Huma Nawab

Huma Nawab is a Pakistani actress. She is one of the most popular actresses of her time and one of the most successful Pakistani TV actresses of the 1980s and 1990s.^[1] She played major roles in TV dramas Chand Grehan, Aahat, Nijaat, Hawain, and Silsila.^[2][3]

Huma Nawab
Born	Huma Nawab (1969-12-01) 1 December 1969 (age 54) Islamabad, Pakistan
Education	University of Islamabad
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1982 - Present
Parent	Fatima Nawab (mother)

Early life

Nawab was born in 1969 in Islamabad, Pakistan.^[4] She completed her education at the University of Islamabad.^[4]

Career

Huma did theatre plays at school, and Chand Grehan was her most successful drama, and her pairing with Ayaz Naik was quite popular.^[2] She is noted for her husky voice, well-suited to the strong characters she played in dramatic works.^[2] Nijaat and Dhoop Mein Sawan are other famous drama serials she performed in.^[2] She started her career in the mid-80s with Silsila and continued working till 1999, after which she went to the United States.^[5] Huma returned to Pakistan briefly in 2012, again in 2014,^[6] and permanently in 2015.^[2] Since then, she has been a prolific actor, with some of her noted projects being Yaqeen Ka Safar, Deedan, Surkh Chandni, Mein Na Janoo, Dil Ruba, and Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay.^[7]

Personal life

In 2012, she came back to Pakistan, fulfilling her mother's wish who wanted to be buried next to her husband after being diagnosed with blood cancer.^[8][2][4] Huma is unmarried and lives in Islamabad.^[9] Huma's mother Fatima Nawab was also an actress.^[4]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
1982	Eshaan	Riffat Nagina	PTV
1983	Silsila	Seemi	PTV[2]
1990	Dasht	Mehrunisa	PTV
1991	Aahat	Fouzia	PTV[2]
1992	Baat Banaye Na Bane	Annie	PTV
1993	Nijaat	Zareena	PTV[10]
1994	Hum Kahan Ke Daana Thay	Nazi	PTV
	Memon Seth Ki Doosri Shadi	Farzana	PTV
1995	Chand Grehan	Shehrbano	PTV[2]
	Aawazain	Shabana	PTV
1996	Chotay Baray Loag	Shakeela	PTV
	Farar	Amber	PTV[11]
1997	Hawain	Saima	PTV[2]
1998	Dhoop Mein Sawan	Batool	PTV[12]
2000	Tum Hi To Ho	Zaib	PTV
2014	Susraal Mera	Salman's mother	Hum TV
	Zid	Omer's mother	Hum TV[13]
	Jeena Dushwar Sahi	Hammad's mother	PTV
2015	Inteha	Shehryar's mother	Express Entertainment
	Kitna Satatay Ho	Hammad's Khala	Hum TV
	Mere Ajnabi	Aayan's mother	ARY Digital
	Googly Mohalla	Bhaya coach	PTV
	Aik Thi Misaal	Asma	Hum TV
2016	Socha Na Tha	Amna	ARY Zindagi
	Mere Humnawa	Nasra	ARY Digital
	Kuch Na Kaho	Nayyara	Hum TV
	Tum Milay	Farida	ARY Digital
	Bin Roye	Safeer's mother	Hum TV
	Judai	Saman	ARY Digital
2017	Thori Si Wafa	Seemal's mother	Hum TV
	Tumhare Hain	Kiran	ARY Digital
	Mera Aangan	Shaista	ARY Digital
	Shikwa Nahin Kissi Se	Ammi	A-Plus
	Begangi	Mahi's mother	A-Plus
	Yaqeen Ka Safar	Mahjabeen	Hum TV[14]
2018	Tum Mujrim Ho	Komal's mother	BOL Entertainment
	Deedan	Gul Makai	A-Plus[15]
2019	Kaif-e-Baharan	Farah	Geo Entertainment
	Surkh Chandni	Safina	ARY Digital[16]
	Muthi Bhar Chahat	Eman's mother	Express Entertainment
	Haqeeqat	Saira's mother	A-Plus
	Mein Na Janoo	Farah	Hum TV
2020	Rockstar	Maryam	TV One
	Dil Ruba	Junaid's mother	Hum TV[17]
2021	Aks	Imran's mother	LTN Family
	Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay	Saleha	Hum TV[18][19]
	Parizaad	Shehla	Hum TV
2022	Aitebaar	Bilal's mother	Hum TV
	Beqadar	Farzana	Hum TV
	Rasm-e-Ulfat	Arsam's mother	PTV
	Dil Bhatkay	Zain's mother	TV One
	Pehchaan	Bano	Hum TV[20][21]
	Ilzaam	Mrs. Haleem	Aan TV
	Bakhtawar	Shareefa	Hum TV[22]
2023	Ahsaas	Nazi's mother	Express Entertainment
	Ghao	Hina's mother	PTV
	Samjhota	Azra	ARY Digital
	Kahain Kis Se	Zubaida	Hum TV
2024	Pagal Khana	Noor's mother	Green Entertainment
	Raaz	Shoaib's mother

Telefilm

Year	Title	Role
1985	Bazgasht	Sania
1990	Gul Phenke Hein	Rida
1994	Aaseb	Ashi
1999	Samjhota	Madiha Kamran
2017	Eid Sharaba	Azmat
2018	Glass Tora Bara Aana	Urwa's mother
2023	Budhi Ghori Laal Lagam	Ashi's mother

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Bin Roye	Safeer's mother
2016	Mah e Mir	Dr Kaleem's ex-wife	[23]
2017	Kambakht Dil	Amna Ehsaan
2019	Dastak	Soldier's mother
2024	Nayab	Piyari Baji	[24]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result	Ref.
1983	PTV Award	Best Actress	Merchant of Venus	Won	[25]

References

1. "ہما نواب: چھوٹے بالوں والی یا جینز پہنی ہوئی اداکارہ کا کریکٹر ڈھیلا ہی کیوں دکھاتے ہیں؟". BBC News. 20 October 2023.
2. "I would request PEMRA to exclude death scenes from drama serials: Huma Nawab". Daily Times. 2 July 2020.
3. "Unfinished business: TV today is largely enforcing stereotypes: Huma Nawab". The Express Tribune. 3 July 2020.
4. "The Morning Show". ARY News. 16 July 2021.
5. "I would request PEMRA to exclude death scenes from drama serials: Huma Nawab". Daily Times. 7 July 2020.
6. "Huma Nawab making a come back after 14 years". Pakistan Today. 8 July 2020.
7. "Hum Kahan Kay Sachay Thay draws you in like a good book". Dawn Images. 11 October 2021.
8. "Huma Nawab Biography". pakistani.pk. 12 July 2020.
9. "Unseen Rare Pictures of Huma Nawab". Pakistani Drama Story & Movie Reviews | Ratings | Celebrities | Entertainment news Portal | Reviewit.pk. 19 October 2021.
10. "Actor Atiqa Odho takes fans back to 1993". Samaa TV. 21 September 2021. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021.
11. "Do you remember watching this telefilm by Mehreen Jabbar?". Samaa TV. 4 September 2021.
12. "#ThrowbackThursday: Mehreen Jabbar recalls shooting for Dhoop Mein Sawan". The Express Tribune. 22 August 2021.
13. "11 Pakistani dramas you can't miss this year!". The Express Tribune. 16 March 2021.
14. "Yakeen Ka Safar will star Sajal Aly and Ahad Raza Mir". The News International. 11 February 2021.
15. "Television plays to look forward to". The News International. 1 February 2021.
16. "Osman Khalid Butt and Sohai Ali Abro come together for Surkh Chandni". The News International. 2 June 2021.
17. "That Week That Was Dil Ruba". Dawn News. 18 May 2021.
18. "Mahira Khan set to make television comeback with new drama". The News International. 13 October 2021.
19. "Huma Nawab's Stellar Performance in Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay Reminds Us of her PTV Classics". Minute Mirror. 4 January 2022.
20. "Pehchaan Drama Cast Name, Cast Pictures, Story, & Timing". Mag Pakistan. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
21. "Pehchaan Kicks Off With Great Performances, And An Engaging Storyline". Galaxy Lollywood. 12 June 2022.
22. "Double trouble". The News International. 26 July 2022.
23. "The question of who Mir is became the theme of our film, says Mah-i-Mir writer Sarmad Sehbai". Dawn Images. 22 April 2021.
24. "Enter Nayab's world: Official poster for Yumna Zaidi's debut film unveiled". The Express Tribune. 4 December 2023.
25. "What made Huma Nawab return to showbiz". ARY News. 24 January 2021.

External links

• Huma Nawab at IMDb
• Huma Nawab reveals why did she not get married Ary News.