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Zeba Bakhtiar

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Zeba Bakhtiar
  • Common Name:
    Zeba
  • Date of Birth:
    November 4, 1965
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Scorpio
  • Place of Birth:
    Pakistan
  • Sex:
    Female
  • Hair Color:
    Brown
  • Eye Color:
    Brown
  • Nationality:
    Pakistani
  • Education:
    Kinnaird College, Lahore

Family

Zeba Bakhtiar
  • Father:
    Yahya Bakhtiar
  • Spouse:
    Adnan Sami - Divorced
    Sardar Sohail Khan Leghari - Present
  • Son:
    Azan Sami

Career

Zeba Bakhtiar

Trivia

Zeba Bakhtiar
  • Apart from movies, Zeba often took starring roles in major television serials, in which she brought new levels of intensity with her performances.
  • Zeba proved herself an accomplished director in her directorial-debut movie, Babu, in 2001.
  • Her work in Henna was widely appreciated, but it was her performance in the Pakistani film Sargam (1995) that won her the prestigious Nigar Award in Pakistan.
  • Her performance in the TV play Anarkali won her critical acclaim in Pakistan's entertainment world. The role of Anarkali helped prepare her for her wide screen debut with the hit movie Henna, (1991), produced by the Raj Kapoor banner in India.
  • Although Zeba was brought up in a very conservative environment, and never thought of entering show business, it was by chance to happen that she would become a successful actress.
  • Zeba made her television debut with a PTV (Karachi centre) play, Anarkali, a sad love story.
  • Zeba Bakhtiar is a Pakistani film & TV actress and director, of Hungarian and Pashtun-Pakistani descent.

Biography

Zeba Bakhtiar
Last Updated: Monday, October 19, 2009

ZebaZeba Bakhtiar is a beautiful Pakistani actress-director and television artiste. She hails from Baluchistan in Pakistan and is the daughter of Yahya Bakhtiar, former Attorney General of Pakistan. Zeba Bakthiar's first marriage ended in divorce just before the filming of "Henna". Later she married Adnan Sami, the most celebrated singer-composer and actor. The couple had a son named, Azan Sami, but the marriage could not last long and ended in seperation. Zeba Bakhtiar first made her television debut with a Karachi television play, "Anarkali", a legendary sad love story between prince Jehangir aka Salim, son of Emperor Akbar and a slave girl or a court dancer called Anarkali.

This beautiful "Anarkali" girl made her filmi debut with "Henna" produced by the prestigious RK banner in India. The movie was directed by Randhir Kapoor. Her brilliant performance in "Sargam" {1995} won her the prestigious Nigar Award in Pakistan. Zeba Bakthiar also gave an excellent performance in movies like, "Mohabbat Ki Arzoo" and "Stuntman.Beides acting, Zeba Bakthiar also proved her mettle as director in her directorial-debut movie, "Babu" in 2001.

Filmography

Zeba Bakhtiar

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