Nadia Khan
Nadia Khan (born 22 May 1979) is a Pakistani television actor, presenter and producer. She is best known for hosting The Nadia Khan Show, a morning TV programme, and for OutStyle, her YouTube channel.[1][2] She is known for her role in classic PTV series Bandhan. Khan receives critical acclaim for her portrayal of Kinza in Aisi Hai Tanhai. In 2019, she portrayed Aima in Kam Zarf and Dolly in Dolly Darling.[3]
Nadia Khan نادیہ خان | |
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Born | Nadia Aslam Khan 22 May 1979 (age 41) Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Occupation | actress, tv presenter, anchor, vlogger |
Years active | 1996–present |
Website | Outstyle.com |
Early life
Nadia Khan was born in Quetta, Balochistan, to an ethnic Pathan family which moved to Rawalpindi, Punjab while she was young. Khan began her career in Rawalpindi, Punjab.[4][5]
Career
Actress
Khan made her acting debut in 1996 on the show titled Pal Do Pal which was written by Haseena Moin.[6] She received recognition for Bandhan (1997), for which she won PTV Best Actress Award In the same year, a drama serial was released from the private sector, Bharam, written and directed by M. Izhar Bobby, in which Khan played a leading role with young Yasir Nawaz. She later started anchoring morning shows.[7]
In 2005, Khan made a comeback to acting and appeared in the ARY Digital soap serial called Koi To Ho, directed by Haseeb Hassan and written by Danish Javed.
In 2011, Lollywood director and producer Shoaib Mansoor, offered Khan a role in his film Bol.
Presenter
Khan made her television debut in 1993 in the show Daak Time (Mail Time) with Uncle Sargam on PTV.[8] She returned as an anchor on ARY Digital's morning show Breakfast with Nadia. The show went on air from Dubai in 2003. On 13 November 2006, Khan moved to Geo TV to a new live chat and interview show called the Nadia Khan Show (Geo Mazay Say). She interviewed a variety of Pakistani celebrities, artists, performers, religious leaders, athletes and politicians. There were also segments on Islam, health and beauty, and other topics. The show was banned in 2010 by the Dubai government on behalf of court orders. Sources say that Khan showed Pakistani filmstar Noor Bukhari and her husband fight before Bukhari's interview. Her husband claimed in court that "It was our family matter". Therefore, the court gave out an order to ban Khan's show in Dubai for six months.[9]
Khan won the Masala Lifestyle Awards For Best TV Presenter 2008 and Masala Lifestyle Awards For Best TV Presenter 2009, out of five candidates, from Zee Tv, Sony TV, Star Plus and ARY Digital.[10] Khan resumed her anchoring career after a year in August 2011 with Eid Transmission on Dunya News. On 31 March 2012, the Nadia Khan Show returned to Geo TV as a night-time talk show. Her shows are now consumer oriented.[11] She resumed anchoring with a brief year-long run from 2015 to 2016 of her morning show (Nadia Khan Show) on Geo TV.[12] She hosts Croron Mein Khel, a game show, on BOL Entertainment.
On 19 January 2018 she became the First Pakistani beauty, fashion and lifestyle YouTube influencer to reach 100,000 subscribers on her official YouTube channel, Outstyle.[13][14] Recently in 2019 she started morning show again on ptv home named Morning @ home it is telecasting every monday to friday [15]
Filmography
Television
Year | Drama | Role | Writer | Director | Broadcasting network | Notes |
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1995 | Baandhan | Farry | Bushra Rahman | Tariq Mairaj | PTV | PTV Best Actress Award |
1996 | Pal do Pal | Rameen | Haseena Moin | Mohsin | PTV | |
1997 | Bharam | Mazhar Bobby | M.Izhar Bobby | PTV | PTV Classic Drama Award | |
1997 | Mahrukh | Mahrukh | Aftab Ahmed | Arshi Bhai | PTV | |
1999 | Des Pardes | Sara | Haseena Moin | Ali Rizvi | PTV | |
1998 | Laag | Safia | Rauf Khalid | Rauf Khalid | PTV | |
2000 | Manzilein | Ghazal | Seema Ghazal | Fahim Burny | PTV | |
2003 | Main Aur Tum | Radha | Ali Imran | Faisal Qurashi | ARY Digital | Episode Sitaara Plus |
2005 | Koi To Ho | Yasmeen | Danish Javed | Haseeb Hassan | ARY Digital | |
2008 | Yeh Zindagi Hai | Herself | Fizza Jaffri | Kamran Akbar Khan | Geo TV | Guest appearance |
2017 | Aisi Hai Tanhai | Kinza | Mohsin Ali | Badar Mehmood | ARY Digital | [16] |
2018 | Zun Mureed | Amna Mufti | Syed Ahmed Kamran | Hum TV | [17] | |
2018 | Kaisi Aurat Hoon Main | Maham | Saima Akram Chudhery | Fahim Burney | Hum TV | [18] |
2018 | Khana Khud Garam Karo | Jamila | Kashif Saleem | Kashif Saleem | ARY Digital | Telefilm[19] |
2019 | Kam Zarf | Aima | Seema Munaf | Zeeshan Ahmed | Geo Entertainment | [20] |
2019 | Jhanka Tanki | Neeli | Misbah Ali Syed | Kashif Saleem | ARY Digital | Telefilm |
2019 | Dolly Darling | Dolly | Dr. Muhammad Younis Butt | Muhammad Iftikhar Iffi | Geo Entertainment |
Talk shows
Year | Show | Type | Broadcasting network | Notes |
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1993–1995 | Daak Time (Mail Time) with Uncle Sargam | Children Choice | STN/NTM | Khan's hosting debut |
2003–2006 | Breakfast with Nadia | Morning show | ARY Digital | |
2006–2010 | Nadia Khan Show | Morning show | Geo TV | Masala TV Award For Best TV Presenter 2008[10] and Masala TV Award For Best TV Presenter 2009[21] |
2011 | Eid with Nadia Khan | Eid special show | Dunya News | |
2012–2013 | The Nadia Khan Show (season 2) | Talk show (weekend nights) | Geo Entertainment | |
2015 | Nadia Khan Show (season 3) | Morning show | Geo Entertainment | |
2018 | Croron Mein Khel | Game Show | BOL Entertainment | |
2019–present | Morning @ Home | Morning Talkshow | PTV Home |
Awards and recognition
In 2007, Khan was dubbed the "Oprah Winfrey" of Pakistan by Jang Group of Newspapers.[22]
References
- "We must teach young girls to aspire beyond marriage: Nadia Khan | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- "'Baat Cheet' with Fahim Burney, Nadia Khan". The Nation. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- Haq, Irfan Ul (8 December 2018). "Nadia Khan's new TV project is a game show where you can win diamonds or a Mercedes". Images. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- Nadia Khan Biography. Tv.com.pk. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- Nadia Khan – The Express Tribune Blog. The Express Tribune. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- "Pal do Pal". Ptv2.tripod.com. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- "Nadia Khan Trashed Pakistani Morning Shows And LOL Hypocrisy Ki Hadd Hoti Hai". MangoBaaz. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- "Child's play". Dawn. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- "Nadia Khan Show Banned by Dubai Govt". Forum.xcitefun.net. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- "Masala Lifestyle Awards – The Winners". Masala.com. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- "Nadia Khan Show on 8th April 2012 guest Veena Malik ~ Nadia Khan Show". Nadiakhanshowgeo.com. 10 April 2012. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- "Nadia Khan's next treat for fans is her Eid show". The Nation. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- "Nadia khan's Outstyle Youtube channel reached 100,000 subscribers ~ Outstyle.com".
- "After doing three tragic dramas, Nadia Khan wears a fresh and lively look!". The Nation. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- https://www.facebook.com/moriningathome/ https://reviewit.pk/nadia-khan-is-back-on-ptv-home-with-morning-show/
- "Nadia Khan returns with 'Aisi Hai Tanhai'". Gulf News. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- "Nadia Khan cast is new serial 'Zann Mureed'". Gulf News. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- Haq, Irfan Ul (8 December 2017). "Nadia Khan is leaving her morning show persona far behind with this new TV serial". Images. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- Haq, Irfan Ul (8 June 2018). "A telefim called Apna Khana Khud Garam Karo is releasing on Eid". Images. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- "My character in 'Kam Zarf' is negative yet pitiable: Nadia Khan". Daily Times. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- Masala Lifestyle Awards 2009 . masala.com
- "Nadia Khan Anchor Person/ Actress/ Producer Dunya TV / Geo News". Urduwire.com. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- "Nadia Khan | Fashion47". Fashion47.pk. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
External links
- Nadia Khan on IMDb
- Nadia Khan on Instagram