Hira Mani
{{Short description|Pakistani actress}}
{{Pakistani name|Hira|Mani}}
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{{lang|ur|{{Nastaliq|حرا مانی}}}}
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| birth_name = Hira Jamal
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| birth_place = Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
| nationality = Pakistani
| other_names = Hira Salman
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| occupation = Actress, model, singer, VJ, host
| years_active = 2010 –present
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| spouse = {{marriage |Salman Saqib Sheikh|2008}}
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Hira Salman (née Jamal; born 27 February 1989), known as Hira Mani ({{Langx|ur|{{nq|حرا مانی}}}}), is a Pakistani television actress, singer, presenter, and former video jockey. She starred as the lead in several hit series, including Jab We Wed (2014), Preet Na Kariyo Koi (2015), Sun Yaara (2016) Yaqeen Ka Safar (2017), Thays (2018), Do Bol (2019), Ghalati (2020), Meray Paas Tum Ho (2019), Kashf (2020), Yun Tu Hai Pyar Bohut (2021) and Mein Hari Piya (2021).
Personal life
Hira married fellow actor Salman Saqib Sheikh (Mani) at the age of 19. Their marriage ceremony took place on 18 April 2008.{{Cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/598161/hira-and-mani-celebrate-their-12th-wedding-anniversary/|title=Hira and Mani celebrate their 12th wedding anniversary|date=2020-04-18|website=Daily Times|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-20}} They frequently work together in most of their projects.{{Cite web|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/lifestyle/hira-mani-stole-mani-from-her-friend-broke-off-her-own-engagement-for-him/|title=Hira Mani stole Mani from her friend, broke off her own engagement for him|website=Daily Pakistan|date=21 October 2018|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-13}}{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1650803/4-im-proud-labelled-manis-wife-hira-mani/|title=I'm proud to be labelled as 'Mani's wife': Hira Mani|date=2018-03-04|website=The Express Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-13}} The couple has two sons, Muzammil (born in 2009) and Ibrahim (born in 2014).{{Cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/283337-hira-mani-shares-loved-up-throwback-photo-with-husband-on-12th-wedding-anniversary|title=Hira Mani shares loved-up throwback photo with husband on 12th wedding. anniversary|date=|website=Geo News|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-20}} In May 2021, Hira was robbed outside her home, the video of which went viral.{{cite web | url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2021/05/watch-actor-hira-mani-mugged-in-karachi/ | title=Watch: Actor Hira Mani mugged in Karachi | date=2 May 2021 }}
Career
Mani started her career as a video jockey before moving on to hosting. She co-hosted the Hum 2 Hamara Show on Hum TV with Mani, which earned her critical recognition, and they both followed it with the Hira Mani Show (2010). Hira made her acting debut along with her husband Mani in ARY Digital's Meri Teri Kahani (2012). The show was inspired by the American series Curb Your Enthusiasm. Both (Mani and Hira) appeared as fictionalized versions of themselves. She then appeared as Heer in Jab We Wed (2013) and as Hareem in Firaaq (2013). In 2015, she portrayed the role of Shagufta in Hum TV's Preet Na Kariyo Koi opposite Ahsan Khan. She received critical praise for portraying an emotionally intense character in the serial.{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1733371/4-hira-mani-just-another-pretty-face/|title=Hira Mani: More than just another pretty face|date=2018-06-18|website=The Express Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-13}} She later appeared as a guest in Mr. Shamim (2016) and Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain 2 (2016).{{Cite web |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/215839 |title=Actress Mansha Pasha... |website=www.geo.tv |publisher=Geo TV |location=Pakistan |language=en-US |access-date=2019-02-14}}{{Cite web|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Entertainment/409822-|title=Juggling roles: Hira Mani on being an actor, a wife and a mother of two - Entertainment|website=Dunya News|access-date=2019-02-13}}{{Cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/348330/if-the-public-doesnt-recognise-you-yet-youre-not-working-hard-enough-hira-mani/|title=If the public doesn't recognise you yet, you're not working hard enough: Hira Mani|date=2019-01-27|website=Daily Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-13}}{{Cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/228067/once-i-have-some-bollywood-film-people-will-accept-me-hira-mani/|title=Once I have some Bollywood film, people will accept me: Hira Mani|date=2018-04-14|website=Daily Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-13}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.brecorder.com/2018/10/19/446844/revealing-their-love-story-hira-discloses-she-cheated-on-her-then-fiance-with-mani/|title=Revealing their love story, Hira discloses she cheated on her then-fiancé with Mani|last=says|first=What To Do If Your Boyfriend Cheats On You|date=2018-10-19|website=Business Recorder|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-13}} Her stint in hit TV series, Mere Paas Tum Ho was critically acclaimed. The TV series also featured Humayun Saeed, Adnan Siddiqui, and Ayeza Khan in lead roles.{{Cite web |author=Images Staff |date=2022-11-03 |title=Meray Paas Tum Ho is getting published as a book in December |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1191116 |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=Images |language=en}}
In 2020, Mani portrayed the title role in Kashf as a woman engaged in nightmares that eventually come true.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/633593-hira-mani-plays-a-woman-with-nightmare-disorder-in-kashaf|title=Hira Mani plays a woman with nightmare disorder in Kashaf|last=NewsBytes|website=The News International|language=en|access-date=2024-11-07}} While praising her performance, Buraq Shabbir of The News International opined that the series "allows her to showcase her acting prowess like never before."{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/668336-a-sky-of-new-stars |title=A sky of new stars |author=Buraq Shabbir |date=June 7, 2020 |work=The News International |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714014257/https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/668336-a-sky-of-new-stars |url-status=live}} In addition, she received the nominations of Best TV Actress - Critics' choice and Best Television Actress - Jury, respectively, at the 20th Lux Style Awards and the 2nd Pakistan International Screen Awards.
Filmography
=Film=
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| 2023
! scope=row | Teri Meri Kahaniyaan | Mumtaz | Debut; Anthology film |
=Television=
=Special appearance=
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! scope="col"|Year ! scope="col"|Title ! scope="col"|Role ! scope="col"|Notes ! class="unsortable" scope="col"|Refs | ||
| 2010–2011
! scope="row"|Hum 2 Humara Show |Host | | ||
| 2011
! scope="row"|Hira Mani Show |Host | | ||
| 2012
! scope="row"|Hum Sab Umeed Se Hain |Host | | ||
| 2015
! scope="row"|Chaman Ara |Chaman Ara's daughter-in-law |Television film | ||
| 2016
! scope="row"| Shilae Maseen |Shilae |Television film | | ||
| 2016
! scope="row"| Mr Shamim |Herself | Eid special | |
| 2016
! scope="row"| Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain (season 2) |Saba Kamran | Episode 1; Jhoota Bartan | {{Cite news|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1177137|title=PEMRA issues notice to Hum TV drama 'Kitni Girhain Baki Hain' for homosexual content|date=2017-02-20|work=Dawn|access-date=2018-11-02|language=en-US}} |
| 2017
! scope="row"| Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain (season 2) |Sana | Episode 26; Adhi Ghar Wali | |
| 2019
! scope="row"| Dil Toh Bacha Hai |Zulekha (Aini) |Television film | ||
| 2023
!scope="row"|Siyaah |Uzma |Episode: "Haail" | |
=Music video=
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| Year
! Title ! Singer ! Notes |
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| 2020
|"Ye Watan Tumhara Hai" |Various |
Discography
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! Title ! Singer(s) ! Label ! Ref(s) |
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| 2021
|"Sawaari" |Herself |
| 2022
|"Tamanna" |Herself |
Awards and nominations
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! scope="col" width="6%" | Year ! scope="col" width="35%%" | Award ! scope="col" width="35%" | Category ! scope="col" width="10%" | Result ! scope="col" width="3%" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| 2018
|Best Supporting Actress for Yaqeen Ka Safar |{{nom}} | |
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| rowspan="2" |2019
| rowspan="2" |ARY Digital- Social Media Drama Awards 2018 |Best Supporting Actor (Female) for Dil Mom Ka Diya |{{nom}} | |
| Best Couple for Dil Mom Ka Diya
|{{nom}} | |
| 2020
|Pakistan International Screen Awards |Best Television Actress-Critic for Do Bol |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="5" | 2021
| rowspan="3" |ARY People's Choice Awards |Favorite Actress for Ghalati |{{Nom}} | |
| Favorite Actress in a role of Bahu for Ghalati
|{{won}} | |
| Favorite Actress in a role of Bhabhi for Ghalati
|{{Nom}} | |
| Lux Style Awards
| Best Female Actor-Critics for Kashf | {{Nom}} |
| Pakistan International Screen Awards
|Best Television Actress (Jury) for Kashf |{{nom}} |
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|nm10187637}}
- {{Instagram|hiramaniofficial}}
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Category:Pakistani television actresses