Ushna Shah

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Ushna Shah
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Shah in 2021
Born (1990-02-12) 12 February 1990 (age 34)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani, Canadian
Alma mater York University
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
SpouseHamza Amin (m. 2023)
Relatives Irsa Ghazal (sister)

Ushna Shah (born 12 February 1990) is a Pakistani-Canadian film and television actress. Her accolades includes a Hum Award and a Pakistan Media Award, and a nomination for Lux Style Award. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Shah graduated from the York University and made her debut with a supporting role in the 2013 romance Mere Khwabon Ka Diya , winning a Pakistan Media Award for Best Emerging Talent. After playing a series of roles, she starred as a struggling wife in the blockbuster thriller Bashar Momin (2014) and went on to feature as the female lead in the 2017 spiritual drama Alif Allah Aur Insaan and the 2018 psychological thriller Balaa , and earned further praise as a victim in the thriller Cheekh (2019), the love interest of the main character in the drama Parizaad (2022), and a naive wife in the romance Habs (2022). [5] [6] [7] [8]

Early life

Shah was born on 12 February 1990, in Karachi, Sindh, to Muhammad Shah, a businessman, and Ismat Tahira, a veteran actress and a radio artist. She has one elder brother, Shah Sharabeel, a theater director, and an elder half-sister from her mother's first marriage, Irsa Ghazal, another television actress. [9] [10] The family relocated to Toronto, when Shah was a child, where she was raised. Shah moved back to Pakistan in 2012, to pursue a career in acting. [11] Shah graduated with a major in English Literature and Professional Writing from the York University. [12] [13]

Career

Shah began her career with character roles, including the serial Bashar Momin in 2014, the drama serial Duaa (2015) in which she played the title character, and Alif Allah Aur Insaan (2017) in the role of a beggar turned courtesan. She was cast in Jawad Bashir's Teri Meri Love Story in which she played the leading character Eesha, but the film was halted post-production and the official release never happened. She also starred in the first online Pakistani comedy film Oye Kuch Kar Guzar by D-juice Pakistan. [14] [15] She then appeared as a guest in the film Punjab Nahi Jaungi in 2017. [16] She has been the brand ambassador for the fashion label Nickie Nina, and has done campaigns for various lawn brands such as Jahanara. [17] In June 2017 she wrote on Facebook criticizing what she said was the trend of various talk shows using Ramadan to cash in on television rating points. [18] [19] [20] [21]

Personal life

Shah married professional golfer Hamza Amin, the son of golfer Taimur Hassan Amin, on 26 February 2023 in Karachi, two months after announcing her engagement. [22]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 Teri Meri Love Story Esha
2017 Oye Kuch Kar Guzar Zara HayatReleased online by Djuice
Punjab Nahi Jaungi HerselfSpecial appearance in song "Raat Ka Nasha"
2023 Chikkar Ayla Akbar

Television

YearTitleRoleAdditional NotesRef.
2013Mere Khwabon Ka DiyaRahmaDebut [6]
2014 Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain ShafeeqaEpisode "Harjai" [23]
2013Shehr-e-YaaranDurr e Shehwar [6]
2013 Rukhsaar Mahrukh [6]
2014–2015AagMomina [24]
2014 Hum Tehray Gunahgaar Sara [6]
2014 Bashar Momin Rudaba [6]
2015Piya Mann BhayeHania [25]
2015 Duaa Duaa [26]
2016Bheegi PalkienMehar Bano [27]
2016 Neelam Kinaray Sakina [28]
2016 Bitiya Hamaray Zamanay Mein Iraj [29]
2016 Ab Kar Meri Rafugari Taban Sultan [26]
2016 Thoda Sa Aasman Rakhshi [30]
2017 Alif Allah Aur Insaan Rani (Reena Begum) [31]
2017 Yeh Ishq Hai TajwarEpisode "Kiya Yahi Pyaar Hai" [32]
2017 Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain (season 2) Rozi/SarahEpisode 1, 25 [33]
2018 Lashkara Bubly [34]
2018 Ru Baru Ishq Tha Salwa [35]
2018 Balaa Nigar [36]
2019 Cheekh Nayab [37]
2019 Help Me Durdana Maheen [38]
2019 Choti Choti Batain Pareshay (Pari)Story 2 [39]
2019 Pinky Ka Dulha Pinky [40]
2019–2020 Bewafa Shireen [41]
2020 Dikhawa RabiaEpisode 19 [42]
2020 Bandhay Aik Dor Se Maheen [43]
2021 Aakhir Kab Tak Noor [44]
Parizaad Naheed [45]
2022 Habs Ayesha Basit Khan [46]
2023DaurrShezray Hanif [47]
2024-presentGhairWafa
Aye Ishq-e-Junoon Aimen

Telefilm

Awards and nominations

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