Zainab Shabbir (born 19th October 1998) is a Pakistani television actress. She is best known for appearing in

Sanwari ''Sanwari'' () is a Pakistani soap opera aired on Hum TV from 20 August 2018 to 3 May 2019. It was produced by Momina Duraid under her production banner MD Productions. The show stars Zainab Shabir as Ujala, a dark-skinned girl who has to fac ...

Piya Naam Ka Diya ''Piya Naam Ka Diya'' ( ur, ; English: ''Lamp of beloved's name'') is a 2019 Pakistani romantic drama serial directed by Saleem Ghanchi, written by Samra Bukhari, produced by Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi under the 7th Sky Entertainment ban ...

Malaal-e-Yaar ''Malaal e Yaar'' ( ur, , lit=Regret of One's Beloved) is a Pakistani television serial produced by Momina Duraid under MD Productions. Based on the feudal system, it explores the ritual of early settled marriages. The main theme revolves aroun ...

, Haqeeqat, Makafaat,

Dikhawa ''Dikhawa'' () is a Pakistani anthology series that premiered on 25 April 2020, on Geo Entertainment. It was created by Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi under 7th Sky Entertainment. The spin-off to the anthology series '' Makafaat'', it fea ...

Mehar Posh ''Mehar Posh'' () is a 2020 Pakistani romantic drama serial that aired from 3 April 2020 to 8 January 2021 on Geo Entertainment. It is produced by Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi under 7th Sky Entertainment. It stars Ayeza Khan and Danish ...

, and Yaar Na Bichray. She’s currently working on the ongoing drama Mushkil that airs on

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Career

In 2018, Shabbir was picked by

Momina Duraid Momina Duraid ( ur, ) is a Pakistani director and producer. She is a senior producer and creative head of television network Hum TV and CEO of her own production company MD Productions. She has produced and created several series including '' ...

and

Sultana Siddiqui Sultana Siddiqui also known as Sultana Apa ( Sindhi: سلطانا آپي)is a Pakistani media mogul, television director, and producer who is the founder of Hum Network Limited. Siddiqui is an active director of Hum Network Limited and the pre ...

of the

Hum Network Hum Network Limited or Hum TV Network Limited ( ur, ہم نیٹ ورک) is a Pakistani media company based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was established in February 2004 by Sultana Siddiqui. It is a current member of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Unio ...

to play the supporting role of Ishmal in

Hum TV Hum TV is a 24-hour Urdu General Entertainment TV channel based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded by Sultana Siddiqui and Duraid Qureshi. It is owned by Hum Network Limited and traded on Pakistan Stock Exchange as (HUMNL). Hum Network Limi ...

's Maa ''Sadqay.'' She then played the lead role of Ujala in ''

'' opposite

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for which she earned the

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nomination at

Hum Awards Hum Awards are annual Pakistani accolades bestowed by the Hum Network Limited in recognition of excellence in programming of television, fashion and music industry of Pakistan. Winners are awarded the Hum Award of Merit. The awards were first p ...

. Shabbir coloured her skin a few shades darker for the project’s 180-episode run. Her character, a plain-clothed, middle-class girl, was reminiscent of

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’s Kashaf in the iconic 2012 play

Zindagi Gulzar Hai ''Zindagi Gulzar Hai'' is a Pakistani television series directed by Sultana Siddiqui, produced by Momina Duraid under banner Moomal Productions, which was first broadcast on Hum TV. Based on the novel of the same name by Umera Ahmad who also wro ...

. In 2019, she was cast as the strong and independent female protagonist in LTN’s ''Emaan'' that ran for 73 episodes. She also appeared as Aaliya in Saleem Ghanchi's ''

'' with Saniya Shamshad and Farhan Malhi, and as Minhal in Asad Jabal's ''

'' alongside

Azekah Daniel Azekah Daniel (Urdu: ازیکا ڈینئیل) is a Pakistani actress. Daniel played a leading role of Noor Jehan in ''Noor Jehan'' (2015), Hooriya ''Malaal-e-Yaar'' (2018) and Sara in '' Tera Gham Aur Hum'' (2020). She is further known for her sup ...

and Mirza Zain Baig. The latter was a commercial and critical success. Shabbir made an episodic special appearance in the anthology series '' Haqeeqat''. In 2020, Zainab appeared in a supporting role of Ayat in

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's ''

'' that emerged as one of the highest rated Pakistani shows of 2020. She worked with acclaimed actors

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, Ali Abbas,

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and

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during the series run.

Television

Special appearances

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shabbir, Zainab 1998 births Living people Pakistani television actresses 21st-century Pakistani actresses Actresses from Karachi