Veena Malik

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::summary Pakistani actress ::

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Field	Value
name	Veena Malik
image	Veena Malik Latest Pic.jpg
caption	Malik in 2019
birth_name	Zahida Malik
native_name
native_name_lang	ur
birth_date	26 February
birth_place	Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
nationality	Pakistani
occupation
years_active	2000–present
spouse
children	2
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| name = Veena Malik | image = Veena Malik Latest Pic.jpg | caption = Malik in 2019 | birth_name = Zahida Malik | native_name = | native_name_lang = ur | birth_date = 26 February | birth_place = Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan | nationality = Pakistani | occupation = | years_active = 2000–present | spouse = | children = 2 | website = Zahida Malik (born 26 February), better known as Veena Malik, is a Pakistani actress, TV host, reality television personality who has appeared in Pakistani and Bollywood films. 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 on 26 February in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, to Malik Mohammad Aslam and his wife, Zeenat Malik.

Career

Television

In 2002, Veena hosted the Prime TV series, Prime Gupshup 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. 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. She was evicted two weeks before the finals, and was one of the final six contestants out of the original fourteen who had participated. Veena was also part of the finale of the show. After her Bigg Boss stay, she was mentioned in the media as the voice of liberal Muslims, including leading dailies, Daily Times, Express Tribune, and 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."

In February 2011, Veena became part of the Cricket World Cup reality show 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 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.

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. Veena collected almost 71,000 entries from all over the world for the show.

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). ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Veena_Malik_backless_photo_shoot_at_Riyaz_Gangji's_store_(8).jpg" caption="Veena Malik 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. The same year, she appeared in Raza's Kabhi Pyar Na Karna in a supporting role.

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. 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.

Personal life

Malik married businessman Asad Bashir Khan Khattak on 25 December 2013 in Dubai. They have two children together. They divorced in 2018.

Malik is a Muslim and claims to have visited Kaaba thrice.

Philanthropy

Veena has worked as a representative at the World Health Organization for two years. She also sponsors a child at the SOS Children's Village, an NGO based in Pakistan working with orphaned children.

In the media

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.

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. Veena says she was topless but did not pose completely nude, and has sued the magazine over the images.

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. 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 was also set. The judge sentenced Veena and Bashir and TV host Shaista Wahidi to 26 years each. She planned to appeal. They have yet to serve any time, as the ruling is not enforceable outside Gilgit.

Filmography

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Year	Title	Role	Notes	Country	Tere Pyar Mein	Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa	Pind Di Kudi	Sassi Punno	Koi Tujh Sa Kahan	Kyun Tum Se Itna Pyar Hai	Naag aur Nagin	Mohabbatan Sachiyan	Kabhi Pyar Na Karna	Ishq Beparwaah	Gali Gali Mein Chor Hai	Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya	Daal Mein Kuch Kaala Hai	Jatts In Golmaal	Zindagi 50-50	Dirty Picture: Silk Sakkath Maga	Super Model	Mumbai 125 KM 3D	Nangna Sityam
2000	Amina	Debut Film	Pakistan
2002	Sana	Nigar Award for Best Supporting Actress
2003	Saba
2004	Zarina
2005	Aimen	Lux Style Award for Best Actress
Aamina
Farwa
2007	Salma	Lux Style Award for Best Actress
2008	Nafisa
Ayesha
2012	Herself	Special appearance in song "Chhanno"	India
Special appearance in a song "Fann Ban Gayi"
Malai	Lead Role in Bollywood Film
2013	Sujata	Special appearance in a song "Shaboo"
Madhuri
Silk Smitha / Vijaylakshmi	Kannada film
Rupali "Roops"
2014	Poonam/ Ghost
Dirtygirl / Vijaylakshmi	Telugu film
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Television

Drama serials

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Year	Title	Role	Channel	Notes
1999	Kaun - Psycho Thriller		STN	Appeared in EP 7
2003	Achanak	Farhana	PTV Home
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TV Shows

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Year	Show	Role	Language	Channel
2008	Hum Sub Umeed Se Hain	Herself	Urdu	Geo TV
2010	Miss Duniya	Dunya News
2012	Astaghfaar	Hero TV
2016	Mazaaq Raat	Dunya News
2024	Discover Pakistan With Veena Malik	Herself	Urdu	Discover Pakistan
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Reality television

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Year	Show	Standing	Channel
2010
2011
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Discography

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Title	Year	Album	"Drama Queen"	"Rum Rum"
2012	Drama Queen
2013	Drama Queen
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;As featured artist ::data[format=table] | Title | Year | Album | "Ac chala" (Sukhdeep Grewal featuring Veena Malik) | |---|---|---|---| | 2013 | Dj Queen | | | ::

References

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 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

References

1. (18 May 2018). "Veena Malik Confirms Divorce With Asad Bashir Khan in a Heartbreaking Interview! - Brandsynario".
2. Ali Zain. (23 September 2015). "Veena Malik gives birth to a baby girl". Daily Pakistan Global.
3. (13 May 2021). "Twitter censors Pakistani actor who shared 'made-up' Hitler quote amid Israeli-Palestinian tensions".
4. Web Desk. (25 December 2013). "Veena Malik gets hitched". The Express Tribune.
5. (3 July 2012). "I have a split personality: Veena Malik".
6. "پاکستانی اداکارہ وینا ملک 31 سال کی ہوگئیں".
7. [http://m.dunya.com.pk/index.php/entertainment/2013-02-26/78177 وینا ملک آج اپنی29ویں سالگرہ بھارت میں منائیں گی] {{Webarchive. link. (21 July 2019 , ''Daily Dunya'')
8. (7 September 2010). "I expect a bravery award". The Indian Express.
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10. "ON AIR: prime gupshup". [[Dawn (newspaper).
11. "INSTEP: Bright lights, small village". [[Jang Group of Newspapers.
12. "Lux Style Awards 2007".
13. (11 September 2010). "Veena Malik in Bigg Boss 4". The Times of India.
14. "Who's the boss? Veena for sure". Instep Magazine.
15. "Veena 'Ki Jawani' in 'Bigg Boss' grand finale". The Express Tribune.
16. (4 February 2011). "VIEW: Why is Veena Malik important?". Daily Times.
17. (30 January 2011). "In defence of Veena Malik". The Express Tribune.
18. (31 January 2011). "Actress Veena Malik takes on clerics over dress". The Australian.
19. (12 February 2011). "What Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi and Veena Malik have in common These two newly public figures might teach Muslims to stop feeling eternally outraged". [[Tehelka]] Magazine, Vol 8, Issue 6.
20. [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/I-am-very-fashionable-Veena-Malik/articleshow/7532430.cms? I am very fashionable: Veena Malik] {{Webarchive. link. (11 September 2018 . ''The Times of India''. (20 February 2011). Retrieved 29 May 2011.)
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26. (26 April 2014). "Veena Malik shines at Pakistan Fashion Week Dubai". Dubai Bliss.
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28. (14 June 2012). "Veena Malik turns Marilyn Monroe".
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30. (20 March 2008). "Kiran aur George: Veena Malik".
31. Roopa Modha. (9 July 2012). "Veena Malik Beats Angelina Jolie and Kim Kardashian?". UrbanAsian.
32. (2 December 2011). "Row over Pakistan actress Veena Malik nude 'ISI' photo". [[BBC News]].
33. (8 December 2011). "Veena Malik says she was topless but 'not nude' in FHM". BBC News.
34. (3 December 2011). "Veena Malik defends ISI tattoo for FHM photo shoot". [[The Express Tribune]].
35. (5 December 2011). "Veena Malik sues FHM India magazine over 'nude' photo". BBC News.
36. "Veena Malik & Geo TV Owner sentenced to 26 years in jail for blasphemy". Filmybreak.com.
37. "Actress Veena Malik, Pakistani channel Geo TV owner sentenced to 26 years in prison for airing 'blasphemous programme'". IBN.
38. (27 November 2014). "Bollywood star Veena Malik handed 26 year sentence for 'blasphemous' wedding scene". The Guardian.
39. (1 December 2014). "Veena Malik denies blasphemy charges". BBC News.
40. Tara John. (11 May 2017). "Where Artists Fall Afoul of Blasphemy Laws".
41. Dar, Nida. (17 July 2012). "Veena Malik to host Ramadan show!?". Business Recorder.
42. (3 October 2012). "Watch: 'Drama Queen', the first single by Veena Malik". CNN-IBN.
43. ApunKaChoice. (21 September 2012). "Veena Malik's pop album 'Drama Queen' is for her homosexual fans!".
44. (11 October 2012). "Veena Malik takes boldness to new heights with her Drama Queen video". NewsPakistan.PK.

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