Uzma Beg

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Uzma Beg
Born
Uzma Beg
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present

Uzma Beg is a Pakistani actress, television presenter and Radio host. She is active in the industry since last decade and has played supporting roles in several television series. She played the comic role of Naik Bakht “Bakhto” in Chupke Chupke which earned her better recognition. In 2022, she made her cinematic debut with Ehteshamuddin's Dum Mastam.[1][2][3][4][5]

Life and career[]

Born in Lahore, Pakistan, Beg has lived in Paris, London, Melbourne, Sydney and Dubai. She want to become and actor since her childhood however, a career in TV and films was frowned upon by her parents and she was never allowed to perform in front of the camera. Later, She was however able to pursue acting after marriage.[1][2]

She started acting in 2015 and first played a supporting role in Momina Duraid's soap Ishq-e-Benaam. She received little praise by portraying a frustrated wife and mother in social drama Bisaat e Dil, and supportive and timid eldest daughter-in-law of a haveli in pre-partition romance Aangan.[6][7] In 2021, she appeared as supporting actor in Hum TV's Ramadan special Chupke Chupke (TV series).[8] The series was written by Saima Akram Chaudhry and directed by Danish Nawaz in which Beg played the character of Naik Bakht “Bakhto”, a Siraki wife of a Nawab who fights at every occasion with the other wife Nawab Sahab and was praised for her performance and character.[9][10]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Television[]

Year Title Character Ref(s)
2015 Ishq-e-Benaam
2017 Kaffara
2017 Naseebon Jali
2018 Bisaat e Dil Haleema
2018 Aangan Badi Ch'chi
2021 Chupke Chupke Naik Bakht “Bakhto” a.k.a. Amma [13]
2022 Badahah Begun Bakhtiar's mother
2022 Hum Tum Tamanna Begum "Nano" [14]

Web series[]

Year Title Character Notes Ref(s)
2022 Barzakh TBA Upcoming; featuring Sanam Saeed and Fawad Khan, directed by Asim Abbasi [15]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Video: Uzma Beg reveals why she was reluctant to play Bakhto in Chupke Chupke". Something Haute. 2021-05-14.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Uzma Beg Discusses Incredible Transformation For Chupke Chupke & Why She Was Reluctant To Play Amma". 2021-05-13 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "Special plays announced for Ramadan". Daily Times. April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "Adnan Siddiqui's production debut Dum Mastam is all dressed up but has nowhere to go". Dawn Images.
  5. ^ "In conversation with Mohammed Ehteshamuddin". The News International. December 8, 2019.
  6. ^ Ally Adnan (December 21, 2018). "Ahsan Khan strikes again in 'Aangan'". Daily Times.
  7. ^ Mahwash Ajaz (May 18, 2019). "Ahad Raza Mir in Aangan as Jameel: the Quintessential Conflicted Desi Man".
  8. ^ "Taking a look at Ali Zafar's three super-hit drama OSTs this year". Daily Times. May 9, 2021.
  9. ^ Sadaf Haider (15 May 2021). "Review: Chupke Chupke blends romance and comedy to give us a welcome break from reality". DAWN Images.
  10. ^ Sadaf Haider (21 December 2021). "The good, the bad and the strange — 2021 in dramas". Images.
  11. ^ "Dum Mastam cast and crew revealed". Cutacut. 12 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Film Dum Mastam's song 'Ik Vari Sun Le' is Azaan Sami Khan's latest love song". Dawn Images. 2022-04-02.
  13. ^ Seher, Afreen (April 25, 2021). "What's playing on TV throughout Ramazan?". www.thenews.com.pk.
  14. ^ "Three rom-com TV dramas looking to reign supreme in April". Dawn Images. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  15. ^ "Uzma Beg Shares Her Experience Of Working With Fawad Khan". 18 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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