Farah Shah Explained

Farah Shah
Birth Name:	Farah Shah
Birth Date:	4 December 1972
Birth Place:	Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality:	Pakistani
Occupation:	Actress, model, presenter
Yearsactive:	1999–present

Farah Shah is a Pakistani television actress and former model. She made her acting debut with the role of Mehru in PTV World's classic series Boota From Toba Tek Singh (1999). Shah's career spans for more than 20 years. She worked in various hits on Urdu Television including Landa Bazar (2002), Chashman (2006), Khuda Aur Muhabbat (2011), Numm (2013), Gul-e-Rana (2015), Choti Si Zindagi (2016), Toh Dil Ka Kiya Hua (2017), Suno Chanda (2018). Her performance as the antagonist in Mohabbat Subh Ka Sitara Hai (2013) and Abro (2016) earned her a nomination for Hum Award in a negative role category. She has played the role of Naeema in Hum TV's Suno Chanda 2.^{[1] [2]}

Career

Entering showbiz while young, Shah became a host on a Lollywood music countdown program Yehi To Hai Lolly-wood.^[3] She then pursued acting from Boota from Toba Tek Singh being one of her earliest appearances in drama series. In 2018, she made a cameo appearance in Angeline Malik's social initiative Inkaar Karo to raise awareness about women's empowerment in Pakistan.^[4]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Airing Network	Notes
1999	Boota from Toba Tek Singh	Mehru	PTV World	^[5]
2000	Chamak	Sharmeen	PTV Home
2000	Jeevan	Nancy	PTV Home
2001	Duniya Dari	Fauzia	PTV Home
2002	Landa Bazar	Zohra	PTV Home	^[6]
2006	Mr. & Misses	Sara	PTV Home
2006	Chashman	Chashman	PTV Home
2006	Partition Aik Safar		Geo TV
2009	Barish Kay Aansoo	Sophia	Geo TV
2010	Chunri	Faizaan	PTV Home
2011	Khuda Aur Muhabbat	Abrina	Geo TV
2011	Main Mar Gai Shaukat Ali	Surraya	A-Plus TV
2012	Sabz Qadam		ARY Digital
2012	Shehryar Shehzadi	Shaista	Urdu 1
2013	Aseerzadi	Yasmeen	Hum TV
2013	Numm	Amtul Jahangir Bakht	Geo TV
2013-2014	Khwab Tabeer	Durdana	PTV Home
2014	Bhabhi		ARY Digital
2014	Bhool		Hum TV
2014	Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai	Romaisa's Khala	Hum TV
2015	Tamasha	Amna Ahmed	Hum TV	Telefilm^[7]
2015	Goya		ARY Digital
2015	Tumse Mil Kay	Humayun's mother	ARY Digital
2015	Mumkin	Nageen	ARY Digital
2015	Kaanch Ki Guriya		Geo TV
2015–2016	Gul-e-Rana	Shahida	Hum TV
2015–2016	Abro	Farzana	Hum TV	^[8]
2016	Jithani	Sheyla	Hum TV
2016	Bechari Mehrunnisa		Geo TV
2016	Khwab Saraye	Salma	Hum TV
2016	Deewana	Amdun	Hum TV
2016	Ghayal	Hadia's Mother	ARY Digital
2016	Piyari Bittu	Ruksana	Express TV
2016	Choti Si Zindagi	Zubaida Irfan	Hum TV
2016	Sila	Nargis	Hum TV
2016	Kitni Girhain Baqi Hain 2	Various	Hum TV	Anthology series, appeared in Episode 4, 9, 14^[9]
2017	Toh Dil Ka Kia Hua	Maya's Mother	Hum TV
2017	Mere Ajnabi	Rabia	ARY Digital
2017	Rishta Baraye Farokht	Safdar's Mother	HUM Tv
2017	Adhoora Bandhan	Sarwat	Geo TV
2018	Thays	Zehra	A-Plus TV
2018	Umm-e-Haniya	Zeenat	Geo TV
2018	Ustani Jee	Shaista	Hum TV	Episode 6
2018	Suno Chanda	Naeema Nazakat Ali	Hum TV	^[10]
2018	Rashk	Kubra	Express TV
2019	Kaisa Hai Naseeban	Sofia	ARY Digital	^[11]
2019	Bandish	Sumbul	ARY Digital	^[12]
2019	Do Tola Pyar	Naseema	Play Entertainment TV
2019	Choti Choti Batain	Salma	Hum TV	Episode 1–4^[13]
2019	Suno Chanda 2	Naeema Nazakat Ali	Hum TV	^[14]
2020	Prem Gali	Haseena	ARY Digital

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Work	Category	Result
2001	scope=row	PTV World Award	Yehi Tau Hai Lollywood	Best Host
2014	Hum Award	Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai	Best Actor in a Negative Role		^[15]
2016		Abro
2020	scope=row	Pakistan International Screen Awards	Suno Chanda	Best Television Actress in Comedy role		^[16]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Farah Shah Biography Tv.com.pk. 2015-11-24.
2. Web site: Don't watch TV drama Bandish alone if you're easily spooked. Khan. Sheeba. 2019-02-18. DAWN. en. 2019-03-24.
3. Web site: Farah Shah Biography. Celebrities Biography. 2015-11-24. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20151125022104/http://www.celebswall.info/farah-shah-biography/. 25 November 2015. dead. dmy-all.
4. Web site: What is #InkaarKaro and why is it necessary for Pakistan?. 2018-11-24. The Express Tribune. en-US. 2019-03-24.
5. Web site: I'm lucky I have worked with Khalilur Rehman. His dialogues are the best: Imran Ashraf. 2017-12-14. Daily Times. en-US. 2019-03-24.
6. Web site: Sequal to 'Landa Bazaar,' 'Lal Ishq' airs 15 years after the original Pakistan Today. Pakistan Today. 2019-03-24.
7. Web site: Soniya Hussain is ready to steal the show with 'Tamasha'. Jawaid. Wajiha. 2015-09-18. HIP. en. 2019-03-24.
8. Web site: Hum TV's 'Abroo' is about a spoiled teenager. Farooqui. Kiran. 2016-01-01. HIP. en. 2019-03-24.
9. Web site: PEMRA issues notice to Hum TV drama 'Kitni Girhain Baki Hain' for homosexual content. Staff. DAWN. 2017-02-20. Images. en. 2019-03-24.
10. Web site: Farhan Saeed thanks fans for showering love on 'Suno Chanda' Pakistan Today. Pakistan Today. 2019-03-24.
11. Web site: 'The character I am playing has a journey', shares Ramsha Khan about her upcoming drama series "Mangharat".. 2018-09-17. Oyeyeah. en-US. 2019-03-25.
12. Web site: Review: This black magic TV drama is a Pakistani horror fan's delight. Khan. Sheeba. 2019-02-02. DAWN. en. 2019-03-24.
13. Web site: Angeline strikes back with 'Choti Choti Baatein'. 2019-03-08. The Nation. en. 2019-03-24.
14. Web site: Suno Chanda is back. 2019-05-07. The Nation. en. 2019-05-11.
15. Web site: HUM TV Awards 2015: the nominations are in. 2 April 2015. 18 June 2023. Dawn. Entertainment Desk.
16. Web site: Nominations for the first ever Pakistan International Screen Awards are out. Dawn Images. 8 February 2020.