Samina Peerzada (, Punjabi, ) is a film and television actress, producer and director from

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Personal life

Samina was born into an educated Kashmiri Butt family in

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, but was raised in

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. After graduating in commerce she chose to pursue a career in acting. After many successful years of acting in television dramas and minor roles in television advertisements Samina was cast in starring roles in several films. She married

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, a fellow media personality, in 1975. The couple have two daughters, Anum and Amal. Their younger daughter ''Amal'' is a miniature artist.

Career

Samina started her career in 1982 and has acted in several films including ''Nazdikiyan'', '' Mukhra'', ''Bazar-e-Husn'', ''Shaadi Mere Shohar Ki'' and '' Bulandi''. She has traveled widely and has also performed in Oslo at ''The International Ibsen Festival''. Her notable stage performances include productions such as ''Raaz-o-Niaz'' and Ibsen's ''A Doll’s House''. Television plays to her credit include

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Rehaai ''Rehaai'' ( ur, , lit=Bail) is a 2013 Pakistani television drama serial directed by Mehreen Jabbar and written by Farhat Ishtiaq. It was aired on 18 March 2013 on the Hum TV. The serial stars Noman Ijaz, Samina Peerzada, Maria Wasti, Adnan ...

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, Dastaan and Karobi. Her first

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film, '' The Valley'', released on 2 March 2018.

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, another actor from Pakistan is also starring in this film. Peerzada made her directorial debut through '' Inteha'', a critically acclaimed film addressing the social issue of marital rape. Subsequently, she directed the less well-received commercial film '' Shararat''. She is also the host of ''Rewind with Samina Peerzada'' on

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Awards

Samina Peerzada's directorial debut ''Inteha'' received nine national awards. She was also conferred with a ''Lifetime Achievement Award'' at the ''Beyond the Mango Film Festival'' held in

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, UK, in November 2013. She consecutively won the

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in 2013 and 2014 for Roshan Sitara and

. She was decorated with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Television by

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at the 3rd Hum Awards held in

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in April 2015.

Lux Style Awards

Filmography

Actress

Television

Jaane do drama series for Ptv

Telefilms

Films

Direction

References

External links

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