Zeba Bakhtiar Explained

Zeba Bakhtiar
Birth Date:5 November 1962[1]
Known For:Henna (1991)
Sargam (1995)
Birth Place:Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Parents:Yahya Bakhtiar (father)
Children:Azaan Sami Khan (son)
    Relatives:Sultana Zafar (aunt)
    Huma Akbar (sister-in-law)

    Zeba Bakhtiar (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|زيبا بختيار; born 5 November 1962) is a Pakistani film/TV actress and a television director. She is known for her TV drama Anarkali (1988), the Bollywood romantic drama Henna (1991), and the Lollywood movie, Sargam (1995). She produced and directed a movie Babu in 2001. Zeba won the best actress Nigar Award for the movie Sargam in 1995.

    Early life and family

    Zeba is the daughter of Yahya Bakhtiar, a lawyer, politician and pre-independence Muslim League activist who served as the Attorney General of Pakistan, and also played a key role in framing Pakistan's current constitution. Her father belonged to Quetta,[2] while her mother Eva Bakhtiar was an English woman born to Hungarian parents.[3] [4] Her father died in 2003,[2] and her mother died in 2011.[5] Her parents met in the UK in the early 1940s and married, with her mother eventually settling in Pakistan in 1949 after graduating from the University College London.[3] [5] Zeba has two brothers, Salim and Karim, who are both doctors, and a sister, Saira.[2] She was raised in Quetta,[5] and moved to Karachi later.[2]

    Career

    Zeba made her television debut with a Pakistan Television drama, Anarkali in 1988. Her melancholic romantic role in Anarkali was widely appreciated. Then, she signed a Bollywood movie Henna in 1991 under the direction of Randhir Kapoor. Henna made Zeba a household name in the subcontinent. Later, she worked in more Bollywood movies like Mohabbat Ki Arzoo (1994), Stuntman (1994), Jai Vikraanta (1995), and Muqadama (1996). But her career in Bollywood didn't make any progress after Henna. Then she came back to Pakistan and worked in Syed Noor directed film Sargam (1995). Her other Lollywood movies include Chief Sahib (1996), Qaid (1996), and Musalman (2001). She produced and directed movie Babu in 2001, and produced a movie Mission 021 in 2014.
    Apart from big screen, Zeba also appeared in some popular TV dramas like Tansan, Laag, and Pehli see mohabbat.[6] [7]

    Personal life

    Marriages

    Zeba has been married 4 times. Her first husband was Salman Valliani whom she married in the year 1985.[8] She married to Indian actor Jaaved Jafferi In 1989 and got divorce after one year. She came in the limelight because of her marriage to singer and music composer Adnan Sami. Zeba and Adnan got divorced in 1997. They have a son named Azaan Sami Khan[9]

    Health

    Zeba was diagnosed with diabetes before her second marriage.[10] She now participates in the diabetes awareness campaigns on different forums.[11] [12]

    Social work

    She is involved in women's association football in Pakistan as chairwoman of Karachi-based Diya W.F.C.[13]

    Filmography

    YearFilmRoleLanguage
    1991Henna[14] HennaHindi
    1994Mohabbat Ki AarzooPoonam SinghHindi
    1994StuntmanReena B. TiwariHindi
    1995Jai VikraantaNirmala VermaHindi
    1995SargamZeb-un-NisaUrdu
    1996MuqadamaChanchal Singh
    1996Chief SahibUrdu
    1999QaidKhushboo
    2001Babu
    2001Musalmaan
    2014O21as Producer
    2015Bin RoyeSaba's Mother

    Television

    Accolades

    YearCeremony Category Work Result
    1992Filmfare AwardsBest ActressHenaa
    Best Female Debut
    1995scope=row Nigar AwardsBest ActressSargam[15]
    2004Lux Style AwardsChairperson's Lifetime Achievement Award for contributions to Pakistani entertainment industry
    2006Best TV Director (Terrestrial)Masoori
    2015Best FilmO21[16]

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Interview given to Aamna Haider Isani (Jul-2023), published on YouTube (Zeba Bakhtiar On Life Survival Hacks I Six Pack at 60 I How To Overcome Depression I AHI).
    2. Web site: Yahya Bakhtiar dies . Dawn . 28 June 2003 . 18 May 2020 . 20 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191020152510/https://www.dawn.com/news/108677 . live .
    3. News: Azaan Sami Khan discusses relation with father, Adnan Sami Khan . The News . 19 September 2019 . 19 May 2020 . Speaking about family dynamics, Azaan first revealed, "My mother’s mother was English; her parents were Hungarian. My grandfather met her in the early 1940s," he revealed. . https://web.archive.org/web/20190906023529/https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/522369-azaan-sami-khan-discusses-relation-with-father-adnan-sami-khan . 6 September 2019.
    4. News: 'My hero': Zeba Bakhtiar shares a memorable picture . ARY News . 19 February 2020 . 19 May 2020 . Her father Yahya Bakhtiar was a lawyer and Attorney General of Pakistan who played a key role in the framing of the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan. Zeba’s mother was a Hungarian woman. . 20 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200220175506/https://arynews.tv/en/zeba-bakhtiar-picture-late-father/ . live .
    5. News: Yahya Bakhtiar's wife dies . Dawn . 8 January 2011 . 19 May 2020 . 28 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928162750/https://www.dawn.com/news/597185 . live .
    6. Web site: Zeba-bakhtiar . Profiles of Famous Pakistanis . 31 August 2021 . 16 September 2021 . 16 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210916072403/https://profilepk.com/zeba-bakhtiar . live .
    7. Web site: زیبا بختیار نے بھارتی فلم حنا سے فنی سفر کا آغاز کیا . express news . 16 September 2021 . 16 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210916075449/https://www.express.pk/story/177029/ . live .
    8. Web site: Zeba Bakhtiar Biography | IMDB . www.imdb.com.
    9. Web site: The buzz: In conversation with Zeba Bakhtiar . Zara Nasir . Hafeez . May 19, 2014 . tribune.com.pk . 19 March 2017 . 8 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170208133554/https://tribune.com.pk/story/708857/the-buzz-in-conversation-with-zeba-bakhtiar/ . live .
    10. Web site: Zeba joins JJ diabetes care . The Nation . 10 September 2013 . 16 September 2021 . 19 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221019162616/https://nation.com.pk/10-Sep-2013/zeba-joins-jj-diabetes-care . live .
    11. Web site: Zeba Bakhtiar and Johnson and Johnson aspire towards better diabetes care . Asianet Pakistan . 16 September 2021 . 16 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210916081510/https://asianetpakistan.com/zeba-bakhtiar-and-johnson-and-johnson-aspire-towards-better-diabetes-care/ . live .
    12. Web site: Adnan Sami married the star, not person: Zeba Bakhtiar . Zee News . 16 September 2021 . 16 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210916081509/https://zeenews.india.com/home/adnan-sami-married-the-star-not-person-zeba-bakhtiar_414039.html . live .
    13. News: 2016-05-20 . A football victory for girls' rights in Karachi . United Nations Pakistan Newsletter Issue No. 2 (2016) . 2021-03-15 . 19 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221019162617/https://issuu.com/uninformationcentreislamabad/docs/unp-newsletter-2-2016-web . live .
    14. Web site: RIP Rishi Kapoor: 'Henna' will be remembered forever . DeccanHerald . 30 April 2020 . en . 30 April 2020 . 2 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200502013723/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/rip-rishi-kapoor-henna-will-be-remembered-forever-831921.html . live .
    15. Web site: List of Nigar awards from 1957 to 1971. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080803194443/http://www.thehotspotonline.com/moviespot/bolly/Lollywood/NigarAwards.htm . 17 June 2002. The Hot Spot Online. 3 August 2008. 18 June 2023.
    16. Web site: Nominations for Lux Style Awards 2015 announced. Daily Times. 17 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150719140155/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/entertainment/17-Jul-2015/nominations-for-lux-style-awards-2015-announced. 19 July 2015. Karachi. dead.