Frieha Altaf

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Frieha Altaf
Born (1964-09-21) 21 September 1964 (age 60)
Karachi, Pakistan
EducationBarbizon Institute
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Film director
  • Host
  • Human rights activist
  • Model
  • Producer
Years active1982–present
ChildrenTurhan James (son)
Parisheh James (daughter)
Parents
  • Altaf H Randhawa (father)
  • Yasmeen Altaf (mother)
RelativesNeshmia Ahmed (sister)

Frieha Altaf is a Pakistani actress, former model, host, film director, producer and human rights activist. [1] She is the CEO of her own Catwalk Event Management and Sahil which she founded in 1989. [2] She also worked in classic dramas Rozi and Kohar . [3] Altaf also had guest appearances in films Lahore Se Aagey , Wajood , Baaji and Parey Hut Love . [4]

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Early life

She completed her education in US and returned to Pakistan in 1986. In Karachi, she worked as a painter and sculptor. During an exhibition, she was asked by a modeling agent to model for advertising and she agreed. [5] Frieha's mother Yasmeen was a model in the 1960s. [5]

Frieha also went to Canada where she studied fashion design while also teaching there at Barbizon Institute and got a diploma in fashion design. [1]

Career

Frieha started modeling at age 18 before going to the USA and she also did theater and stage plays. [5] Frieha was paired with supermodel Atiya Khan for a jewellery shoot. [5] In 1986, during the match between Pakistan versus India cricket cup in Sharjah, Frieha was sent abroad for a modelling show for Maheen Khan which was a success for Frieha. [5] She also hosted Lux Style Ki Duniya on PTV in 1989. [1] In 1990 she made her debut as an actress in Sahira Kazmi's directed long play Rozi as Shahana. [5]

In 1991 she worked in Haseena Moin's drama Kohar as Neelam with Shakeel, Marina Khan and Fauzia Wahab. [3]

In 2014 she introduced actress and model Areeba Habib to Pakistani fashion industry. [6]

In 2022 Frieha launched her own podcast called FWhy Podcast in which she interviewed many actors and actresses such as Humayun Saeed, Imran Ashraf and Zara Noor Abbas. [7]

Personal life

She married thrice but her three marriages ended in divorce. [5] She has two children from her third marriage and took custody of her children. [8] [9] Frieha's sister Neshmia Ahmed is a former model and the CEO of Grandeur Art Gallery. [10]

In 2018 Frieha revealed in an interview with Nida Yasir and Farah that she was abused by her cook at the age of six when her parents were on vacation in Japan. She told about it to her mother when she came back from Japan later they got the cook arrested. She said that it was traumatizing for her and it affected her and her mother but later she recovered. [11]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNetwork
1990 Rozi Shahana PTV [12]
1991 Kohar Neelam PTV [3]
2022Stars and StyleHerself PTV

Web series

YearTitleRoleNetwork
2020 Churails Botox LadyZEE5 [13]
2021DaiDaiUrduflix [14]

Film

YearTitleRole
2016 Lahore Se Aagey Herself
2018 Wajood Mrs. Shafqat [4]
2019 Baaji Herself [15]
2019 Parey Hut Love Feroza [16]

Music video

YearSongSinger(s)Notes
2018Kiya Darta Hai Shehzad Roy CATWALK [17]

Host

YearTitleRoleNetwork
1989Lux Style Ki DuniyaHerself PTV [1]
2022FWhy PodcastHerselfYoutube [7]

Other appearance

YearTitleRoleNetwork
2018Mein Nahi HumHerself Hum News
2019Ek Nayee Subah With FarahHerself A-Plus
2019BOL Nights with Ahsan KhanHerself BOL Entertainment
2020Good Morning PakistanHerself ARY Digital
2022G SarkarHerselfNeo News

Ambassadorship

Awards and recognition

YearAwardCategoryResultTitleRef.
2018 17th Lux Style Awards Lifetime Achievement AwardWonFashion [19]
2019The Pakistan Leading Ladies AwardsWoman of the Year AwardWonHerself [20]

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  2. ↑ "Frieha Altaf: Power of Influence". Masala. 9 December 2019.
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