Faryal Gohar | |
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Born | Faryal Ali Gohar 18 December 1959 |
Education | McGill University |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1979 – present |
Spouse | Jamal Shah (Divorced) |
Children | 1 |
Parent(s) | Sayyid Gohar (father) Khadija Ali Gohar (mother) |
Relatives |
Madeeha Gauhar (sister) Aamir Ali Gohar (brother) Nirvaan Nadeem (nephew) Savera Nadeem (niece) Sarang Nadeem (nephew) Shahid Nadeem (brother-in-law) |
Faryal Gohar (born 18 December 1959) is a Pakistani actress, television writer and human rights activist. [1] [2] She is known for her roles in dramas Uraan, Chaandni Raatain, Chand Grehan, Wisal and Mohini Mansion Ki Cinderellayain. [3]
Faryal was born on 18 December 1959, in Lahore, Pakistan. [4] She attended Lahore American School, she enjoyed playing sports and she played softball eventually she became the captain of softball in her school. [5] Then she went to Kinnaird College there she took part in sports. [4] Later she went to Canada to study political economy and studied at McGill University. [4] After graduating from McGill University, she went to America and attended University of Southern California at Los Angeles where she studied film documentary. [4]
Faryal made her debut as an actress on PTV in 1979. [6] [4] She appeared in drama Traffik with her husband Jamal Shah. [4] Then she appeared in dramas Uraan, Chand Grehan and Chaandni Raatain. [4]
In 1984, she established the Fine Arts Department at the University of Balochistan. [4] [7] She also appeared in telefilm Gul Phenke Hein as Jahanara [8] Faryal joined Ajoka Theatre which was founded by her sister Madeeha and she did many theatre plays in the 1980s and the 1990s. [9] [4]
Faryal was appointed as UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund in 1999. [4]
In 1997 she appeared in the movie Zar Gul as Yasmin and in 2014 in the movie Tamanna as Madame Fatima. [10] Then she appeared in drama Mohini Mansion Ki Cinderellayain as Daaro Maasi along with actress Shabnam and Qavi Khan. [11]
In 2018 she was appointed as Goodwill Cancer Care Ambassador by Cancer Care Hospital & Research Center. [12]
Faryal was appointed as Goodwill Softball Ambassador by Federation of Pakistan president Haider Khan Lehri in 2019. [5]
Faryal married actor Jamal Shah and they were a power couple to audiences in Pakistan after they fell in love working together in cinema and art industry together for quite a long time but 9 years later they divorced. [4] Faryal married a Pakistani doctor in California in America but that union also ended in divorce. [13] [4] Faryal's elder sister actress Madeeha Gauhar died in 2018. [14] Faryal is the aunt of actress Savera Nadeem and sister-in-law to screenwriter Shahid Nadeem. [4]
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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1988 | Band Gali | Nida | PTV |
1989 | Traffik | Romana | Channel 4 |
1989 | Neelay Hath | Zarmeen | PTV |
1992 | Wisal | Zonia | PTV |
1995 | Chand Grehan | Gulbahar | PTV |
1995 | Uraan | Amira | PTV |
2002 | Chaandni Raatain | Abginey Aamir | PTV |
2008 | Brunch With Bushra Ansari | Herself | Geo News |
2010 | Saza Aur Jaza | Roshna | PTV |
2018 | Chakkar | Kishwar | BOL Entertainment |
2018 | Mohini Mansion Ki Cinderellayain | Daaro Maasi | BOL Entertainment [15] |
Year | Title | Role |
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1990 | Gul Phenke Hein | Jahanara |
Year | Title | Role |
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1997 | Zar Gul | Yasmin |
2014 | Tamanna | Madame Fatima [16] [17] |
Year | Song | Singer(s) | Notes |
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2010 | Koi Dil Mein | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | Co-star Salman Shahid [4] |
Year | Award | Category | Result | Title | Ref. |
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2003 | 2nd Lux Style Awards | Best Actress (TV) | Nominated | Chaandni Raatain | [18] |
2007 | Patras Bokhari Awards | Best Novel Writer | Won | No Space for Further Burials | [19] |
Faryal authored a critically novel titled The Scent of Wet Earth in August about exploration of desire and loss set in present day. [20] [4] [21] Then she wrote another book titled No Space for Further Burials mentioning concerns about the socio-political situation for which she won Patras Bokhari Awards and the novel was translated in several European languages. [4] In 2024 she wrote a novel titled An Abundance of Wild Roses about a lonely boy. [19]