Huma Nawab

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Huma Nawab
Born (1969-12-01) 1 December 1969 (age 55)
EducationUniversity of Islamabad
OccupationActress
Years active1982 - Present
ParentFatima Nawab (mother)

Huma Nawab is a Pakistani actress, who was one of the most popular and 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]

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Early life

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

Career

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

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

Television

YearTitleRoleNetwork
1982EshaanRiffat Nagina PTV
1983SilsilaSeemi
1990DashtMehrunisa
1991 Aahat Fouzia
1992Baat Banaye Na BaneAnnie
1993 Nijaat Zareena
1994Hum Kahan Ke Daana ThayNazi
Memon Seth Ki Doosri ShadiFarzana
1995 Chand Grehan Shehrbano
AawazainShabana
1996Chotay Baray LoagShakeela
Farar Amber
1997 Hawain Saima
1998 Dhoop Mein Sawan Batool
2000Tum Hi To HoZaib
2014 Susraal Mera Salman's mother Hum TV
Zid Omer's mother
Jeena Dushwar SahiHammad's mother PTV
2015IntehaShehryar's mother Express Entertainment
Kitna Satatay Ho Hammad's Khala Hum TV
Mere AjnabiAayan's mother ARY Digital
Googly MohallaBhaya coach PTV
Aik Thi Misaal Asma Hum TV
2016 Socha Na Tha Amna ARY Zindagi
Mere HumnawaNasra ARY Digital
Kuch Na Kaho Nayyara Hum TV
Tum MilayFarida ARY Digital
Bin Roye Safeer's mother Hum TV
JudaiSaman ARY Digital
2017Thori Si WafaSeemal's mother Hum TV
Tumhare HainKiran ARY Digital
Mera AanganShaista
Shikwa Nahin Kissi SeAmmi A-Plus
BegangiMahi's mother
Yaqeen Ka Safar Mahjabeen Hum TV [10]
2018Tum Mujrim HoKomal's mother BOL Entertainment
Deedan Gul Makai A-Plus [11]
2019 Kaif-e-Baharan Farah Geo Entertainment
Surkh Chandni Safina ARY Digital [12]
Muthi Bhar ChahatEman's mother Express Entertainment
Haqeeqat Saira's mother A-Plus
Mein Na Janoo Farah Hum TV
2020RockstarMaryamTV One
Dil Ruba Junaid's mother Hum TV [13]
2021AksImran's motherLTN Family
Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay Saleha Hum TV [14] [15]
Parizaad Shehla
2022 Aitebaar Bilal's mother
BeqadarFarzana
Rasm-e-UlfatArsam's mother PTV
Dil BhatkayZain's motherTV One
Pehchaan Bano Hum TV [16] [17]
IlzaamMrs. HaleemAan TV
Bakhtawar Shareefa Hum TV [18]
2023AhsaasNazi's mother Express Entertainment
GhaoHina's mother PTV
Samjhota Azra ARY Digital
Kahain Kis SeZubaida Hum TV
2024Pagal KhanaNoor's motherGreen Entertainment
RaazShoaib's mother
BOL KahaniShahzad's mother BOL Network
2025Raaja RaniShaziya Hum TV
BehroopiaTabbasumGreen Entertainment
SharakatAzra

Telefilm

YearTitleRole
1985BazgashtSania
1990Gul Phenke HeinRida
1994AasebAshi
1999SamjhotaMadiha Kamran
2017Eid SharabaAzmat
2018Glass Tora Bara AanaUrwa's mother
2023Budhi Ghori Laal LagamAshi's mother

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Bin Roye Safeer's mother
2016 Mah e Mir Dr Kaleem's ex-wife [19]
2017Kambakht DilAmna Ehsaan
2019DastakSoldier's mother
2024NayabPiyari Baji [20]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitleResultRef.
1983 PTV Award Best ActressMerchant of VenusWon [21]

References

  1. "ہما نواب: چھوٹے بالوں والی یا جینز پہنی ہوئی اداکارہ کا کریکٹر ڈھیلا ہی کیوں دکھاتے ہیں؟". BBC News. 20 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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. 1 2 3 4 "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. "Yakeen Ka Safar will star Sajal Aly and Ahad Raza Mir". The News International. 11 February 2021.
  11. "Television plays to look forward to". The News International. 1 February 2021.
  12. "Osman Khalid Butt and Sohai Ali Abro come together for Surkh Chandni". The News International. 2 June 2021.
  13. "That Week That Was Dil Ruba". Dawn News. 18 May 2021.
  14. "Mahira Khan set to make television comeback with new drama". The News International. 13 October 2021.
  15. "Huma Nawab's Stellar Performance in Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay Reminds Us of her PTV Classics". Minute Mirror. 4 January 2022.
  16. "Pehchaan Drama Cast Name, Cast Pictures, Story, & Timing". Mag Pakistan. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  17. "Pehchaan Kicks Off With Great Performances, And An Engaging Storyline". Galaxy Lollywood. 12 June 2022.
  18. "Double trouble". The News International. 26 July 2022.
  19. "The question of who Mir is became the theme of our film, says Mah-i-Mir writer Sarmad Sehbai". Dawn Images. 22 April 2021.
  20. "Enter Nayab's world: Official poster for Yumna Zaidi's debut film unveiled". The Express Tribune. 4 December 2023.
  21. "What made Huma Nawab return to showbiz". ARY News. 24 January 2021.