Zainab Shabbir

Zainab Shabbir is a Pakistani television actress. Zainab has played the female lead in Sanwari (2018) and Emaan (2019) aired on Hum TV and LTN Family respectively. She further played supporting roles in Piya Naam Ka Diya (2019), Malaal-e-Yaar (2019) and an episodic role in anthology drama Haqeeqat (2019), Makafaat (2020) and Dikhawa (2020). She was last seen playing the role of Ayat in Geo TV's Mehar Posh which also featured Ayeza Khan and Danish Taimoor in leads.[3][1]

Zainab Shabbir
Born (1998-06-26) 26 June 1998[1]
Karachi, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
EducationBachelor of Commerce[2]
Occupationactress
Years active2018 – present
Known forSanwari
Emaan[2]

Career

After completing her studies in graduation, Zainab auditioned at Hum's talent organized by Momina Duraid and Sultana Siddiqui of Hum Network in 2018, she eventually passed the audition and was selected for a supporting role of Ishmal in Hum TV's soap opera Maa Sadqay (2018).[1] She went on to play the lead role of Ujala in Hum TV's another soap Sanwari (2018) opposite Usama Khan. According to Gulf News, she coloured her skin a few tones darker for the project and in an interview she said, “I am not insecure on that front. I believe that good work will take you places anyway”.[2] Sanwari ran for 180 episodes and her appearance as a plain-clothed, middle-class girl is noted by the critics.[2] It marked the breakthrough for her and also earned her nomination for Best Soap Actress at Hum Awards.[2][4]

In 2019, she got her second lead role in Emaan. The serial ran for 73 episodes on LTN Family and she played a titular role of Emaan, a strong and independent girl in the series.[5] She further appeared as Aaliya in Saleem Ghanchi's directed Piya Naam Ka Diya opposite Saniya Shamshad and Farhan Malhi and as Minhal in Asad Jabal's directed Malaal-e-Yaar opposite Azekah Daniel and Mirza Zain Baig.[5] The later of which was a commercial and critical success.[4] In the same year, she made an episodic special appearance in anthology series Haqeeqat.

In 2020, Zainab appeared in a supporting role of Ayat (Mehru's sister) in 7th Sky Entertainment's Mehar Posh. The show emerged as one of the highest rated Pakistani series of 2020.[6][7] She worked with acclaim actors Ayeza Khan, Danish Taimoor, Ali Abbas, Sania Saeed and Rehan Sheikh in the series.[3]

Television
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref(s)
2018 Maa Sadqay Eshmal Hum TV
2018 Sanwari Ujala Hum TV Lead Role [2]
2019 Piya Naam Ka Diya Aaliya Geo TV [5]
2019 Emaan Emaan LTN Family Lead Role [2]
2019 Malaal-e-Yaar Minhal Hum TV [4]
2019 Haqeeqat Faaria A-Plus TV Episode "Janwar"
2020 Makafaat 2 Faryal Geo TV Episode "Mera Libas Ho Tum" [8]
2020 Mehar Posh Ayat; Mehru's sister Geo TV [9]
2020 Dikhawa Moomal Geo TV Episode "Numaiesh" [10]
2020 Laal Kabootar Niraali Hum TV Telefilm

References
  1. Ghani, Tooba. "Ambitious and radiant -Zainab Shabir". The News International. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  2. "Meet Pakistani cinema's stars of tomorrow". Gulf News. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  3. "Ayeza Khan rides high on 'Meray Pass Tum Ho' success". Gulf News. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  4. "زینب شبیر کی نئی ڈرامہ سیریل "ملال یار" کامیابی سے آن ایئر". Daily Pakistan. 2019-08-30. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  5. "زینب شبیر کی نئی ڈرامہ سیریل "ملال یار" کے ٹیزر آن ائیر". Daily Pakistan. 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  6. "'Mehar Posh' becomes the highest rated first episode of Pakistani drama history". Daily Times. 2020-04-06. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  7. "'Mehar Posh' featuring Ayeza Khan, Danish Taimoor breaks all records". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  8. Makafaat | Second Season | Mera Libas Hu Tum | 29th April 2020, retrieved 2020-05-31
  9. "Ayeza Khan & Danish Taimoor reunite for 'Meher Posh'". The Nation. 2020-04-03. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  10. Dikhawa Episode 13 ( Numaiesh ) | Ehsaas Ramzan | Iftaar Transmission | 7th May 2020, retrieved 2020-05-31
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