Iman Ali Explained

Iman Ali
Birth Name:Iman Ali
Birth Date:1980 12, df=y
Birth Place:Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1998–present
Parents:Abid Ali (father)
Humaira Ali (mother)
Relatives:Rahma Ali (sister)

Iman Ali (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|ایمان علی; born 19 December 1980[1]) is a Pakistani actress and model who is best known for her work in Urdu films. Ali made her film debut with a leading role in the 2007 thriller Khuda Kay Liye, for which she won a Lux Style Award for Best Actress. She has also starred as the main female lead in the 2016 biographical drama Mah e Mir, and had a supporting role in the 2011 social drama Bol.[2]

Early life

Iman Ali was born on 19 December 1980 in Lahore, Punjab in Pakistan. Her father was from Quetta.[1]

Career

Ali first appeared in the serial Dil Dekay Jaien Gay followed by Arman, Kismat, Woh Tees Din, Pehla Pyar, and Kuch Log Roth Kar Bhi. In addition, she starred alongside Shehzad Roy in the first episode of the Geo News TV Serial "Chal Parha" which aired on Geo News in 2013.[3]

In 2003, Ali appeared in Ishq Mohabbat Apna Pan, also known as Anarkali video, in a seven-minute music video directed by Shoaib Mansoor. She followed this with the leading role in Zoheb Hassan's television series Kismat. Later, she co-hosted the Lux Style Awards in 2005 and appeared in some more television productions, which ended in 2006 after her breakthrough into films.[2]

In 2007, Ali made her film debut in Shoaib Mansoor's Khuda Kay Liye opposite Shaan, Fawad Khan, and Naseeruddin Shah for which she received the Lux Style Awards for 'Best Actress' in 2008.[2] She appeared in a supporting role in Shoaib Mansoor's second film, Bol, opposite Humaima Malik, Atif Aslam, and Mahira Khan.[2]

In 2015, Ali appeared in the lead role in Anjum Shehzad's Mah e Mir opposite Fahad Mustafa and Sanam Saeed.[4] She next starred in the film Tich Button as Leena, which began production in 2019 and was released in November 2022.[5] [6] [7]

Personal life

Ali is the daughter of actor Abid Ali and actress Humaira Ali. On 21 February 2019, she married Babar Bhatti, a Canada-based businessman and the grandson of Major Raja Aziz Bhatti, in Lahore.[8] [9] Ali's younger sister Rahma Ali is a singer and actress.[10]

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNetwork
2006Pehla PyarIshaPTV
2006KismatFaryalGeo Entertainment
2008Saiban Sheeshay KaHusnaPTV
2010Woh Tees DinShaistaPTV
2011BewafaiyanRidaARY Digital
2012ArmaanSaraPTV
2012Dil Deke Jayen GeZobiGeo TV
2013Chal ParhaHerselfGeo News

Film

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YearFilmRoleNotes
2007Khuda Kay LiyeMaryam AKA "Mary"Won Best Actress – Lux Style Awards
2011Bol Meena / Sabina
2014O21Aleeha Siddiqui
2015Mah e MirMahtab[11]
2022Tich ButtonLeena

Music videos

YearBand/SingerSongRef.
2005Shabnam MajeedIshq Mohabbat Apna Pan
2016Shehzad Roy and Zoe ViccajiJind Jaan[12]

Awards and nominations

Lux Style Awards

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2002 1st Lux Style Awards Best Model of the Year rowspan="4" [14]
2004 3rd Lux Style Awards [15]
2005 4th Lux Style Awards
2006 5th Lux Style Awards
2008 7th Lux Style Awards Best Film Actress Khuda Kay Liye [16]

International Pakistan Prestige Awards

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iman Ali News. Times of India. May 19, 2022.
  2. News: The ever-evasive Iman (interview with Iman Ali). Usman Ghafoor. The News International (newspaper). 3 July 2016. 22 June 2020.
  3. Web site: Iman Ali – Top 10 Bold Pictures to Leave You Spellbound!. Dispatch News Desk. August 27, 2022.
  4. News: Some Pakistani actors made a fool of themselves in Bollywood: Iman Ali. The Express Tribune (newspaper). 5 May 2016. 22 June 2020.
  5. News: Iman Ali, Sonya Hussyn join cast of 'Tich Button'. Reuters News Agency. 24 January 2019. 22 June 2020. The Express Tribune (newspaper).
  6. News: Iman Ali to replace Saba Qamar in Badshah Begum. 10 August 2018. The Nation (newspaper). 22 June 2020.
  7. Web site: I Was Alive; I Didn't Go Anywhere: Iman Aly On Making Big Screen Comeback. The Express Tribune. November 4, 2022.
  8. https://www.samaa.tv/culture/2019/02/pakistani-model-and-actor-iman-ali-ties-the-knot-in-lahore/ "Pakistani model and actor Iman Ali ties the knot in Lahore"
  9. News: Supermodel Iman Ali is married now!. The News International (newspaper). 22 February 2019. 22 June 2020.
  10. Web site: Rahma Ali's talent brought her where she is today. Daily Times. June 28, 2022.
  11. Movie Review: Mah-e-Mir . Newsline. June 2015. 22 June 2020.
  12. Web site: When you get preachy, no one listens: Shehzad Roy. The Express Tribune. January 23, 2022.
  13. Web site: Galaxy Lollywood Awards 2017 Nominations. Galaxy. Lollywood. 26 January 2017.
  14. Web site: 2003-07-15 . ..::LUX Style Awards 2003::.. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20030715233432/http://www.luxstyleawards.com/winners/pastwinners.asp . 2003-07-15 . 2023-05-19 .
  15. Web site: khan . Athar . 2003-10-14 . LUX Style Awards for the year 2004 . 2023-05-19 . Rewaj Women Lifestyle . en-US.
  16. Web site: 2011-08-26 . Lux Style Awards: A trip down memory lane . 2023-05-19 . The Express Tribune . en.
  17. Web site: IPPA reveals nominations for the year 2017. Runaway Pakistan. August 20, 2018.