Faiza Gillani

Faiza Gillani is a Pakistani television, theatre and film actress known for her character roles.^[1] Made her on-screen debut in 1996, and her notable supporting roles were in Ullu Baraye Farokht Nahi, Sannata, Deewangi and Prem Gali.^[2] She made her cinematic debut with 2019 crime thriller Laal Kabootar.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Faiza Gillani
Born	(1982-03-03) 3 March 1982 (age 42) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Occupations	Actress Model
Years active	1996 – present
Children	2
Relatives	Irsa Ghazal (cousin) Ushna Shah (cousin) Shah Sharabeel (cousin)

Career

Gillani mader her acting debut in 1996 with Pakistan Television Corporation's Ranjish.^[8]

In 2023, she portrayed a Salon owner, Babra, in Serial Killer. A reviewer from DAWN Images hailed her performance as "simply exceptional", and further opined that her "extraordinary range in bringing Babra to life is truly impressive."^[9]

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Character	Network	Ref(s)
1996	Ranjish	Sharda	PTV
2007	Tere Pehlu Mein	Fiza	Geo Entertainment
2010	Madhosh	Naina	TV One
2011	Main Chand Si	Abida	ARY Digital
	Nail Polish	Ruba	A-Plus
2012	Bhabhi Sambhal Chabi	Tehreen Begum	Urdu 1
	Mithaas	Shireen	PTV
	Ghaao	Rosie	Geo TV
2013	Kami Reh Gaee	Sana	PTV Network
	Ullu Baraye Farokht Nahi	Sitara	Hum TV	[1]
	Sannata	Neelam	ARY Digital
	Jaan Hatheli Par	Faiza	Urdu 1
2014	Uff Yeh Mohabbat	Samina	Geo TV
	Nazdikiyaan	Nadia	ARY Digital
2015	Mohabbat Aag Si	Sharifa	Hum TV
	Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai	Azra	Geo TV
2016	Mera Yaar Miladay	Muneeza	ARY Digital
	Ahsas	Di	Urdu 1
	Jhoot	Fouzia	Hum TV
	Sakeena	Sweetie	A-Plus
	Izn-e-Rukhsat	Midhat	Geo Entertainment	[1]
	Intezaar	Naila	A-Plus TV
2017	Baji Irshad	Fariha	Express Entertainment	[1]
	Zakham	Khalida	ARY Digital
	Bachay Baray e Farokht	Shazia	Urdu 1
	Pinjra	Shabana	A-Plus TV	[10]
2018	Lamhay	Arfa	A-Plus TV	[11]
	Meri Guriya	Mrs. Javed	ARY Digital
	Badbakht	Kulsoom	ARY Zindagi
2019	Khudparast	Sadia	ARY Digital	[12]
	Meray Mohsin	Mrs. Zahid	Geo TV
	Deewangi	Nuzhat	Geo Entertainment	[1]
	Makafaat Season 1	Durdana
2020	Tarap	Rabia	Hum TV	[13][1]
	Bikhray Moti	Shaggo	ARY Digital
	Prem Gali	Nargis	ARY Digital
2021	Qayamat	Parween	Geo Entertainment
	Pardes	Nabeela	ARY Digital	[1]
	Makafaat Season 3	Azra	Geo Entertainment
2022	Aitebaar	Fariha	Hum TV
	Nisa	Rakshi	Geo Entertainment
	Makafaat Season 4	Aiza
	Dikhawa Season 3	Fouzia
2023	Bojh	Faiza	Geo TV
	Meesni	Sahira	Hum TV
	Farq	Yasmeen	Geo TV
	Mein Kahani Hun	Sadia	Express Entertainment
	Jhok Sarkar	Zulekha	Hum TV	[14]
	Jannat Se Aagay	Sirya	Geo TV
	Working Women	Hashmat	Green Entertainment	[1]
	Mannat Murad	Nudrat	Geo Entertainment
	Khushbo Mein Basay Khat	Sajida "Chajo"	Hum TV
	Breaking News	Ayesha	Green Entertainment
2024	Serial Killer	Barbara
	Pagal Khana	Reema
	Tere Mere Sapnay	Shama	Geo Entertainment
	Dikhawa Season 5	Maleeha

Film

Key

†	Denotes film/serial that has not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Laal Kabootar	Nasreen	film debut[15][16]
2019	Beila	Beila	short film[17]
2022	Dum Mastam	Aliya	[18]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	Churails	Bilquis	Episode 2, 9[19]
2021	Qatil Haseenaon Ke Naam	Kanwal	[20]
2022	Mrs. & Mr. Shameem	Rukhsana	[21]
2024	Barzakh	Tasleem	Web series for ZEE5

References

1. Muhammad Ali (23 September 2021). "Faiza Gillani is just the right choice for a Bee Gul script – here's why!". Minute Mirror. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023.
2. NewsBytes. "Laal Kabootar set to return to local cinemas". The News International. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
3. "Faiza Gillani lovely pictures from her vacations with family". Bol News. 14 August 2021.
4. Sabeeh, Maheen. "Kamal Khan's Beila delivers as a short-film". The News International. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
5. Akmal, Adeela. "Karachi with a stroke of red". The News International. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
6. "'Laal Kabootar' wins Best Feature Film Award at Vancouver Int'l South Asian Film Fest 2019". Daily Times. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
7. "Something new, something different: 4 reasons to watch Laal Kabootar". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
8. "Don't tell me what to wear, says Faiza Gillani". The Express Tribune. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
9. Qurat ul ain Siddiqui (3 February 2024). "Serial Killer: The latest whodunnit you won't want to miss!". DAWN Images.
10. "فائزہ گیلانی کی" پنجرہ" کی ریکارڈنگ جاری | Khabrain Group Pakistan". Retrieved 6 June 2020.
11. "Saima Noor to star opposite younger Sarmad Sultan Khoosat". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
12. KhudParast Episode 1 - 6th October 2018 - ARY Digital [Subtitle Eng], retrieved 16 May 2020
13. "حباء بخاری کا نیا ڈرامہ ڈرامہ 'تڑپ' کا ٹیزر جاری". Voice of Asia News Agency (in Urdu). Retrieved 6 June 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
14. "Farhan Saeed's 'Jhok Sarkar:' Viewers draw comparisons, critiques". Samaa TV. 7 June 2023. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
15. "Pakistani Academy Selection Committee nominates 'Laal Kabootar' for Oscar consideration". Daily Times. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
16. Images Staff (13 September 2019). "Laal Kabootar is Pakistan's entry for the Oscars". Images. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
17. Images Staff (20 December 2019). "Kamal Khan's next project is a short film about Partition". Images. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
18. Mohammad Kamran Jawaid (24 February 2022). "Dum Mastam unveils a glitzy trailer and a not so surprising Eid release date". Dawn Images. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
19. "Churails Cast".
20. "Bring on the desi feminist noir in new Zee5 drama Qatil Haseenaon Ke Naam". IMAGES. 10 November 2021.
21. Priyakshi Sharma (12 March 2022). "Mrs. & Mr. Shameem Ep 1 Review: Saba Qamar, Nauman Ijaz light up the screen as they subvert norms". Pink Villa. Event occurs at 04:58 AM.

External links

• Faiza Gillani at IMDb