Juggan Kazim Explained

Juggan Kazim
Honorific-Suffix:PP
Birth Name:Syeda Mehrbano Kazim
Birth Date:1980 1, df=yes
Height:5 feet 3 inches
Birth Place:Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Parents:Syed Abbas Kazim and Ghazala Saigol
Children:3
Occupation:Model, Film actress, TV actress, TV anchor
Relatives:Raza Kazim (uncle)
Nasim Zehra (aunt)
Agency:Newton Landry Management (Canada)
Spouse:

    Syeda Mehrbano Kazim (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|سیدہ مہر بانو کاظم), known by the stage name Juggun "Jay" Kazim (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|جگن کاظم), is a Pakistani Canadian actress, television host, and YouTube personality.[1] She has worked in numerous Pakistani and Canadian films. She is the brand ambassador for Garnier Fructis Pakistan.[2]

    Juggan Kazim was awarded Presidential Civil Award "Tamgha-e-Imtiaz" by the Government of Pakistan for her contributions to the media industry at the Presidential Awards ceremony on 23 March 2024.[3] [4]

    Personal life

    Juggan Kazim was born in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, to a Kashmiri Punjabi Muslim family. She has an older sister and a younger brother. Her uncle, Raza Kazim, is a lawyer and supporter of the arts.[1] The famed journalist Nasim Zehra is her aunt.[5]

    Her parents separated when she was a year old. Her father, Syed Abbas Kazim, let her work as a child model because "he looked upon it as something cute,"she says, even though her family considered acting—her ambition from an early age—to be too lowly a field for a girl of her stature.[6] Her father was conservative in his ideas about women, and her mother, Ghazala Saigol, was more modern.[6]

    She attended Kinnaird College and King's College, Canada, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Media. She also holds a Cisco Certified Network Associate certification.[6]

    In December 2004, Kazim returned from Canada to Pakistan, where she married Ahmed Tajik.She met him while attending a friend's wedding.[7] After just over a year of marriage, during which Ahmed beat her, she left him, taking their two-month-old son, Hamza, with her.[6] The father is not involved in her son's upbringing; she says this was a mutual decision, influenced by her experiences as the child of divorced parents. She married Feisal H. Naqvi, with whom she has another son, Hassan, on 27 June 2013 and a daughter, Noor Bano on 9 October 2020.[8] [9]

    Juggan Kazim is fluent in Urdu, English, and Punjabi.[2]

    Career

    Kazim has been involved in media work since she was four years old. In 1985–86, she did advertisements for Samsonite and other products.[10]

    She appeared in her first commercial play when she was fourteen, directed by her best friend, Mashal Peerzada. Her professional career, where she started using the name "Juggan Kazim," began in Toronto, when Sutherland Models approached her to work as a model. Kazim made her feature film debut in the lead role of "Gugan" in the Gaurav Seth's film Pink Ludoos, opposite Shaheen Khan (known for Bend It Like Beckham). Since then, she has appeared in an episode of David Wellington's The Eleventh Hour, directed by T.W. Peacock. Kazim hosted her own television show at age 16 until she left Pakistan to pursue her passion for acting in North America. She has also appeared in numerous stage productions in her home town as well as in Toronto. Most recently, she played the lead and title roles in "Tara" produced by Rasik Arts under the direction of Sally Jones.[10] She mainly does print modeling; her 5feet stature makes her think that "I'd look rather stupid walking the ramp." After two music videos with Sutherland, she was approached by Newton Landry Management, who remain her Canadian agents.[6]

    After returning to Pakistan, she started hosting television with the show Beanbag, which she also conceived and wrote. Since then, she has hosted a number of shows for various Pakistani networks. In March 2010, Kazim was named as L'Oréal's "Brand Ambassador" for their Garnier brand of hair and skin-care products in Pakistan.[2] In 2010, Juggan won Best Supporting Actress Award for Meri Unsuni Kahani on Pakistan Media Award.

    In March 2011, Kazim acted opposite Shaan Shahid in Altaf Hussain's Lollywood film Khamosh Raho., Hussain planned to release the film in Pakistan on 10 June 2011.[11] She is also starring opposite Mohib Mirza, Sanam Baloch and Sunita Marshall in Mirza's upcoming film Silent Cinema.Since 2011, she is the host of the show "Morning with Juggan" which airs on Pakistan Television Corporation's (PTV Home) on weekdays.This show is going well as the selection of guests is excellent.Full utilisation of guest talent is only possible when they are allowed to speak out, but unfortunately they are interpreted by host on continual basis.[5]

    In 2022, she made acting comeback with Hum TV's Agar and paired with Junaid Khan. Juggan also done Ramazan Transmission in 2021 with Qasim Ali Shah at A Plus TV[12]

    Filmography

    Year Movie Role
    2011 Khamosh Raho Jay Kazim[13]
    2018Altered SkinInsiya
    2022Shotcut

    Television

    YearTitleRoleNotes
    Piyasi
    Sher Dil
    Chaat
    Aik Pal
    Meri Un Suni Kahaani
    2006Sitam
    2007Man-o-SalwaSheena
    2008Naa Jane Kyun
    Rowspan=3 2009SaiqaSaiqa
    MishaalDua
    Kagaz Ki Nao
    2010VaslMarina
    Mujhe Hai Hukum-e-Azaan
    Patli Gali
    Rangeel Pur
    Kya Meri Shadi Sharukh Se Hogi
    2011Omer Dadi Aur Gharwale
    Pani Jaisa PiyarSasha
    2013Kaash Aisa Ho
    Mera RaqeebRaana
    2014Uff Yeh MohabbatGhazal
    Zindagi Tum Ho
    Janam JaliShaista
    2022–23AgarAinne[14]
    2023GunahGul Noor
    HadsaAmmara

    TV Host of programs

    See also

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Being Juggan Kazim. Safdar. Hina. 2010-05-10. 5 February 2020. Rewaj.pk website. https://web.archive.org/web/20131212103721/http://www.rewaj.com/entertainment/being-juggan-kazim.html. 12 December 2013. dead.
    2. Web site: L'ORÉAL PAKISTAN (PRIVATE) LIMITED reveals Juggun Kazim as 'Garnier Brand Ambassador' in Pakistan. 2010-03-29. Fashion Central. E2ESP. Pakistan. 5 February 2020.
    3. Web site: Editor . Showbiz personalities awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz on Pakistan Day . 2024-06-21 . www.24newshd.tv . en.
    4. Web site: Staff . Images . 2024-03-22 . A list of some of the big names receiving Presidential Civil Awards on March 23 . 2024-06-21 . Images . en.
    5. Waqas Habib Rana (2 November 2014), "Juggan Kazim: A charmed life" Dawn (newspaper), Retrieved 5 February 2020
    6. Web site: An Interview with Juggan Kazim. heena. apnimarzi.com website. 5 November 2009. 20 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055738/http://www.apnimarzi.com/an-interview-with-juggan-kazim. 4 March 2016. dead.
    7. Web site: Juggan Kazim with Ex-Husband Adnan Ghafoor. https://web.archive.org/web/20150930191924/http://www.web.pk/2013/juggan-kazim-ex-husband-adnan-ghafoor/ . 30 September 2015. web.pk website. 11 June 2013. 20 August 2023.
    8. Web site: Interview: Juggan Kazim | People | Newsline . Newslinemagazine.com . 2010-06-27 . 5 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20120319024426/http://www.newslinemagazine.com/2010/06/interview-juggan-kazim/ . 19 March 2012 . dead.
    9. News: The big, fat Pakistani wedding. 16 March 2014. Saima Salman. Dawn (newspaper). 5 February 2020.
    10. News: Affairs of the heart  - Juggan Kazim, actor, host and model. Marylou Andrew. 20 September 2017. Dawn (newspaper). 5 February 2020.
    11. News: Lollywood: From the set of Khamosh Raho. Usman. Ali. 2011-03-05. 5 February 2020. The Express Tribune (newspaper).
    12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2LwW2yWs2Y
    13. http://www.fashioncentral.pk/people-parties/celebrity-gossip/story-1146-juggan-kazim-says-no-to-pakistani-films/ Juggan Kazim and film 'Khamosh Raho' (2011) article
    14. Web site: Juggun Kazim says upcoming drama Agar with Junaid Khan makes her want to continue acting. DAWN Images. 16 October 2022. Irfan Ul Haq. 20 August 2023. 17 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221017171852/https://images.dawn.com/news/1191017/juggun-kazim-says-upcoming-drama-agar-with-junaid-khan-makes-her-want-to-continue-acting.
    15. Web site: Mast Morning With Juggan Kazim Started on Dawn TV . 8 November 2010 . Awamiweb.com . 5 February 2020.
    16. https://www.dawn.com/news/611096/sleepy-juggan Sleepy Juggan