Ushna Shah Explained

Ushna Shah
Birth Date:12 February 1990
Birth Place:Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Nationality:Pakistani, Canadian
Alma Mater:York University
Years Active:2012–present
Occupation:Actress
Spouse:Hamza Amin (m. 2023)
Relatives:Irsa Ghazal (sister)

Ushna Shah (born 12 February 1990) is a Pakistani-Canadian film and television actress. Her accolades includes a Hum Award and a Pakistan Media Award, and a nomination for Lux Style Award.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Shah graduated from the York University and made her debut with a supporting role in the 2013 romance Mere Khwabon Ka Diya, winning a Pakistan Media Award for Best Emerging Talent. After playing a series of roles, she starred as a struggling wife in the blockbuster thriller Bashar Momin (2014) and went on to feature as the female lead in the 2017 spiritual drama Alif Allah Aur Insaan and the 2018 psychological thriller Balaa, and earned further praise as a victim in the thriller Cheekh (2019), the love interest of the main character in the drama Parizaad (2022), and a naive wife in the romance Habs (2022).[5] [6] [7] [8]

Early Life

Shah was born on 12 February 1990, in Karachi, Sindh, to Muhammad Shah, a businessman, and Ismat Tahira, a veteran actress and a radio artist. She has one elder brother, Shah Sharabeel, a theater director, and an elder half-sister from her mother's first marriage, Irsa Ghazal, another television actress.[9] [10] The family relocated to Toronto, when Shah was a child, where she was raised. Shah moved back to Pakistan in 2012, to pursue a career in acting.[11] Shah graduated with a major in English Literature and Professional Writing from the York University.[12] [13]

Career

Shah began her career with character roles, including the serial Bashar Momin in 2014, the drama serial Duaa (2015) in which she played the title character, and Alif Allah Aur Insaan (2017) in the role of a beggar turned courtesan. She was cast in Jawad Bashir's Teri Meri Love Story in which she played the leading character Eesha, but the film was halted post-production and the official release never happened. She also starred in the first online Pakistani comedy film Oye Kuch Kar Guzar by D-juice Pakistan.[14] [15] She then appeared as a guest in the film Punjab Nahi Jaungi in 2017.[16] She has been the brand ambassador for the fashion label Nickie Nina, and has done campaigns for various lawn brands such as Jahanara.[17] In June 2017 she wrote on Facebook criticizing what she said was the trend of various talk shows using Ramadan to cash in on television rating points.[18] [19] [20] [21]

Personal life

Shah married professional golfer Hamza Amin, the son of golfer Taimur Hassan Amin, on 26 February 2023 in Karachi, two months after announcing her engagement.[22]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Teri Meri Love StoryEsha
2017 Oye Kuch Kar GuzarZara HayatReleased online by Djuice
Punjab Nahi JaungiHerselfSpecial appearance in song "Raat Ka Nasha"
2023ChikkarAyla Akbar

Television

Year Title Role Additional Notes
2013 Mere Khwabon Ka DiyaRahma Debut
2014Kitni Girhain Baaki HainShafeeqaEpisode "Harjai"[23]
2013 Shehr-e-Yaaran Durr e Shehwar
2013 RukhsaarMahrukh
2014–2015AagMomina[24]
2014 Hum Tehray GunahgaarSara
2014 Bashar MominRudaba
2015Piya Mann BhayeHania [25]
2015 Duaa Duaa [26]
2016 Bheegi PalkienMehar Bano [27]
2016Neelam KinaraySakina [28]
2016Bitiya Hamaray Zamanay Mein Iraj [29]
2016 Ab Kar Meri RafugariTaban Sultan
2016Thoda Sa AasmanRakhshi[30]
2017Alif Allah Aur InsaanRani (Reena Begum)
2017Yeh Ishq HaiTajwarEpisode "Kiya Yahi Pyaar Hai"[31]
2017Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain (season 2)Rozi/Sarah Episode 1, 25[32]
2018LashkaraBubly[33]
2018Ru Baru Ishq ThaSalwa[34]
2018 BalaaNigar
2019 CheekhNayab [35]
2019 Help Me Durdana Maheen [36]
2019Choti Choti BatainPareshay (Pari) Story 2 [37]
2019Pinky Ka DulhaPinky[38]
2019–2020 BewafaShireen [39]
2020DikhawaRabiaEpisode 19
2020Bandhay Aik Dor SeMaheen[40]
2021Aakhir Kab TakNoor[41]
ParizaadNaheed[42]
2022HabsAyesha Basit Khan[43]
2023DaurrShezray Hanif[44]

Telefilm

Awards and nominations

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ushna Shah admits to “sexist & demeaning” remarks she said to pizza delivery person, doesn’t apologize. Mahmood. Aisha. Business Recorder. 31 March 2019. Lahore. en-GB. 13 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Coronavirus: Ushna Shah advises people to look after their health in better way. Fatima. Nayab. Dunya News. 31 March 2019. Lahore. en-GB. 13 October 2019.
  3. Web site: Pakistani actor Ushna Shah voices support for victims of Australia bushfires . Mahmood. Aisha. The News. 14 October 2019. 14 October 2019.
  4. Web site: Ushna Shah advises Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar to 'put aside his ego' and apologies. Fatima. Nayab. Dunya News. 31 March 2020. Lahore. en-GB. 4 April 2020.
  5. News: Aqifa Amin. Bashar Momin launched amidst glam. https://web.archive.org/web/20140531162027/http://dailymailnews.com/2014/03/27/showbiz/2print.php. 2014-05-31. Daily Mail News.
  6. Web site: Female newcomers ruling Pakistan entertainment industry. Pakistan Today. 31 March 2014. Lahore. en-GB. 13 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20180325172855/https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/03/31/female-newcomers-ruling-pakistan-entertainment-industry/. 25 March 2018. live. dmy-all.
  7. News: Top five female celebs you should be following on Instagram - Daily Times. 2018-02-12. Daily Times. 2018-04-30. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20180609051930/https://dailytimes.com.pk/200193/top-five-female-celebs-following-instagram-2/. 9 June 2018. live. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: Ushna Shah Spoke Out About How Therapy Helped Her Control Her Anger On Sets. Zia. Iman. Mangobaaz. en-US. 2019-07-02.
  9. Web site: Ushna Shah biography - Pakistani actress and model. Zoha. Crayon. 20 May 2018. 13 October 2019.
  10. Web site: Step siblings of Pakistani celebrities. Fatima. Nayab. Aaj News. en-US. 2019-09-10.
  11. News: When women get together, we are unstoppable: Ushna Shah - The Express Tribune. 2018-01-20. The Express Tribune. 2018-04-30. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20180501013047/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1613718/4-women-get-together-unstoppable-ushna-shah/. 1 May 2018. live. dmy-all.
  12. News: I have not been challenged in a while: Ushna Shah - The Express Tribune. 2016-12-19. The Express Tribune. 2018-04-30. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20180501011534/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1267803/not-challenged-ushna-shah/. 1 May 2018. live. dmy-all.
  13. Ally Adnan (17 March 2018), "'We are in an era of change and women are asking for more': Ushna Shah", DunyaNews. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  14. Web site: Ushna Shah defends belittling comments towards a pizza delivery guy after it causes backlash. Mahmood. Aisha. Dawn. 15 October 2019. 14 October 2019.
  15. Web site: Muneeb Butt and Ushna Shah are pairing up for Pinky Ka Dulha. Haq. Irfan Ul. 2019-05-25. Images Dawn. en. 2019-11-13.
  16. News: Punjab Nahi Jaungi's latest song features a cameo by Ushna Shah. 15 August 2017. DAWN Images. 9 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170909141805/https://images.dawn.com/news/1178211. 9 September 2017. live. dmy-all.
  17. News: BCW2016 – The fashion parade comes to an end. Jawad. Saneela. 29 November 2016. Pakistan Today. Lahore. 13 October 2019.
  18. Web site: Actor Ushna Shah calls out Pakistani showbiz on its hypocrisy in Ramazan. Images Staff. 28 May 2017. Dawn. 13 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20181019131124/https://images.dawn.com/news/1177682. 19 October 2018. live. dmy-all.
  19. News: BCW2016 – The fashion parade comes to an end. Jawad. Saneela. 29 November 2016. Pakistan Today. Lahore. 13 October 2019.
  20. Web site: Actor Ushna Shah calls out Pakistani showbiz on its hypocrisy in Ramazan. Images Staff. 28 May 2017. Dawn. 13 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20181019131124/https://images.dawn.com/news/1177682. 19 October 2018. live.
  21. News: Punjab Nahi Jaungi's latest song features a cameo by Ushna Shah. 15 August 2017. DAWN Images. 9 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170909141805/https://images.dawn.com/news/1178211. 9 September 2017. live.
  22. Web site: Ushna Shah gets married to her 'royal prince' in a daytime nikah ceremony. Tribune. 27 February 2023 . 27 February 2023.
  23. Web site: Ushna Shah biography – Pakistani actress and model. Zoha. Crayon. 20 May 2018. 13 October 2019.
  24. Web site: Ushna Shah biography – Pakistani actress and model. Zoha. Crayon. 20 May 2018. 13 October 2019.
  25. Web site: Ushna Shah biography – Pakistani actress and model. Zoha. Crayon. 20 May 2018. 13 October 2019.
  26. Web site: Ushna Shah to make her film debut. NewsBytes. The News. en. 10 September 2019.
  27. News: From Hindu characters to cousin marriages – what TV got right and wrong in 2016. Bhutto. Rozina. 31 December 2016. Express Tribune. Karachi. en. 13 October 2019.
  28. Web site: Ushna Shah on joining hands with Todd's Welfare Society. NewsBytes. The News. en. 10 September 2019.
  29. Web site: Ushna Shah biography – Pakistani actress and model. Zoha. Crayon. 20 May 2018. 13 October 2019.
  30. News: A quick guide to TV serials. Instep Desk. News International. Karachi. en. 13 October 2019.
  31. Web site: Ushna Shah biography – Pakistani actress and model. Zoha. Crayon. 20 May 2018. 13 October 2019.
  32. Web site: In Review: Kitni Girhain Baqi Hain disappoints. Khan. Saira. 7 November 2016. HIP. en. 10 September 2019.
  33. Web site: Ushna Shah reveals her upcoming avatar and it's quite impactful. 11 December 2017. The Express Tribune. en. 10 September 2019.
  34. News: Women and the art of playing negative roles on TV. Instep Desk. The News International. en. 13 October 2019.
  35. Web site: WATCH: Pakistani TV actress Ushna Shah fly like a superwoman. Dunya News. 10 September 2019.
  36. Web site: Yasir Hussain has a double role in Help Me Durdana and it's not what you think. Haq. Irfan Ul. 27 April 2019. DAWN. en. 10 September 2019.
  37. Web site: Angeline strikes back with 'Choti Choti Baatein'. 8 March 2019. The Nation. en. 10 September 2019.
  38. Web site: Muneeb Butt and Ushna Shah are pairing up for Pinky Ka Dulha. Haq. Irfan Ul. 25 May 2019. Images Dawn. en. 13 November 2019.
  39. Web site: Ushna and Naveen to star opposite Ali Rehman Khan. 27 August 2019. Daily Times. en-US. 10 September 2019.
  40. Web site: Ahsan Khan and Ushna Shah will be working together in Bandhay Aik Dor Say. Haq. Irfan Ul. 27 November 2019. Images. en. 28 November 2019.
  41. Web site: Ushna Shah biography – Pakistani actress and model. Zoha. Crayon. 20 May 2018. 13 October 2019.
  42. News: Drama serial 'Parizaad' gains an overwhelming response. 4 September 2021. 14 December 2021. Daily Times (newspaper).
  43. Web site: Shehreyaar . Armaan . 9 May 2022 . Habs Teasers Hint At Intriguing Journey Of Love Through Marriage . 27 May 2022 . Galaxy Lollywood . en-US.
  44. Ally Adnan (17 March 2018), "'We are in an era of change and women are asking for more': Ushna Shah", DunyaNews. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  45. News: Aqifa Amin. Bashar Momin launched amidst glam. https://web.archive.org/web/20140531162027/http://dailymailnews.com/2014/03/27/showbiz/2print.php. 31 May 2014. Daily Mail News.
  46. Web site: Will Bashar Momin live up to the hype?. Pakistan Today. 31 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140317105437/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/03/16/entertainment/will-bashar-momin-live-up-to-the-hype/. 17 March 2014. live.
  47. Web site: Hum Awards 2018: All the winners. 29 July 2018. Daily Times. en-US. 10 September 2019.
  48. Web site: Hum Awards 2018: Winners List. Baddhau. Lakh. Biz Asia. 29 July 2018. 13 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20181122171959/https://www.bizasialive.com/live-hum-awards-2018-winners-list/. 22 November 2018. live.
  49. News: Did your favorites get nominated for Lux Style Awards 2019?. Web Desk. 30 March 2019. News International. Karachi. en. 13 October 2019.
  50. Web site: Bilal Khan and Ushna Shah-starrer Balaa goes on air tonight. NewsBytes. The News International. en. 10 September 2019.

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