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Sania Saeed
ثانیہ سعید
Born
Sania Saeed

(1972-08-28) 28 August 1972 (age 49)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
EducationBA Hons in Psychology
Alma materUniversity of Karachi.
OccupationActress , anchor (theater and television)
Years active1989–present
Spouse(s)Shahid Shafaat (m.1998–present)

Sania Saeed (Urdu: ثانیہ سعید) is a Pakistani actress and host.

She first appeared on television in a street theatre play, televised for 8 March, for the program Aadhi Duniya in 1989. The play was Aurat. She was the first announcer for Network Television Marketing, Karachi center.[1] She then appeared in Haseena Moin's serial Aahat, directed by Sahira Kazmi, followed by Anwar Maqsood's Sitara Aur Mehrunissa directed by Zark in 1991 & 1992 respectively, which shot Sania to her stardom in the Pakistani television Industry.[2] Sania has been working in theatre and television for over two decades.

She won PTV Award for the Best Actress in 1991 as well as in 2011 and received four Lux Style Awards in the Best Actress category. She has appeared opposite Zuhab Khan, Shamoon Abbasi, Ismat Zaidi, Soniya Hussain, Badar Khalil, Khalid Ahmed and Sana Askari in many episodes of Kitni Girhain Baqi Hain

Early life and education[]

Sania was born on 28 August 1972 in Karachi. Her father Mansoor Saeed was a political activist and translated books, documentaries and theatre plays in Urdu and his best works include the translations of Carl Sagan's Cosmos, Jacob Bronowski's Ascent of Man and Bertolt Breckht's life of Galilio, Exception and the rule, He who says Yes and He who says No, Good Person of Schezwan and Saint Joan of the Stockyards.[3][4]

Sania's mother, is a Montessorian and had established Seedling Montessori School in 1983 and runs to date.[5][6]

Sania did her matric from St. Joseph's Convent High School, Karachi. Intermediate from PECHS college for Women and Honours from University of Karachi, in Clinical Psychology. She married TV director Shahid Shafaat in 1998 who has directed Tau Dil Ka Kia Hua which aires on Hum TV.[7][8][9]

Career[]

In the year 1982, sania's father Mansoor Saeed with other like-minded comrades established a theatre group named DASTAK.[10]

The Dastak Experience

Dastak was very active in the struggle for democracy during the longest dictatorship in Pakistan that ended in 1988. It was doing both proscenium and Street theatre. It was a group of volunteer political activists, students, trade union workers, students, women and human rights' activists, journalists and teachers. Sania started from playing child characters, crowds and scene changers to major characters in the Urdu translations of these Dastak performances.

  • The Chameleon (Chekhov) – Girgit
  • Exception and the rule. – Anokhi baat bhi mumkinhai
  • Life of Galileo etc. – Galileo ki Daastan
  • Interview in Buenos Aires – Aik jalawatan se interview.

Democracy bought new tasks, and the younger lot of the group moved into street theatre, protesting against discriminatory laws against women, unemployment, unavailability of basic amenities, encouraging education, etc. and continued up to the year 1990.

The Katha Experience

In 1992, Shahid Shafaat, Sania's husband, also an active member of Dastak, assisted by other friends, conducted a workshop with the working children of Korangi with the help of PILER and Goethe Institute. This workshop evolved into a play, "Tarikyon ke saye" first performed at a local marriage hall in their home town (Korangi, an Industrial area in Karachi) and then later at Pak American Cultural Centre (PACC). The children who participated in this workshop came out a little more aware of themselves. It is one of the rare original full length scripts that was developed from a workshop. This group formalised and is now called KATHA.[11]

Television Experience

1989 – First appearance. Sania as part of Dastak, was invited to perform street theatre play "AURAT" (originally written by Safdar Hashmi of Jan Natya Manch India) for PTV, they gladly accepted. Women's issues were being given a lot of importance and several programs were being designed and presented one of which was "AADHI DUNIYA", produced by Fahmida Nasreen. The 20-min play was recorded in two days and performed by activists of Dastak.

Television[]

Drama serials[]

Year Drama Serial Channel Character
1989 Aurat PTV
1989 Tapish PTV
1991 Aahat PTV
1992 Sitara Aur Mehrunissa NTM Mehrunissa
2000 PTV
2000 Aur Zindagi Badalti Hai PTV [12]
2001 Kahaniyan PTV
2003 Shayad Key Bahar Aaye PTV
2004 Thori Si Mohabbat Geo TV
2006 Bebak Hum TV
2007 Jhumka Jaan Hum TV
2008 Khamoshiyan Hum TV
2010 The Ghost Hum TV
2010 Roshan PTV
2010 Kalmoohi PTV
2011 Hawa Rait Aur Angan PTV
2011 Aao Kahani Buntay Hain PTV Home
2011 Lamha Lamha Zindagi ARY Digital
2011 Hum Pe Jo Guzarti Hai Express Entertainment
2012 Zard Mausam Hum TV Mehrunnissa
2013 Darmiyaan ARY Digital
2013 Aseerzadi Hum TV Bari Sarkar / Zeenat Begum
2013 Numm Geo TV Mahjabeen
2013 Main Manto Geo TV Safiya Manto
2012-13 Kitni Girhain Baqi Hain Hum TV various characters
2013 Sharek-e-Hayat Hum TV Behroze Sabzwari's wife
2015 Aitraz ARY Digital
2016 Mor Mahal Geo Entertainment Akhtari (Oracle)
2016 Sang-e-Mar Mar Hum TV Shameem
2017 Sammi Hum TV Chandi
2017 Bubu Ki Beti A-Plus Entertainment
2017 Piyari Bittu Express Entertainment Shakra
2020 Mehar Posh Geo Entertainment Nusrat
2020 Mera Maan Rakhna TVOne Pakistan Momina
2020 Be Adab Hum TV
2021 Raqeeb Se Hum TV Hajra
2021 Dour[13] Geo Entertainment Mrs. Ehtisham
2022 Sang-e-Mah Hum TV Zarghuna

Webseries[]

Year Title Role Network Notes
2020 Churails Shehnaz Khalid Released on Zee5 [14]

Telefilms and long plays[]

Play Genre Channel
Talaash Long Play PTV
Chup Darya Long Play PTV
Bila Unwan Long Play PTV
24 Ghante Telefilm PTV
Aurat aur Char Dewari (aka Fever) TV Film ARY Digital
Meethi Meethi Baatein Long Play PTV
Intekhab Telefilm Geo TV
Aik Larki Bheegi Bhaagi Si Eid Telefilm Geo TV
Putlighar Telefilm Hum TV
Ab Tum Ja Saktay Ho Long Play PTV
Faraar Long Play PTV
Tarazu Telefilm Hum TV
Saatwaan Aasman Telefilm ARY Digital
Kathak Telefilm PTV
Zindagi Udaas Hai Tu (Kya Karun Ammi) Long Play Geo TV
Koshish Telefilm PTV
Gul-e-Rana Ki Bhawajain Telefilm ARY Digital

Theater and stage plays[]

Year Play Genre
2008 Prem Kahani
2009 Main Adakara Banu Gi[15]
2015 Lorilei[16] Monodrama

Talk shows[]

Year Show Channel
1999 Sehar Honay Ko Hai PTV
2000 Ariel Maa (season I) PTV
2009 Junoon-E-Gum Gashta (Along with Lutfullah Khan) Geo TV
2010 Hawa Ke Namm Geo TV
2012 Ariel Maa (season II) PTV

Films[]

Year Film Role
2015 Manto Safiya Manto
TBA Aashiq[17] TBA

Awards and nominations[]

Year Nominated work Category Award Ceremony Outcome
2003 Shayad Key Phir Bahar Aaye Best Actress TV 2nd Lux Style Awards Won[18]
2009 Jhumka Jaan Best TV Actress Satellite 8th Lux Style Awards Won[19]
2010 The Ghost Best TV Actress Satellite 9th Lux Style Awards Won[20]
2011 Hawa Rait Aur Aangan Best TV Actress Terrestrial 10th Lux Style Awards Won[21]
2011 Kalmoohi Best Actress Outsource 16th PTV Awards Won[22]
2012 Aao Kahani Buntay Hein Best TV Actress Terrestrial 11th Lux Style Awards Nominated[23]
2013 Zard Mausam Best Actress 1st Hum Awards Nominated[24]
2013 Aseerzadi Best Actress 2nd Hum Awards Won [25]
2016 Manto Best Actor Female (Jury) 2nd ARY Film Awards Won[26]
2017 Sang-e-Mar Mar Hum Award for Best Supporting Actress Hum Awards Won[27]
2018 Sammi Hum Award for Most Impactful Character Hum Awards Won[28]

References[]

  1. ^ "Revisiting an Icon".
  2. ^ Hussain, Abbas (10 March 2014). "A CANDID CONVERSATION WITH SANIA SAEED". Youlin Magazine. Lahore Pakistan.
  3. ^ "Sania Saeed and Nimra Bucha make Mushk an unforgettable experience!". HIP. 2 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Sania Saeed and Sarmad Khoosat Pair Up for a Theatre Play". HIP. 8 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Sania Saeed & Farah Shah play lesbian lovers in 'Kitni Girhein Baqi Hain' & shock Pakistan!". HIP. 3 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Nadia Jamil and Sania Saeed's play goes to Islamabad and Karachi". HIP. 6 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Sania Saeed and Nimra Bucha pair up for a theatrical play "Mushk"". HIP. 4 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Weirdest thing I have ever done, says Sania Saeed on 'Mor Mahal'". HIP. 5 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Sania Saeed and Atiqa Odho working together after 20 years". HIP. 7 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Sania Saeed's Main Adakara Banun Gi opens on Aug 8". Dawn. Karachi Pakistan. 23 July 2014.
  11. ^ Hussain, Abbas (10 March 2014). "A CANDID CONVERSATION WITH SANIA SAEED". Youlin Magazine. Lahore Pakistan.
  12. ^ "Nadia Jamil posts throwback with Sania Saeed from 'Aur Zindagi Badalti Hain' days". Tribune. 12 February 2022.
  13. ^ Haq, Irfan Ul (12 April 2021). "Hina Altaf and Sania Saeed partner up for upcoming drama Doar". Dawn Images. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Sania Saeed as Shehnaz". Reviewit.pk. 13 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ Shadab, Biya (7 June 2009). "Sania Katha stage a comeback". Pakistan Press Foundation. Karachi Pakistan. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  16. ^ Salman, Peerzada (19 December 2015). "Lorelei: Between forgiving and forgetting". Dawn. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  17. ^ "HIP Exclusive: Agha Ali ropes in Sania Saeed for his film 'Aashiq'". HIP. 1 August 2020.
  18. ^ 2nd Lux Style Awards
  19. ^ "Best Actress winner at 8th Lux Style Awards".
  20. ^ "Best Actress winner at 9th Lux Style Awards".
  21. ^ "Best Actress winner at 10th Lux Style Awards".
  22. ^ "Best Actress nomination at 16th PTV Awards".
  23. ^ "Best Actress nomination at 11th Lux Style Awards".
  24. ^ 1st Hum Awards
  25. ^ 2nd Hum Awards
  26. ^ "Who won what at the ARY Film Awards 2016". HIP. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  27. ^ "Sang-e-Mar Mar and Udaari win big at the Hum Awards 2017". Dawn Images. 30 April 2017.
  28. ^ "'Yakeen ka Safar', 'Alif Allah Aur Insan,' win big at Hum Awards". Daily Times. 30 July 2018.

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