Meera (Pakistani actress)

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Irtiza Rubab (Template:Langx),[1] better known by her stage name Meera (Template:Langx),[2] is a Pakistani film actress and television presenter. She has appeared in Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi movies.[3]

Career

In 2004, she played a role in Salakhain [4] In 2005, she acted in a joint Indo-Pakistani film, Nazar with which she debuted in Bollywood.[5] Her kissing scenes with co-star Ashmit Patel, an Indian Hindu actor, led to much outrage and denunciation among conservative Muslim clerics of Pakistan.[6] Patel's visa application was rejected by Pakistani government,[7] while Meera was threatened with bombing of her press conference and ban from films. She later called it a "baseless controversy", defending herself citing freedom of expression.[8]

In 2010, she played the titular role of Husan Ara in TV One's Husan Ara Kaun, followed by another role in A-Plus TV's drama Bichday Toh Ahsaas Hua in next year.[9][10] In 2014, she was honoured with Best Actress Award at 3rd Delhi International Film Festival, for her ''out of the box'' performance in psychological thriller film Hotal.[11][12] In 2016, she announced her first project as a director, which was titled Oscar.[13] The same year she played a role of Naseem Dilruba for TV One in the drama Mein Sitara,[14] which was nominated for Lux Style Awards.[15] In addition, she played a character in the television series Naagin. She appeared as a film star in the 2019 drama film Baaji, which proved to be a box office success.[16][17][18]

She has announced to enter politics and that she will join Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), the party in power in Pakistan.[19]

Bollywood career

Meera did her first movie in India, named Nazar[20] which had her as the first Pakistani actress to be seen in India like Begum Para, as well as it was the beginning of the India Pakistan peace talks. Nazar was a film directed by Soni Razdan and it was the first Indo-Pakistani joint movie venture in 50 years. Her second movie was Kasak[21] starring Lucky Ali. Although Kasak failed critically and commercially, Meera still kept working in Bollywood. Her third film Paanch Ghantey Mien Paanch Crore was an average grosser at the box office. The film was not screened for press and critics as the director Faisal Saif wanted to show the film directly to the audience. The film managed a decent opening of 50% with its limited cinema release. However, The Times of India listed the film in Bollywood's Top 10 Bold Films category of 2012.[22]

Personal life

In 2009, a Faisalabad-based businessman Sheikh Attiq-ur-Rehman claimed that he and Meera were married in 2007. Meera denied that marriage and filed a case against him for making a false claim. But in 2018, a Lahore family court declared Meera to be the wife of Attiq-ur-Rehman by validating the marriage certificate and honeymoon pictures.[23][24][25]

In 2011, Meera accused Bollywood director Mahesh Bhatt of physically abusing her while she was filming Nazar in 2005, and also claimed that she had been in a romantic relationship with him. Bhatt and his wife Soni Razdan denied the allegations, threatening her with legal action on charges of defamation.[26]

Filmography

Year Film Language
1996 Chief Sahib Urdu
1999 Guns and Roses
Inteha
Mujhay Jeenay do
Pal Do Pal
2000 Ghar Kab Aao Gay
Billi
2001 Khoey Ho Tum Kahan
2002 Chalo Ishq Larain
Fire
2003 Pyar Hi Pyar Mein
2004 Salakhain
2005 Nazar Hindi
2005 Kasak
2007 Godfather Urdu
2008 Khulay Aasman Ke Neechay
2011 Son of Pakistan Punjabi
Bhai Log Urdu
Love Mein Ghum
2012 Paanch Ghantey Mien Paanch Crore Hindi
2013 Ishq Khuda Punjabi
Bhadaas[27] Hindi
2015 Bumper Draw
Dunno Y2... Life Is a Moment Hindi/Norwegian
2016 Salute Urdu
Hotal
Jab Tak Hain Hum[28]
2017 Islamic Exorcist[29] English
Sheitaan[30] Hindi
2018 Aks[31] Urdu
Wujood
Shor Sharaba[32]
Jackpot
2019 Baaji[33]
Parey Hut Love
2023 Allahyar and the 100 Flowers of God
TBA Chaa Jaa Re
TBA Oscar[34] Urdu/English

Television

Year Tiltle Network
2016 Mein Sitara TV One
2017 Naagin Geo Kahani

Awards and recognition

Ceremony Category Film Result
1st Lux Style Awards Best Film Actress N/A Nominated
2nd Lux Style Awards Best Film Actress Raqqasa Nominated
3rd Lux Style Awards Best Film Actress Commando Nominated
19th Lux Style Awards Best Film Actress Baaji Nominated
1st Pakistan Media Awards Best Film Heroine N/A Won
2nd Pakistan Media Awards Best TV Actress Husan Ara Koun Nominated
Government of Pakistan Pride of Performance N/A Won

See also

References

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