Momal Sheikh

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Momal Sheikh
Momal Sheikh at the trailer launch of 'Happy Bhag Jayegi' on The Kapil Sharma Show (cropped).jpg
Momal Sheikh at The Kapil Sharma Show
Born (1980-05-15) 15 May 1980 (age 44)
OccupationActress
Years active2008-present
Spouse
Muhammad Nadir
(m. 2012)
[1]
Children2 [1]
Parent Javed Sheikh (father) [2]
Relatives Shahzad Sheikh (brother)
Behroze Sabzwari (uncle)
Saleem Sheikh (uncle)
Shehroz Sabzwari (cousin) [1]

Momal Sheikh (Urdu : مومل شیخ) is a Pakistani actress and producer. [1] Her works in serials are Yeh Zindagi Hai in 2008 and Mirat Ul Uroos in 2013. She made her film debut with 2016 film Happy Bhag Jayegi . [3] [4] Sheikh also co-produced 2018 film Wujood with Shehzad Sheikh under her father production banner Javed Sheikh films which features Danish Taimoor and Saeeda Imtiaz in lead. [2] [5] [6]

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Personal life

She is the daughter of actor Javed Sheikh and Zeenat Mangi and sister of Shahzad Sheikh, niece of Behroze Sabzwari and Saleem Sheikh and cousin of Shahroz Sabzwari. [2] She is of Punjabi descent from father's side & Sindhi descent from mother's side. She is married to Nasir Nawaz. They have a son named Ibrahim. [7] Momal Sheikh announced the birth of her daughter who was born on 20 August 2020. [8]

Career

She has worked in television serials such as Mirat Ul Uroos on Geo TV. [9] She made her Bollywood film debut with Happy Bhaag Jayegi. [1] [10]

Filmography

Film

TitleYearRoleNotes
Happy Bhaag Jayegi 2016Zoya Bollywood film [1]
Wujood 2018Producer

Television

TitleYearRoleNotes
Yeh Zindagi Hai 2008Jalebi
Mirat Ul Uroos 2012Hamna [9]
Mujhe Khuda Pe Yaqeen Hai 2013Areba
Kadoorat 2013Alina
Zara aur Mehrunnisa2016
Silsilay 2018Abeeha [11]
Mein Tum Aur Woh
Khaas 2019
Yaariyan 2019Sadia [12]
Damsa 2019-2020Saman[ citation needed ]
Mushk 2020Mahak[ citation needed ]
Dil-e-Momin 2021Ashi[ citation needed ]
Daraar2022Sajjal
Pagal Khana2024

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