option because of nepotism. Career He marked his television career at the age of thirteen on PTV's drama ''Stop Watch'', after whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilal Ashraf
Bilal Ashraf ( ur, ; born 10 October 1979) is a Pakistani film actor, producer and visual effects director. After studying visual effects from the Franklin Marshall College, he started his career as a visual effects director and then pursued his career in acting after making a brief appearance in the 2014 thriller '' O21''. Ashraf has since starred in the romantic comedy ''Janaan'' (2016), the acclaimed war drama ''Yalghaar'' (2017) and the musical romance ''Superstar'' (2019). Life and career Bilal Ashraf was born in Karachi into an Urdu speaking family of Punjabi origins. Playing a Pashtun character in ''Janaan'' (2016) but himself not being one, he learned some Pashto for his role, enough to "look comfortable lip-syncing to songs." Ashraf received his early education from St. Michael's Convent School in Karachi. He studied visual effects direction at Franklin & Marshall College in Pennsylvania, United States. He did a double major in finance and arts. Later he went to Esca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikaal Zulfiqar
Mian Mikaal Patras Zulfiqar (born 5 September 1981), commonly known as Mikaal Zulfiqar ( ur, ), is a British-Pakistani actor and former model. He has appeared in a number of Pakistani television series. He has also acted in a few Indian films and is currently active in Pakistani films. He is one of the highest paid Pakistani actors. In 2015, he won the Best Actor (Popular) Award at Hum TV Awards due to his performance in television series '' Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai.'' Born in London, he moved to Pakistan and initially began his career as a model in early 2000s, and caught attention of the team of Abrar-ul-Haq who cast him in the singer's music video for ''Sanu Tere Naal Pyar Ho Gya''. He made his film debut in 2007 with Bollywood crime thriller film ''Godfather'', followed by starring roles in '' Shoot on Sight'' (2008), ''U R My Jaan'' (2011) and ''Baby'' (2015). He also began his film career in Pakistan with a supporting character in critically acclaimed film ''Cake'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheheryar Munawar
Sheheryar Munawar Siddiqui (born 9 August 1988) is a Pakistani actor, film producer and director. He made his film debut as a lead actor and producer in 2016 with Ho Mann Jahaan. He is notable for his role in Asim Raza's ''Parey Hut Love'', which became Pakistan's highest grossing movie in the year 2019. He has also starred in male-centric serials such as ''Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay'', ''Kahi Un Kahi'', ''Zindagi Gulzar Hai'' and ''Aasmanon Pay Likha'' and ''Meray Dard Ko Jo Zuban Miley''. For his performances in ''Ho Mann Jahaan'', ''Saat Din Mohabbat In'', and ''Parey Hut Love'', he has won a Lux Style Award (2017); Masala Award(2019); and Pakistan International Screen Award(2020), respectively. Personal life He was born on 9 August 1988 in Karachi. His father, air commodore (r) Munawar Alam Siddiqui, was in the Pakistan Air Force before switching to business after retirement, his sister Nadia is a business graduate, while his elder brother, Asfandyar, who died in a car acci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherdil
''Sherdil'' (Urdu: "Lionheart") is a 2019 Pakistani action film produced by NK Pictures. It is written and produced by Nomaan Khan, directed by Azfar Jafri, and stars Mikaal Zulfiqar, Hassan Niazi, Armeena Rana Khan and Sabeeka Imam. The film revolves around Pakistan Air Force. It is the 28th highest-grossing Pakistani film. ''Sherdil'' was a commercial success though it received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Plot The film opens during the year 1965, where two Pakistani F-86 Sabre fighters are doing a CAP (Combat Air Patrol). Squadron Leader Sikandar and his wingman spot three Indian Folland Gnat fighters flying in Pakistani airspace. The PAF (Pakistan Air Force) planes engage the IAF (Indian Air Force) fighters. Sikandar shoots down 2 Gnats and then has his weapons get jammed. He then heroically gives up his life and crashes his plane into the final enemy jet to save his wingman. Fast forward to present day, Haris Mustafa (Mikaal Zulfiqar) who is the grandson of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
