Madiha Shah
Madiha Shah | |
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Born | Lahore, Pakistan[citation needed] |
Occupation | Actor, dancer |
Years active | 1986–present |
Madiha Shah is a Pakistani film and stage actor, and dancer. She was active in film during the 1980s and 1990s.[1]
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Career
Shah began her career as a model, and one of her friends introduced her to television. Shah's first play, was the Punjabi-language Hari Bhari Chhaon, which was broadcast on Lahore Television.[citation needed] In 1989, Shah performed in Rashid Dar's television play Sauraj Ke Sath Saath,[citation needed] in which she played the role of a physically disabled girl. After that she appeared in a number of serials and plays. Her first role was in Altaf Hussain's film Nagina where she played opposite Shaan Shahid.[citation needed]
Shah appeared in numerous films afterward, and by the 1990s, she was also pursuing a career in theatre dramas, such as Janam Janam Ki Meli Chadar.[citation needed] Shah also worked in stage shows as a dancer who would perform mujras, a traditional Pakistani dance. In 2009 Shah performed a minor role in Syed Noor's film Majajan.
In 2015, Shah was pursuing interests in fashion design, and held a fashion exhibition in Karachi, Pakistan in July of that year.[1]
Personal
Shah was briefly married in her early teen years, but was divorced soon after.[citation needed] Shah married Javed Iqbal c.November 2014.[2]
Her family initially disapproved of her career in films, but eventually her mother accepted her daughter's decision to be an actress. Her father, a senior government official, still disapproves of Madiha's career.[citation needed]
Notable films
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- Zameen Aasman
- Laat Sahib
- Main Ne Pyar Kiya
- Pyasa Sawan
- Nangey Paoon
- Munda Kashmiri
- Main Jeena Chahti Hoon
- Nargis
- Nagina
- Majajun
References
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