Farah Shah

Farah Shah فرح شاہ
Born	Farah Shah (1972-12-04) 4 December 1972 (age 52) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Occupation(s)	Actress, model, presenter
Years active	1999–present

Farah Shah is a Pakistani television actress and former model. She made her acting debut with the role of Mehru in PTV World's classic series Boota From Toba Tek Singh (1999). Shah's career spans more than 20 years. She worked in various hits on Urdu Television including Landa Bazar (2002), Chashman (2006), Khuda Aur Muhabbat (2011), Numm (2013), Gul-e-Rana (2015), Choti Si Zindagi (2016), Toh Dil Ka Kiya Hua (2017), and Suno Chanda (2018). Her performance as the antagonist in Mohabbat Subh Ka Sitara Hai (2013) and Abro (2016) earned her a nomination for Hum Award in a negative role category. She has played the role of Naeema in Hum TV's Suno Chanda 2. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

Entering showbiz at a young age, Shah became a host on a Lollywood music countdown program Yehi To Hai Lollywood. ^[3] She then pursued acting, with Boota from Toba Tek Singh being one of her earliest appearances in TV drama. In 2018, she made a cameo appearance in Angeline Malik's social initiative Inkaar Karo to raise awareness about women's empowerment in Pakistan. ^[4]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Airing Network	Notes
1999	Boota from Toba Tek Singh	Mehru	PTV World	[5]
2000	Chamak	Sharmeen	PTV Home
2000	Jeevan	Nancy	PTV Home
2001	Duniya Dari	Fauzia	PTV Home
2002	Landa Bazar	Zohra	PTV Home	[6]
2006	Mr. & Misses	Sara	PTV Home
2006	Chashman	Chashman	PTV Home
2006	Partition Aik Safar		Geo TV
2009	Barish Kay Aansoo	Sophia	Geo TV
2010	Chunri	Faizaan	PTV Home
2011	Khuda Aur Muhabbat	Abrina	Geo TV
2011	Main Mar Gai Shaukat Ali	Surraya	A-Plus TV
2012	Sabz Qadam		ARY Digital
2012	Shehryar Shehzadi	Shaista	Urdu 1
2013	Aseerzadi	Yasmeen	Hum TV
2013	Numm	Amtul Jahangir Bakht	Geo TV
2013-2014	Khwab Tabeer	Durdana	PTV Home
2014	Bhabhi		ARY Digital
2014	Bhool		Hum TV
2014	Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai	Romaisa's Khala	Hum TV
2015	Tamasha	Amna Ahmed	Hum TV	Telefilm [7]
2015	Goya		ARY Digital
2015	Tumse Mil Kay	Humayun's mother	ARY Digital
2015	Mumkin	Nageen	ARY Digital
2015	Kaanch Ki Guriya		Geo TV
2015–2016	Gul-e-Rana	Shahida	Hum TV
2015–2016	Abro	Farzana	Hum TV	[8]
2016	Jithani	Sheyla	Hum TV
2016	Bechari Mehrunnisa		Geo TV
2016	Khwab Saraye	Salma	Hum TV
2016	Deewana	Amdun	Hum TV
2016	Ghayal	Hadia's Mother	ARY Digital
2016	Piyari Bittu	Ruksana	Express TV
2016	Choti Si Zindagi	Zubaida Irfan	Hum TV
2016	Sila	Nargis	Hum TV
2016	Kitni Girhain Baqi Hain 2	Various	Hum TV	Anthology series, appeared in Episode 4, 9, 14 [9]
2017	Toh Dil Ka Kia Hua	Maya's Mother	Hum TV
2017	Mere Ajnabi	Rabia	ARY Digital
2017	Rishta Baraye Farokht	Safdar's Mother	HUM Tv
2017	Adhoora Bandhan	Sarwat	Geo TV
2018	Thays	Zehra	A-Plus TV
2018	Umm-e-Haniya	Zeenat	Geo TV
2018	Ustani Jee	Shaista	Hum TV	Episode 6
2018	Suno Chanda	Naeema Nazakat Ali	Hum TV	[10]
2018	Rashk	Kubra	Express TV
2019	Kaisa Hai Naseeban	Sofia	ARY Digital	[11]
2019	Bandish	Sumbul	ARY Digital	[12]
2019	Do Tola Pyar	Naseema	Play Entertainment TV
2019	Choti Choti Batain	Salma	Hum TV	Episode 1–4 [13]
2019	Suno Chanda 2	Naeema Nazakat Ali	Hum TV	[14]
2020	Prem Gali	Haseena	ARY Digital

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Work	Category	Result	Ref(s).
2001	PTV World Award	Yehi Tau Hai Lollywood	Best Host	Won
2014	Hum Award	Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai	Best Actor in a Negative Role	Nominated	[15]
2016		Abro		Nominated
2020	Pakistan International Screen Awards	Suno Chanda	Best Television Actress in Comedy role	Nominated	[16]

References

1. "Farah Shah Biography | Tv.com.pk" . Retrieved 24 November 2015.
2. Khan, Sheeba (18 February 2019). "Don't watch TV drama Bandish alone if you're easily spooked". DAWN. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
3. "Farah Shah Biography". Celebrities Biography. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
4. "What is #InkaarKaro and why is it necessary for Pakistan?". The Express Tribune. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
5. "I'm lucky I have worked with Khalilur Rehman. His dialogues are the best: Imran Ashraf". Daily Times. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
6. "Sequal to 'Landa Bazaar,' 'Lal Ishq' airs 15 years after the original | Pakistan Today". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
7. Jawaid, Wajiha (18 September 2015). "Soniya Hussain is ready to steal the show with 'Tamasha'". HIP. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
8. Farooqui, Kiran (1 January 2016). "Hum TV's 'Abroo' is about a spoiled teenager". HIP. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
9. Staff, DAWN (20 February 2017). "PEMRA issues notice to Hum TV drama 'Kitni Girhain Baki Hain' for homosexual content". Images. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
10. "Farhan Saeed thanks fans for showering love on 'Suno Chanda' | Pakistan Today". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
11. "'The character I am playing has a journey', shares Ramsha Khan about her upcoming drama series "Mangharat"". Oyeyeah. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
12. Khan, Sheeba (2 February 2019). "Review: This black magic TV drama is a Pakistani horror fan's delight". DAWN. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
13. "Angeline strikes back with 'Choti Choti Baatein'". The Nation. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
14. "Suno Chanda is back". The Nation . 7 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
15. Entertainment Desk (2 April 2015). "HUM TV Awards 2015: the nominations are in". Dawn. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
16. "Nominations for the first ever Pakistan International Screen Awards are out". Dawn Images. 8 February 2020.

External links

• Farah Shah at IMDb