Samina Peerzada (,
Punjabi
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, ) is a film and television actress, producer and director from
Pakistan
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.
Personal life
Samina was born into an educated Kashmiri Butt family in
Lahore
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, but was raised in
Karachi
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,
Sindh
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Pakistan
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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
Usman Peerzada
Usman Peerzada is a Pakistani TV and film actor, director and producer. He has acted in many Punjabi and Urdu films. His work includes ''Beyond the Last Mountain'' and '' Kahi Un Kahi''.
Early life
Usman was born to a Muslim family in Lahor ...
,
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
Zindagi Gulzar Hai,
Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan,
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 J ...
,
Durr-e-Shahwar,
Dastaan and Karobi.
Her first
Hollywood
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film, ''
The Valley'', released on 2 March 2018.
Alyy Khan, 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
YouTube
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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
Bradford
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, UK, in November 2013. She consecutively won the
Hum Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2013 and 2014 for Roshan Sitara and
Zindagi Gulzar Hai.
She was decorated with the
Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Television by
Hum TV
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at the
3rd Hum Awards
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held in
Dubai
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in April 2015.
Lux Style Awards
Filmography
Actress
Television
Jaane do drama series for Ptv
Telefilms
Films
Direction
See also
*
List of Pakistani actresses
This is an alphabetical list of notable Pakistani actresses related to the film and television industry.
A
* Aasia
*Armeena Khan
* Aaminah Haq
* Aamina Sheikh
* Aiman Khan
* Ainy Jaffri
* Alishba Yousuf ...
References
External links
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Pakistani film producers
Urdu film producers
Pakistani film actresses
Pakistani television actresses
Nigar Award winners
Living people
Punjabi people
Pakistani people of Kashmiri descent
Hum Award winners
PTV Award winners
Actresses from Lahore
Actresses from Karachi
Film directors from Lahore
20th-century Pakistani actresses
21st-century Pakistani actresses
1955 births