Zainab Shabbir

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Zainab Shabbir
Born (1998-06-26) 26 June 1998 (age 26) [1]
Karachi, Pakistan
Education Bachelor of Commerce [2]
OccupationActress
Years active2018–present
Known for Sanwari
Emaan [2]

Zainab Shabbir (born 26 June 1998) is a Pakistani television actress. She is best known for appearing in Sanwari, Piya Naam Ka Diya, Malaal-e-Yaar, Haqeeqat, Makafaat, Dikhawa, Mehar Posh, and Yaar Na Bichray. She was last seen as Sonia in Fareb (2023). [3] [4]

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Career

In 2018, Shabbir was picked by Momina Duraid and Sultana Siddiqui of the Hum Network to play the supporting role of Ishmal in Hum TV's Maa Sadqay. [5] She then played the lead role of Ujala in Sanwari opposite Usama Khan for which she earned the Best Soap Actress nomination at Hum Awards. [6] Shabbir coloured her skin a few shades darker for the project's 180-episode run. Her character, a plain-clothed, middle-class girl, was reminiscent of Sanam Saeed’s Kashaf in the iconic 2012 play Zindagi Gulzar Hai. [2]

In 2019, she was cast as the strong and independent female protagonist in LTN’s Emaan that ran for 73 episodes. [7] She also appeared as Aaliya in Saleem Ghanchi's Piya Naam Ka Diya with Saniya Shamshad and Farhan Malhi, and as Minhal in Asad Jabal's Malaal-e-Yaar alongside Azekah Daniel and Mirza Zain Baig. [7] The latter was a commercial and critical success. [6] Shabbir made an episodic special appearance in the anthology series Haqeeqat .[ citation needed ]

In 2020, Zainab appeared in a supporting role of Ayat in 7th Sky Entertainment's Mehar Posh that emerged as one of the highest rated Pakistani shows of 2020. [8] [9] She worked with acclaimed actors Ayeza Khan, Danish Taimoor, Ali Abbas, Sania Saeed and Rehan Sheikh during the series run. [10]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2018Maa SadqayEshmalActing Debut
2018 Sanwari Ujala [2]
2019 Piya Naam Ka Diya Aaliya [7]
2019EmaanEmaan [2]
2019 Malaal-e-Yaar Minhal [6]
2020 Mehar Posh Ayat [11]
2021 Yaar Na Bichray Palwasha
2021Meray ApnayRamsha
2022 Teri Rah Mein Emaan
2022 Mushkil Hareem
2023 Nikah Anoosha
2023 Fareb Sonia

Special appearances

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2019 Haqeeqat FaariaEpisode "Janwar"
2020 Makafaat 2 FaryalEpisode "Mera Libas Ho Tum" [12]
2020 Dikhawa MoomalEpisode "Numaiesh" [13]
2020Lucky KabootarNiraaliTelefilm

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