Samina Peerzada

Samina Peerzada
Samina Peerzada
ثمینہ پیرزادہ
Born	Samina Butt; 9 August 1955 (age 69); Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Education	Government College of Commerce & Economics
Alma mater	PECHS, Karachi
Occupations	Actress; Producer; Host; Model; Director; Activist;
Years active	1974 – Present
Known for	Performance, Progress, Peace
Notable work	Zindagi Gulzar Hai; Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan; Durr-e-Shehwar
Style	Versatile
Spouse	Usman Peerzada (m. 1975)
Children	2
Relatives	Faizan Peerzada (brother-in-law) ; Zara Peerzada (niece) (Late) Anwar Ul Haq Ansari (Father) MBuggi Ansari (Brother) Samina Zaman (Cousin)
Awards	Pakistan Television (PTV) Award (2011); Nigar Awards in 1988 and 1990; Lux Style Awards in 2007; Lifetime Achievement Award at Beyond the Mango Film Festival in 2013; HUM Awards in 2013, 2014 and 2015

Samina Peerzada (née Butt, Punjabi, Urdu: ثمینہ پیرزادہ) is a Pakistani film and television actress, producer and director.^[2]^[3] She was a popular model in 1970s.^[4] She is one of the most popular actress of her time and was one of the most successful actress of 1980s and 1990s.^[4]

Early life

Samina was born into an educated [Ansari] family in Lahore, but after separation of her parents she was raised in Karachi, Sindh Pakistan. After graduating in commerce, she chose to pursue a career in acting. After many successful years of acting in television dramas and minor roles in television advertisements, Samina was cast in starring roles in several films.^[5]^[6]

Career

Samina started her career as a model in 1974 and then she acted in several films including Nazdikiyan, Mukhra, Bazar-e-Husn, Shaadi Mere Shohar Ki and Bulandi.^[7]^[8]^[9]

She has traveled widely and has also performed in Oslo at The International Ibsen Festival.^[10] Her notable stage performances include productions such as Raaz-o-Niaz and Ibsen's A Doll's House.^[10]^[11]^[12]

Television plays to her credit include Zindagi Gulzar Hai, Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan, Rehaai, Durr-e-Shahwar, Dastaan and Karobi.^[13]^[14]^[15]

Her first Hollywood film, The Valley, released on 2 March 2018.^[16] Alyy Khan, another actor from Pakistan is also starring in this film.^[17]

Peerzada made her directorial debut through Inteha,^[1] a critically acclaimed film^[7] addressing the social issue of marital rape. Subsequently, she directed the less well-received commercial film Shararat.^[7]

She is also the host of Rewind with Samina Peerzada on YouTube.^[18]

Personal life

She married Usman Peerzada,^[7] a fellow media personality, in 1975.^[1] The couple have two daughters, Anum and Amal.^[19]^[20] Their younger daughter Amal is a miniature artist.^[21]

Filmography

Actress

PTV drama series'Jaane Do'in 1980s opposite Behrouz Sabzwari

Television series

Drama	Role	Year	Broadcasting Network	Additional Notes
Darya	Wife	1983	PTV	Plays the role of a runaway (city) wife who finds protection, acceptance, respect, love and boundless affection from simple village folks making a lifelong bond by marrying into the tribe.
Zard Dopehar	Zaitoon	1995	PTV	Zaytoon
Wafa Kay Mausam	Mother	2001	PTV
Sheeshay Ka Mahal^[7]		2002	PTV
Thori Si Mohabbat^[1]	Leading Lady	2004	Geo TV
Ana	Sadiqa	2004	PTV
Dil, Diya, Dehleez	Sheher Bano	2006	Hum TV	Dil, Diya, Dehleez is a drama which is based on the novel of same name by Riffat Siraj
Tere Aajaney Se		2006	TV ONE
Ishq Ki Inteha		2009	Geo TV	Nominated for Best TV Serial
Thori Door Sath Chalo		2009	Hum TV
Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan^[1]	Tai Amma	2009	Geo TV	Meri Zaat is the most-viewed serial on Geo TV to date.
Noorpur Ki Rani	Anna	2009	Hum TV
Tair-e-Lahooti		2009	Hum TV
Mohabbat Kaun Rokay		2009	ARY Digital
Dil Ki Dehleez Par		2009	PTV
The Ghost		2009	Hum TV
Dil-e-Nadan		2009	Geo TV
Kalmoohi	Aasiya	2010	PTV
Natak Mandi		2010	PTV
Bebak		2010	Hum TV
Dastaan^[1]	Bibi/Saleha	2010	Hum TV	Dastaan is based on a novel on the independence of Pakistan written by Razia Butt
Kafir	Mehwish	2011	ARY Digital
Pani Jaisa Piyar	Arfa	2011	Hum TV
Koi Lamha Gulab Ho		2011	Hum TV
Rangeelpur	Mother	2011	PTV
Mera Naseeb	Salima	2011	Hum TV
Kuch Khwab Thay Meray	Annie	2011	ARY Digital
Durr-e-Shahwar^[1]	Durr-e-Shahwar	2012	Hum TV	A phenomenal show that explores the difficulties faced by women after marriage
Shehr-e-Zaat^[1]	Naani/Amma	2012	Hum TV
Roshan Sitara	Roshan Ara's mother	2012	Hum TV
Zindagi Gulzar Hai^[1]	Rafia (Kashaf's Mother)	2012	Hum TV	Hum Award for Best Supporting Actress. Plays the role of a mother every one of us would want to have.
Ghaao	Mahjabeen	2012	Geo TV
Rehaai	Sumaira	2013	Hum TV	Plays the role of a mother(in-law) every married lady would want to have, supportive, sensitive and always defending the rights and aspirations of daughter-in-law(s).
Kuch Is Tarah		2013	PTV
Chaar Chaand	Mother	2013	Geo TV
Meri Beti	Airaj's Grandmother	2013	ARY Digital
Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain	Mother	2014	Hum TV	Episode: Wida Na Karna Maa
Kaanch		2014	ARY Digital
Adhura Milan	Noor-ul-Ain	2014	A-Plus Entertainment
Neelum Kinaray		2015	Hum TV
Judai		2016	ARY Digital
Beqasoor		2016	ARY Digital
Aap Ke Liye	Nishat Malik	2016	ARY Digital	Plays the role of a crafty elder sister.
Bay Aib	Sadaf	2016	Urdu1	Plays the role of a high headed and very haughty lady.
Saanp Seerhi	Mother	2017	Express Entertainment	Plays the role of a loving Mother.
Rasm E Duniya	Elder Sister-in-Law	2017	ARY Digital	Plays the role of a family matriarch.
Ghanti	Wife		PTV
Hissar	wife		PTV
Karb^[7]	wife		PTV
Kathputli	Wife		PTV
Musafirkhana	Lady passenger		PTV
Doosra Chehra			PTV
Jab Jab Dil Milay			PTV
Mallika-e-Alam			PTV
Saahil	Sajida		PTV
Raat			PTV
Chakkar-e-Azam			PTV
Fishaar			PTV
Hisaar			PTV
Karobi			PTV
Panah			PTV
Jaane Do			PTV
Balaa	Shama	2018	ARY Digital	Plays the role of a naive mother of Taimoor, the Protagonist and the Mother-in-Law of Nigar, the Antagonist.

Telefilm

Telefilm	Role	Year	Broadcasting Network
Climax	Elderly Lady Lover	2009	Hum TV
Band Bajj Gaya	Elderly Lady	2010	ARY Digital
Lunch With Lubna	Mad Lady	2012	Hum TV
Zindagi Ab Bhi Muskurati Hai	Mother	2013	Hum TV
Lakeerain	Mother	2013	Express Entertainment
Chor Babul Ka Ghar	Mother	2013	ARY Digital
Noor (Musical Telefilm)	Elderly lady	2017	Urdu1

Film

Film	Role	Year	Additional Notes
The Blood of Hussain	Lisa (General's daughter)	1980	Released in February 1981 in the UK. Banned in Pakistan.
Kala Dhanda Goray Log		1981
Shaadi Mere Shohar Ki^[1]	Leading Lady	1986
Mukhra	Nadeem's sister	1988	Punjabi film
Bazar-e-Husn		1988
Jangju Goreelay		1990
Bulandi	Mother	1990
Nazdeekiyan	Samina Pirzada	1991
Pabandi		1992
Khwahish		1993	aka The Wish (International: English title)
Zar Gul	Nawab's Wife	1997
The Valley	Didi	2017	Hollywood film
Motorcycle Girl	Zeinth's Mother	2018	Pakistani film
Huey Tum Ajnabi	Indira Ghandhi	2023	^[22]

Direction

Films
Film	Role	Year	Additional Notes
Zar Gul	Director, writer, Nawab's Wife	1997
Inteha^[1]^[7]	Director, Producer	1999	The movie was Samina Peerzada's debut directorial attempt^[23]
Shararat^[1]^[7]	Director	2003

Awards and recognition

Samina Peerzada's directorial debut Inteha received nine national awards.^[7] She was also conferred with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Beyond the Mango Film Festival held in Bradford, UK, in November 2013. She consecutively won the Hum Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2013 and 2014 for Roshan Sitara and Zindagi Gulzar Hai.^[24]^[25] She was decorated with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Television by Hum TV at the 3rd Hum Awards held in Dubai in April 2015.^[26]^[27]^[28]

Nigar Awards

Year	Award	Category	Result	Title	Ref.
1988	Nigar Award	Best Supporting Actress	Won	Mukhra	^[29]
1990	Nigar Award	Best Supporting Actress	Won	Bulandi	^[29]

PTV Awards

Year	Award	Category	Result	Title	Ref.
2011	16th PTV Awards	Best Compere	Won	Sunday Lounge	^[30]

Lux Style Awards

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result	Ref.
2005	4th Lux Style Awards	Best Television Actress (Satellite)	Ana	Nominated	^[31]
2007	6th Lux Style Awards	Best Television Actress (Terrestrial)	Kath Putli	Won	^[32]
2014	13th Lux Style Awards	Best Television Actress (Satellite)	Rehaai	Nominated	^[33]

Mango Film Festival

Year	Award	Category	Result	Title	Ref.
2013	Beyond the Mango Film Festival	Lifetime Achievement Award	Won	—	^[1]^[24]

Hum Awards

Year	Award	Category	Result	Title	Ref.
2013	1st Hum Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Won	Roshan Sitara	^[34]
2014	2nd Hum Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Won	Zindagi Gulzar Hai	^[35]
2015	3rd Hum Awards	Hum Honorary Television Award	Won	—	^[27]

Pakistan Media Awards

Year	Award	Category	Result	Title	Ref.
2013	4th Pakistan Media Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated	Zindagi Gulzar Hai	^[36]

CPACT Canada Awards

Year	Award	Category	Result	Title	Ref.
2018	CPACT Awards	Best Iconic Couple Award	Won	—	^[37]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Mairas. "An interview with Pakistani Film and TV Actress/Director Samina Pirzada". Filmplusmovies.com website. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
^ "Top 5 iconic roles of Samina Peerzada". HIP. 1 August 2020.
^ "Samina Peerzada speaks up against unnecessary bashing of celebs". HIP. 2 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b "ماڈل اور اداکارہ ثمینہ پیرزادہ اپنے ماڈلنگ اور اداکاری کے کیریئر کے بارے میں گفتگو کر رہی ہیں". Pakistan Television Corporation: 277. 2000.
^ "Samina Ahmed Talks About Her Resilient Mother and Unfinished Manuscript in 'Rewind with Samina Peerzada'". HIP. 3 August 2020.
^ "Nadia Jamil Speaks Up about Samina Peerzada's Show!". HIP. 4 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Interview: Samina Peerzada". Newsline Magazine. August 2003. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
^ "What are Noor Hassan, Alishba Yousaf & Samina Peerzada up to? HIP finds out!". HIP. 5 August 2020.
^ "MPTH finale to release across cinemas in Pakistan". HIP. 11 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Samina Peerzada Ensemble". Retrieved 12 November 2023.
^ "Be Aib is all about mundane desires and your inner complexes". HIP. 7 August 2020.
^ "iDreams' 'Khali Aasman' is about finding solace in 'unwanted relationships'". HIP. 8 August 2020.
^ "Samina Peerzada's 'Bay Qasoor' to start on ARY Digital soon". HIP. 6 August 2020.
^ "Here is why we're excited for Be Aib". HIP. 9 August 2020.
^ "Rasm-e-Duniya needs to pick up pace". HIP. 10 August 2020.
^ "Actor Aly Khan to star in American movie 'The Valley' (TV actor Samina Peerzada will also be making an appearance in the film)". The Express Tribune newspaper. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
^ "Rewind with Samina Peerzada". HIP. 7 August 2020.
^ "Rewinding with Samina Peerzada". The News International. 23 November 2022.
^ "Usman Peerzada profile". PakistanHerald.com website. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
^ "Good parenting: All about my mother". The Express Tribune newspaper. 8 May 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
^ "Surrealistic paintings showcased". Retrieved 2 July 2015.
^ "'Huey Tum Ajnabi' continues to rule the box office". 28 December 2023.
^ Indrajit Banerjee; Stephen Logan (15 July 2008). Asian Communication Handbook 2008. Asian Media Information & Communication Centre. p. 387. ISBN 978-9814136105. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Beyond the Mango Film Festival (Nov 1-9 2013)". Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
^ "New Centre for World Cinemas podcast". 5 December 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
^ "Servis 3rd HUM Awards". Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Winners of the 3rd Hum Awards 2015". 9 April 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
^ "HUM TV Awards 2015: 'Sadqay Tumhare' a clear winner". 10 April 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Pakistan's "Oscars"; The Nigar Awards". Desi Movies Reviews website. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
^ "Winners of the 16th PTV Awards". Dawn News. 18 February 2023.
^ [1] Rewaj.com
^ [2] The Express Tribune newspaper
^ "Nominees announced for 2014 Lux Style awards". Daily Times newspaper. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
^ "Winner List of 2nd Hum Awards". Showbiz Spice. 30 March 2014. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
^ "First Hum TV Awards Red Carpet : Winners List". web.pk website. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
^ "4th Pakistan Media Awards Nominations". Ahsanat Ulain. Pakistan Mirchi Music website. 27 December 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
^ "Usman, Samina Peerzada Receive Best Iconic Couple Award In Canada". UrduPoint. 2 January 2023.

External links

Samina Peerzada at IMDb

[filmplusmovies-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Mairas. "An interview with Pakistani Film and TV Actress/Director Samina Pirzada". Filmplusmovies.com website. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

[2] "Top 5 iconic roles of Samina Peerzada". HIP. 1 August 2020.

[3] "Samina Peerzada speaks up against unnecessary bashing of celebs". HIP. 2 August 2020.

[PakistanTelevisionCorporation-4] "ماڈل اور اداکارہ ثمینہ پیرزادہ اپنے ماڈلنگ اور اداکاری کے کیریئر کے بارے میں گفتگو کر رہی ہیں". Pakistan Television Corporation: 277. 2000.

[5] "Samina Ahmed Talks About Her Resilient Mother and Unfinished Manuscript in 'Rewind with Samina Peerzada'". HIP. 3 August 2020.

[6] "Nadia Jamil Speaks Up about Samina Peerzada's Show!". HIP. 4 August 2020.

[Newsline-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Interview: Samina Peerzada". Newsline Magazine. August 2003. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

[8] "What are Noor Hassan, Alishba Yousaf & Samina Peerzada up to? HIP finds out!". HIP. 5 August 2020.

[9] "MPTH finale to release across cinemas in Pakistan". HIP. 11 August 2020.

[ibsen-10] "Samina Peerzada Ensemble". Retrieved 12 November 2023.

[11] "Be Aib is all about mundane desires and your inner complexes". HIP. 7 August 2020.

[12] "iDreams' 'Khali Aasman' is about finding solace in 'unwanted relationships'". HIP. 8 August 2020.

[13] "Samina Peerzada's 'Bay Qasoor' to start on ARY Digital soon". HIP. 6 August 2020.

[14] "Here is why we're excited for Be Aib". HIP. 9 August 2020.

[15] "Rasm-e-Duniya needs to pick up pace". HIP. 10 August 2020.

[tribune.com.pk-16] "Actor Aly Khan to star in American movie 'The Valley' (TV actor Samina Peerzada will also be making an appearance in the film)". The Express Tribune newspaper. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

[17] "Rewind with Samina Peerzada". HIP. 7 August 2020.

[18] "Rewinding with Samina Peerzada". The News International. 23 November 2022.

[pakistanherald-19] "Usman Peerzada profile". PakistanHerald.com website. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

[tribune-20] "Good parenting: All about my mother". The Express Tribune newspaper. 8 May 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

[thenews-21] "Surrealistic paintings showcased". Retrieved 2 July 2015.

[22] "'Huey Tum Ajnabi' continues to rule the box office". 28 December 2023.

[Asian_Communication-23] Indrajit Banerjee; Stephen Logan (15 July 2008). Asian Communication Handbook 2008. Asian Media Information & Communication Centre. p. 387. ISBN 978-9814136105. Retrieved 14 April 2012.

[BeyondTheMango-24] "Beyond the Mango Film Festival (Nov 1-9 2013)". Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

[25] "New Centre for World Cinemas podcast". 5 December 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[Hum_TV-26] "Servis 3rd HUM Awards". Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

[Desiblitz-27] "Winners of the 3rd Hum Awards 2015". 9 April 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.

[Dawn-28] "HUM TV Awards 2015: 'Sadqay Tumhare' a clear winner". 10 April 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

[DesiMoviesReviews-29] "Pakistan's "Oscars"; The Nigar Awards". Desi Movies Reviews website. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

[30] "Winners of the 16th PTV Awards". Dawn News. 18 February 2023.

[31] [1] Rewaj.com

[32] [2] The Express Tribune newspaper

[33] "Nominees announced for 2014 Lux Style awards". Daily Times newspaper. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

[34] "Winner List of 2nd Hum Awards". Showbiz Spice. 30 March 2014. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

[35] "First Hum TV Awards Red Carpet : Winners List". web.pk website. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

[36] "4th Pakistan Media Awards Nominations". Ahsanat Ulain. Pakistan Mirchi Music website. 27 December 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

[37] "Usman, Samina Peerzada Receive Best Iconic Couple Award In Canada". UrduPoint. 2 January 2023.

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