REPORT
Television’s New Faces
That Deserve Our
Attention
B
OOM selects four emerging artists on Pakistani
television that show potential. A major chunk of
Pakistani actors, who dominated television for the
past decade (Read: Fawad Khan, Fahad Mustafa, Sanam Baloch, Sanam Saeed, etc.), have either moved
to films or have turned into talk show hosts. Naturally,
this has left a void in the television industry in terms of
experienced artists. However, there are a handful of new
and young TV actors who are doing some great work
in plays, other than Dillagi and Mann Mayal that have
gained popularity mostly due to their star-studded cast.
Instep picks four of these talented artists, who have
been part of television for quite some time now but have
remained largely unnoticed.
AIMAN KHAN
Amongst the four,
Aiman Khan tops our
list. She seems to
have quickly become
the most preferred
choice of casting directors as one can
spot her on almost
every other entertainment
channel.
But the quality of her
work
supersedes
the quantity of it.
She can be currently
watched
showing
off her acting chops
in plays like Mann
Mayal, Bay Qasoor, Iss Khamoshi Ka Matlab Kia, etc.
Her performance in Mann Mayal as Salahuddin’s sister
is remarkable, even better than Maya Ali’s, at times. In
fact, one couldn’t take their eyes off her in the first few
episodes of the play. The young actress rose to fame
with her very first play Mohabbat Jaye Bhar Mein and
has been on a roll ever since with a natural ability to
shine on screen.
MUNEEB BUTT
Model-turned-actor Muneeb Butt, who made his acting
debut in 2012 with Baandi, is a complete package with
good looks and brilliant acting skills. Butt has proved
himself in a rather short span of time with several highend commercials and TV plays including Rishton Ki Dor,
Ek Thi Misaal, etc. The actor is also playing prominent
roles in ongoing drama serials Tum Yaad Aye, Bay Qasoor and Khwab Saraye. Butt was also part of last year’s
film Halla Gulla and though the film was a disaster, it
can be safely said that it was not the best launch pad for
Butt in cinema. However, all hope is not lost as he will
be playing the male lead in upcoming Pakistani film Ishq
2020 that also stars fellow TV actress Sanam Chaudhry.
HINA ALTAF KHAN
VJ-turned-actress Hina Altaf, who started her showbiz
career at the age of 18 with Play TV, has showcased her
acting talent in quite a few drama serials including Marium Kaisey Jiye, Ek Thi Misaal, etc that may have not
made media headlines but were still relatively popular
among viewers. Altaf
is currently playing a
young, innocent girl
in ongoing drama
serial Abro. While
the role is no different from what we
frequently see on local screens; that of
a typical Pakistani
girl, struggling with
life’s innumberable
issues, her presence
on screen is definitely gripping. Her performance in Ek Thi
Misaal, in which she
played an oppressed
stepdaughter, was
noteworthy and gave
her enough margin to prove her abilities.
ARISHA RIZVI
Popular child artist Arisha Rizvi is now all grown up and
is currently playing a spoiled brat in drama serial Abro
and doing a great job at it. The actress started off with
TV commercials and eventually moved on to serials.
She has played several prominent roles in popular plays
like Kitni Girhain Baqi Hain, Aastana, Sannata, Tanhai,
Malika-e-Aliya and Sadqay Tumhare. She is also part
of ongoing comedy play Mr. Shamim. She has worked
with some of the most celebrated names in Pakistani
television including Faysal Qureshi, Noman Ijaz, Saba
Qamar, etc. With a pretty face to match her brilliant acting skills and industry experience, Rizvi has all the ingredients to become the next big thing on television.
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