Acting
May 6, 1978
Lahore, Pakistan
Zara Sheikh
Acting
Biography
Zara Sheikh is a successful model who was well known in the world of fashion well before she made her debut in feature films. She began her career as a model while she was still a relatively young student. Her father was in the Civil Service which would normally result in a life spent moving all over Pakistan. However, Zara was fortunate to have a stable home as her parents were careful not to interrupt her education at any time. Zara's enthusiasm for the world of photography resulted in many a cover on teen and fashion magazines. Her success as a model resulted in her landing an offer to appear in a music video entitled "O Sanam". The video was a hit and introduced Zara to the film world in Pakistan. She received many offers, however chose to make her debut in Hassan Askari's Tere Pyaar Mein (2001). Zara was sensational in the film, which went on to become a big hit and sweep the annual Film Awards in Lahore. Zara, in an unprecedented move, won the award for Best Actress for her role in Tere Pyaar Mein (2001). This was the first time a newcomer had won the award for Best Actress, let alone for her first ever film. Zara's talent and hard work has resulted in her becoming one of Pakistan's top actresses in a short period of time, alongside Meera and Saira Khan. However, Zara is also in the process of showcasing another one of her talents. She is putting the final touches on her debut music album, co-produced with Ali Haider.
Feature Films (10)
Preity, a Sikh girl from India, visits Pakistan for yatra. She meets Shaan there and they both fall for each other. Eventually, she had to go back and then Shaan goes to India to marry her but all of extremist India stands between them.
Tere Pyaar Mein
In British India, a wealthy Hindu girl, Ram Kori, runs away with a Muslim boy Noor Ali Khan and meets a mystic freedom fighter, the 'Fakir of Ippy'. He marries Noor Ali Khan and Ram Kori but her family uses its influence and create troubles for the love birds
Laaj
Zimmy (Ali Tabish) and Tina (Resham) belong to middle-class families; live and study in Dubai, and fall in love after initial indecisiveness. Zimmy becomes a famous singer thanks to Tina who appears in his first music video as a friendly-cum-romantic gesture. Seth Tahir Dawood (Nadeem) in Bangkok catches a glimpse of Tina on TV and asks his personal secretary, played by Kanwal, to arrange his meeting with her. The secretary is helped by Sweetie (Sajid Hasan), Tina's brother - a drunkard and a gambler - who manages to convince her mother that the 40-something Seth is the perfect match for Tina. Zimmy returns from an outdoor shoot to learn of the marriage and heartbroken, vows never to get married.
Pehla Pehla Pyar
Salakhain tells the story of an innocent, hardworking student who comes from a lower middle class family and who is in love with an equally innocent and sweet young girl. A strange twist of events lands him in a dispute with the booty mafia (people facilitating cheating during exams), resulting in his arrest, his father's death and his mother going mad, one following the other in quick succession. In jail he meets a man who knows his enemies well and has his own issues to pick up with them. The rest is a story filled with love, action, revenge and closure
Salakhain
Television & Series (3)
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Raqs-e-Bismil
The Lux Style Awards is the largest award ceremony held annually in Pakistan since 2002. The awards celebrate "style" in the Pakistani entertainment industry, and it is the oldest event dedicated to cinema, television, fashion, music and film industry in Pakistan.
Lux Style Awards
The Lux Style Awards is the largest award ceremony held annually in Pakistan since 2002. The awards celebrate "style" in the Pakistani entertainment industry, and it is the oldest event dedicated to cinema, television, fashion, music and film industry in Pakistan.
