Savera Nadeem ( pa, ) is a Pakistani actress, producer and director. Primarily known for her work in television, she also acted in theatre and films. Nadeem is the recipient of a Lux Style Award for Best Television Actress out of five nominations.

Early life

Savera Nadeem was born in 1974 to

Kashmir Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompas ...

i family in Lahore. Her father,

Shahid Nadeem Shahid Mahmood Nadeem ( ur, ; born 1947) is a Pakistani journalist, playwright, screenwriter, theater and television director, and a human rights activist. He served as the general manager, program director, and deputy managing director of ...

, is a prominent journalist. She has a Masters in English Literature from

Kinnaird College The Kinnaird College for Women (KCW) is a university located in Lahore, Pakistan. It is a women's liberal arts university. Kinnaird was established in 1913 by the Zenana Bible and Medical Mission. In 1919, Presbyterian Mission Church and the C ...

, Lahore, and studied directing at the

National School of Drama National School of Drama (NSD) is a theatre training institute situated at New Delhi, India. It is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It was set up in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and became an indepe ...

, Delhi. Nadeem also has a background in classical music.

Career

Acting

Savera Nadeem started acting when she was fifteen with her first drama, '' Kiran'', being broadcast in 1989 on

Pakistan television Pakistan Television Corporation ( ur, ; reporting name: PTV) is the Pakistani state-owned broadcaster. Pakistan entered the television broadcasting age in 1964, with a pilot television station established at Lahore. Background Historical co ...

. She subsequently had the lead role in the drama serial ''Inkaar''.

Producer and director

Nadeem's first job as director was on Kal, a telefilm that shown on PTV and

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. Subsequently, she directed thirteen episodes of '' Qurbaton Ke Silsilay'', a drama shown on PTV.

Filmography

Films

Television

Web series

Talkshows

Nadeem was the presenter of

AAJ TV ''Aaj News'' () is a 24-hour Pakistani news television channel. It is a privately owned Urdu language TV station which covers national and international news. The channel started out as hybrid channel (news, current affairs and entertainment), ...

's morning show AAJ SUBH from 27 September 2010 to 16 September 2011.

Awards

Lux Style Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nadeem, Savera 1974 births 20th-century Pakistani actresses 21st-century Pakistani actresses Actresses from Lahore Kinnaird College for Women University alumni Living people Pakistani people of Kashmiri descent Pakistani television actresses Pakistani television directors Punjabi people People from Lahore Women television directors PTV Award winners