Nadia Khan نادیہ خان | |
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Born | 22 May 1979 Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan | (age 44)
Nationality | Pakistani |
Occupation(s) | actress, tv presenter, anchor, vlogger |
Years active | 1996–present |
Spouse |
Faisal Mumtaz Rao (m. 2021) |
Website | Outstyle.com |
Nadia Khan (born 22 May 1979) [1] is a Pakistani television actress, presenter and producer. She is best known for hosting The Nadia Khan Show, a morning TV programme, and for OutStyle, her YouTube channel.[1][2] She is known for her role in classic PTV series Bandhan. Khan receives critical acclaim for her portrayal of Kinza in Aisi Hai Tanhai. In 2019, she portrayed Aima in Kam Zarf and Dolly in Dolly Darling.[3]
Nadia Khan was born in Quetta, Balochistan, to an ethnic Pathan family which moved to Rawalpindi, Punjab while she was young. Khan began her career in Rawalpindi, Punjab.[4][5] studied from fauji foundation college for girls rawalpindi
Khan made her acting debut in 1995 on the show titled Pal Do Pal which was written by Haseena Moin.[6] She received recognition for Bandhan (1996) [2], for which she won PTV Best Actress Award In the same year, a drama serial was released from the private sector, Bharam, written and directed by M. Izhar Bobby, in which Khan played a leading role with young Yasir Nawaz. She later started anchoring morning shows.[7]
In 2005, Khan made a comeback to acting and appeared in the ARY Digital soap serial called Koi To Ho, directed by Haseeb Hassan and written by Danish Javed.[citation needed]
In 2011, Lollywood director and producer Shoaib Mansoor, offered Khan a role in his film Bol.
Khan made her television debut in 1993 in the show Daak Time (Mail Time) with Uncle Sargam on PTV.[8] She returned as an anchor on ARY Digital's morning show Breakfast with Nadia. The show went on air from Dubai in 2003. On 13 November 2006, Khan moved to Geo TV to a new live chat and interview show called the Nadia Khan Show (Geo Mazay Say). 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. The show was banned in 2010 by the Dubai government on behalf of court orders. Sources say that Khan showed Pakistani filmstar Noor Bukhari and her husband fight before Bukhari's interview. Her husband claimed in court that "It was our family matter". Therefore, the court gave out an order to ban Khan's show in Dubai for six months.[9]
Khan won the Masala Lifestyle Awards For Best TV Presenter 2008 and Masala Lifestyle Awards For Best TV Presenter 2009, out of five candidates, from Zee Tv, Sony TV, Star Plus and ARY Digital.[10] 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.[11] She resumed anchoring with a brief year-long run from 2015 to 2016 of her morning show (Nadia Khan Show) on Geo TV.[12] She hosts Croron Mein Khel, a game show, on BOL Entertainment.
On 19 January 2018 she became the First Pakistani beauty, fashion and lifestyle YouTube influencer to reach 100,000 subscribers on her official YouTube channel, Outstyle.[13][14] Recently in 2019 she started morning show again on ptv home named Morning @ home it is telecasting every monday to friday[15]
Nadia Khan has been married three times. Her third marriage took place in January 2021 with Faisal Mumtaz Rao,[16][17] who is a retired Wing Commander from the Pakistan Air Force. Before Rao, she was married to Khawar Iqbal to whom she filed for divorce[18] where as details of her first marriage are unknown to the public. Khan has a daughter, Alizeh[19] and a son named Azaan from her previous marriages.[20]
Year | Drama | Role | Writer | Director | Broadcasting network | Notes |
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1995 | Pal do Pal | Rameen | Haseena Moin | Mohsin | PTV | |
1996 | Baandhan | Farry | Bushra Rahman | Tariq Mairaj | PTV | PTV Best Actress Award |
1997 | Bharam | Mazhar Bobby | M.Izhar Bobby | PTV | PTV Classic Drama Award | |
1997 | Mahrukh | Mahrukh | Aftab Ahmed | Arshi Bhai | PTV | |
1999 | Des Pardes | Sara | Haseena Moin | Ali Rizvi | PTV | |
1998 | Laag | Safia | Rauf Khalid | Rauf Khalid | PTV | |
2000 | Manzilein | Ghazal | Seema Ghazal | Fahim Burny | PTV | |
2005 | Koi To Ho | Yasmeen | Danish Javed | Haseeb Hassan | ARY Digital | |
2008 | Main Aur Tum | Radha | Aljaz Imran | Faisal Qureshi | ARY Digital | Episode Sitaara Plus |
2008 | Yeh Zindagi Hai | Herself | Fizza Jaffri | Kamran Akbar Khan | Geo TV | Guest appearance |
2017 | Aisi Hai Tanhai | Kinza | Mohsin Ali | Badar Mehmood | ARY Digital | [21] |
2018 | Zun Mureed | Amna Mufti | Syed Ahmed Kamran | Hum TV | [22] | |
2018 | Kaisi Aurat Hoon Main | Maham | Saima Akram Chudhery | Fahim Burney | Hum TV | [23] |
2018 | Khana Khud Garam Karo | Jamila | Kashif Saleem | Kashif Saleem | ARY Digital | Telefilm[24] |
2019 | Kam Zarf | Aima | Seema Munaf | Zeeshan Ahmed | Geo Entertainment | [25] |
2019 | Jhanka Tanki | Neeli | Misbah Ali Syed | Kashif Saleem | ARY Digital | Telefilm |
2019 | Dolly Darling | Dolly | Dr. Muhammad Younis Butt | Muhammad Iftikhar Iffi | Geo Entertainment |
Year | Show | Type | Broadcasting network | Notes |
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1993–1995 | Daak Time (Mail Time) with Uncle Sargam | Children Choice | STN/NTM | Khan's hosting debut |
2003–2006 | Breakfast with Nadia | Morning show | ARY Digital | |
2006–2010 | Nadia Khan Show | Morning show | Geo TV | Masala TV Award For Best TV Presenter 2008[10] and Masala TV Award For Best TV Presenter 2009[26] |
2011 | Eid with Nadia Khan | Eid special show | Dunya News | |
2012–2013 | The Nadia Khan Show (season 2) | Talk show (weekend nights) | Geo Entertainment | |
2015 | Nadia Khan Show (season 3) | Morning show | Geo Entertainment | |
2018 | Croron Mein Khel | Game Show | BOL Entertainment | |
2019–present | Morning @ Home | Morning Talkshow | PTV Home |
In 2007, Khan was dubbed the "Oprah Winfrey" of Pakistan by Jang Group of Newspapers.[27]