Saman Ansari

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Saman Ansari
Born
Saman Ansari

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Occupations
  • Television
  • Film
  • Theater actress Voice over
  • artist
Years active2014-present
SpouseSaif Ahmed
Children1
RelativesIshrat Ansari (Father)

Saman Ansari is a Pakistani television and theatre actress. She made her television debut in 2014 and since then, has played supporting roles in many television serials besides a few leading roles. Her accolades include four Hum Awards and a Pakistan International Screen Award nominations.

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Career

Saman Ansari started her career in the HUMTV drama Jugnoo opposite Zahid Ahmed and Yumna Zaidi. She is noted for playing the parallel lead in Karb alongside Armeena Rana Khan and Adnan Siddiqui. Her role as the supporting lead opposite Ahsan Khan and Hira Mani n Preet Na Kariyo Koi received critical acclaim. Karb went on air in the Spring of 2015 and Preet Na Kariyo Koi went on air in late 2015 and finished in early 2016 on Hum TV. [1] Ansari did her first negative role in a soap called Mera Dard Na Janay Koi .. She has done a guest appearance in two episodes of Hum TV's comedy series Mr. Shamim and played the lead role in Geo Entertainment's serial Saas Bahu . In Meri Har Nazar Teri Muntazir, which began on 10 February 2016, she plays the lead role of a doctor slammed by the tempest of life. Playing a manipulative friend who is a professional lawyer, Ansari also appeared in Hum TV's serial Lagaao , in which she is a parallel lead (antagonist) opposite Adnan Jaffar. She received accolades for her powerful role in Dumpukht-Aatish e Ishq opposite Noman Ejaz which aired on A-Plus TV. Sammi , a drama serial about women's rights Aired on Hum TV where Ansari's performance as a mother of 5 girls with many failed pregnancies in the social pressure to have a son was admired globally by Hum TV viewers. [2] She was nominated in two categories for her performance in Sammi at the HUMTV awards in 2018 for 'Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role' and 'Best on screen Couple.

Her most popular performances include Geo Entertainment's Khaani , where she plays the powerful role of Sitara Mir Shah. [3] [4] [5] Dar Si Jaati hay Sila brought forth her spine chilling performance of Sadia [6] awoman sexually abused by a male in-house relative and her constant efforts to protect her daughter from suffering the same way. This was a joint venture of Kashif Nisar and HUMTV.

OTT performances include her leading Lady performance in Jasoosi Duniya an adaptation of the world famous theater play the psychic. The play was mentored by Mr. Zia Mohouddin and directed by Mr. Khalid Ahmed at NAPA in 2018. [7]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2015 Karb Aaliya Hamza
Jugnoo Ayesha
Mr. Shamim Muzammil's teacherGuest appearance
2015-16 Saas Bahu Sabeen
Mera Dard Na Janay Koi Sarwat Randhawa
Preet Na Kariyo Koi Zarina [8]
2016 Lagaao Sitwat MurtazaEpisode 15
Kahan Tum Chalay Gye Addan
Khwab Saraye Bilquis Waqar
Dumpukht - Aatish-e-Ishq Bibi Noor Bano "Bibi Sahiba"
Bin Roye HiraGuest appearance
2017 Gila Shaista
Mujhay Thaam LayAlmas
Sammi Salima [9]
Mohabbat Tumse Nafrat Hai Mehrunnisa
Ghairat Shagufta Usman
2017–2018 Khaani Sitara Shah
Dar Si Jaati Hai Sila Sadia [10]
2018 Ustani Jee ZubiaEpisode 2
Ab Dekh Khuda Kya Karta Hai
Ghamand Zamarud
Romeo Weds Heer Dr. Shahnaz Raja [11]
Kabhi Band Kabhi Baja Episode 21
Hoor Pari Fehmida
2019 Dil Kiya Karay
Choti Choti Batain ShehnazStory 3: "Dil Hi Tou Hai"
2020Mera Maan RakhnaFozia
2022 Badshah Begum Hakim Bi [12]
Dushman Mai Laali
2023 Fairy Tale Nighat "Niggo"
Fairy Tale 2 [13]
2024Dil Pe Dastak

Telefilm

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2019 Pinky Ka Dulha Eid Special [14]

Accolades

YearAwardsCategoryWorkResultRef(s).
2016 Hum Awards Best Supporting Actress Jugnoo Nominated[ citation needed ]
2018 Best Onscreen Couple - Popular [lower-alpha 1] Sammi Nominated [9]
Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2019 Dar Si Jaati Hai Sila Nominated [15]
2020 Pakistan International Screen Awards Best Television Actress in Comedy Role Romeo Weds Heer Nominated [16]

Notes

  1. ↑ shared with Adnan Siddiqui

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References

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  2. ↑ Khan, Saira (6 February 2017). "Saman Ansari as Salima steals our hearts in 'Sammi' this week". HIP. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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