Zeba Shehnaz

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Zeba Shehnaz
Born (1952-11-24) 24 November 1952 (age 69)
Lahore, Pakistan
EducationUniversity of Lahore
OccupationActress, comedian, host, voice actress
Years active1963–present
Children1
RelativesMohammed Shah Subhani (nephew)[1]
AwardsTamgha-e-Imtiaz (2020)[2]
Sitara-i-Imtiaz (2021)[3]

Zeba Shehanz is a Pakistani actress, comedian, host and voice actress.[4] She is known for her roles in dramas Umrao Jan Ada, Aurat Ka Ghar Konsa, Baityaan and Mera Yaar Miladay.[5] She also voiced Parrot in 3 Bahadur: The Revenge of Baba Balaam.[6]

Early life[]

Zeba was born in 1952 on 24th November in Lahore, Pakistan.[7] She completed her studies from University of Lahore.[8] She did theater and did stages plays.[9] She and Moin Akhter did many comedy shows together.[10]

Career[]

She made her debut as a child actress on PTV in 1960s.[11] She was best known for portraying 108 characters in Fifty Fifty along with Moin Akhter.[12] She also appeared in dramas Baityaan, Umrao Jan Ada and Mera Yaar Miladay.[13] She also appeared in movie Munda Bigra Jaey in 1995.[14] She did theater for 12 years and she also voiced Parrot in 3 Bahadur: The Revenge of Baba Balaam.[15] For her contributions towards the television industry, she was honored by the Government of Pakistan with Tamgha-e-Imtiaz in 2020.[16] In 2021 she was honored by the President of Pakistan with Sitara-i-Imtiaz.[17]

Personal life[]

Zeba is married and has one child.[18] She was the aunt of Mohammed Shah Subhani who passed away in 2019.[1]

Filmography[]

Television[]

Year Title Role Network
1978 Fifty Fifty Herself PTV[19]
1979 Bandish Mrs. Disuza PTV
1982 Jaidi Bibi PTV
1983 Silver Jubilee Begum Pachida PTV
1985 Kese Kese Khwab Najma PTV
1986 Gharama Shela PTV
2003 Umrao Jan Ada Ami Jan Geo Entertainment
2009 Ghar Beetiyan Khala PTV
2009 Thori Si Khushiyaan Amma Ji Hum TV
2009 Baityaan Dadu Hum TV
2011 Aurat Ka Ghar Konsa Chanda Khala PTV Home
2012 Baji Shakeela PTV
2014 Mazaaq Raat Herself Dunya News
2014 Bashar Momin Bashar's Tai Geo Entertainment
2015 Khatoon Manzil Amma ARY Digital
2015 Googly Mohalla Pari Gul PTV
2016 Mohay Piya Rang Laaga Salma ARY Digital
2016 Mera Yaar Miladay Salma ARY Digital

Telefilm[]

Year Title Role
1987 Ek Din Ka Baadshah Shabbo
2016 Aashiq Colony Shabban

Film[]

Year Title Role
1995 Munda Bigra Jaey Sabina
2016 3 Bahadur: The Revenge of Baba Balaam Parrot[20]

Awards and recognition[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Zeba Shehnaz breaks down on mysterious death of nephew in London". ARY News. March 12, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "President confers top civil, military awards for excellence on Pakistan Day". The Express Tribune (Newspaper). March 17, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "The Pride of Performance is my most special accolade: Humayun Saeed". The Express Tribune. March 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "PTV veteran brings lives of past, present celebrities to limelight". The Nation. March 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "Smoker's Corner: Satire in the time of cholera". Dawn News. March 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "Trailer of '3 Bahadur - The Revenge of Baba Balaam' released". The Express Tribune. March 3, 2021.
  7. ^ "Sharmeen's super heroes are back". The Nation. March 4, 2021.
  8. ^ "Theatrics: Veteran power". Dawn News. March 5, 2021.
  9. ^ "Festival: New beginnings in Pakistani cinema". Dawn News. March 6, 2021.
  10. ^ "Moin Akhtar laid to rest". The Nation. March 7, 2021.
  11. ^ "Artistes told to declare assets or face music". The Express Tribune. March 8, 2021.
  12. ^ "Moin Akhtar's peers pay tribute to his talent". Images.Dawn. March 9, 2021.
  13. ^ "This is recognition that I must be doing something right: Mehwish Hayat on her Tamgha-i-Imtiaz". Images.Dawn. March 10, 2021.
  14. ^ "President confers civil awards on prominent personalities". The Nation. March 11, 2021.
  15. ^ "Top ten Lollywood grossers of 2016". Dunya News. March 21, 2021.
  16. ^ "Abida Parveen, Faisal Edhi among 88 conferred civil awards by President Alvi". Dawn News. March 19, 2021.
  17. ^ "Khalilur Rehman Qamar lauds Humayun Saeed on civil award". The Express Tribune. March 20, 2021.
  18. ^ "Actor Zeba Shehnaz shares tragic story of nephew's murder in UK". The Express Tribune. March 22, 2021.
  19. ^ "50 delightful years: Thank you PTV". Dawn News. March 13, 2021.
  20. ^ "4 reasons why 3 Bahadur's sequel is a must-watch for kids". Images.Dawn. March 14, 2021.
  21. ^ "Pakistan's "Oscars"; The Nigar Awards". Desi Movies Reviews. Archived from the original on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  22. ^ "Special Award for Comedy Acting". dailymotion. Indus TV Network. March 16, 2021.

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