Jia Ali

Jia Ali
Born	(1972-09-08) 8 September 1972 (age 52) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Education	St Mary High School
Occupations	Actress Model
Years active	1991 – present
Spouse	Imran Idress ​ (m. 2021)​

Jia Ali (born 8 September 1972) is a Pakistani actress and model. ^[1] She is known for her roles in dramas Band Khirkyon Kay Peechay, Hum Tehray Gunahgaar , Pukaar and Meer Abru . ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Early life

Jia was born on 8 September 1972 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. ^[7] During her childhood her parents moved to Libya due to their work and she grew up in Libya. Later during her teens she came to Pakistan and she completed her studies from St Mary High School. ^[8]

Career

Jia started acting on PTV. ^{[9] [10]} After that she appeared in PTV dramas Imtehaan, Parchain, Kaghaz Kay Phool, Kabhi Kabhi Pyar Mein and Tanha. ^{[11] [12]} She also appeared in two seasons of drama Band Khirkyon Kay Peechay, Meer Abru , Hum Tehray Gunahgaar and Pukaar . ^{[13] [14]} She also appeared in movies Deewane Tere Pyar Ke , Ghar Kab Aao Gay , Love Mein Ghum and Saya e Khuda e Zuljalal . ^[15]

Personal life

She married Hongkong based cricket coach and businessman Imran Idrees in May 2021. ^[16]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
1992	A-Levels	Herself	PTV
1999	Tum Se Mil Kar	Jia	PTV
2000	Kabhi Kabhi Pyar Mein	Sabeen	PTV
2003	Umrao Jaan Ada	Dancer	Geo TV
2006	Imtehaan	Maria	PTV
	Main Aur Tum	Zoya	ARY Digital
2007	Qissa-e-Ulfat	Herself	Aaj Entertainment
2009	Kaghaz Kay Phool	Shehrbano	PTV
2010	Manzilain	Areej	PTV
2011	Parchain	Mehreem	PTV
2012	Cheeko Papa Aur Woh	Nunhi	PTV
2012	Tanha	Nini	PTV
2013	Band Khirkyon Kay Peechay	Tina	TV One
2013	Taar-e-Ankaboot	Taiba	Geo Entertainment
2014	Drama Na Marjaye	Gia Gi	Express Entertainment
2014	Hum Tehray Gunahgaar	Nushaba	Hum TV
2015	Mazaaq Raat	Herself	Dunya News [17]
2015	Safar-E-Ishq	Peeno	PTV
2016	Sakeena	Zamurd	A-Plus
2016	Mazaaq Raat	Herself	Dunya News
2016	Hum Sab Ajeeb Se Hain	Bemisal	Aaj Entertainment
2017	Band Khirkyon Kay Peechay Season 2	Tina	TV One
2018	Pukaar	Taashfeen	ARY Digital [18]
2019	Gulfam	Parveen	ATV
2019	Meer Abru	Zebunnisa	Hum TV
2019	Dolly Darling	Love Guru	Geo Entertainment
2020	Mera Maan Rakhna	Samina	TV One

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Network
2022	Malika Encounter	Sahiban	Urduflix

Telefilm

Year	Title	Role
2012	Bojh	Sara
2019	Ehsas	Giya

Film

Year	Title	Role
1997	Deewane Tere Pyar Ke	Kiran
1998	Nakhra Gori Ka	Najima
2000	Ghar Kab Aao Gay	Naseeka
2001	Dil Deewana Hai	Rumaisa
2008	Kashf: The Lifting of the Veil	Model
2011	Love Mein Ghum	Sheza
2012	Iffat-e-Maab	Anjuman
2016	Saya e Khuda e Zuljalal	Devika Goray [19] [20]
TBA	Chaudhry – The Martyr	TBA [21]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Title	Ref.
2017	3rd Galaxy Lollywood Awards	Best Performance in a Negative Role	Nominated	Saya e Khuda e Zuljalal	[22]

References

1. "ILF: On both sides of Wagah". Dawn News. 1 January 2021.
2. "Saya-e-Khuda-e-Zuljalal is not just another war movie, say the producers". Dawn News. 2 January 2021.
3. "Music show at RAC today". The Nation. 17 January 2021.
4. "Amir Adnan hosted screening of Sayae Khudaye Zuljalal". The Nation. 18 January 2021.
5. "First look for Saya-e-Khuda-e-Zuljalal unveiled". The News International. 19 January 2020.
6. "Islooites open to exquisite range by 7 top fashionistas". The News International. 20 January 2021.
7. "Jia Ali tells Umer Shareef about her future plans". Ary News. 12 January 2021.
8. "A glimpse into the daily life of Jia". Ary News. 6 January 2021.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
9. "Lahore, cinema and childhood: How I long for matinee memories that I never had". Images.Dawn. 7 January 2021.
10. "RAC organises 'Mehfil-e-Mushaira'". The News International. 15 January 2021.
11. "Shahroz Sabzwari's defense of Chain Aye Na is possibly more problematic than the film. Here's why". Images.Dawn. 8 January 2021.
12. "Hrippa Ballay Ballay – a propitious venture". Dawn News. 14 January 2021.
13. "The 9th Karachi Literature Festival kicks off today". Images.Dawn. 9 January 2021.
14. "Dress me up!". The News International. 16 January 2021.
15. "Rachel Gill as Razia Sultana? The model has big shoes to fill in her debut film". Images.Dawn. 10 January 2021.
16. "Pakistani Actress Jia Ali Got Married To A Hong-Kong Based Businessman". BOL News. 28 May 2021.
17. "Mazaaq Raat - 7 December 2015 ( Umair Jaswal and Jia Ali )". YouTube . 4 January 2021.
18. "The Week That Was Pukaar". Dawn News. 13 January 2021.
19. "Five Reasons why the film Saya E Khuda E Zuljalal should be on your watch list!". Galaxy Lollywood . 2 January 2021.
20. "Saya-e-Khuda-e-Zuljalal is not just another war movie, say the producers". Dawn News. 3 January 2021.
21. "THE ICON REVIEW: GOOD COP, BAD FILM". Dawn News. 16 December 2022.
22. Lollywood, Galaxy (5 January 2021). "3rd Galaxy Lollywood Awards 2017 (Nominations)". Galaxy Lollywood.

External links

• Jia Ali on Facebook
• Jia Ali at IMDb