Resham

Resham got early education from Lahore and has studied till matric. She has a Punjabi family background. She lost her mother at the age of seven years and was raised by her elder sister.[12]

Resham started her career with film Jeeva in 1995, although before that film she had done few small roles in television dramas.[13][12] She followed it with starring roles in several commercially successful films throughout the 1990s, including Chor Machaye Shor and Ghunghat (both 1996), Sangam (1997) – for which she received a National Award for Best Actress,[14] Dupatta Jal Raha Hai (1998), and Inteha (1999).[15] She continued to portray leading and supporting roles in Pakistani films until the decline of Lollywood in the early 2000s.

In 2011, she made a cameo appearance in film Love Mein Ghum which was directed by her friend and former co-star Reema Khan. She made her proper comeback to films with social-drama Swaarangi in 2014, which highlighted the issue of drug addiction and the impact of it on the lives of addicts and their families.[16] The film was a commercial failure, and was banned in several cities throughout the country.[17][8] In 2017, she participated in a fashion week organized by Pakistan Fashion Design Council (PFDC).[2]

From 2017 to 2019, she played the pivotal role of Sajna Sapairan (a snake charmer) in supernatural drama series Naagin, which is Pakistan's first ever television serial based on the subject of Ichchhadhaari Naagin.[18][15] In an interview, she described her character in the show as "negative character but quite glamorous".[15] In November 2018, Resham joined the cast of romantic film Kaaf Kangana, written and directed by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar.[19] She quit the film in the same month due to professional reasons.[20]

In 2019, she played the role of a spiritual woman in television series Noor Bibi.[21][8] The same year, she starred opposite Agha Ali in another television series, titled Muthi Bhar Chahat.[22]

In June 2017, Resham announced that she will get married in 2018. Her husband is said to be a businessman in Europe and she will also move there after her marriage.[23] She denied these reports in 2019.[24][4]

In April 2018, soon after Meesha Shafi allegations of sexual harassment against Ali Zafar, Resham supported Zafar, stating: "Ali knows the difference between friendship and harassment. He cannot do such a thing."[25]

During 2010 floods, Resham sent a truck carrying flood relief (including items such as mineral water, pulses and milk) to the affected areas through the Express Helpline Trust. Her first truck was sent to Rahim Yar Khan and the second to Kot Addu. Talking about her contributions, Resham stated: "I, as a person and as an actor, felt that it was my social responsibility to help these people from my own money instead of requesting aid from others."[26]

In 2011, she visited Lahore's Bari Studio and distributed money amongst struggling actors, technicians and dancers.[27]

• List of Pakistani actresses

• Resham at IMDb
• Filmography of Resham on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website