Atiqa Odho

Atiqa Odho^[1] (Urdu: عتیقہ اوڈھو; born 12 February 1968 ) is a Pakistani television and film actress, television host, and the namesake of her own founded cosmetics brand Odho Cosmetics.^[2] She debuted in Anwar Maqsood's TV series Sitara aur Mehrunissa and later appeared in dramas like Dasht, Nijaat, Harjaee and most recently in Humsafar. She also starred in a string of films, including Jo Darr Gya Woh Marr Gya, Mummy and Mujhe Chand Chahiye.

Atiqa Odho
Atiqa Odho at grand opening of Karo Mumkin campaign by Telenor Pakistan
Born	(1968-02-12) 12 February 1968 (age 56) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Occupation(s)	Actress and TV host
Years active	1989–present
Spouses	Javed Akhund ​ ​ (m. 1989; div. 1999)​ Samar Ali Khan ​ (m. 2012)​

Early life and career

Born into a Sindhi family,^[3] the granddaughter of the Sardar of Jacobabad, in 1968, she started her professional life as a make-up artist and hairstylist in 1989.^[4] While working as a make-up artist for various advertising agencies in Karachi, she was discovered by television personality, Anwar Maqsood. She starred in his play, Sitara Aur Mehrunissa in 1992. In 1995, she made her film debut in Jo Darr Gya Woh Marr Gya. Her latest role is as Mansura in Pyar Ke Sadqey.

In 2022, Atiqa Odho joins the Turkish drama Koyu Beyaz in which she will make her debut on the world stage.^[5]

Social work

Since 2016, she has also been engaged in philanthropic activities.^[vague] She has been working for Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital,^[6] Fatmeed Foundation, and as a social worker in "Hamara Mulk, Hamaray Log".^[when?] She is currently the CEO of Odho Cosmetics and Odho Productions. She is also the ambassador for a campaign on awareness of breast cancer in Pakistan.^[7]

In June 2021, Atiqa has been elected as the chairperson of Actors Collective Trust that aims at the betterment of the artist community.^[8]

Personal life

Marriages

Atiqa first married at the age of 15. She gave birth to her first daughter at the age of 16, and to a son at the age of 19. Her first marriage lasted six years. Odho was again married to Javed Akhund at the age of 21 and had one daughter and a son. She gave birth to her son at the age of 29. A few years later, they were divorced. In July 2012, she married Samar Ali Khan for the third time.^{[9][10][11][12]}

The liquor case controversy

In June 2011, Odho was detained and then released shortly after, by the Airport Security Force at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport for allegedly carrying two liquor bottles in her luggage. After a court trial for 9 years, she was finally acquitted by a Rawalpindi civil court in August 2020.^[13][14]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Jo Darr Gya Woh Marr Gya		[15]
1997	Mummy		[15]
2000	Mujhe Chand Chahiye		[15]
2016	Lahore Se Aagey	Shama Rani	[16]
	Dobara Phir Se		[17]
2017	Chain Aye Na	Ruba's mother
2018	Na Band Na Baraati	Zoya's mother
2020	Kahay Dil Jidhar	Shahana Farooqi	[18]
TBA	Neelofar	Begum Kashif	[19]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Sitara Aur Mehrunissa	Sitara	[20]
1993	Dasht	Shahtaaj	[20]
	Nijaat	Sajida	[17]
1994	Talaash	Sarah Ahmed
	Angar Wadi	Dr. Hajra Hamza Shafee
2000	Junoon
2001	Aan
2002	Kirchiyan
2002	Tum Hi To Ho
2003	Chahtain
	Umrao Jaan Ada
	Nasl
2004	Harjai
2006	Dhool
2007	Karishmay
2008	Atiqa O
2010	Hum Tum	Shagufta
2011	Saans
	Humsafar	Farida Hussain	[20]
2012	Band Baje Ga
2013	Siskiyaan
	Ishq Samandar
	Aarzoo-Jeene Ki To Nahi
	Ghalti Se Mistake Ho Gai
2015	Dil Hi To Hai
2015	Nazo
2016	Mera Kya Qasoor Tha
	Iss Khamoshi Ka Matlab	Salma	[17]
	Mushrik		[17]
	Besharam	Sara	[17]
2017	Khan	Shabana
	Laikin		[21]
	Piyari Bittu	Shakila	[22]
2018	Khatakaar
	Ro Raha Hai Dil
2019	Hania	Saira
2020	Pyar Ke Sadqay	Mansura	[20]
2021	Pardes	Raheela
2022	Angna
2022–23	Kaisi Teri Khudgarzi	Mehwish
	Meri Shehzadi	Shahana
2023	Jurm	Shahana Mujib
	Ehsaan Faramosh	Hamza's mother
	Rang Badlay Zindagi	Samiya
	Sukoon	Raza and Shanzeh’s mother
	Dhoka	Ahmed mother

Television long-plays/ telefilms

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
1991	Aaks		PTV
1992	Talaash		PTV
1995	Zikar Hay Kayi Saal Ka	Neelofer	PTV
2001	Tu Laak Chalay Re Gorey		PTV	[23]
2002	Aab Yaha Koi Nahi Aye Ga		Indus Vision
2003	Baykhabri		Indus Vision
2004	Marium		Indus Vision
2007	Tum Intezar Karna		Aaj TV
2008	Chalo Phir Se Jee Lain		Ary Digital
2013	Abhi Tou Main Jawan Hoon	Tasneem Tariq (TT)	PTV, Geo TV
	Main Hu Pyar Tera		Hum TV
2014	Tum Na Miltay To		Hum TV
2017	Principal Nadira 19 Grade	Mrs. Nadira	Hum TV	[24]

Television shows

Year	Title	Notes
2008–10	Nestlé Nido Young Stars
2010	Karishma
	Passion
	Let's Makeup
2011	In the spotlight with Atiqa Odho
2013	Aap Ki Bat Atiqa Kay Sath

Awards and recognition

Year	Award	Category	Result	Film	Ref.
2000	Nigar Award	Best Supporting Actress	Won	Mujhe Chand Chahiye	[25]
2005	Lux Style Awards	Best Television Actress	Nominated	Dhool[citation needed]
2021	Pakistan International Screen Awards	Best Supporting Actress (Television)	Nominated	Pyar Ke Sadqay	[26]

See also

• List of Pakistani actresses

References

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External links

• Atiqa Odho at IMDb