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Huma Nawab
Pakistani actress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Huma Nawab is a Pakistani actress. She is one of the most popular actresses of her time and one of the most successful Pakistani TV actresses of the 1980s and 1990s.[1] She played major roles in TV dramas Chand Grehan, Aahat, Nijaat, Hawain, and Silsila.[2][3]
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Early life
Nawab was born in 1969 in Islamabad, Pakistan.[4] She completed her education at the University of Islamabad.[4]
Career
Huma did theatre plays at school, and Chand Grehan was her most successful drama, and her pairing with Ayaz Naik was quite popular.[2] She is noted for her husky voice, well-suited to the strong characters she played in dramatic works.[2] Nijaat and Dhoop Mein Sawan are other famous drama serials she performed in.[2] She started her career in the mid-80s with Silsila and continued working till 1999, after which she went to the United States.[5] Huma returned to Pakistan briefly in 2012, again in 2014,[6] and permanently in 2015.[2] Since then, she has been a prolific actor, with some of her noted projects being Yaqeen Ka Safar, Deedan, Surkh Chandni, Mein Na Janoo, Dil Ruba, and Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay.[7]
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Personal life
In 2012, she came back to Pakistan, fulfilling her mother's wish who wanted to be buried next to her husband after being diagnosed with blood cancer.[8][2][4] Huma is unmarried and lives in Islamabad.[9] Huma's mother Fatima Nawab was also an actress.[4]
Filmography
Television
Telefilm
Film
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Awards and nominations
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