Madiha Imam
{{Short description|Pakistani actress, model and video jockey}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Syeda Madiha Imam
| image = Madiha Imam.png
| caption = Madiha Imam in 2020
| birth_name = Syeda Madiha Imam
| native_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|02|08|df=yes}}{{cite news|url=https://arynews.tv/madiha-imam-trends-on-twitter/|title=Madiha imam trends on Twitter!|date=8 February 2022|access-date=8 February 2022|work=ARY News}}{{cite news|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1186009|title=Madiha Imam opens up about the pressures on women to get married|date=12 November 2020|access-date=8 February 2022|work=Images by Dawn|quote=..So even if you're educated, you'll look at me and say 'oh, you're 29? Aren't you married yet?'"...}}
| birth_place = Karachi, Pakistan
| nationality = Pakistani
| alma_mater = Harvard Business School (2025), Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture
| occupation = Actor,
Host/VJ
| years_active = 2011–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Moji Basar|2023}}
| website =
| relatives =
}}
Syeda Madiha Imam ({{langx|ur|{{nastaliq|مدیحہ امام}}}}) is a Pakistani VJ-turned-actress and television host. She is known for her roles in Heer (2015) and Dhaani (2016).
Career
Her television debut was in the Hum TV drama Ishq Mein Teray (2013) opposite Mehwish Hayat and Azfar Rehman, where she played the supporting role of Laiba. Subsequently, she became known for her leading roles in Heer (2015), Dhaani (2016), Saanp Seerhi (2017), Zoya Swaleha (2017) and Zakham (2017).{{Cite web|url=http://tns.thenews.com.pk/madiha-imams-dear-maya-breakthrough/|title=Madiha Imam's Dear Maya breakthrough {{!}} TNS - The News on Sunday|website=tns.thenews.com.pk|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-07}}
She made her film debut with Dear Maya in 2017 opposite Manisha Koirala.{{Cite news |last=NewsBytes |title=Madiha Imam impresses critics with Dear Maya |language=en |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/you/208404-Madiha-Imam-impresses-critics-with-Dear-Maya |access-date=2018-09-07}}{{Cite web |date=3 May 2017 |title=VJ Madiha Imam will make Sirilankan debut with Thashiya Mission Tessera |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1177532 |access-date=2017-05-03 |website=Images.Dawn |language=en}}[https://images.dawn.com/news/1177786 "I didn't think of it as an 'Indian' film, says Madiha Imam of her Bollywood debut"], Retrieved 30 August 2018
In 2018, she appeared in Faiza Iftikhar's Baba Jani aired on Geo Entertainment.{{Cite news|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1180043|title=Faysal Quraishi's upcoming drama Baba Jani is not a love story|last=Haq|first=Irfan Ul|date=2018-05-16|work=Images|access-date=2018-09-07|language=en-US}} She appears in the hit Pakistani series Dushmaan-E-Jaan (2020) on ARY Digital. She played Raima in the drama serial Muqaddar with Faysal Quraishi and it was her third serial with him, with the first two being Zakham & Baba Jani and the hit web series Ek Jhoothi Love Story (2020) with Bilal Abbas. She recently acted in the series Mujhay Vida Kar on ARY Digital, opposite Muneeb Butt and Raza Taalish alongside Saboor Aly, where she played as Rida. She appeared in the hit Pakistani series Ishq Jalebi (2021) on Geo Entertainment with Wahaj Ali. She also appeared in Dil-e-Momin opposite Faysal Quraishi, which also aired on Geo Entertainment.
In 2022, she paired opposite Mikaal Zulfiqar in Chauraha for Geo Entertainment.
Personal life
On 4 May 2023, she married Moji Basar, an entrepreneur & filmmaker from Arunachal Pradesh, India.{{Cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2415049/madiha-imam-ties-the-knot-deletes-all-but-three-instagram-posts|title=Madiha Imam ties the knot, deletes all but three Instagram posts|date=4 May 2023|access-date=2 January 2024|work=Express Tribune (newspaper)}}
Filmography
=Films=
| class="wikitable"
|+Key | style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films/dramas that are not released/aired}} | Denotes films that are not released |
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |
| 2017
|Anna |
| 2022
| Aik To Tum Aurtain |Zeba |
| 2022
|Full Fry |Mahi |
| {{TBA}}
! scope="row" style="background:#ffc;"|Neelofar |Sara{{Cite web|title=Neelofar - Full Cast & Crew|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13809618/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm|access-date=16 January 2022|website=IMDb}} |Pakistani film{{Cite news|title=Madiha Imam open up about her first Pakistani film project 'Neelofar'|url=https://jang.com.pk/en/news/186-madiha-imam-open-up-about-her-first-pakistani-film-project-neelofar|access-date=16 January 2022|date=19 December 2020|work=Daily Jang (newspaper)}} |
| 2024
!Aaina |Director |Short Pakistani film |
=Television=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes ! Ref(s) !Network | |
| 2013
|Khalish |Noori | | |
| 2013–2014
|Laiba | | |
| 2015
|Heer | Heer | | |
| 2016–2017
| Dhaani | Dhaani | | |
| Rowspan=3 |2017
| | | | | | |
| Zoya Sawleha
| Zoya | | | |
| Zakham
| Takbeer | | |
| 2018
|Woh Mera Dil Tha |Naina | | |
| 2018–2019
|Nimra | | |
| 2019
|Aisha | | |
| Rowspan=2|2020
|Raima | | |
| Dushmaan-E-Jaan
|Rubab | | | |
| rowspan="3" |2021
|Anoushey | | |
| Ishq Jalebi
|Bela | | | |
| Mujhay Vida Kar
|Rida | | | |
| 2021-2022
|Maya | | |
| rowspan="1" |2022
|Zoya | | |
| rowspan="1" |2023
|Mujhe Qabool Nahi |Mahira | | |
| 2024
|Beyhadh |Sonia | | | |
| 2024
|Dil Manay Na |Hania | | |Green Entertainment | |
| 2024
|Yahya |Mili | | |
| 2025
|Behroopia |Zara | | |Green Entertainment |
=As host=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Ref(s) |
| 2011
|rowspan="3"|Host | |
| 2012
|Weekend with Madiha |
| 2016
|Made in Pakistan | |
=Telefilms=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes ! Ref(s) |
| 2015
|Nazar Kay Samney |Asma |rowspan="3"|Telefilm |
| 2017
|Salma Ka Balma |Salma |
| 2018
|Hum Chale Aaye |Sila |
| 2020
| Herself |Episode: "Khotay Rishtay" | |
=Web=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes ! Ref(s) |
| 2020
|Ek Jhoothi Love Story |Salma |Web Series |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Instagram|madihaimam}}
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Category:Pakistani television actresses
Category:21st-century Pakistani actresses
Category:Actresses from Karachi