Ghazala Kaifee
{{short description|Pakistani actress}}
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{{Use Pakistani English|date=December 2023}}
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| birth_name = Ghazala Najam
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|4|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Karachi, Pakistan
| education = University of Karachi
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1976 – present
| spouse = {{marriage|Nawab Kaifee|1978}}
| children = 4
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Ghazala Kaifee (née Najam) is a Pakistani actress.{{cite web|url=https://www.somethinghaute.com/teasers-out-ahsan-khan-mawra-hocane-reunite-in-qissa-meherbano-ka|title=Teasers out: Ahsan Khan & Mawra Hocane reunite in 'Qissa Meherbano Ka'|website=Something Haute|date=5 August 2021}} She is one of the most popular actresses of her time and was one of the most successful actress of 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. She is known for her roles in dramas Laikin, Qissa Meherbano Ka, Rasam, Ishq E Laa and Sinf-e-Aahan.{{cite web|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1180842|title=Why don't we have hit TV serials like Ankahi anymore? Writers weigh in|website=Images.Dawn|date=21 October 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://galaxylollywood.com/2021/08/10/qissa-meherbano-ka-a-family-story-caught-up-amidst-lies-love-and-deceit|title='Qissa Meherbano Ka': A Story About Family, Lies, Love And Deceit|website=Galaxy Lollywood|date=10 August 2021 |last1=Butt |first1=Ifrah }}
Early life
Ghazala was born on 17 April 1960 in Karachi, Pakistan.{{cite web|title=Ghazala Kaifee|url=http://vidpk.com/p/65/Ghazala-Kaifi|access-date=2 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407124730/http://vidpk.com/p/65/Ghazala-Kaifi/|archive-date=7 April 2017|url-status=dead}} She completed her studies from University of Karachi.
Career
Ghazala started acting in PTV dramas in 1976 and made her debut in drama Shama which was written by Fatima Surayya Bajia.{{cite web|url=https://urdu.arynews.tv/ghazala-kaifi-drama-shama-secret-shakil/|title=اداکارہ غزالہ کیفی نے کئی سال بعد ڈرامہ "شمع" کا راز کھول دیا|website=ARY News|date=March 26, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1182617|title=It's a condensed version of my personal diary, says PTV's Khwaja Najamul Hassan about his book|website=Images.Dawn|date=3 September 2021}} She was encouraged by Qasim Jalil to pursue a television career and Fatima Surayya Bajia cast her in her dramas.{{cite web|url=https://www.bolnews.com/entertainment/2022/03/remembering-the-game-changing-women-of-pakistan|title=Remembering the game-changing women of Pakistan|website=BOL News|date=4 March 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/15351/the-changing-face-of-pakistani-dramas|title=The changing face of Pakistani dramas|website=Daily Times|date=29 July 2021}}
In 1977 she was offered the lead role of Rita opposite Nadeem in film Aina by director Nazar-ul-Islam and written by Bashir Niaz but she refused it because her husband didn't wanted her to act in the film then the role was offered to Shabnam which she accepted the film was a Diamond Jubilee at the box office later Ghazala admitted that she regretted for refusing it when she saw the movie in cinema.{{cite journal|title=سکرین کی خوبصورتی غزالہ نجم کا انٹرویو|website=Pakistan Television Corporation|date=1999}} She was noted for her roles in dramas Shama, Tipu Sultan: The Tiger Lord, Ana, Hawain, Aroosa and Brahim Ki Talaash.{{cite book|title=The Herald, Volume 38, Issues 1-3|publisher=Karachi : Pakistan Herald Publications|page=32}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/845150-the-importance-of-adapting-the-written-word|title=The importance of adapting the written word|website=The News International|date=4 December 2021}}{{cite book|title=Globe, Volume 8|publisher=International relations|page=98}} She also appeared in dramas Yeh Bhi Kisi Ki Bayti Hai, Janay Kyun, Chain Aye Na, Rasam, Rishtay Mohabbaton Kay and Laikin.{{cite book|title=The Herald, Volume 26, Issues 4-6|publisher=Pakistan Herald Publications|page=146}}{{cite web|url=https://www.masala.com/tv-reviews/best-pakistani-dramas-of-all-time-324525|title=Best Pakistani Dramas of All Time|website=Masala|date=1 June 2021}}{{cite book|title=Pakistan Television Drama and Social Change: A Research Paradigm|publisher=University of Karachi|page=202}} Ghazala also appeared in the movie Article 370 as Mir's mother.{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1576008|title=STREAMING: BORDER SHORTS|website=Dawn News|date=10 February 2021}} Since then she appeared in dramas Ishq E Laa, Qissa Meherbano Ka and Sinf-e-Aahan.{{cite web|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1188141|title=Mawra Hocane and Ahsan Khan reunite in new drama Qissa Meherbano Ka|website=Images.Dawn|date=14 November 2021}}{{cite book|title=The Herald, Volume 26, Issues 4-6|publisher=Pakistan Herald Publications|page=140}}{{cite web|url=https://magtheweekly.com/detail/12917-mawra-hocane-to-cast-opposite-ahsan-khan-for-qissa-meherbano-ka|title=Mawra Hocane to cast opposite Ahsan Khan for 'Qissa Meherbano Ka'|website=Mag - The Weekly|date=7 November 2021}}
Personal life
Ghazala is married and has four children including three sons and one daughter and her youngest son named Hassan Kaifee is a reporter. Ghazala also set up a foundation called Foundation of Youth to help the poor. She and her husband were diagnosed with COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan and went into quarantine then she and her husband recovered from coronavirus in 23 June on 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.oyeyeah.com/celebrity/veteran-actress-ghazala-kaifee-recovers-from-coronavirus|title=Veteran actress Ghazala Kaifee recovers from coronavirus|website=Oyeyeah|date=26 January 2021}} Her son Ali Kaifee is the CEO of a leading International News Agency AK Broadcasts.{{Cite web |title=AK Broadcasts Pakistan |url=https://akb.com.pk/ |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=AK Broadcasts |language=en}}
Filmography
=Television=
=Telefilm=
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| 1988
| Eid Train |
=Film=
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| 2020
| Article 370 |
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
- {{Instagram|ghazala.kaifeeofficial}}
- {{IMDb name|11883819}}
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Category:20th-century Pakistani actresses
Category:Pakistani television actresses
Category:21st-century Pakistani actresses