Navid Shahzad
- Actress
- Writer
- Educationist
Navid Shahzad (née Rahman) is a Pakistani actress, writer and educationist. She started her career as an actor in the 1970s and has appeared in a number of television series since then. Navid was a popular and successful actress of the 1970s.[1] She made her film debut with a supporting role in Nadeem Baig's Punjab Nahi Jaungi. She became an author when her first book Aslan's Roar was published in 2019. Shahzad is the recipient of the president's Pride of Performance, the highest literary award of Pakistan.[3]
Early life
Shahzad was born and raised in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.[4] Her father S. A. Rahman was the judge at the Supreme Court of Pakistan and later served as the 5th chief justice of Pakistan.[1]
She completed her studies from Government College, Lahore.[1] Navid was the only daughter and youngest among her three brothers including Shahid Rahman a lawyer, Asad Rahman a human rights activist and Rashed Rahman a writer for Dawn Newspaper. Navid's mother was a philanthropist who ran Mayo Hospital's famous convalescent home, which was established in 1948, along with Begum Shahabuddin.[5]
Career
Acting career
Shahzad began her career with Shoaib Hashmi's political satire Such Gup, which ran for three years on PTV.[4][6] Following the success of the series, she appeared in Hashmi's next show Taal Matol, which had same format as of his previous satire.[4] She played a manipulative feudal matriarch in Nusrat Thakur's Ghulam Gardish, which ran on PTV in 1999.[7]
In 2016, she also appeared in Sabiha Sumar's Chotay Shah, which was made to aimed at Zeal Film Unity Festival.[4][8] In 2017, she made her feature film debut with Nadeem Baig's Punjab Nahi Jaungi.[4][9] In 2021, she appeared as a selfish head of a brothel in Kashif Nisar's directorial Dil Na Umeed To Nahi.[7][10][11]
Bibliography
Shahzad became an author and writer with her novel Aslan's Roar, which was published in August 2019. The fictional novel deals with the Turkish culture and Muslim heroes.[6][12][13]
As an educationist
Shahzad served as the dean of house of liberal in Beaconhouse National University, where she set up the first theater, film and television department of the country. She is currently serving as the academic advisior of Lahore Grammar School.[4][6][3]
Personal life
She married Shahzad Humayun during her study at Government College, Lahore.[1] Humayun passed away few years after their marriage, leaving three children behind.[7] One of Shahzad's son Farhad Humayun was a musician, who passed away in 2021.[2][14]
Filmography
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1973 | Such Gup | Various | PTV[1] |
1974 | Flora Aur Farida | Flora | PTV |
1975 | Taal Matol | Various | PTV[1] |
1983 | Dour-e-Junoon | Zainab | PTV[1] |
1999 | Ghulam Gardish | Nudrat Bano | PTV |
2016 | Mazaaq Raat | Herself | Dunya News |
2018 | Pukaar | Laali Maa | ARY Digital |
2021 | Dil Na Umeed To Nahi | Suraiya Anjum "Aunty" | A-Plus[11] |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2013 | 65 | Nurse | short-film |
2016 | Chotay Shah | Lady Sultan Hussain Shah | short-film[4][8] |
2017 | Punjab Nahi Jaungi | Bebo Ji "Nikatara" | film debut[9] |
2023 | Neelofar | Dadi | [15] |
TBA | Aan | TBA | filming; directed by Haseeb Hassan[16] |
Awards and honours
Year | Award | Category | Result | Title | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1984 | 4th PTV Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | Daur-e-Junoon | [17] |
2004 | Pride of Performance | Award by the President of Pakistan | Won | Arts | [3][18] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i ""People have ceased to think" – Navid Shahzad". News in Line Magazine. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ a b "It Runs In The Family: Farhad Humayun And Navid Shahzad". Express Tribune. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d Sheema Khan (10 February 2014). "When arts and literature mix with one's blood". Express Tribune (newspaper).
- ^ a b c d e f g "Up, close & personal with Navid Shahzad". The Nation (newspaper). 7 September 2017. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Asad Rahman laid to rest". Dawn News. 14 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Pride of Pakistan Navid Shahzad". Daily Times. 5 August 2019. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Naveed Shahzad opens up about living as a widow for 55 years". Saama TV. 8 May 2023.
- ^ a b "It was an emotionally draining experience: Adnan Jaffer on filming family drama Chotay Shah". Dawn Images. 2 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Navid Shahzad had a debut to remember with 'Punjab'". Gulf News. 11 September 2017.
- ^ Sadaf Haider (26 February 2021). "Dil Na Umeed Tou Nahin opens the door to a world hidden in plain sight". Dawn Images. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Dil Na Umeed Toh Nahi – A gripping plot about social evils". Daily Pakistan. 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Veteran actress Navid Shahzad launches debut novel Aslan's Roar". Daily Times. 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019.
- ^ Sana Munir (8 December 2019). "When the lions come home". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Ace musician Farhad Humayun passes away". Express Tribune (newspaper). 8 June 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "All You Need To Know About Neelofar, Highly-anticipated Pak Film Starring Fawad And Mahira Khan". India Times. 15 November 2023.
- ^ Buraq Shabbir (5 March 2020). "Aan is not a love triangle, says Haseeb Hasan". The News.
- ^ "Khalida Riyasat: Every woman needs the security of a man". The Herald Dawn. 4 July 2021. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ ""A writer shouldn't be constrained within a perimeter"". The News. 8 December 2019.
External links
- Navid Shahzad at IMDb
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