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'''Huma Nawab''' is a Pakistani actress. She was one of the most popular actresses of the 1980s and 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/urdu/articles/c2lv41vj4lyo|title=ہما نواب: چھوٹے بالوں والی یا جینز پہنی ہوئی اداکارہ کا کریکٹر ڈھیلا ہی کیوں دکھاتے ہیں؟|website=BBC News|date=October 20, 2023}}</ref> She played major roles in ''[[Chand Grehan]]'', ''[[Aahat (Pakistani TV series)|Aahat]]'', ''[[Nijaat]]'', ''[[Hawain]],'' and ''[[Silsila]]''.<ref name=DailyTimes>{{cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/434880/i-would-request-pemra-to-exclude-death-scenes-from-drama-serials-huma-nawab|title=I would request PEMRA to exclude death scenes from drama serials: Huma Nawab|work=Daily Times|date=2 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/969020/unfinished-business-tv-today-is-largely-enforcing-stereotypes-huma-nawab|title=Unfinished business: TV today is largely enforcing stereotypes: Huma Nawab|publisher=The Express Tribune|date=3 July 2020}}</ref>
'''Huma Nawab''' is a Pakistani actress. She is one of the most popular actresses of her time and one of the most successful Pakistani TV actresses of the 1980s and 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/urdu/articles/c2lv41vj4lyo|title=ہما نواب: چھوٹے بالوں والی یا جینز پہنی ہوئی اداکارہ کا کریکٹر ڈھیلا ہی کیوں دکھاتے ہیں؟|website=BBC News|date=October 20, 2023}}</ref> She played major roles in TV dramas ''[[Chand Grehan]]'', ''[[Aahat (Pakistani TV series)|Aahat]]'', ''[[Nijaat]]'', ''[[Hawain]],'' and ''[[Silsila]]''.<ref name=DailyTimes>{{cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/434880/i-would-request-pemra-to-exclude-death-scenes-from-drama-serials-huma-nawab|title=I would request PEMRA to exclude death scenes from drama serials: Huma Nawab|work=Daily Times|date=2 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/969020/unfinished-business-tv-today-is-largely-enforcing-stereotypes-huma-nawab|title=Unfinished business: TV today is largely enforcing stereotypes: Huma Nawab|publisher=The Express Tribune|date=3 July 2020}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
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==Career==
==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.<ref name=DailyTimes/> She is noted for her husky voice, well-suited to the strong characters she played in dramatic works.<ref name=DailyTimes/> ''[[Nijaat]]'' and ''[[Dhoop Mein Sawan]]'' are other famous shows she performed in.<ref name=DailyTimes/> She started her career in the mid-80s with ''Silsila'' and continued working till 1999, after which she went to America.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/434880/i-would-request-pemra-to-exclude-death-scenes-from-drama-serials-huma-nawab|title=I would request PEMRA to exclude death scenes from drama serials: Huma Nawab|work=Daily Times|date=7 July 2020}}</ref> Huma returned to Pakistan briefly in 2012, then again in 2014,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/04/08/huma-nawab-making-a-come-back-after-14-years|title=Huma Nawab making a come back after 14 years|publisher=Pakistan Today|date=8 July 2020}}</ref> and permanently in 2015.<ref name=DailyTimes/> 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]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1188425/hum-kahan-kay-sachay-thay-draws-you-in-like-a-good-book|title=Hum Kahan Kay Sachay Thay draws you in like a good book|website=Dawn Images|date=11 October 2021}}</ref>
Huma did theatre plays at school, and ''[[Chand Grehan]]'' was her most successful drama, and her pairing with [[Ayaz Naik]] was quite popular.<ref name=DailyTimes/> She is noted for her husky voice, well-suited to the strong characters she played in dramatic works.<ref name=DailyTimes/> ''[[Nijaat]]'' and ''[[Dhoop Mein Sawan]]'' are other famous drama serials she performed in.<ref name=DailyTimes/> She started her career in the mid-80s with ''Silsila'' and continued working till 1999, after which she went to the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/434880/i-would-request-pemra-to-exclude-death-scenes-from-drama-serials-huma-nawab|title=I would request PEMRA to exclude death scenes from drama serials: Huma Nawab|work=Daily Times|date=7 July 2020}}</ref> Huma returned to Pakistan briefly in 2012, again in 2014,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/04/08/huma-nawab-making-a-come-back-after-14-years|title=Huma Nawab making a come back after 14 years|publisher=Pakistan Today|date=8 July 2020}}</ref> and permanently in 2015.<ref name=DailyTimes/> Since then, she has been a prolific actor, with some of her noted projects being ''[[Yaqeen Ka Safar]]'', ''[[Deedan]]'', ''[[Surkh Chandni]]'', ''[[Mein Na Janoo]]'', ''[[Dil Ruba]],'' and ''[[Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1188425/hum-kahan-kay-sachay-thay-draws-you-in-like-a-good-book|title=Hum Kahan Kay Sachay Thay draws you in like a good book|website=Dawn Images|date=11 October 2021}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Latest revision as of 04:16, 5 November 2024

Huma Nawab
Born
Huma Nawab

(1969-12-01) 1 December 1969 (age 54)
Islamabad, Pakistan
EducationUniversity of Islamabad
OccupationActress
Years active1982 - Present
ParentFatima Nawab (mother)

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

Early life

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Nawab was born in 1969 in Islamabad, Pakistan.[4] She completed her education at the University of Islamabad.[4]

Career

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Huma did theatre 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 drama serials she performed in.[2] She started her career in the mid-80s with Silsila and continued working till 1999, after which she went to the United States.[5] Huma returned to Pakistan briefly in 2012, again in 2014,[6] and permanently in 2015.[2] Since then, she has been a prolific actor, with some of her noted projects being Yaqeen Ka Safar, Deedan, Surkh Chandni, Mein Na Janoo, Dil Ruba, and Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay.[7]

Personal life

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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.[8][2][4] Huma is unmarried and lives in Islamabad.[9] Huma's mother Fatima Nawab was also an actress.[4]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Network
1982 Eshaan Riffat Nagina PTV
1983 Silsila Seemi PTV[2]
1990 Dasht Mehrunisa PTV
1991 Aahat Fouzia PTV[2]
1992 Baat Banaye Na Bane Annie PTV
1993 Nijaat Zareena PTV[10]
1994 Hum Kahan Ke Daana Thay Nazi PTV
Memon Seth Ki Doosri Shadi Farzana PTV
1995 Chand Grehan Shehrbano PTV[2]
Aawazain Shabana PTV
1996 Chotay Baray Loag Shakeela PTV
Farar Amber PTV[11]
1997 Hawain Saima PTV[2]
1998 Dhoop Mein Sawan Batool PTV[12]
2000 Tum Hi To Ho Zaib PTV
2014 Susraal Mera Salman's mother Hum TV
Zid Omer's mother Hum TV[13]
Jeena Dushwar Sahi Hammad's mother PTV
2015 Inteha Shehryar's mother Express Entertainment
Kitna Satatay Ho Hammad's Khala Hum TV
Mere Ajnabi Aayan's mother ARY Digital
Googly Mohalla Bhaya coach PTV
Aik Thi Misaal Asma Hum TV
2016 Socha Na Tha Amna ARY Zindagi
Mere Humnawa Nasra ARY Digital
Kuch Na Kaho Nayyara Hum TV
Tum Milay Farida ARY Digital
Bin Roye Safeer's mother Hum TV
Judai Saman ARY Digital
2017 Thori Si Wafa Seemal's mother Hum TV
Tumhare Hain Kiran ARY Digital
Mera Aangan Shaista ARY Digital
Shikwa Nahin Kissi Se Ammi A-Plus
Begangi Mahi's mother A-Plus
Yaqeen Ka Safar Mahjabeen Hum TV[14]
2018 Tum Mujrim Ho Komal's mother BOL Entertainment
Deedan Gul Makai A-Plus[15]
2019 Kaif-e-Baharan Farah Geo Entertainment
Surkh Chandni Safina ARY Digital[16]
Muthi Bhar Chahat Eman's mother Express Entertainment
Haqeeqat Saira's mother A-Plus
Mein Na Janoo Farah Hum TV
2020 Rockstar Maryam TV One
Dil Ruba Junaid's mother Hum TV[17]
2021 Aks Imran's mother LTN Family
Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay Saleha Hum TV[18][19]
Parizaad Shehla Hum TV
2022 Aitebaar Bilal's mother Hum TV
Beqadar Farzana Hum TV
Rasm-e-Ulfat Arsam's mother PTV
Dil Bhatkay Zain's mother TV One
Pehchaan Bano Hum TV[20][21]
Ilzaam Mrs. Haleem Aan TV
Bakhtawar Shareefa Hum TV[22]
2023 Ahsaas Nazi's mother Express Entertainment
Ghao Hina's mother PTV
Samjhota Azra ARY Digital
Kahain Kis Se Zubaida Hum TV
2024 Pagal Khana Noor's mother Green Entertainment
Raaz Shoaib's mother

Telefilm

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Year Title Role
1985 Bazgasht Sania
1990 Gul Phenke Hein Rida
1994 Aaseb Ashi
1999 Samjhota Madiha Kamran
2017 Eid Sharaba Azmat
2018 Glass Tora Bara Aana Urwa's mother
2023 Budhi Ghori Laal Lagam Ashi's mother

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2015 Bin Roye Safeer's mother
2016 Mah e Mir Dr Kaleem's ex-wife [23]
2017 Kambakht Dil Amna Ehsaan
2019 Dastak Soldier's mother
2024 Nayab Piyari Baji [24]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Title Result Ref.
1983 PTV Award Best Actress Merchant of Venus Won [25]

References

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