Jana Malik ( ur, ; born 26 April 1974) is a Pakistani actress who appears in television serials. Jana Malik is also known as Janan or Jana. She is best known for playing the supporting character of Pashi snake-charmer in supernatural series ''Naagin'', which aired on

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. She was seen in the television serials ''Mar Jain Bhi To Kya'' , ''

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'' and ''

Ek Tamanna Lahasil Si ''Ek Tamanna Lahasil Si'' is a 2012 Pakistani drama serial directed by Syed Atif Hussain and written by Wasi Shah. Serial was first aired on 3 October 2012 on Hum TV. It stars Fahad Mustafa, Jana Malik, Hassan Niazi, Mawra Hocane, Humayun Ashr ...

'' and is well known for her lead role in the serial ''Aiteraaf''. In addition, she has also been seen in ''Muhafiz'', Zor in 1998.

Personal life

She was born in

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on 26 April 1974. She was married to

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on 2 September 2016. The couple divorced in March 2017.

Career

Jana started her career as an actress in PTV when she was thirteen years old. She made her debut with the serial ''Reizgar'' aired on

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. After that she was seen in ''Maigh Malhaar'' and then acted in a children's musical show ''Aangan Aangan Tarey'' on PTV. She also appeared in an

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''Muhafiz'' in 1998 with

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and Saud. Presently, she is being seen on different TV channels and in television serials. She played lead role in ''Aiteraaf'' in 2011 on ARY Digital. The next serials in which she starred in includes, ''

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'', ''

Mor Mahal ''Mor Mahal'' ( ur, , lit=Peacock Palace) is a 2016 Pakistani historical fiction television fantasy series based on life of Nawab Asif Jehan of Hakim dynasty created and directed by Sarmad Khoosat, produced by Babar Javed and was originally con ...

'' and '' Marzi.'' From 2017 to 2019, she starred in

's hit series '' Naagin.''

Filmography

* '' Muhafiz'' – 1998 * ''Zor –'' 1998

Television

* '' Landa Bazar'' * ''Reizgar'' * Kanch k Parr * ''Maigh Malhaar'' * ''Aangan Aangan Tarey'' * ''Unbayanable'' * '' Moum'' * ''Ibn-e-Adam'' * ''Aiteraaf'' * ''

'' * ''Bulandi'' * ''Jo Chale To Jaan Se Guzar Gaye'' * ''Qissa Chaar Darvesh'' * ''

Mere Huzoor ''Mere Huzoor'' () is a 1968 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film, produced by Malik Chand Kochar and Vinod Kumar under the Movie Mughals banner and directed by Vinod Kumar. The film stars Raaj Kumar, Mala Sinha and Jeetendra, with musi ...

'' * '' Jahez'' * ''Topi Drama'' * ''

Mar Jain Bhi To Kya ''Mar Jain Bhi To Kya'' ( ur, ) is a popular Pakistani Soap directed by Saif-e-Hassan and written by Iqbal Bano. Cast Main cast * Farhan Ali Agha as Raza Ali Khan * Arij Fatyma as Salia * Syed Jibran as Irfan * Eshita Mehboob as Samina * ...

'' * ''

'' as Hira * ''

Adhura Milan ''Adhura Milan'' is a Pakistani television series originally aired on A-Plus TV, co-written by Noorul Huda Shah and directed by Zulfiqar Ali. It stars Samina Peerzada, Faisal Rehman, Iffat Rahim, Aly Khan, Jana Malik and Kinza Hashmi in leading ...

'' * ''Dil Se Dil Tak'' * ''Kaanch Kay Par'' * ''

'' as Shaista * ''

'' as Shehnaz *'' Naagin'' as Pashi (2017–2019)

Baking career

In 2019, Malik started her online bakery named "BakeSpy". After that, Jana completed a diploma in professional patisserie from SCAFA, a cooking school in Lahore.

References

External links

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at the TV.com.pk
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at the WikiBioMint.com Living people Pakistani television actresses Pakistani film actresses Actresses from Lahore 20th-century Pakistani actresses 21st-century Pakistani actresses Pakistani people of Kashmiri descent Actresses in Urdu cinema 1974 births People from Lahore {{Pakistan-actor-stub