Sanam Jung
{{Short description|Pakistani actor-model}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sanam Jung Qassam
| image =
| caption =
| birth_place = Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan{{cite web |title=Sanam Jang Gets Hitched |url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/86815-Sanam-Jang-gets-hitched |website=The News International |accessdate=6 January 2016}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|9|30|df=yes}}
| nationality = Pakistani
| occupation = Actress, television presenter
| children = 2
| spouse = Abdul Qassam Jafri (m. 2016)
| years_active = 2013–present
| relatives =
}}
Sanam Jung ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|صنم جنگ}}}}) is a Pakistani actress and television presenter. She is known for her leading roles in the popular television series Dil e Muztar (2013), Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai (2013), Mere Humdum Mere Dost (2014) and Alvida (2015). From 2014–18, she hosted the morning show Jago Pakistan Jago for Hum TV.
Career
Jung started her career as a video jockey on Play TV in 2008, while studying for her undergrad in Business Administration (Banking and Finance) at the Institute of Business Management, but then moved to AAG TV in 2010 during her MBA (Finance) from College of Business Management.
Jung made her acting debut in Dil e Muztar on Hum TV opposite Imran Abbas Naqvi, Sarwat Gilani, Aijaz Aslam, and Saba Hameed. In 2013, she appeared in Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai opposite Meekal Zulfiqar and Adeel Hussain. She next appeared in Mere Humdum Mere Dost with Adnan Siddiqui and Hareem Farooq. She then appeared in Alvida again with Imran Abbas Naqvi in 2015.{{cite web |url=http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/25599/14-pakistani-dramas-that-ruled-our-television-screens-in-2014/ |title=14 Pakistani dramas that ruled our television screens in 2014 |publisher=Express Tribune |date=2 January 2015 |last=Nawaz |first=Farman}}{{Cite web|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/16-Nov-2022/sanam-jung-s-latest-drama-serial-addresses-the-problem-of-fat-shaming?version=|title=Sanam Jung's latest drama serial addresses the problem of fat-shaming|date=16 November 2022|work=Daily Pakistan|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116175059/https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/16-Nov-2022/sanam-jung-s-latest-drama-serial-addresses-the-problem-of-fat-shaming?version=|archive-date=16 November 2022}}
From 2014, till 30 November 2018, she was the host of Jago Pakistan Jago on Hum TV.{{cite web |url=http://aurora.dawn.com/news/1140883 |title=The girl with the golden touch |publisher=Dawn |accessdate=23 May 2016 |first=Shahrezad |last=Samiuddin|date=27 May 2015 }} Jung made her comeback with Mein Na Janoo in 2019 which was a joint venture between MD Productions and Cereal Production of Adnan Siddiqui. Sanam did a negative character for the first time in Qarar as Maya in 2020 with Mikaal Zulfiqar, Rabab Hashim, and Muneeb Butt on Hum TV.{{Cite web |date=2020-07-08 |title=Rabab to star alongside Muneeb Butt and Mikaal Zulfiqar in 'Qarrar' |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/637471/rabab-to-star-alongside-muneeb-butt-and-mikaal-zulfiqar-in-qarrar/ |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=Daily Times |language=en-US}}
Television
| class="wikitable"
|+ |
| Year
! Serial ! Role ! Channel ! Notes |
|---|
| 2013
| Sila | Hum TV | Hum Award for Best Television Sensation Female |
| 2013
| Muhabbat Subha Ka Sitara Hai | Rumaisa | Hum TV | Nominated–Hum Award for Best Onscreen Couple Popular |
| 2014
| Umm-e-Aimen | Urdu 1 | |
| rowspan="1" | 2015
| Alvida | Haya | Hum TV |
| 2019
| Saira | Hum TV | |
| 2020
| Qarar | Maya | Hum TV | |
| 2023
| Mona | Hum TV | |
| 2023
| Dhoka | Kainat | |
=Telefilm=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Serial ! Role ! Channel ! Notes |
|---|
| 2013
| Gher Aaye Mehmaan | Ainy | Hum TV | |
| 2013
| Dulha Mein Le Ke Jaungi | Aisha | |
| 2021
| Hona tha pyar | Hania | Hum TV | |
=Show host=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Show ! Role ! Channel ! Notes |
|---|
| 2014–16 2017–18 | Host | Hum TV | Morning show{{cite news |url=http://images.dawn.com/news/1177059 |title=Sanam Jung just revealed the sweetest photos of her baby girl |date=7 February 2017 |accessdate=16 February 2017 |work=DAWN Images}} |
| 2015
| Host | Hum TV |
| 2022
| Akhri Khilari Kon | Host | Bol TV |
References
{{reflist}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jung, Sanam}}
Category:Pakistani television actresses
Category:Pakistani female models
Category:Pakistani television hosts
Category:Pakistani film actresses
Category:Actresses from Karachi
Category:21st-century Pakistani actresses
Category:Pakistani women television presenters
{{Pakistan-actor-stub}}