Aina Asif Explained

Aina Asif
Birth Place:Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Years Active:2021–present

Aina Asif is a Pakistani actress who mainly works in Urdu television. Aina made her debut with Pehli Si Muhabbat in 2021. Her notable roles include - Maliha in Hum Tum (2022), Abeer in Pinjra (2022), Saman in Baby Baji (2023) and Qurrat-ul-Ain in Mayi Ri (2023).

Early life

She was born to a Kutchi Memon father and a Punjabi mother.[1]

Career

Asif made her acting debut in 2021 with Anjum Shahzad's Pehli Si Muhabbat, where she portrayed the younger version of Maya Ali's character.[2]

In 2022, she rose to prominence with her portrayal of a tomboyish sister of Ahad Raza Mir and Junaid Khan's characters in Hum TV's Ramadan special Hum Tum.[2] [3] The same year, she held a role in Asma Nabeel's Pinjra playing a manipulative and cunning school student who is the daughter of Hadiqa Kiani and Omair Rana's characters.[4] [5]

In 2023, her first role was of a girl next door in Abdullah Seja's soap opera Baby Baji, alongside an ensemble cast of Samina Ahmed, Munawar Saeed, Syed Tuba Anwar and Javeria Saud.[6] She had the leading role of a child bride in Big Bang Entertainment's Mayi Ri.[7]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021scope=row Pehli Si MuhabbatYoung Rakhshi
2022scope=rowBadnaseeb Ruby[8]
scope=row Hum TumMaliha "Mili" Sultan
scope=row PinjraAbeer
scope=row PehchaanHamna Adnan
Rowspan=5 2023scope=row AitraafAreeba
scope=row Baby BajiSaman[9]
scope=row Mayi RiQurrat-ul-Ain "Annie" Habiblead[10]
scope=row Mein Kahani HunNoreen
scope=row Jannat Se AagayAasia Mughal

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aina Asif reveals she belongs to the Kutchi Memon community Dialogue Pakistan . 2024-01-14 . DialoguePakistan . en.
  2. Web site: 26 April 2022 . 'Adam Sultan will never be forgotten': Aina Asif pens note for her 'favourite soldier' Ahad Raza Mir . 28 July 2023 . Images . Dawn.
  3. Web site: Batool . Maisooma . 6 April 2022 . Hum Tum Kicks Off With Great Promise And Progressive Characters . 2023-07-30 . Galaxy Lollywood.
  4. Web site: Chughtai . Izma Azeem . 15 October 2022 . From 'Pinjra' to 'Jannat Se Agaye': 5 TV dramas for the fall . 2023-07-30 . The Express Tribune.
  5. Web site: Pinjra Review . https://web.archive.org/web/20221129193300/https://magtheweekly.com/detail/16746-pinjra . 29 November 2022 . 2023-07-30 . Magazine - The Weekly.
  6. News: Khan . Bushra Zafar . 8 June 2023 . The story of 'Baby Baji' is a bit hard to comprehend . The Daily Times . 2023-07-30.
  7. Web site: 14 July 2023 . Upcoming drama Mayi Ri breaks free from conventions and targets child marriage . 2023-07-30 . Images . Dawn.
  8. Web site: Hum Tum becomes a modern classic that teaches powerful lessons . 7 May 2022 . Galaxy Lollywood . 17 November 2022.
  9. Web site: Baby Baji Takes Bold Steps Towards Documenting Joint Family Troubles. Zainab. Mossadiq. 10 July 2023. Galaxy Lollywood. 10 July 2023 .
  10. Web site: 16 August 2023 . Mayi Ri — a heart to heart with Pakistani society . 29 September 2023 . Images Dawn.