Nadia Khan
| Nadia Khan نادیہ خان | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 May 1972[1][2] |
| Residence | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation | Actress, TV Presenter, Anchor |
| Years active | 1996-present |
| Religion | Islam |
Nadia Khan (Urdu: نادیہ خان, born 22 May 1972) is a Pakistani television actress, presenter and producer. She is best known for the Nadia Khan Show, a morning TV programme.
Career
Actress
Khan made her acting debut in 1996 in the show titled Pal Do Pal which was written by Haseena Moin.[3] She received recognition with Bhandan (1997), for which she won PTV Best Actress Award. She later started anchoring morning shows.
In 2005, Khan made a come back to acting and appeared in the ARY Digital soap serial called Koi To Ho directed by Haseeb Hassan and written by Danish Javed.
In 2011, Lollywood director and producer Shoaib Mansoor, offered Khan work in his Film Bol. In 2012.
Presenter
She made her television debut in 1993 in the show Daak Time (Mail Time) with Uncle Sargam on PTV.[4] Khan returned as an anchor on ARY Digital's morning show Breakfast with Nadia. The show went on air from Dubai in the year 2003.
On 13 November 2006, Khan moved to Geo TV to the new show called the Nadia Khan Show(Geo Mazay Say), which was a live chat and interview show. She interviewed a variety of Pakistani celebrities, artists, performers, religious leaders, athletes and politicians. There were also segments on Islam, health and beauty, and other topics for this.
The show was banned in 2010 by Dubai Govt on behalf of Court orders. Sources say that Nadia showed Pakistani Filmstar Noor Bukhari and her husband fight before Noor's interview. Her husband claimed in court that "It was our family matter". Therefore, the court gave out an order to ban her show in Dubai for six months.[5]
Khan has won the Masala Lifestyle Awards For Best TV Presenter 2008[6] and Masala Lifestyle Awards For Best TV Presenter 2009 out of 5 other candidates, from Zee Tv, Sony TV, Star Plus and ARY Digital.[7]
Khan resumed her anchoring career after a year in August 2011 with Eid Transmission on Dunya News.
On 31 March 2012, the Nadia Khan Show returned to Geo TV as a night-time talk show. Her shows are now consumer oriented.[8]
Filmography
Television dramas
| Dramas | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Drama | Role | Writer | Director | Broadcasting Network | Additional Notes | |
| 1996 | Pal do Pal | Rameen | Haseena Moin | Mohsin Ali | PTV | Nadia Khan's Acting debut | |
| 1997 | Bharam | M.Izhar Bobby | M.Izhar Bobby | PTV | PTV Classic Drama Award | ||
| 1997 | Mahrukh | Mahrukh | Aftab Ahmed | Arshi Bhai | PTV | ||
| 1999 | Bhandan | Farry | Bushra Rahman | Tariq Mairaj | PTV | PTV Best Actress Award | |
| 1999 | Des Pardes | Sara | Haseena Moin | Ali Rizvi | PTV | Shot in Scotland | |
| 1998 | Laag | Safia | Rauf Khalid | Rauf Khalid | PTV | ||
| 2000 | Manzilein | Ghazal | Seema Ghazal | Fahim Burny | PTV | Shot in Dubai | |
| 2003 | Main Aur Tum | Radha | Ali Imran | Faisal Qurashi | ARY Digital | Episode Sitaara Plus | |
| 2005 | Koi To Ho | Yasmeen | Danish Javed | Haseeb Hassan | ARY Digital | Soap Serial, Shot in Dubai | |
| 2008 | Yeh Zindagi Hai | Nadia Khan | Fizza Jaffri | Kamran Akbar Khan | Geo TV | Special Guest appearance | |
Television shows
| Shows | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Show | Type | Starting year | Year ended | Broadcasting Network | Additional Notes |
| Daak Time (Mail Time) with Uncle Sargam | Children Choice | 1993 | 1995 | STN/NTM | Nadia Khan's Television Debut |
| Breakfast with Nadia | Morning show | 2003 | 2006 | ARY Digital | |
| Nadia Khan Show (Geo Mazay Say) | Morning show | 2006 | 2010 | Geo TV | Masala TV Award For Best TV Presenter 2008[6] and Masala TV Award For Best TV Presenter 2009[9] |
| Eid with Nadia Khan | Eid Special show | 2011 | Dunya News | ||
| The Nadia Khan Show (Geo Phir Mazay Say) | Talk Show (Weekend Nights) | 2012 | 2013 | Geo Entertainment | |
| Nadia Khan Show | Morning Show | 2015 | Present | Geo Entertainment | Comeback to Hosting |
Awards and recognition
In 2007, Khan dubbed the "Oprah Winfrey" of Pakistan by Jang Group of Newspapers.[10]
PTV Awards
- Winner
Masala Lifestyle Awards
- Winner
- 2008: Best TV Presenter; Nadia Khan Show[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "Nadia Khan". Showbiz Profile. 1972-05-22. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
- ↑ Nadia Khan. pakistantimes.com
- ↑ "Pal do Pal". Ptv2.tripod.com. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
- ↑ "Child's play". Dawn. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ↑ "Nadia Khan Show Banned by Dubai Govt". Forum.xcitefun.net. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
- 1 2 3 "Masala Lifestyle Awards - The Winners". Masala.com. 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ↑ "Masala Lifestyle Awards 2009". Masala.com. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ↑ "Nadia Khan Show on 8th April 2012 guest Veena Malik ~ Nadia Khan Show". Nadiakhanshowgeo.com. 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ↑ Archived 6 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Nadia Khan Anchor Person/ Actress/ Producer Dunya TV / Geo News". Urduwire.com. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
- ↑ "Nadia Khan | Fashion47". Fashion47.pk. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
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