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Huma Nawab is a Pakistani actress. She is one of the most popular actresses of her time and one of the most successful Pakistani TV actresses of the 1980s and 1990s. She played major roles in TV dramas Chand Grehan, Aahat, Nijaat, Hawain, and Silsila.

Early life

Nawab was born in 1969 in Islamabad, Pakistan. She completed her education at the University of Islamabad.

Career

Huma did theatre plays at school, and Chand Grehan was her most successful drama, and her pairing with Ayaz Naik was quite popular. She is noted for her husky voice, well-suited to the strong characters she played in dramatic works. Nijaat and Dhoop Mein Sawan are other famous drama serials she performed in. She started her career in the mid-80s with Silsila and continued working till 1999, after which she went to the United States. Huma returned to Pakistan briefly in 2012, again in 2014, and permanently in 2015. Since then, she has been a prolific actor, with some of her noted projects being Yaqeen Ka Safar, Deedan, Surkh Chandni, Mein Na Janoo, Dil Ruba, and Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay.

Personal life

In 2012, she came back to Pakistan, fulfilling her mother's wish who wanted to be buried next to her husband after being diagnosed with blood cancer. Huma is unmarried and lives in Islamabad. Huma's mother Fatima Nawab was also an actress.

Filmography

Television

Telefilm

Film

Awards and nominations

References

1. "ہما نواب: چھوٹے بالوں والی یا جینز پہنی ہوئی اداکارہ کا کریکٹر ڈھیلا ہی کیوں دکھاتے ہیں؟". BBC News. 20 October 2023.
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3. "Unfinished business: TV today is largely enforcing stereotypes: Huma Nawab". The Express Tribune. 3 July 2020.
4. ^ "The Morning Show". ARY News. 16 July 2021.
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6. "Huma Nawab making a come back after 14 years". Pakistan Today. 8 July 2020.
7. "Hum Kahan Kay Sachay Thay draws you in like a good book". Dawn Images. 11 October 2021.
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10. "Actor Atiqa Odho takes fans back to 1993". Samaa TV. 21 September 2021. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021.
11. "Do you remember watching this telefilm by Mehreen Jabbar?". Samaa TV. 4 September 2021.
12. "#ThrowbackThursday: Mehreen Jabbar recalls shooting for Dhoop Mein Sawan". The Express Tribune. 22 August 2021.
13. "11 Pakistani dramas you can't miss this year!". The Express Tribune. 16 March 2021.
14. "Yakeen Ka Safar will star Sajal Aly and Ahad Raza Mir". The News International. 11 February 2021.
15. "Television plays to look forward to". The News International. 1 February 2021.
16. "Osman Khalid Butt and Sohai Ali Abro come together for Surkh Chandni". The News International. 2 June 2021.
17. "That Week That Was Dil Ruba". Dawn News. 18 May 2021.
18. "Mahira Khan set to make television comeback with new drama". The News International. 13 October 2021.
19. "Huma Nawab's Stellar Performance in Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay Reminds Us of her PTV Classics". Minute Mirror. 4 January 2022.
20. "Pehchaan Drama Cast Name, Cast Pictures, Story, & Timing". Mag Pakistan. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
21. "Pehchaan Kicks Off With Great Performances, And An Engaging Storyline". Galaxy Lollywood. 12 June 2022.
22. "Double trouble". The News International. 26 July 2022.
23. "The question of who Mir is became the theme of our film, says Mah-i-Mir writer Sarmad Sehbai". Dawn Images. 22 April 2021.
24. "Enter Nayab's world: Official poster for Yumna Zaidi's debut film unveiled". The Express Tribune. 4 December 2023.
25. "What made Huma Nawab return to showbiz". ARY News. 24 January 2021.

External links

• Huma Nawab at IMDb
• Huma Nawab reveals why did she not get married Ary News.

• 1969 births
• People from Islamabad
• Living people
• 20th-century Pakistani actresses
• 21st-century Pakistani actresses
• Pakistani television actresses
• PTV Award winners
• Pakistani film actresses