Zeba Bakhtiar
Zeba Bakhtiar زيبا بختيار | |
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Bakhtiar at PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week in 2010 | |
Born | Zeba Bakhtiar |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | Azaan |
Zeba Bakhtiar (Urdu: زيبا بختيار) is a Pakistani film and television actress and a television director. She made her television debut with a Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) drama play, Anarkali (1988).[1] She made her Bollywood debut in Henna in 1991.[2] She is also known for her marriage to Adnan Sami, divorce and custody battles.[2]
Acting career
After performing in the TV play Anarkali (1988), she appeared in the movie Henna (1991), produced and directed by Randhir Kapoor in India. For her performance in the film Sargam (1995) she won the Nigar Award.
Bakhtiar also appeared in Indian films Mohabbat Ki Arzoo (1994), Stuntman (1994), Jai Vikraanta (1995) which were not successful. She then returned to Pakistan in Muqadama (1996), Chief Sahib (1996), Qaid (1996) and Babu (2001). She directed Babu in 2001, which was not successful.
Bakhtiar also appeared in television serials. She portrayed a handicapped girl in Pehli See Mohabbat and also appeared in Lollywood films Kundi and Sargam.
Personal life
Bakhtiar is the daughter of former attorney general Yahya Bakhtiar.[3] Her mother is of Hungarian descent while her father is an ethnic Pashtun from Quetta. Bakhtiar married singer Adnan Sami but they divorced in 1997. They have a son together named Azaan.[2][1][4]
Filmography
Year | Film | Role |
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1991 | Henna | Henna |
1991 | Deshwasi | |
1994 | Mohabbat Ki Aarzoo | Poonam Singh |
1994 | Stuntman | |
1995 | Jai Vikraanta | Nirmala Verma |
1995 | Sargam[1] | Zeb-un-Nisa |
1996 | Muqadama | Chanchal Singh |
1996 | Chief Sahib | |
1999 | Qaid | Khushboo |
2001 | Babu | |
2001 | Musalmaan | |
2014 | O21[1] | as Producer |
2015 | Bin Roye | Saba's Mother |
Television
- Anarkali (1988)- A Pakistan Television Corporation production
- Tansen
- Laag
- Mulaqat
- Abke Hum Bichre tau Shayad
- Muqaddas (1996)
- Mehmaan
- Shehr-e-Dil Ke Darwaze
- Moum (2010)
- Masuri
- Doordesh
- Aye Mere Pyar Ki Khushboo
- Ishq Ki Ibtida
- Samjhauta Express
- Hazaron Saal
- Be Imaan
- Takoune
- Maa Aur Mamta
- Bin Roye
- Aabla Paa
- Kharaash
- Pehli See Mohabbat
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 http://www.dawn.com/news/1142896, Profile of actress Zeba Bakhtiar on the Dawn newspaper, Published 10 November 2014, Retrieved 17 October 2016
- 1 2 3 http://www.tv.com.pk/celebrity/Zeba-Bakhtiar/331/biography, Retrieved 17 October 2016
- ↑ http://www.dawn.com/news/108677/yahya-bakhtiar-dies, Actress Zeba Bakhtiar and her father Yahya Bakhtiar on Dawn newspaper, Published 28 June 2003, Retrieved 17 October 2016
- ↑ https://tribune.com.pk/story/708857/the-buzz-in-conversation-with-zeba-bakhtiar/, 'The buzz: In conversation with Zeba Bakhtiar', The Express Tribune newspaper, Published 19 May 2014, Retrieved 19 March 2017
External links
- Zeba Bakhtiar on IMDb , Filmography of Zeba Bakhtiar