Saman Ansari
Born
Saman Ansari

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Occupations
  • Television
  • Film
  • Theater actress Voice over
  • artist
Years active2014-present
SpouseSaif Ahmed
Children1
RelativesFather, Mother, Sister

Saman Ansari is a Pakistani television and theatre actress. She made her television debut in 2014 and since then, has played supporting roles in many television serials besides a few leading roles. Her accolades include four Hum Awards and a Pakistan International Screen Award nominations.

Career

Saman Ansari started her career in the HUMTV drama Jugnoo opposite Zahid Ahmed and Yumna Zaidi. She is noted for playing the parallel lead in Karb alongside Armeena Rana Khan and Adnan Siddiqui. Her role as the supporting lead opposite Ahsan Khan and Hira Mani n Preet Na Kariyo Koi received critical acclaim. Karb went on air in the Spring of 2015 and Preet Na Kariyo Koi went on air in late 2015 and finished in early 2016 on Hum TV.[1] Ansari did her first negative role in a soap called Mera Dard Na Janay Koi.. She has done a guest appearance in two episodes of Hum TV's comedy series Mr. Shamim and played the lead role in Geo Entertainment's serial Saas Bahu. In Meri Har Nazar Teri Muntazir, which began on 10 February 2016, she plays the lead role of a doctor slammed by the tempest of life. Playing a manipulative friend who is a professional lawyer, Ansari also appeared in Hum TV's serial Lagaao, in which she is a parallel lead (antagonist) opposite Adnan Jaffar. She received accolades for her powerful role in Dumpukht-Aatish e Ishq opposite Noman Ejaz which aired on A-Plus TV. Sammi, a drama serial about women's rights Aired on Hum TV where Ansari's performance as a mother of 5 girls with many failed pregnancies in the social pressure to have a son was admired globally by Hum TV viewers.[2] She was nominated in two categories for her performance in Sammi at the HUMTV awards in 2018 for 'Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role' and 'Best on screen Couple.

Her most popular performances include Geo Entertainment's Khaani, where she plays the powerful role of Sitara Mir Shah.[3][4][5] Dar Si Jaati hay Sila brought forth her spine chilling performance of Sadia [6] awoman sexually abused by a male in-house relative and her constant efforts to protect her daughter from suffering the same way. This was a joint venture of Kashif Nisar and HUMTV.

OTT performances include her leading Lady performance in Jasoosi Duniya an adaptation of the world famous theater play the psychic. The play was mentored by Mr. Zia Mohouddin and directed by Mr. Khalid Ahmed at NAPA in 2018.[7]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Karb Aaliya Hamza
Jugnoo Ayesha
Mr. Shamim Muzammil's teacher Guest appearance
2015-16 Saas Bahu Sabeen
Mera Dard Na Janay Koi Sarwat Randhawa
Preet Na Kariyo Koi Zarina [8]
2016 Lagaao Sitwat Murtaza Episode 15
Kahan Tum Chalay Gye Addan
Khwab Saraye Bilquis Waqar
Dumpukht - Aatish-e-Ishq Bibi Noor Bano "Bibi Sahiba"
Bin Roye Hira Guest appearance
2017 Gila Shaista
Mujhay Thaam Lay Almas
Sammi Salima [9]
Mohabbat Tumse Nafrat Hai Mehrunnisa
Ghairat Shagufta Usman
2017–2018 Khaani Sitara Shah
Dar Si Jaati Hai Sila Sadia [10]
2018 Ustani Jee Zubia Episode 2
Ab Dekh Khuda Kya Karta Hai
Ghamand Zamarud
Romeo Weds Heer Dr. Shahnaz Raja [11]
Kabhi Band Kabhi Baja Episode 21
Hoor Pari Fehmida
2019 Dil Kiya Karay
Choti Choti Batain Shehnaz Story 3: "Dil Hi Tou Hai"
2020 Mera Maan Rakhna Fozia
2022 Badshah Begum Hakim Bi [12]
Dushman Mai Laali
2023 Fairy Tale Nighat "Niggo"
Fairy Tale 2 [13]

Telefilm

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 Pinky Ka Dulha Eid Special [14]

Accolades

Year Awards Category Work Result Ref(s).
2016 Hum Awards Best Supporting Actress Jugnoo Nominated [citation needed]
2018 Best Onscreen Couple - Popular[a] Sammi Nominated [9]
Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2019 Dar Si Jaati Hai Sila Nominated [15]
2020 Pakistan International Screen Awards Best Television Actress in Comedy Role Romeo Weds Heer Nominated [16]

Notes

  1. ^ shared with Adnan Siddiqui

References

  1. ^ "Drama Preet Na Kariyo koi Cast And Crew". UrduDramas. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  2. ^ Khan, Saira (6 February 2017). "Saman Ansari as Salima steals our hearts in 'Sammi' this week". HIP. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. ^ "It's much harder to do comic role, says Saman Ansari". The Nation. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  4. ^ Shirazi, Maria. "Catching up with Saman Ansari". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  5. ^ Shabbir, Buraq. "Saman Ansari to make her theatre debut with Jasoosi Duniya". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  6. ^ Shirazi, Maria. "Catching up with Saman Ansari". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Theatre Review: 'Jasoosi Duniya' at NAPA, Karachi - Subboh Jaffery - Youlin Magazine". www.youlinmagazine.com. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  8. ^ "'Preet Na Kariyo Koi' shows the real culture of Pakistan". Hip in Pakistan. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Exciting: Hum Awards has revealed their viewers choice nominations list". Daily Pakistan Global. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Dar Jati Hai Sila To Air On Hum TV!". Pakistani Celebrity News & Gossip. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  11. ^ Aamna Haider Isani (13 November 2018). "Romeo Weds Heer picks up huge following". The News. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. ^ Mohammad Kamran Jawaid (16 February 2022). "With no saas-bahu drama in sight, Badshah Begum wants to push the boundaries of television". DAWN Images. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  13. ^ Staff, Images (19 April 2023). "Twitter is loving every second of the fairytale romance in the TV drama Fairytale". Dawn Images. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  14. ^ Athar, Arslan (3 June 2019). "Here Are All The Eid Telefilms You Can Watch During This Week Long Chutti". MangoBaaz. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  15. ^ Images Staff. "Here's everyone who won big at the 7th Hum Awards". Dawn Images.
  16. ^ "PISA 2020 winners – complete list of all categories". Incpak. Retrieved 16 June 2023.

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