Huma Mir

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Huma Mir
Born
Huma Waris Mir

(1970-11-14) 14 November 1970 (age 54)
Education University of Karachi
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Singer
  • Writer
  • Host
  • Newscaster
Years active1980–present
Children2
Parents
Relatives

Huma Mir is a Pakistani actress, singer and writer. [1] She is known for her roles in dramas Rafta Rafta, Gurez, Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza Hoshiyaar, Haala, Barish Ke Baad and Koyal . [2]

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Early life and education

Huma's grandfather was Mir Abdul Aziz from Sialkot, who was a poet in Punjabi, Urdu and Persian. [3] Huma's father Waris Mir, was also a columnist for Daily Jang and her mother was Mumtaz Mir, who migrated to Pakistan from Jammu in the region of Jammu and Kashmir in 1947. [4] [5] Huma's father died on 9 July 1987 in Lahore and her mother died in 1993. [6]

Huma completed her studies from University of Karachi and she Medical graduate with a First Class First Masters in Urdu Literature and she became a PhD candidate later she studied Advanced Communications and she got a Diploma in Advanced Communications. [7]

Career

Huma started working as child actress and appeared in drama Bahadar Ali which aired on PTV. [8] Then she worked in more dramas such as Muntazir Rahain Manoos Ajnabi, Musafatein, Nice To Meet You Problem House, Padaash, Pas-E-Aaina and Palay Shah. [9]

Huma Mir also writes articles for newspapers and magazines including Daily Times , The News International and The Nation in Pakistan and also at Canada. She is also Chairperson Youth of Committee at Arts Council of Pakistan at Karachi. [8] She also sanged songs O Laal Meri Pat Rakhio which was original sanged by Noor Jehan also Sanu Nehar Wale Pul Te Bula Ke, Ho Jamalo and Jeevay Jeevay Pakistan. [7] [10]

Later she appeared in dramas Jise Paya Chahey Khwabon Ka Musafir, Aik Rat Aik Kahani, Jedi in Trouble, Afsos Hasil Ka and Musafatein. [9] Then she took a break and then after a 12-year gap she appeared in drama Koyal it aired on Aaj Entertainment the drama was written by Zanjabeel Asim Shah and directed by Yasir Hussain in which she portrayed the role of Nargis. [11] [12]

Personal life

Huma was married but later she filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences and her older brothers Hamid Mir, Faisal Mir, Imran Mir and Amir Mir are journalists and newscasters. [9]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNetwork
1980Bahadar AliNikhil PTV
1986Show TimeHerself
1987 Dhoop Kinare Sharmeen
1989Sitamgar Taray LiayRakhshanda
1990Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza HoshiyaarFarhana
1991GurezRani
1992DastaanSeemi
KaffaraGhazala
Hasina-E-AlamAir Hostess
Pas-e-AainaBatool
1993Barish Ke BaadMaheen
ShehrzadSitara
Zarb TaqseemNajma
Rozan-e-Zindan SeIrfana
1994HaalaHaala
KhilonayDoctor
Rafta RaftaRuby [13]
1995Jise Paya Chahey Khwabon Ka MusafirMona
Aik Rat Aik KahaniMaya
Uncle Sargam Show Herself
Khawab AzabSuraiyya
Palay KhanShazia
PaadashRabia
MonsoonKulsoom
1996Jedi in TroubleJeni
1997Afsos Hasil KaShaista
MusafateinZeba
JeetUrooj
1998GardbadNashkah
Haft AasmanReshma
1999Ek Safar Tanha HiNida
Hanste BasteGhazal
Sitamgar Tere LiayRakshanda
2000Manoos AjnabiTina
2021 Koyal Nargis Aaj Entertainment [14]

Telefilm

YearTitleRole
1993Ain IshqChamki
1994AadmiIrfana
1995Gul Phenke HainDoctor Samina

Bibliography

Huma authored a critically novel titled Kuchh Aur about destruction of the city she loved, floods and society in disarray. [15] She then wrote another book titled Yeh Hain Talat Hussain in which she wrote about his acting career and his biography. [16]

References

  1. "اداکارہ ڈاکٹر ہما میر نے آواز کا جادو جگانے کا فیصلہ کرلیا". Rozanam Dunya News. February 20, 2025.
  2. "ڈاکٹر ہما میر نے کور سونگ 'نہر والے پل تے بلاکر' ریلیز کردیا". Jang News. March 17, 2022.
  3. "Hamid Mir undergoes 'successful operation' after being shot". Geo News . 19 April 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2023. His grandfather Mir Abdul Aziz was an Urdu, Persian, and Punjabi language poet from Sialkot.
  4. "A tribute to my heroic father Waris Mir". Pakistan Today. July 8, 2023.
  5. "Missing since 1947". The Indian Express. 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  6. Newspaper, the (2015-07-06). "Waris Mir Kahani — a literary tribute". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  7. 1 2 "Huma Mir". Huma Mir Official. February 20, 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Huma Mir". Oxford University Press. December 1, 2023.
  9. 1 2 3 "ہما میر". Pakistan Television Corporation. 2000.
  10. "ڈاکٹر ہما میر گلوکارہ بن گئیں ،سندھ کے کلچرل ڈے پر لوک گیت ریلیز". Dunya News. December 22, 2021.
  11. "Starring Mansha Pasha, Fahad Shaikh: Aaj Entertainment set to start new drama serial". Business Recorder. March 18, 2022.
  12. "ہما میر کی 12 سال بعد یاسر حسین کے ڈرامے سے شوبز میں واپسی". Dawn. September 28, 2023.
  13. "ڈاکٹر ہما میر کی طویل مدت بعد ڈرامہ انڈسٹری میں واپسی". Daily Jang. May 5, 2023.
  14. "Yasir Hussain spills the beans on his directorial debut". IMAGES. 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  15. "Short story collection Kuchh aur launched". Dawn News. January 18, 2020.
  16. "Remembering Talat Hussain (1940-2024)". The News International. June 2, 2024.