Sanam Chaudhry

Sanam Chauhdry is a Pakistani former actress who appeared in Urdu television and films.^[1] She made her acting debut in Mazung De Meena Sheena (2012) as a supporting actress.^[2] Then, she received critical acclaim for Aasmanon Pay Likha (2013) and Zindagi Tujh Ko Jiya (2016), for which she won the Hum Award for Best Soap Actress.^[3]

Sanam Chaudhry
صنم چوہدری
Born	(1991-07-27) 27 July 1991 (age 33) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Nationality	Pakistani
Education	University of Central Punjab
Occupations	Actress model
Years active	2012–2021
Known for	Aasmanon Pay Likha (2013) Ghar Titli Ka Par (2017) Ab Dekh Khuda Kya Karta Hai (2018) Meer Abru (2019)
Spouse	Somee Chohan ​ (m. 2019)​
Children	1
Awards	Hum Awards

She made her film debut in Jackpot (2018).^[4] Sanam also played lead roles and rose to fame in Ghar Titli Ka Par (2017),^[5] Ab Dekh Khuda Kya Karta Hai (2018), Haiwan (2018) and Meer Abru.^[6] In August 2021, she retired from her acting.^[7][8]

Early and personal life

Sanam was born on 27 August 1997 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and graduated from the University of Central Punjab.^[9] On November 27 2019, Chaudhry married singer Somee Chohan.^[10] On 5 October 2020, Chohan announced the birth of their son.^[11][12]

Career

Early work and established actress (2012—2019)

Sanam Chaudhry, made her television debut in Mazung De Meena Sheena in a supporting role.^[13] In 2013, she portrayed as a rich arrogant girl in Aasmanon Pay Likha^[14] opposite Sheheryar Munawar and Sajal Aly. It received critical praise.^[15] The, she a made her debut as lead actress in Bhool for which she garnered Hum Award for Best Soap actress.^[16]

Then, she appeared in Mere Meherbaan^[17] along with Ayeza Khan and Tragedy-series Tere Mere Beech in 2015.^[18] In 2016, acted as a Kind woman in Zindagi Tujh Ko Jiya with Furqan Qureshi for which, she won Hum Award for Best Soap actress.^[19]

Sanam became established after portraying Anji, a cunning girl in a betrayal friendship drama Ghar Titli Ka Par^[20] opposite Aiman Khan and Shahzad Sheikh also it well-received from audience.^[21] Then, she appeared in Rubaru Tha Ishq^[22] as Antagonistic tomboy opposite Danish Taimoor and Ushna Shah. Also, She acted as an innocent girl, in Ab Dekh Khuda Kya Karta Hai with Humayun Ashraf and Danish Taimoor on their second-screen appearance also, it gained more viewership from critics.^[23]

In 2018, she appeared in social drama Haiwaan opposite Wahaj Ali and was nominated by the ARY Digital Social Media Drama Awards for Best Actress.^[24] and finally, she appeared as a middle-class girl in Meer Abru^[25] along with Noor Hassan Rizvi and received positive reviews.^[26][27]

Filmography

TV series

Year	Title	Role	Network	Ref	Notes
2012	Mazung De Meena Sheena	Misha	TV One	[28]	Debut series
2013–2014	Ishq Hamari Galiyon Mein	Sitara	Hum TV	[29]
	Aasmanon Pay Likha	Natasha	Geo Entertainment	[30]
2014	Bhool	Hira	Hum TV	[31]	Debut as lead actress
	Mere Meherbaan	Iraj		[32]
2014–2015	Khata	Rabiya	ARY Digital	[33]
	Chhoti	Saira	Geo Entertainment	[34]
2015	Tere Mere Beech	Hareem	Hum TV	[35]
	Nikah	Zara		[36]
2016	Zindagi Tujh Ko Jiya	Maryam		[37]
	Kathputli	Mehrunnisa		[38]
2016–2017	Meher Aur Meherban	Muzna	Urdu 1	[39]
	Mujhe Bhi Khuda Ne Banaya Hai	Nihaal	A-Plus Entertainment	[40]
2017	Shiza	Shiza	ARY Digital	[41]
	Badnaam	Minahil		[42]
2017–2018	Bedardi Saiyaan	Hania	Geo Entertainment	[43]
	Bohtan	Saba Noor	A-Plus Entertainment	[33]
	Ghar Titli Ka Par	Anjum Sehr (Anji)	Geo Entertainment	[44]
2018	Rubaru Tha Ishq	Ayaan		[45]
2018–2019	Ab Dekh Khuda Kya Karta Hai	Maryam Naseer		[46]
	Haiwaan	Momina	ARY Digital	[47]
	Noor Bibi	Seema	Geo Entertainment	[48]
2019	Meer Abru	Abru	Hum TV	[49]

Telefilms and Special appearances

Year	Title	Role	Network	Ref
2014	Dulha Bana Bakra	Hamna	Geo Entertainment	[50]
2017	Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain	Sumbul	Hum TV	[51]

Films

Year	Title	Role	Ref
2018	Jackpot	Chandni	[52]
2024	Ishq 2020	Sana	[53]

Awards and nominations

Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
Hum Awards
2015	Bhool	Best Soap Actress	Nominated	[54]
2017	Zindagi Tujh Ko Jiya	Best Soap Actress	Won	[55]
ARY Digital Social Media Drama Awards
2019	Haiwan	Best Actor Female (Serial)	Nominated	[56]