Huma Nawab Explained

Huma Nawab
Birth Name:Huma Nawab
Birth Date:1 December 1969
Birth Place:Islamabad, Pakistan
Education:University of Islamabad
Years Active:1982 - Present
Occupation:Actress
Parents:Fatima Nawab (mother)

Huma Nawab is a Pakistani actress. She is one of the most popular actresses of her time and was one of the most successful actresses of 1980s and 1990s.[1] She played major roles in Chand Grehan, Aahat, Nijaat, Hawain, and Silsila.[2] [3]

Early life

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

Career

Huma did theatre stage plays at school and Chand Grehan was her most successful drama and her pairing with Ayaz Naik was quite popular.[2] She is noted for her husky voice, well-suited to the strong characters she played in dramatic works.[2] Nijaat and Dhoop Mein Sawan are other famous shows she performed in.[2] She started her career in the mid-80s with Silsila and continued working till 1999, after which she went to America.[4] Huma returned to Pakistan briefly in 2012, then again in 2014,[5] and permanently in 2015.[2] Since then, she has been prolific with some of her noted projects being Yaqeen Ka Safar, Deedan, Surkh Chandni, Mein Na Janoo, Dil Ruba, and Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay.[6]

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.[7] [2] [8] Huma is unmarried and lives in Islamabad.[9] Huma's mother Fatima Nawab was also an actress.[8]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNetwork
1982EshaanRiffat NaginaPTV
1983SilsilaSeemiPTV
1990DashtMehrunisaPTV
1991AahatFouziaPTV
1992Baat Banaye Na BaneAnniePTV
1993NijaatZareenaPTV[10]
1994Hum Kahan Ke Daana ThayNaziPTV
Memon Seth Ki Doosri ShadiFarzanaPTV
1995Chand GrehanShehrbanoPTV
AawazainShabanaPTV
1996Chotay Baray LoagShakeelaPTV
FararAmberPTV[11]
1997HawainSaimaPTV
1998Dhoop Mein SawanBatoolPTV[12]
2000Tum Hi To HoZaibPTV
2014Susraal MeraSalman's motherHum TV
ZidOmer's motherHum TV[13]
Jeena Dushwar SahiHammad's motherPTV
2015IntehaShehryar's motherExpress Entertainment
Kitna Satatay HoHammad's KhalaHum TV
Mere AjnabiAayan's motherARY Digital
Googly MohallaBhaya coachPTV
Aik Thi MisaalAsmaHum TV
2016Socha Na ThaAmnaARY Zindagi
Mere HumnawaNasraARY Digital
Kuch Na KahoNayyaraHum TV
Tum MilayFaridaARY Digital
Bin RoyeSafeer's motherHum TV
JudaiSamanARY Digital
2017Thori Si WafaSeemal's motherHum TV
Tumhare HainKiranARY Digital
Mera AanganShaistaARY Digital
Shikwa Nahin Kissi SeAmmi A-Plus
BegangiMahi's motherA-Plus
Yaqeen Ka SafarMahjabeenHum TV[14]
2018Tum Mujrim HoKomal's motherBOL Entertainment
DeedanGul MakaiA-Plus[15]
2019Kaif-e-BaharanFarah Geo Entertainment
Surkh ChandniSafinaARY Digital[16]
Muthi Bhar ChahatEman's motherExpress Entertainment
HaqeeqatSaira's motherA-Plus
Mein Na JanooFarahHum TV
2020RockstarMaryamTV One
Dil RubaJunaid's motherHum TV[17]
2021AksImran's motherLTN Family
Hum Kahan Ke Sachay ThaySalehaHum TV[18] [19]
ParizaadShehlaHum TV
2022AitebaarBilal's motherHum TV
BeqadarFarzanaHum TV
Rasm-e-UlfatArsam's motherPTV
Dil BhatkayZain's motherTV One
PehchaanBanoHum TV[20] [21]
IlzaamMrs. HaleemAan TV
BakhtawarShareefaHum TV[22]
2023AhsaasNazi's motherExpress Entertainment
GhaoHina's motherPTV
SamjhotaAzraARY Digital
Kahain Kis SeZubaidaHum TV
2024Pagal KhanaNoor's motherGreen Entertainment
RaazShoaib's mother

Telefilm

YearTitleRole
1985BazgashtSania
1990Gul Phenke HeinRida
1994AasebAshi
1999SamjhotaMadiha Kamran
2017Eid SharabaAzmat
2018Glass Tora Bara AanaUrwa's mother
2023Budhi Ghori Laal LagamAshi's mother

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Bin RoyeSafeer's mother
2016Mah e MirDr Kaleem's ex-wife[23]
2017Kambakht DilAmna Ehsaan
2019DastakSoldier's mother
2024NayabPiyari Baji[24]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ہما نواب: چھوٹے بالوں والی یا جینز پہنی ہوئی اداکارہ کا کریکٹر ڈھیلا ہی کیوں دکھاتے ہیں؟. BBC News. October 20, 2023.
  2. Web site: I would request PEMRA to exclude death scenes from drama serials: Huma Nawab. Daily Times. 2 July 2020.
  3. Web site: Unfinished business: TV today is largely enforcing stereotypes: Huma Nawab. The Express Tribune. 3 July 2020.
  4. Web site: I would request PEMRA to exclude death scenes from drama serials: Huma Nawab. Daily Times. 7 July 2020.
  5. Web site: Huma Nawab making a come back after 14 years. Pakistan Today. 8 July 2020.
  6. Web site: Hum Kahan Kay Sachay Thay draws you in like a good book. Dawn Images. 11 October 2021.
  7. Web site: Huma Nawab Biography. pakistani.pk. 12 July 2020.
  8. Web site: The Morning Show. ARY News. 16 July 2021.
  9. Web site: Unseen Rare Pictures of Huma Nawab. 19 October 2021. Pakistani Drama Story & Movie Reviews Ratings Celebrities Entertainment news Portal Reviewit.pk. en-US.
  10. Web site: Actor Atiqa Odho takes fans back to 1993. Samaa TV. 21 September 2021. 1 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211201025358/https://www.samaa.tv/entertainment/2020/07/actor-atiqa-odho-takes-fans-back-to-1993/.
  11. Web site: Do you remember watching this telefilm by Mehreen Jabbar?. Samaa TV. 4 September 2021.
  12. Web site:
    1. ThrowbackThursday: Mehreen Jabbar recalls shooting for Dhoop Mein Sawan
    . The Express Tribune. 22 August 2021.
  13. Web site: 11 Pakistani dramas you can't miss this year!. The Express Tribune. 16 March 2021.
  14. Web site: Yakeen Ka Safar will star Sajal Aly and Ahad Raza Mir. The News International. 11 February 2021.
  15. Web site: Television plays to look forward to. The News International. 1 February 2021.
  16. Web site: Osman Khalid Butt and Sohai Ali Abro come together for Surkh Chandni. The News International. 2 June 2021.
  17. Web site: That Week That Was Dil Ruba. Dawn News. 18 May 2021.
  18. Web site: Mahira Khan set to make television comeback with new drama. The News International. 13 October 2021.
  19. Web site: Huma Nawab's Stellar Performance in Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay Reminds Us of her PTV Classics. Minute Mirror. January 4, 2022.
  20. Web site: 2022-06-12 . Pehchaan Drama Cast Name, Cast Pictures, Story, & Timing . 2022-06-11 . Mag Pakistan . en-US.
  21. Web site: Pehchaan Kicks Off With Great Performances, And An Engaging Storyline. Galaxy Lollywood. June 12, 2022.
  22. Web site: Double trouble. The News International. July 26, 2022.
  23. Web site: 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. Web site: Enter Nayab’s world: Official poster for Yumna Zaidi’s debut film unveiled. The Express Tribune. December 4, 2023.
  25. Web site: What made Huma Nawab return to showbiz. ARY News. 24 January 2021.

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