Savera Nadeem

Savera Arham Nadeem
Born	1974 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Occupations	Actor producer director
Years active	1995–present
Children	2[1]
Parents	Shahid Nadeem (father) Rabia Nadeem (mother)
Relatives	Faryal Gohar (aunt)

Savera Nadeem (Punjabi: سویرا ندیم) is a Pakistani actress, producer, and director. Primarily known for her work on television, she also acted in theatre and films. Nadeem received a Lux Style Award for Best Television Actress and five nominations. Known for her strong independent characters, She is regarded as one of the finest actresses of Pakistan.

Early life

Savera Nadeem was born in 1974 to a Kashmiri family in Lahore. Her father, Shahid Nadeem, is a prominent journalist. She has a Masters in English Literature from Kinnaird College, Lahore, and studied directing at the National School of Drama, Delhi. Nadeem also has a background in classical music.[2][3]

Career

Acting

Savera Nadeem started acting when she was fifteen, with her first drama, Kiran, being broadcast in 1989 on Pakistan television. She subsequently had the lead role in the drama serial Inkaar.[4][1][5] Her performance in the 2023 series Jaan-e-Jahan as a narcissistic stepmother was met with little critical praise.[6]

Producer and director

Nadeem's first job as director was on Kal, a telefilm starring Saba Qamar and Fawad Khan that aired on PTV and Geo TV in 2006. Subsequently, she directed thirteen episodes of Qurbaton Ke Silsilay, a drama shown on PTV.[2]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Good Morning Karachi	PJ	cameo[1]
2015	Manto	Taangay Wali	[1]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
	Kiran
	Woh Chaar		[5]
	Inkaar		[5]
	Sawan		[5]
1997	Janjal Pura	Gynecologist Mahjabeen	[5]
2006	Gharoor	Bawi	[5]
2007	Aurat Aur Char Devari	Shehnaz / Zuneida	Episode "Aik Aurat Do Nikkah"
	Pulsaraat (Tele Film)
	Baji (Tele Film)		[5]
	Arzoo (Tele Film)
2004	Mahnoor	Kajal Bai	Telefilm
2006	Manzil	Somia
2010	Diya Jalay	Nadia	[5]
2010–11	Qaid-e-Tanhai	Aisha	[5]
	Mera Saaein	Naima Malik	[5]
2012	Mera Yaqeen	Maha	[7]
2012–13	Badi Aapa	Zubeida “Bari Aapa”	[1]
2013	Teri Berukhi	Aleena
2017	Manto	Taangay Wali
	Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain (season 2)	Meena	Anthony series; Episode 33
	Laut Ke Chalay Aana	Zainab	[8]
2017–18	Meraas	Jahan Aara	[5]
2018	Nibah	Saiqa
2018–19	Baba Jani	Sadia	[9]
	Haiwan	Azra	[10]
2019–20	Meray Paas Tum Ho	Maham Sayed	Guest appearance[11]
	Tera Yahan Koi Nahin	Hawa
2020	Tum Ho Wajah	Sehba
	Dikhawa		Anthology series; Episode 2
2022–2023	Wehem	Rukhsana Saleem
2023	Mein Kahani Hun
2023	Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain	Zahida Ali	Episode "Husn-e-Ittefaq"
2024	Jaan-e-Jahan	Kishwar	[12]
2024	Bismil	Reham

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Platform	Notes
2021	Dhoop Ki Deewar	Sarah's mother	ZEE5

Talkshows

Nadeem was the presenter of AAJ TV's morning show AAJ SUBH from 27 September 2010 to 16 September 2011.[2]

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
TBA	PTV Awards	Best Drama Actress	Inkaar	Won	[2]

Lux Style Awards

Ceremony	Category	Project	Result
3rd Lux Style Awards[13]	Best Television Actress	Ibn Aadam	Nominated
7th Lux Style Awards	Best Television Actress (Satellite)	Shikwah
8th Lux Style Awards[14]		Milay Kuch Yun
10th Lux Style Awards[15]		Diya Jalay
11th Lux Style Awards[16]		Qaid-e-Tanhai	Won

See also

• List of Lollywood actors

References

1. Saadia Qamar (22 August 2015). "Catching-up With Savera Nadeem". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
2. "Savera Nadeem". PTV Global Official Website. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
3. Saadia Qamar (29 December 2011). "Quintessence of Versatility: Savera Nadeem". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
4. Rehman, Sonya (July 2010). "Interview: Savera Nadeem". Newsline. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
5. "'Baat Cheet' with Savera Nadeem". The Nation. 10 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2022-10-04.
6. Gaitee Ara Siddiqui (14 January 2024). "Star-struck". The News International. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
7. Altaf Hussain (22 November 2012). "Mera Yaqeen: A massive letdown by Sarmad Khoosat". Retrieved 2019-01-08.
8. Irfan Ul Haq (31 March 2017). "Noman Ijaz's next TV drama will explore men's midlife crisis". Dawn Images. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
9. Irfan Ul Haq (16 May 2018). "Faysal Quraishi's upcoming drama Baba Jani is not a love story". Dawn Images. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
10. Irfan Ul Haq (5 October 2018). "Faysal Quraishi talks about his upcoming child abuse TV drama". Dawn Images. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
11. "In Conversation with Savera Nadeem". The News. 16 December 2019.
12. "Drama Serial Jaan E Jahan Episode 4", Drama Flash, 3 January 2024, retrieved 2024-01-31
13. khan, Athar (14 October 2003). "LUX Style Awards for the year 2004". Rewaj | Women Lifestyle. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
14. "https://www.fashioncentral.pk/people-parties/events/celebrations/story-383-winners-announced-for-8th-lux-style-awards/"
15. "Lux Style Awards 2011 Nominations | Rewaj - All About Women Lifestyle". 8 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-11-08. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
16. "Lux Style Awards: A trip down memory lane". The Express Tribune. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 2023-12-20.

External links

• Savera Nadeem at IMDb