Huma Akbar
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{{Short description|Pakistani actress}}
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| name = Huma Akbar
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|10|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
| education = University of Karachi
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1980–2012
| spouse = {{marriage|Karim Bakhtiar|1986}}
| children = 2
| relatives = Yahya Bakhtiar (father-in-law)
Zeba Bakhtiar (sister-in-law)
Sultana Zafar (aunt)
Azaan Sami Khan (nephew)
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Huma Akbar is a Pakistani actress. She is one of the most popular actresses of her time and was one of the most successful actress of the 1980s and 1990s. She appeared in PTV's productions like Khaleej, Shaheen, Choti Choti Baatein and received a nomination of Best Actress at the 6th PTV Awards for her performance in Karawaan.{{cite web|url=https://jang.com.pk/news/758341|title=ٹیلی ویژن ڈراموں کے لازوال کردار!!|website=Daily Jang News|date=19 January 2022}}
Early life
She was born in Karachi, Sindh at Pakistan and she completed her education from University of Karachi. Huma's parents got divorced when she was very young and her mother was a principal in a school.
Huma's father Jamal Ali Hashmi also known as Jameel was a leading film actor in Pakistan during 1960s and 1970s. He acted in films Saza (1969), Gharnata (1971) and Yeh Aman (1971). Later he moved to India there he worked in some films in Hindi Cinema.
She is the older half-sister of Indian actresses Tabu and Farah both are popular actresses in Bollywood and Hindi Cinema.{{cite web|url=https://free.hamariweb.com/article/detail.aspx?id=128025|title=۔پاکستانی ستاروں کے سوتیلے بھائی بہن|website=Hamariweb|date=October 26, 2023}}
Career
She made her debut as an actress in drama Shaheen.{{cite journal|title=ہما اکبر کا انٹرویو|website=Pakistan Television Corporation|date=8 December 2012}}{{cite book|title=Pakistan Television Drama and Social Change: A Research Paradigm|publisher=Department of Mass Communication|page=202}} Then she worked with Marina Khan as Farhat in drama Nishan-e-Haider based on true events of Rashid Minhas in which she portrayed the role of his younger sister Rukhsana.{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/148203-The-defenders-real-to-reel|title=The defenders, real to reel|website=The News International|date=20 March 2023}}
In 1985 she worked in drama Choti Choti Baatein with Asif Raza Mir and Begum Khurshid Mirza which written by Haseena Moin.{{cite web|url=https://www.samaa.tv/entertainment/2020/05/flashback-remember-asif-raza-mir-in-choti-choti-baatain/ |title=Flashback: Remember Asif Raza Mir in Choti Choti Baatain? |work=Samaa TV |date=10 December 2022 |archive-date=30 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530101530/https://www.samaa.tv/entertainment/2020/05/flashback-remember-asif-raza-mir-in-choti-choti-baatain/}} Then she worked in drama Karawaan as Sukhaan which was based on the life of Sindhi folk singer Fozia Soomro after Roohi Bano refused to work in drama.{{cite book|title=Third World International, Volume 9|publisher=S.J. Iqbal, Karachi, Pakistan|page=15}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1708376|title=Tribute: The Song of The Peacock|website=Dawn News|date=2 September 2022}}{{cite book|title=Third World International – Volume 10|publisher=S.J. Iqbal, Karachi, Pakistan|page=50}} She was nominated for Best Actress at 6th PTV Awards for her role as Sukhaan.{{cite web|url=https://herald.dawn.com/news/1153572|title=And the award goes to ...|website=Herald Magazine|date=9 February 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.express.pk/story/2046126/268/?__cf_chl_tk=V3MeJBdY3KXhjoMnhMY2frmSvej84q6K9O0LdVKmXc0-1698883416-0-gaNycGzNErs|title=فن کی خاطر قربانیاں دینے والے یعقوب زکریا|website=Express News|date=November 1, 2023}}
After that she worked in drama Khaleej with Tahira Wasti, Sajid Hasan and Zia Gurchani directed by Sahira Kazmi and Yeh Kahaan KI Dosti Hai with Rahat Kazmi and Zaheen Tahira which was written by Anwar Maqsood.{{cite book|title=The Herald – Volume 38|publisher=Herald Magazine|page=32}}
In 1990 she worked in drama Badaltay Qalib with Uzma Gillani as Ayar Faqirni and she did the role of a college going girl who is living in quarters and Sajid Hassan likes her and always follows her on his bicycle.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/urdu/entertainment/2015/01/150121_uzma_gillani_memories_part4_zz|title=لالی! چار آنے دے نا|website=BBC News|date=16 January 2023}}
In 2012 she appeared in drama Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu on Hum TV and she portrayed the role of Yasmeen starring with Adeel Husain, Sarwat Gilani, Sanam Saeed, Junaid Khan and Ahsan Khan which was based on the same name novel it was written by Farhat Ishtiaq and directed by Mehreen Jabbar.
Personal life
Huma married Karim Bakhtiar son of lawyer and politician Yahya Bakhtiar. She worked with him in drama Khaleej and he is a doctor at USA and brother of actress Zeba Bakhtiar and they have two children later they moved to United States. Huma's aunt Sultana Zafar was also an actress.
Filmography
= Television =
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! scope="col"|Year ! scope="col"|Title ! scope="col"|Role ! scope="col"|Network |
| 1980
| Shaheen | Angela | PTV |
| 1982
| Nishan-e-Haider | Rukhsana | PTV{{cite web|url=https://jang.com.pk/news/962206|title=ہماری بہت پیاری فنکارہ "نائلہ جعفری"|website=Daily Jang|date=December 6, 2021}} |
| 1985
| Choti Choti Baatein | Shehzadi | PTV |
| 1985
| Karawaan | Sukhaan | PTV{{cite book|title=Third World International, Volume 9|publisher=S.J. Iqbal, Karachi, Pakistan|page=50}} |
| 1986
| Khaleej | Zonia | PTV |
| 1988
| Yeh Kahaan Ki Dosti Hai | Mehnaz | PTV |
| 1990
| Badaltay Qabil | Samina | PTV |
| 2008
| Brunch With Bushra Ansari | Herself | Geo News |
| 2012
| Yasmeen | Hum TV |
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|8008733}}
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Category:20th-century Pakistani actresses