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Zeba Bakhtiar (Urdu: زيبا بختيار; born 5 November 1962 [1]) is a Pakistani film/TV actress and a television director. She is known for her TV drama Anarkali (1988), the Bollywood romantic drama Henna (1991), and the Lollywood movie, Sargam (1995).
Learn about Zeba Bakhtiar's age, husband, family, biography and more. She is a well-known Pakistani actress who has also worked in Bollywood and has four marriages and a son with singer Adnan Sami.
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Zeba Bakhtiar was born Shaheen on Friday, 5 November 1971 (age 51 years; as of 2022) in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. Her zodiac sign is Scorpio. She did her schooling at St. Joseph’s Convent School in Quetta. She attended Karachi Grammar School. Zeba graduated from the Kinnaird College for Women University in Lahore, Pakistan. Later, she also att...
Parents & Siblings
Her father, Yahya Bakhtiar, was a Pakistani lawyer and politician who served as the Attorney General of Pakistan. He was born in 1921 into a Pashtun family in Quetta. He attended several schools in Quetta and Lahore. He earned a degree in the field of Law in London and was later called to the bar in the United Kingdom. In 1941, he became a member of the All-India Muslim League. He served as Pakistani barrister and statesman Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto’s cabinet and played an important role in the fra...
Husband & Children
Zeba Bakhtiar has been married four times. In 1982, Zeba Bakhtiar got married to Salman Galliani from Quetta. The couple welcomed a daughter but they parted ways after their marriage went kaput resulting in Bakhtiar’s sister adopting their daughter. In 1989, she got married to Indian actor Javed Jaffrey; however, they filed for divorce within one year of marriage. In 1993, she got married to the music composer Adnan Sami, but they separated five years later. The couple welcomed a son and name...
Producer
She launched her own film production companies, ‘Nirvana Films,’ in 1999 and ‘Sagar Entertainment,’ in 2004. She runs her production company One Motion Pictures with her son, Azaan. In 2001, she debuted as a producer and director with the Urdu film Babu. In 2014, Zeba and her son, Azaan Sami Khan, produced a Pakistani spy thriller film titled O21 (or Operation 21 formerly The Extortionist), starring Shaan Shahid and Ayub Khoso. In 2017, she joined her paternal family’s real estate development...
Breach of Agreement
In 2003, Arshad Sami Khan filed a case against Zeba Bakhtiar for breach of agreement, on behalf of Adnan Sami Khan in which Arshad pleaded that the court should direct Zeba to let Azaan Sami Khan (son of Zeba and Adnan) meet his father, Adnan Sami Khan, without any hindrance. He also claimed that three months earlier, there was a settlement between the two families after which they withdrew all the cases against Zeba and her father, Yahya Bakhtiar, but the latter did not withdraw their cases...
In 1995, she was awarded Nigar Award for Best Actress for the Pakistani film Sargam (1995).In 2004, she won Chairperson’s Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to the Pakistani entertainment industry at the 3rd Lux Style Awards held in Dubai.Zeba Bakhtiar after winning Chairpe...In 2018, Zeba won the Excellence Award for Timeless Beauty at the HUM Style Awards.Zeba Bakhtiar after winning the Excellence Award for Timeless Beauty at the HUM Style Awards 2018Zeba was diagnosed with diabetes in her early 20s. She often advocates in diabetes awareness campaigns on different forums. In an interview, while talking about participating in awareness drives, s...
Zeba Bakhtiar is a well-known Pakistani actress, producer, and director who has worked in both Pakistani and Indian films. She is the daughter of a former attorney general and politician, and has been married four times with one son.
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Zeba Bakhtiar is a Pakistani-born actress and director who has worked in Bollywood and Lollywood films. She is known for Henna, O21, Chief Sahib and other projects. See her biography, awards, photos and videos on IMDb.
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Nov 9, 2014 · An interview with the Pakistani actor who starred in Raj Kapoor's Henna and co-produced O21 with her son. She talks about her career, family, challenges and views on the film industry.
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Zeba Bakhtiar is a Pakistani actress and director, born in 1971 in Baluchistan. She has worked in films such as O21, Chief Sahib and Stunttman, and was married to Adnan Sami and Salman Valliani.
