Iman Ali (; born 19 December 1980) is a Pakistani actress and model who is best known for her work in Urdu films. Ali made her film debut with a leading role in the 2007 drama film Khuda Kay Liye, for which she won a Lux Style Award for Best Actress. In films, she has also starred as the main female lead in the 2016 biographical drama Mah e Mir, and had a supporting role in the 2011 social drama Bol.
Early life Iman Ali was born on 19 December 1980 in Lahore, Punjab in Pakistan to actors Abid Ali and Humaira Ali. Her father was from Gujranwala.
Career Ali first appeared in the serial Dil Dekay Jaien Gay followed by Arman, Kismat, Woh Tees Din, Pehla Pyar, and Kuch Log Roth Kar Bhi. In addition, she starred alongside Shehzad Roy in the first episode of the TV serial "Chal Parha", which aired on Geo News in 2013.
In 2003, Ali appeared in Ishq, Mohabbat Apna Pan, also known as Anarkali video, in a seven-minute music video directed by Shoaib Mansoor. She followed this with the leading role in Zoheb Hassan's television series Kismat. Later, she co-hosted the Lux Style Awards in 2005 and appeared in some more television productions, which ended in 2006 after her breakthrough into films.
In 2007, Ali made her film debut in Shoaib Mansoor's Khuda Kay Liye opposite Shaan, Fawad Khan, and Naseeruddin Shah for which she received the Lux Style Awards for 'Best Actress' in 2008. She appeared in a supporting role in Shoaib Mansoor's second film, Bol, opposite Humaima Malik, Atif Aslam, and Mahira Khan.
In 2015, Ali appeared in the lead role in Anjum Shehzad's Mah e Mir opposite Fahad Mustafa and Sanam Saeed. She next starred in the film Tich Button as Leena, which began production in 2019 and was released in November 2022.
Personal life Ali is the daughter of actor Abid Ali and actress Humaira Ali. On 21 February 2019, she married Babar Bhatti, a Canada-based businessman and the grandson of Major Raja Aziz Bhatti, in Lahore."Pakistani model and actor Iman Ali ties the knot in Lahore" (22 February 2019), Samaa TV News website. Retrieved 22 June 2020 Ali's younger sister Rahma Ali is a singer and actress.
Filmography Television series YearTitleRoleNetwork2002 Pehla Pyar Isha PTV2006 Kismat Faryal Geo Entertainment2008 Saiban Sheeshay Ka Husna PTV2010 Woh Tees Din Shaista PTV2011 Bewafaiyan Rida ARY Digital2012 Armaan Sara PTV2012 Dil Deke Jayen Ge Zobi Geo TV2013 Chal Parha Herself Geo News
Telefilm YearTitleRole2012 Kuch Log Rooth Kar Bhi Nazish
Film +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released Year Film Role Notes 2007 Khuda Kay Liye Maryam AKA "Mary" Won Best Actress – Lux Style Awards 2011 Bol Meena / Sabina 2014 O21 Aleeha Siddiqui 2015 Mah e Mir Mahtab 2022 Tich Button Leena
Music videos Year Band/Singer Song Ref.2000 Abrar-Ul-Haq Sanu Tera Nal Pyar Hogya2005 Shabnam Majeed Ishq Mohabbat Apna Pan2016 Shehzad Roy and Zoe Viccaji Jind Jaan
Awards and nominations Lux Style Awards Year Award Category Work Result Ref. 2002 1st Lux Style Awards Best Model of the Year rowspan="4" 2004 3rd Lux Style Awards 2005 4th Lux Style Awards 2006 5th Lux Style Awards 2008 7th Lux Style Awards Best Film Actress Khuda Kay Liye
International Pakistan Prestige Awards Year Award Category Work Result Ref. 2017 International Pakistan Prestige Awards IPPA Style Icon of the Year
See also List of Pakistani models List of Pakistani actresses List of Lollywood actors
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