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The 1st Indus Drama Awards
The 1st Indus Drama Awards ceremony, presented by Indus TV Network, sponsored by Dulux, took place on 23 September 2005, at PAF Museum, Karachi. The ceremony was recorded, and was scheduled to be televised in Pakistan and UAE on October 1, 2005, by Indus TV. It was produced by chairman Ghazanfar Ali. The awards were hosted by actor Shahood Alvi and co-hosted by Sehar Imran. Ceremony information The drama awards were a follow-up of the IM Music awards, art of the INDUS NETWORK, which were held at the D.H.A Golf Club. The stage was set against a giant plasma screen and for the first time a live orchestra had been arranged. The four series competing for the most prestigious honours were 'Maa Aur Mamta', 'Ambulance', 'Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat' and 'Karachi law'. Kamran Qureshi’s drama series Maa Aur Mamta was considered most successful with seven awards; Qureshi brought his mother Shagufta Yousuf to receive it on his behalf. Natasha D’souza received her trophy for the best ...
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Javeria Saud
Javeria Saud (née Jalil) is a Pakistani television actress, producer, singer, and host. She is best known for playing the protagonist Jameela in Geo TV's television drama series ''Yeh Zindagi Hai'' (2008–2013). She is married to the film and television actor Saud, with whom she owns the production house JJS Productions since 2006 in the Pakistani entertainment industry. She took a break from acting in 2001, and made a comeback in 2006. In 2016, she co-produced ''Khuda Aur Muhabbat'' with Babar Javed. Career Javeria entered showbiz industry in 1993 as a Naat reciter. She made her acting debut in 1995 and appeared in various television dramas throughout the 1990s. Some of her notable television shows are ''Manzilein'', ''Anhoni'', '' Tipu Sultan: The Tiger Lord'', ''Maa'', ''Thori Khushi Thora Ghum'', ''Khaali Aankhein'', ''Harjaaye'', ''Piya Ka Ghar Piyara Lage'', ''Khala Qulsum Ka Kumba'', ''Piyari Shammo'', ''Rishte Mohabbaton Ke'', ''Saharay'' and ''Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat' ...
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Rubina Ashraf
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Talat Hussain Warsi, is a Pakistani actor. He is the son of Altaf Hussain Warsi and Shaista Begum who was one of the pioneering voices of Radio Pakistan, Karachi. Career Hussain has worked in several foreign films, television drama serials and long plays, including Channel Four's television serial ''Traffik'' and '' Family Pride.'' In 2006, Hussain won the Amanda Award for the Best Supporting Role in Norwegian film ''Import-export'' (2005). He also worked in the Indian film ''Sautan Ki Beti'' and made a guest appearance in ''Jinnah'' (1998 film). Talat Hussain's career has been recorded by the author Huma Mir in the book ''Yeh Hain Talat Hussain''. In 2014, Tributes were paid to him at an event at the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi by many television personalities including playwright Haseena Moin, veteran TV actor/playwright of Alif Noon (1982) fame, Kamal Ahmed Rizvi, journalist Mazhar Abbas and veteran TV actor Qazi Wajid. Personal life Hussain is married to Rakh ...
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Syed Imran Abbas Naqvi (born 15 October 1982), professionally known by his stage name Imran Abbas, is a Pakistani actor and model who works predominantly in Urdu television. Abbas made his acting debut with ''Umrao Jaan Ada'' in 2003 and later on appeared numerous serials. He get widely recognized after portraying Hammad Raza in 2011 series '' Khuda Aur Mohabbat'', which proved to be a turning point in his career. Abbas is best known for his roles Adeel in ''Dil-e-Muztar'' (2013) for which he received a nomination for Best actor popular in Hum Awards and Hadi Salman in ''Alvida'' (2015) which earned him Best on-screen couple with ''Sanam Jung''. His other notable works include ''Akbari Asghari'' (2011), '' Mera Naam Yousuf Hai'' (2015), '' Tum Kon Piya'' (2016), ''Mohabbat Tumse Nafrat Hai'' (2017) and ''Koi Chand Rakh'' (2018). In 2014, Abbas made his Bollywood debut in Vikram Bhatt's horror thriller ''Creature 3D'' opposite Bipasha Basu and later appeared on ''Jaanisaar''. ...
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Angeline Malik
Angeline Malik is a Pakistani director, actor, producer, model, television host and activist. Angeline Malik is a multifaceted personality an actor, producer, director, sculptor and an advocate of raising and voicing relevant social issues. She is known for her selection of diverse characters and subjects, with the boom of private channels where everyone else was concentrating on commercial projects influenced by Indian content she created a niche for herself by choosing subjects related to women empowerment and issues, highlighted upon child abuse way before people realized it was an issue to be talked about. In a span of two decades from the longest running series in Pakistan Kitni Girhain Baqi Hain based on women empowerment, which was also aired on the Indian channel Zindagi, to ambulance a series based on health and doctors, to courtroom a series highlighting upon real cases and educating people on their legal rights, to mujhay jeenay do, a project in collaboration with Jo ...
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The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 23 March 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2019


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Fahad Salahuddin ( ur, فہد صلاح الدین) commonly known as Fahad Mustafa ( ur, فہد مصطفٰی, label=none), is a Pakistani film and television actor and producer who is best known for hosting ''Jeeto Pakistan'', a game show that airs on ARY Digital. Fahad has established himself as one of the leading and most popular actors in the Pakistani Entertainment industry. Early life Mustafa was born in Karachi, Pakistan, to a Sindhi family. He is the son of the prominent Sindhi actor Salahuddin Tunio and has two brothers and one sister. He studied to become a pharmacist at the Baqai Medical University in Karachi, but dropped out before completing his degree. Career Fahad Mustafa was first noticed in ''Sheeshay Ka Mahal''. In 2008, he ventured into television production. His other notable television serials include '' Yeh Zindagi Hai'', ''Haal-e-Dil'', ''Bahu Rani'', ''Ae Dasht-e-Junoon'', ''Masuri'', ''Aashti'', ''Pul Siraat'', ''Mastana Mahi'', '' Main Abdul Qadir ...
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Faysal Quraishi ( ur, ; born October 26, 1978) is a Pakistani actor, producer and television host. He appears in Pakistani television dramas, reality shows and films, and is one of Pakistan's highest-paid actors. He is the recipient of more than 20 nationally recognised awards. He first gained recognition for playing the leading role of Boota in television series '' Boota from Toba Tek Singh'' (1999) and has now been a part of more than 200 projects. He hosted a morning show "Muskurati Mornings with Faisal Qureshi" from 2010 to 2014 on TVOne. From 2016 to 2019, he hosted the morning show ''Salam Zindagi'' on ARY Zindagi. He was also the host of a game show "Jeet Ka Dum" on HUM TV and is currently hosting another game show "Khush Raho Pakistan" on BOL TV. He also turned producer in 2017 with the production house ''Connect Studios'' and also owns a film production house "Faysal Quraishi Films". Early life Quraishi was born in Lahore, Pakistan. His father belonged to Urdu Spea ...
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