Mira Sethi

Mira Sethi (born 13 January 1986[1]) is a Pakistani actress, model, and writer.[2][3] The daughter of journalists Najam Sethi and Jugnu Mohsin, she attended Lahore Grammar School and Cheltenham Ladies' College then graduated from Wellesley College in 2010; she spent her junior year abroad at Oxford University.[1] At Wellesley, she studied English and South Asian studies, and, at her 2010 graduation, was the student commencement speaker.[1] Sethi was a Robert L. Bartley fellow and an assistant book editor at The Wall Street Journal [4] and also contributed in political commentary for the newspaper, particularly on the subject of Pakistan.[4][5] Her career at the Journal lasted about two and a half years.[6]

Mira Sethi
Born
Mira Sethi

13 January 1986 (age 34)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
EducationLahore Grammar School
Alma materCheltenham College
Wellesley College
University of Oxford
OccupationActress, journalist
Parent(s)Najam Sethi (father)
Jugnu Mohsin (mother)
RelativesAli Sethi (brother)
Moni Mohsin (aunt)

In 2011, Sethi returned to Pakistan to pursue an acting career.[7] Her first role was playing Natasha in the ARY Digital serial drama Silvatein. She followed it with Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai, which aired on Hum TV. Sethi continues to write both fiction and journalism. Her collection of short stories is expected to be published by Knopf and Bloomsbury in 2018.[8]

Television

Filmography
gollark: Balance? Pah.
gollark: Er, technically there are *no* nuclear bombs installed but actually what can be done is setting up a giant forcefield which does damage to people not authorized.
gollark: Ooh, molten salt fission reactors are in now!
gollark: Honestly, I expect I have more bandwidth than you do.
gollark: Nope.

References
  1. "Pakistan's Mira Sethi is Chosen as 2010 Student Commencement Speaker at Wellesley College" (Press release). Wellesley College. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. "Mira Sethi has managed to stun audiences in 'Dil Banjaara'". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  3. "FEATURE: The Pakistani Drama Serial in a Nutshell by Mira Sethi - Good Times". Good Times. 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  4. "Mira Sethi". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  5. Sethi, Mira (14 March 2011). "Pakistan's Army Is the Real Obstacle to Peace". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  6. Maheshwri, Neha (20 April 2015). "Mira Sethi's connection with Hillary Clinton". Times of India. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  7. "Writer Mira Sethi on satisfying craving for acting through Zindagi's show 'Shikkan'". Indian Express. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  8. "Knopf and Bloomsbury sign Mira Sethi!" (Press release). Daily Times. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  9. "Dailytimes | Mira Sethi charms audiences in new TV serial". dailytimes.com.pk. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  10. NewsBytes. "Mira Sethi on her British-Pakistani character in 7DMI". Retrieved 2018-06-14.


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