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Syeda Mehrbano Kazim ( ur, ), known by the stage name Juggun "Jay" Kazim ( ur, ), is a
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actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...
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, and YouTube personality. She has worked in numerous Pakistani and Canadian films. She is the
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for Garnier Fructis Pakistan.


Personal life

Juggan Kazim was born in
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Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
to a Kashmiri Punjabi Muslim family. She has an elder sister and a younger brother. Her uncle,
Raza Kazim Raza Kazim ( ur, , born 13 January 1930) is a lawyer, philosopher, inventor and former politician in Pakistan. Family He invented a musical instrument, the Sagar Veena, of which his daughter Noor Zehra is the only player in Pakistan, and throug ...
, is a lawyer and supporter of the arts. The famed journalist
Nasim Zehra Nasim Zehra (Urdu:نسیم زہرہ) is a Pakistani journalist and writer who hosts a primetime current affairs talkshow on ''Channel 24''. Education and career Zehra studied business at the Quaid-e-Azam University, Pakistan and later studie ...
is her aunt.Waqas Habib Rana (2 November 2014)
"Juggan Kazim: A charmed life"
Dawn (newspaper), Retrieved 5 February 2020
Her parents separated when she was a year old. Her father, Syed Abbas Kazim, let her work as a child model because "he looked upon it as something cute", she says, even though her family considered acting—her ambition from an early age—to be too lowly a field for a girl of her station. Her father was conservative in his ideas about women, and her mother, Ghazala Saigol, was more modern. She attended Kinnaird College and the
King's College King's College or The King's College refers to two higher education institutions in the United Kingdom: *King's College, Cambridge, a constituent of the University of Cambridge *King's College London, a constituent of the University of London It ca ...
, Canada, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Media. She also holds a Cisco Certified Network Associate certification. In December 2004, Kazim returned from Canada to Pakistan, when she married with Ahmed Tajik, she met him while attending a friend's wedding.Juggan Kazim with Ex-Husband Adnan Ghafoor
Profile of Juggan Kazim on web.pk website, Published 11 June 2013, Retrieved 5 February 2020
After just over a year of marriage, during which Ahmed beat her, she left him, taking their two-month-old son, Hamza, with her. The father is not involved in her son's upbringing; she says this was a mutual decision, influenced by her experiences as the child of divorced parents. She married Feisal H Naqvi, with whom she has another son, Hassan, on 27 June 2013 and a daughter, Noor Bano on 9 October 2020. Juggan Kazim is fluent in
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Career

Kazim has been involved in media work since she was four years old. In 1985–86 she did advertisements for Samsonite and other products. She appeared in her first commercial play when she was fourteen, directed by her best friend Mashal Peerzada. Her professional career, where she started using the name "Juggan Kazim", began in Toronto, when Sutherland Models approached her to work as a model. Kazim made her feature film debut in the lead role of "Gugan" in the Gaurav Seth's film Pink Ludoos opposite Shaheen Khan (British actress), Shaheen Khan (known for Bend It Like Beckham). Since then, she appeared in an episode of David Wellington's The Eleventh Hour, directed by T.W. Peacock. Kazim hosted her own television show at age 16 until she left Pakistan to pursue her passion for acting in North America. She has also appeared in numerous stage productions in her home town as well as in Toronto. Most recently she played the lead and title role in "Tara" produced by Rasik Arts under the direction of Sally Jones. She mainly does print modeling; her stature makes her think that "I'd look rather stupid walking the ramp." After two music videos with Sutherland, she was approached by Newton Landry Management, who remain her Canadian agents. After returning to Pakistan, she started hosting television with the show ''Beanbag'', which she also conceived and wrote. Since then, she has hosted a number of shows for various Pakistani networks. In March 2010, Kazim was named as L'Oréal's "Brand Ambassador" for their Garnier brand of hair and skin-care products in Pakistan. In 2010, Juggan won ''Best Supporting Actress Award'' for Meri Unsuni Kahani on Pakistan Media Award. In March 2011, Kazim acted opposite Shaan Shahid in Altaf Hussain's Lollywood film ''Khamosh Raho''. , Hussain planned to release the film in Pakistan on 10 June 2011. She is also starring opposite Mohib Mirza, Sanam Baloch and Sunita Marshall in Mirza's upcoming film ''Silent Cinema''. Since 2011, she is the host of the show "Morning with Juggun" which airs on Pakistan Television Corporation's (PTV Home) on weekdays.


Filmography


Television


TV Host of programs

* ''Beanbag'' (Business Plus (TV Channel), Business Plus) * ''CEO'' (Business Plus (TV Channel), Business Plus) * ''Aaj Entertainment Tonight'' (Aaj TV) * ''Fashion Stop'' (Ary Digital) * ''Sunday Brunch'' (Aaj TV) * ''Morning with Hum-Weekend Edition'' (Hum TV) * ''Aik Din Juggun Kay Saath'' (Vibe TV) * ''Honestly Speaking with Juggun Kazim'' (Pakistan Television Corporation, PTV) * ''The Final Verdict with Juggun Kazim'' (Filmax) * ''VIPs only'' (Aag TV) * ''Mast Mornings (Dawn News) * ''Yeh Subh Tumhari Hai'' (Express News (Pakistan), Express News) * '' Morning with Juggun'' (PTV home)
Sleepy Juggan
Dawn (newspaper), Published 6 March 2011, Retrieved 5 February 2020


See also

* List of Pakistani actresses


References


External links

* Filmography of Juggan Kazim on IMDb website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kazim, Juggan 1980 births Living people Pakistani emigrants to Canada Naturalized citizens of Canada Pakistani television hosts Pakistani film actresses Pakistani female models Pakistani television actresses Actresses from Lahore University of Western Ontario alumni Lahore Grammar School alumni Kinnaird College for Women University alumni Pakistani people of Kashmiri descent 21st-century Pakistani actresses Pakistani women television presenters Pakistani YouTubers