Veena Malik
{{short description|Pakistani actress}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=April 2025}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Veena Malik
| image = Veena Malik Latest Pic.jpg
| caption = Malik in 2019
| birth_name = Zahida Malik
| native_name = {{nastaliq|وينا ملک}}
| native_name_lang = ur
| birth_date = 26 February 1976
| birth_place = Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
| nationality = Pakistani
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|model|host}}
| years_active = 2000–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Asad Bashir Khan Khattak{{cite web |url=https://www.brandsynario.com/veena-malik-confirms-divorces-with-asad-bashir-khan-in-a-heartbreaking-interview/ |title=Veena Malik Confirms Divorce With Asad Bashir Khan in a Heartbreaking Interview! - Brandsynario |date=18 May 2018 |access-date=25 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125163855/https://www.brandsynario.com/veena-malik-confirms-divorces-with-asad-bashir-khan-in-a-heartbreaking-interview/ |archive-date=25 November 2018 |url-status=live}}|2013|2018|reason=divorce}}
| website =
}}
Zahida Malik (born 26 February 1976), better known as Veena Malik, is a Pakistani actress, TV host, reality television personality who has appeared in Pakistani and Bollywood films.{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/veena-malik-hitler-twitter-israel-palestine-b1846893.html |title=Twitter censors Pakistani actor who shared 'made-up' Hitler quote amid Israeli-Palestinian tensions |date=13 May 2021 |website=The Independent |access-date=15 May 2021 |archive-date=15 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515161221/https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/veena-malik-hitler-twitter-israel-palestine-b1846893.html |url-status=live}}{{cite news |author=Web Desk |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/650295/break-up-queen-veena-malik-to-get-engaged-in-dubai-today/ |title=Veena Malik gets hitched |work=The Express Tribune |date=25 December 2013 |access-date=8 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629012305/http://tribune.com.pk/story/650295/break-up-queen-veena-malik-to-get-engaged-in-dubai-today/ |archive-date=29 June 2015 |url-status=live}} Veena made her film debut in 2000 with Sajjad Gul's Tere Pyar Mein. In 2002, she starred in Akbar Khan's Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa and Sassi Punno and later played roles in female-centric films such as Koi Tujh Sa Kahan (2005) and Mohabbatan Sachiyan (2007). She was a contestant on Bigg Boss in 2010.
Early life
Veena was born as Zahida Malik{{cite web |url=http://m.indiatoday.in/story/i-have-a-split-personality-says-veena-malik/1/203514.html |title=I have a split personality: Veena Malik |website=m.indiatoday.in |date=3 July 2012 |access-date=15 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815175512/http://m.indiatoday.in/story/i-have-a-split-personality-says-veena-malik/1/203514.html |archive-date=15 August 2017 |url-status=live}} on 26 February 1976{{cite web |url=https://urdupoint.com/taiz/n/379619 |title=پاکستانی اداکارہ وینا ملک 31 سال کی ہوگئیں |website=UrduPoint |access-date=21 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721134038/https://urdupoint.com/taiz/n/379619 |archive-date=21 July 2019 |url-status=live}}[http://m.dunya.com.pk/index.php/entertainment/2013-02-26/78177 وینا ملک آج اپنی29ویں سالگرہ بھارت میں منائیں گی] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721134632/http://m.dunya.com.pk/index.php/entertainment/2013-02-26/78177 |date=21 July 2019 }}, Daily Dunya in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan,{{cite news |title=I expect a bravery award |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/i-expect-a-bravery-award/678132/0 |access-date=6 February 2011 |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=7 September 2010}} to Malik Mohammad Aslam and his wife, Zeenat Malik.{{cite web |title=I am not settling scores with Asif, says Veena Malik |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/OSCAR2010/PhotoDetail.aspx?Page=23&ID=8077 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716063059/http://movies.ndtv.com/OSCAR2010/PhotoDetail.aspx?Page=23&ID=8077 |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 July 2012 |publisher=Ndtv.com |access-date=6 February 2011}}
Career
=Television=
In 2002, Veena hosted the Prime TV series, Prime Gupshup{{cite web |title=ON AIR: prime gupshup |url=http://www.dawn.com/weekly/yworld/archive/020706/yworld18.htm |work=Dawn |access-date=11 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928222326/http://www.dawn.com/weekly/yworld/archive/020706/yworld18.htm |archive-date=28 September 2008 |url-status=live}} for them ushering a new direction for her comic skills and she improvised on the hour-long show occasionally mimicking actors.
Veena hosted the Geo TV show Hum Sub Umeed Se Hain, in which she was hailed for her comedic parodies.{{cite web |url=http://jang.com.pk/thenews/oct2007-weekly/nos-28-10-2007/instep/mainissue.htm |title=INSTEP: Bright lights, small village |publisher=Jang Group |access-date=9 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415065608/http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/oct2007-weekly/nos-28-10-2007/instep/mainissue.htm |archive-date=15 April 2009 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://pakdoc.blipto.com/?m=stuff&e=details&t=television&id=334 |title=Lux Style Awards 2007 |access-date=17 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921124015/http://pakdoc.blipto.com/?m=stuff&e=details&t=television&id=334 |archive-date=21 September 2008 |url-status=dead }}
In 2007, she appeared at the Lux Style Awards and was awarded as being the Most stylish celebrity on the carpet.
In October 2010, Veena appeared in the Indian television reality show Bigg Boss Season 4.{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv-/Mohd-Asifs-ex-in-Bigg-Boss-4/articleshow/6529159.cms |title=Veena Malik in Bigg Boss 4 |work=The Times of India |access-date=2 October 2010 |first1=Sonal |last1=Chawla |date=11 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100913192221/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv-/Mohd-Asifs-ex-in-Bigg-Boss-4/articleshow/6529159.cms |archive-date=13 September 2010 |url-status=live}}
She was evicted two weeks before the finals, and was one of the final six contestants out of the original fourteen who had participated.{{cite news |title=Who's the boss? Veena for sure |url=http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/jan2011-weekly/nos-02-01-2011/instep/mainissue.htm |work=Instep Magazine |access-date=7 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111029072054/http://jang.com.pk/thenews/jan2011-weekly/nos-02-01-2011/instep/mainissue.htm |archive-date=29 October 2011 |url-status=live}} Veena was also part of the finale of the show.{{cite news |title=Veena 'Ki Jawani' in 'Bigg Boss' grand finale |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/98558/veena-ki-jawani-in-bigg-boss-grand-finale/ |work=The Express Tribune |access-date=7 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107055039/http://tribune.com.pk/story/98558/veena-ki-jawani-in-bigg-boss-grand-finale/ |archive-date=7 January 2011 |url-status=live}} After her Bigg Boss stay, she was mentioned in the media as the voice of liberal Muslims, including leading dailies, Daily Times,{{cite news |url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\02\04\story_4-2-2011_pg3_5 |title=VIEW: Why is Veena Malik important? |date=4 February 2011 |work=Daily Times |access-date=21 August 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120527084204/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011%5C02%5C04%5Cstory_4-2-2011_pg3_5 |archive-date=27 May 2012 |url-status=live}} Express Tribune,{{cite news |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/111037/in-defence-of-veena-malik/ |title=In defence of Veena Malik |date=30 January 2011 |work=The Express Tribune |access-date=7 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204183047/http://tribune.com.pk/story/111037/in-defence-of-veena-malik/ |archive-date=4 February 2011 |url-status=live}} and The Australian.{{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/executive-lifestyle/actress-veena-malik-takes-on-clerics-over-dress/story-e6frg8k6-1225997043385 |title=Actress Veena Malik takes on clerics over dress |date=31 January 2011 |work=The Australian}} Sabbah Haji, from the Haji Amina Charity Trust in Jammu and Kashmir, writing in the magazine Tehelka, when comparing her with liberal rector of Darul Uloom Deoband said, "these two newly public figures might teach Muslims to stop feeling eternally outraged."{{cite news |url=http://tehelka.com/story_main48.asp?filename=hub120211WHAT_GHULAM.asp |title=What Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi and Veena Malik have in common These two newly public figures might teach Muslims to stop feeling eternally outraged |date=12 February 2011 |publisher=Tehelka Magazine, Vol 8, Issue 6 |access-date=7 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210002712/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main48.asp?filename=hub120211WHAT_GHULAM.asp |archive-date=10 February 2011 |url-status=dead}}
In February 2011,[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/I-am-very-fashionable-Veena-Malik/articleshow/7532430.cms? I am very fashionable: Veena Malik] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911032302/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/I-am-very-fashionable-Veena-Malik/articleshow/7532430.cms |date=11 September 2018 }}. The Times of India. (20 February 2011). Retrieved 29 May 2011. Veena became part of the Cricket World Cup reality show[https://web.archive.org/web/20110707231543/http://www.bharatchronicle.com/now-veena-malik-to-talk-about-cricket-12310 Now, Veena Malik to talk about cricket] Bharat Chronicle (20 February 2011). Retrieved 29 May 2011. in Delhi, India, called "Big Toss." Big Toss was a reality game show with contestants and Veena as the captain of one team, against Rakhi Sawant[http://www.sify.com/movies/in-bigg-toss-rakhi-veena-will-add-a-lot-of-drama-news-national-lcsvuCcgegi.html 'In 'Bigg Toss', Rakhi, Veena will add a lot of drama'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221080414/http://www.sify.com/movies/in-bigg-toss-rakhi-veena-will-add-a-lot-of-drama-news-national-lcsvuCcgegi.html |date=21 February 2011 }}. Sify.com (18 February 2011). Retrieved 29 May 2011. and her team.
In March 2011, Veena engaged in a passionate debate with a mufti, who claimed she had engaged in immoral behaviour as a contestant on Bigg Boss, even though he admitted to not having watched the show. Veena countered pointing out the double standards of Pakistani media against women among other rebuttals.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMnAmRa4NYw Pakistani Actress Defies Mullah Accusing Her of Immoral Behavior on an Indian Reality TV Show] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125030315/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMnAmRa4NYw |date=25 November 2015 }}. YouTube. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
Another show Veena Malik – Veena Ka Vivah was planned where Veena would search for her soul-mate, but the show was cancelled when Imagine TV, the channel on which the show was being shown, announced that it was shutting down.{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/audio-news-video/AV-Entertainment/Veena-Ka-Vivah-cancelled-as-Imagine-TV-shuts-down/Article2-840393.aspx |title=Veena Ka Vivah cancelled as Imagine TV shuts down |access-date=14 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414150120/http://www.hindustantimes.com/audio-news-video/AV-Entertainment/Veena-Ka-Vivah-cancelled-as-Imagine-TV-shuts-down/Article2-840393.aspx |archive-date=14 April 2012 |url-status=dead}} Veena collected almost 71,000 entries from all over the world for the show.{{cite web |url=http://www.invectura.com/veena-malik-wedding-plans-ruined/ |title=Veena Malik Wedding Plans Ruined |work=invectura |date=15 April 2012 |access-date=15 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605053923/http://www.invectura.com/veena-malik-wedding-plans-ruined/ |archive-date=5 June 2012 |url-status=live}}
=Films=
Veena made her acting debut alongside Shaan and Zara Sheikh in Askari's Tere Pyar Mein (2000). She played a supporting role in the film and was barely acknowledged. Later on, she appeared in a supporting role in Javed Sheikh's Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa (2002).{{cite web |url=http://dubaibliss.com/veena-malik-shines-pakistan-fashion-week-dubai/ |title=Veena Malik shines at Pakistan Fashion Week Dubai |publisher=Dubai Bliss |date=26 April 2014 |access-date=2 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103214605/http://dubaibliss.com/veena-malik-shines-pakistan-fashion-week-dubai/ |archive-date=3 November 2014 |url-status=live}}
File:Veena Malik backless photo shoot at Riyaz Gangji's store (8).jpg in 2011.]]
In 2003, Veena appeared in Indo-Pak cross venture Punjabi film Pind Di Kudi which failed commercially. She also appeared in Askari's Sassi Punno (2003) alongside Sana and Moammar Rana. She then appeared in Rafique's Jageer. Her breakthrough role was in Reema Khan's Koi Tujh Sa Kahan. In the same year, she played the parallel lead role of Farwa in fantasy film Naag aur Nagin.
In 2007, Veena appeared in Rafique's Punjabi film, Mohabbatan Sachiyan, alongside Babrik Shah and newcomers Maria Khan and Adnan Khan. The film went on to become a commercial success.{{cite web |title=Mohabbatan Sachiyan gets warm reception at PNCA |url=http://news.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/local/islamabad/17-mohabbatan-sachiyan-gets-warm-reception-at-pnca-ek-02 |work=Dawn |location=Pakistan |access-date=26 December 2010 |author=Jonaid Iqbal |date=7 May 2010}}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The same year, she appeared in Raza's Kabhi Pyar Na Karna in a supporting role.{{fact|date=April 2025}}
In 2012, Veena debuted in Bollywood with an item song in Gali Gali Mein Chor Hai entitled "Chhanno". Then in the same month she did another item song "Fann Ban Gayi" in Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya. Then she made her acting debut with a comedy Daal Mein Kuch Kaala Hai. In 2013, her first film was Rajiv S. Ruia's social drama Zindagi 50 50 in which she played a prostitute. She appeared in the music video "Ac Chala Garmi Badi Hai" sung by Sukhdeep Grewal. Then she made a special appearance in Punjabi film, Jatts in Golmaal in an item song "Shabboo". She then made her Kannada film debut and appeared in Dirty Picture: Silk Sakkath Hot in which she portrayed the life of actress Silk Smitha for which she gained 5 kg.{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/kannada/news-interviews/Veena-Malik-turns-Marilyn-Monroe/articleshow/14095695.cms |title=Veena Malik turns Marilyn Monroe |date=14 June 2012 |access-date=14 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614142147/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/kannada/news-interviews/Veena-Malik-turns-Marilyn-Monroe/articleshow/14095695.cms |archive-date=14 June 2012 |url-status=live}} Her last film of 2013 was Super Model. Veena played a supermodel, a small town girl who becomes a success in the fashion industry. Her last Bollywood film was Hemant Madhukar's Mumbai 125 KM 3D that was released in 2014.{{fact|date=April 2025}}
Personal life
Malik married businessman Asad Bashir Khan Khattak on 25 December 2013 in Dubai. They have two children together. They divorced in 2018.{{cn|date=September 2024}}
Malik is a Muslim and claims to have visited Kaaba thrice.{{cite news |title=I visited the Kaaba thrice and cried for forgiveness: Veena Malik |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1995612/4-visited-kaaba-thrice-cried-forgiveness-veena-malik/ |newspaper=The Express Tribune |date=19 June 2019 |access-date=19 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814234353/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1995612/4-visited-kaaba-thrice-cried-forgiveness-veena-malik/ |archive-date=14 August 2019 |url-status=live}}
Philanthropy
Veena has worked as a representative at the World Health Organization for two years.{{when|date=July 2012}} She also sponsors a child at the SOS Children's Village, an NGO based in Pakistan working with orphaned children.{{cite web |title=Kiran aur George: Veena Malik | date=20 March 2008 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvZp9PGnYvI |via=YouTube |access-date=11 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207181653/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvZp9PGnYvI |archive-date=7 December 2013 |url-status=live}}
In the media
Veena broke the Guinness World Records for getting maximum kisses on her birthday in a span of one minute{{cite news |url=http://www.emirates247.com/news-in-images/veena-malik-breaks-salman-khan-s-record-2013-02-28-1.496865 |title=Veena Malik breaks Salman Khan's record |publisher=Emirates 24/7 |date=28 February 2013 |access-date=8 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111205507/http://www.emirates247.com/news-in-images/veena-malik-breaks-salman-khan-s-record-2013-02-28-1.496865 |archive-date=11 November 2013 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Veena-Malik-admits-kissing-spree-a-publicity-stunt/articleshow/18711188.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130228031023/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Veena-Malik-admits-kissing-spree-a-publicity-stunt/articleshow/18711188.cms |title=Veena Malik admits kissing spree a publicity stunt |work=The Times of India |archive-date=28 February 2013 |date=28 February 2013 |access-date=8 March 2014 |url-status=live }} beating Salman Khan who held the record achieved on the reality show Guinness World Records – Ab India Todega.{{cite news |url=http://mtv.in.com/blogs/movies/gossip/veena-malik-scores-a-century-50191049.html |title=Veena Malik Scores a Century |publisher=Mtv.in.com |date=1 March 2013 |access-date=8 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111205534/http://mtv.in.com/blogs/movies/gossip/veena-malik-scores-a-century-50191049.html?india |archive-date=11 November 2013 |url-status=dead}}
In 2012 she was ranked at No. 26 on FHM India{{'}}s "100 sexiest women list" which included Angelina Jolie, Megan Fox, Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, Shilpa Shetty and Sonam Kapoor.{{cite web |url=http://urbanasian.com/bollywood/2012/07/veena-malik-beats-angelina-jolie-and-kim-kardashian/ |title=Veena Malik Beats Angelina Jolie and Kim Kardashian? |work=UrbanAsian |author=Roopa Modha |date=9 July 2012 |access-date=2 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212204404/http://urbanasian.com/bollywood/2012/07/veena-malik-beats-angelina-jolie-and-kim-kardashian/ |archive-date=12 December 2015 |url-status=live}}
Controversies
= ''FHM'' images =
Controversy resulted in Pakistan over a nude image of Veena on the cover of FHM magazine India edition in which she had "ISI" written on her upper arm – the initials of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence spy agency.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16008958 |title=Row over Pakistan actress Veena Malik nude 'ISI' photo |work=BBC News |date=2 December 2011 |access-date=21 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911032320/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16008958 |archive-date=11 September 2018 |url-status=live}} Veena says she was topless{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16093480 |title=Veena Malik says she was topless but 'not nude' in FHM |work=BBC News |date=8 December 2011 |access-date=21 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911032252/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16093480 |archive-date=11 September 2018 |url-status=live}} but did not pose completely nude,{{cite news |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/301743/veena-malik-defends-isi-tattoo-for-photo-shoot/ |title=Veena Malik defends ISI tattoo for FHM photo shoot |work=The Express Tribune |date=3 December 2011 |access-date=4 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204155926/http://tribune.com.pk/story/301743/veena-malik-defends-isi-tattoo-for-photo-shoot/ |archive-date=4 December 2011 |url-status=live}} and has sued the magazine over the images.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16030931 |title=Veena Malik sues FHM India magazine over 'nude' photo |work=BBC News |date=5 December 2011 |access-date=21 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911032310/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16030931 |archive-date=11 September 2018 |url-status=live}}
=Legal troubles=
In November 2014, Veena and her husband Asad were sentenced to 26 years in prison by a Gilgit court for allegedly airing a blasphemous programme.{{cite news |title=Veena Malik & Geo TV Owner sentenced to 26 years in jail for blasphemy |url=http://filmybreak.com/veena-malik-geo-tv-owner-sentenced-to-26-years-in-jail-for-blasphemy |publisher=Filmybreak.com |access-date=27 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205045508/http://filmybreak.com/veena-malik-geo-tv-owner-sentenced-to-26-years-in-jail-for-blasphemy |archive-date=5 December 2014}} The owner of Pakistan's biggest media group, Geo TV and Jang group, was accused of allowing the airing of the blasphemous programme by Geo television in May, which played a religious song while staging a mock marriage of Veena with Bashir. A fine of {{PKRConvert|1.3|m|0|to=USD}} was also set. The judge sentenced Veena and Bashir and TV host Shaista Wahidi to 26 years each.{{cite web |title=Actress Veena Malik, Pakistani channel Geo TV owner sentenced to 26 years in prison for airing 'blasphemous programme' |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/actress-veena-malik-pakistani-channel-geo-tv-owner-sentenced-to-26-years-in-prison-for-airing-blasphemous-programme/514905-8.html/ |publisher=IBN |access-date=26 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141128183442/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/actress-veena-malik-pakistani-channel-geo-tv-owner-sentenced-to-26-years-in-prison-for-airing-blasphemous-programme/514905-8.html/ |archive-date=28 November 2014}}{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/nov/27/bollywood-veena-malik-sentenced-26-years-jail-religious-blasphemy-wedding |title=Bollywood star Veena Malik handed 26 year sentence for 'blasphemous' wedding scene |date=27 November 2014 |access-date=9 July 2019 |work=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424161722/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/nov/27/bollywood-veena-malik-sentenced-26-years-jail-religious-blasphemy-wedding |archive-date=24 April 2019 |url-status=live}} She planned to appeal.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-30284807/veena-malik-denies-blasphemy-charges |title=Veena Malik denies blasphemy charges |work=BBC News |date=1 December 2014 |access-date=9 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709232950/https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-30284807/veena-malik-denies-blasphemy-charges |archive-date=9 July 2019 |url-status=live}} They have yet to serve any time, as the ruling is not enforceable outside Gilgit.{{cite magazine |url=https://time.com/4775459/where-artists-fall-afoul-of-blasphemy-laws/ |title=Where Artists Fall Afoul of Blasphemy Laws |author=Tara John |date=11 May 2017 |magazine=Time |access-date=9 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924105645/http://time.com/4775459/where-artists-fall-afoul-of-blasphemy-laws/ |archive-date=24 September 2017 |url-status=live}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title !scope="col"| Role !scope="col"| Notes !Country |
|---|
| 2000
!scope="row"| Tere Pyar Mein | Amina | Debut Film |Pakistan |
| 2002
!scope="row"| Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa | Sana | Nigar Award for Best Supporting Actress |Pakistan |
| 2003
!scope="row"| Pind Di Kudi | Saba | |India |
| 2004
!scope="row"| Sassi Punno | Zarina | |Pakistan |
| rowspan="3" | 2005
!scope="row"| Koi Tujh Sa Kahan | Aimen | Lux Style Award for Best Actress |Pakistan |
| scope="row"| Kyun Tum Se Itna Pyar Hai
| Aamina | |Pakistan |
| scope="row"| Naag aur Nagin
|Farwa | |Pakistan |
| 2007
!scope="row"| Mohabbatan Sachiyan | Salma | Lux Style Award for Best Actress |Pakistan |
| rowspan="2" | 2008
!scope="row"| Kabhi Pyar Na Karna | Nafisa | |Pakistan |
| scope="row"| Ishq Beparwaah
| Ayesha | |Pakistan |
| rowspan="3" | 2012
!scope="row"| Gali Gali Mein Chor Hai | rowspan="2" | Herself | Special appearance in song "Chhanno" |India |
| scope="row"| Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya
| Special appearance in a song "Fann Ban Gayi" |India |
| scope="row"| Daal Mein Kuch Kaala Hai
| Malai | Lead Role in Bollywood Film |India |
| rowspan="4" | 2013
!scope="row"| Jatts In Golmaal | Sujata | Special appearance in a song "Shaboo" |India |
| scope="row"| Zindagi 50-50
| Madhuri | |India |
| scope="row"| Dirty Picture: Silk Sakkath Maga
| Silk Smitha / Vijaylakshmi | Kannada film |India |
| scope="row"| Super Model
| Rupali "Roops" | |India |
| rowspan="2" | 2014
!scope="row"| Mumbai 125 KM 3D | Poonam/ Ghost | |India |
| scope="row"| Nangna Sityam
| Dirtygirl / Vijaylakshmi | Telugu film |India |
Television
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! Year !! style="width:200px;"| Show !! Role !! Language !! Channel | ||||
| 2008 | Hum Sub Umeed Se Hain | rowspan=4| Herself | rowspan=4| Urdu | Geo TV |
| 2010 | Miss Duniya | Dunya News | ||
| 2012 | Astaghfaar{{cite news |last=Dar |first=Nida |url=http://www.brecorder.com/top-news/113-arts-a-leisure-top-news/68394-veena-malik-to-host-ramadan-show.html |title=Veena Malik to host Ramadan show!? |work=Business Recorder |date=17 July 2012 |access-date=8 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308153601/http://www.brecorder.com/top-news/113-arts-a-leisure-top-news/68394-veena-malik-to-host-ramadan-show.html |archive-date=8 March 2014 |url-status=live}} | Hero TV | ||
| 2016 | Mazaaq Raat | Dunya News | ||
| 2024 | Discover Pakistan With Veena Malik | rowspan=4| Herself | rowspan=4| Urdu | Discover Pakistan |
=Reality television=
;As Contestant
| class="wikitable" |
| style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !width=190| Show !width=140| Standing !width=140| Channel |
| 2010
|{{center| Bigg Boss 4}} | {{center| 6th place |{{center|Colors}} |
| rowspan=2| 2011
|{{center| Bigg Toss Reality Game Show}} |{{center|Runner-up}} |{{center|India TV}} |
| {{center| Superstud}}
|{{center|Guest}} |{{center|UTV Bindass}} |
= Drama serials =
- Achanak PTV
- Kaun Psycho Thriller Appeared in EP 7 STN
Discography
;As lead artist
;As featured artist
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
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! scope="col" style="width: 2em;"| Year ! scope="col" style="width: 10em;"| Album |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Ac chala" (Sukhdeep Grewal featuring Veena Malik) | 2013 | Dj Queen |
See also
References
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Bibliography
- Stardom in Contemporary Hindi Cinema: Celebrity and Fame in Globalized Times. Germany, Ed. Aysha Iqbal Viswamohan, Clare M. Wilkinson, Springer Singapore, 2020.
- Fatima Aziz, Microcelebrity Around the Globe {{ISBN|978-1-78756-750-4|978-1-78756-749-8}} Publication date: 19 November 2018
- Televisual Pakistan First Published 16 June 2020 Volume: 10 issue: 2, page(s): 105-110 ; Issue published: 1 December 2019 Ravi Vasudevan, Rosie Thomas, S. V. Srinivas, Kartik Nair, Debashree Mukherjee, Lotte Hoek, Salma Siddique
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