| Zara Sheikh | |
|---|---|
| Born | Zara Sheikh Lahore, Pakistan |
| Occupation | Model, Actress |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
Zara Sheikh (Punjabi, Urdu: زارا شیخ; in Lahore, Pakistan) is a Pakistani model, actress and singer. She began her career through an ad campaign for Mobilink Jazz, working as a full-time model before making her debut on the cinema-screen.
Sheikh has acted in films such as Tere Pyar Mein, Salakhain and Laaj.[1]
In 2003, she branched into singing, playback singing for her film Chalo Ishq Larain
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Sheikh made her debut on billboards across Pakistan as the "JaZZ Girl" for one of Pakistan's prominent cellular service providers, Mobilink GSM.
Sheikh appeared in photoshoots in teen and fashion magazines and came to the attention of Khawar Riaz.
Sheikh has modelled for a large number of fashion designers, including designers Deepak Perwani, Umer Syed, Nomi Ansari,Sobia Nazir, Rizwan Baig, Ayesha Versay. Zara Sheikh is the brand ambassador for Salina-Wardah. Sheikh has also worked with Erum Imran, Asia-Saail, Nickie Nina, Sobia Nazir, HSY and companies including Crossroads, Levi's, SKIMYZ, Rijas, Bonanza(Satrangi), Lajwanti, Promize, Gulkari, Nishat Linen, Gul Ahmed, Bakhtawar Lawn and Nee Punhaal.
Sheikh has appeared in a large number of commercials for a variety of brands and products, ranging from cellular network providers to cosmetics. Some products she has worked for include Mobilink, Habib Cooking Oil, Care Vanishing Cream, Care Cosmetics, 7 Up, Rite Biscuits, Beri-O,Eden Luxury Villas,Dawn Bread, Dabur Amla Hair Oil (International Campaign),Rose Petal Tissues, Haleeb Milk,Bonanza,Molty Foam,Salina Wardah's "Fabric Concepts" and Al-Khair Polymers.
Sheikh appeared in a music video entitled O Sanam (O, Love!).
Sheikh made her cinema screen debut in 2001, through Hassan Askari's Tere Pyar Mein, in which she played the role of an Indian Sikh, who falls in love with a Pakistani banker. Sheikh received a Best Actress award for her role.
In 2002, she appeared in Sajjad Gul's Chalo Ishq Larain (Let's Love).[2] A year later, in 2003, Sheikh played the part of a Hindu girl, Ram Khori, who converts to Islam[3] - in Laaj, (Honour) a historical, part-religious tale.
In 2004, Sheikh worked in the 150 minute, Shahzad Rafique-directed Salakhain (translated as The Bars), which was screened at the 5th KaraFilm Festival in Karachi.[4]
In 2006, Sheikh played the role of a girl-in-love in the Mubasher Lucman-directed Pehla Pehla Pyar (The First Ever Love), a film partly filmed in Thailand,[5] Speaking of her experience, post-production, Sheikh said, "It's not easy to work with Mubasher. He's motivated by his film a lot and does not believe in any compromises." She also stated that, at one point, she had worked twenty-eight hours at a stretch, but that "when I saw the result on the screen afterward I was in tears because ... it was clearly worth it."[5]
In 2008, she starred in Javed Raza's Kabhi Pyar Na Karna.
In 2002, Sheikh collaborated with Ali Haider to playback sing three musical numbers for her movie Chalo Ishq Larain.[6]
In 2002, Sheikh performed at Yusuf Salli's haveli.
In May 2009, Sheikh appeared in an episode of Urooj Nasir's television programme Who's That Woman?, which was aired on ATV.
Sheikh was born in Lahore, Pakistan. Her father was in the Central Superior Services of Pakistan.