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==Early life==
==Early life==
Veena was born in [[Rawalpindi]],<ref>{{cite news|title=‘I expect a bravery award’|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/i-expect-a-bravery-award/678132/0|accessdate=2011-02-06|newspaper=Indian Express|date=7 September 2010}}</ref> to Ali Malik, a [[Pakistan Army]] soldier, and his wife, Zeenat Malik.<ref>{{cite web|title=I am not settling scores with Asif, says Veena Malik|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/OSCAR2010/PhotoDetail.aspx?Page=23&ID=8077|publisher=Ndtv.com|accessdate=2011-02-06}}</ref>
Veena was born in [[Rawalpindi]],<ref>{{cite news|title=‘I expect a bravery award’|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/i-expect-a-bravery-award/678132/0|accessdate=2011-02-06|newspaper=Indian Express|date=7 September 2010}}</ref> to Ali Malik, a [[Pakistan Army]] soldier, and his wife, Zeenat Malik, i feel sorry for them.<ref>{{cite web|title=I am not settling scores with Asif, says Veena Malik|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/OSCAR2010/PhotoDetail.aspx?Page=23&ID=8077|publisher=Ndtv.com|accessdate=2011-02-06}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==

Revision as of 15:00, 11 April 2011

Veena Malik
File:Veena Malik at the red carpet event for the Lux Style Awards.jpg
Veena Malik posing for the cameras at the red carpet event for the Lux Style Awards 2007.
Born
Zahida Malik
Occupation(s)Actress, comedian and model
Websiteveenamalik.com.pk

Veena Malik (Punjabi/Urdu: ويتا ملک, born as Zahida Malik) is a Pakistani actress, model and comedienne.

Early life

Veena was born in Rawalpindi,[1] to Ali Malik, a Pakistan Army soldier, and his wife, Zeenat Malik, i feel sorry for them.[2]

Career

Films

File:Launch of Mohabbatan Sachiyan at Gulistan Cinema Lahore.jpg
Veena, 5th from left, at the launch of her film, Mohabbatan Sachiyan at the Gulistan Cinema, Lahore.

Before starting her career off as an actress, Malik worked as a comedian for several television shows and series. She made her acting debut alongside Shaan and Zara Sheikh in Askari's Tere Pyar Mein (2000), which was a box office hit. She played a supporting role in the film and was barely acknowledged. However, she appeared in a supporting role in Javed Sheikh's Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa (2002); the film was a commercial success.[citation needed]

In 2003, Malik appeared in Indo-Pak cross venture Punjabi film Pind Di Kuri which failed to do so well, however, the film turned out be the first Indo-Pak venture film with a budget of approximately 70 million rupees. She also appeared in Askari's Sassi Punno (2003) alongside Sana and Moammar Rana, however the film failed to do well at Lahore's cinemas and further screenings had stopped in cinemas after a week of its release. She then appeared in Rafique's Jageer, which was considered a flop at the box office.[citation needed]

In 2005, she appeared in a short Punjabi film Bau Badmash (2005) which did not garner any recognition due to the lack of big stars. She then appeared in Reema Khan's Koi Tujh Sa Kahan (2005) which was a commercial success in Pakistan.In 2007, she won her first Lux Style Award for being the most stylish celebrity on the red carpet.[citation needed]

In 2008, Malik appeared in Rafique's Punjabi film, Mohabbatan Sachiyan, alongside ex-fiancee Babrik Shah and newcomers Maria Khan and Adnan Khan. The film went on to become a commercial success.[3] The same year, she appeared in Raza's Kabhi Pyaar Na Karna in a supporting role, but the film was a flop. Her last film of 2008 was Altaf's Ishq Beparwah, which also failed to impress the audience.

In 2010, she worked in Rafique's Main Jeena Tere Naal, and Beyg's debut comedy film Miss Duniya.[4]

Television

In 2002, she was called by Prime TV to host a show called Prime Gupshup[5] for them ushering a new direction for her comedic skills and she improvised on the hour-long show occasionally mimicking actors.

She hosted the Geo TV show Hum Sub Umeed Say Hain, in which she was hailed for her comedic parodies.[6]

File:Veena Malik performing at the Lux Style Awards 2007.jpg
Veena Malik performing to the tunes of Naheed Akhtar at the Lux Style Awards 2007.[7]

In 2007, she graced the red carpet event of the Lux Style Awards and was awarded as being the ‘most stylish celebrity on the carpet’.[7]

In October 2010, Malik appeared in the Indian television reality show Bigg Boss Season 4.[8] She was evicted two weeks before the finals, and was one of the final six contestants out of the original fourteen who had participated.[9] Malik was also part of the finale of the show.[10] After her Bigg Boss stay, she was mentioned in the media as the voice of liberal muslims, including leading dailies, Daily Times,[11] Express Tribune,[12] The Australian[13] and magazine Tehelka, which comparing her with liberal rector of Darul Uloom Deoband, Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi said, "these two newly public figures might teach Muslims to stop feeling eternally outraged." [14]

In February 2011,[15] Veena Malik became part of the Cricket World Cup reality show[16] in Delhi, India, called "Big Toss." Big Toss was a reality game show with contestants and Malik as the captain of one team, against Rakhi Sawant[17] and her team.

In March 2011, Malik engaged in a passionate debate with a mufti, who claimed she had engaged in immoral behaviour as a contestant on Bigg Boss, even though he admitted to not having watched the show. Malik countered that the mufti had violated Islamic law by looking at her, as a woman, more than once, that Islamic clerics commit sins as well as celebrities and that she was a good Muslim.[18]

Other Works

Malik has worked as a representative at the World Health Organisation for two years and sponsors a child at the SOS Children's Village, an NGO based in Pakistan working with orphaned children.[19]

Filmography

Year Film Language
2000 Tere Pyar Mein Urdu
2002 Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa Urdu
Sassi Punno Urdu
2003 Pind Di Kudi Punjabi
2005 Koi Tujh Sa Kahan Urdu
Kyun Tum Se Itna Pyar Hai Urdu
2008 Mohabbatan Sachiyan Punjabi
Kabhi Pyar Na Karna Urdu
Ishq Beparwaah Punjabi

Television Work

Year Program Role Other Notes
2008 Hum Sub Umeed Se Hain Herself Presenter for a political humor show
2009 Miss Duniya Herself Pakistani reality show
2010 Bigg Boss 4 Herself Indian reality show
2011 Bigg Toss Reality Game Show[20] Herself Indian reality show

Notes and references

  1. ^ "'I expect a bravery award'". Indian Express. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
  2. ^ "I am not settling scores with Asif, says Veena Malik". Ndtv.com. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
  3. ^ Jonaid Iqbal (7 May 2010). "Mohabbatan Sachiyan gets warm reception at PNCA". DAWN.com. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
  4. ^ "I am not settling scores with Asif, says Veena Malik". NDTV. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
  5. ^ "ON AIR: prime gupshup". DAWN Newspaper. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
  6. ^ "INSTEP: Bright lights, small village". Jang Group.
  7. ^ a b "Lux Style Awards 2007". Retrieved 2008-06-17.
  8. ^ Chawla, Sonal. "Veena Malik in Bigg Boss 4". Times of India. {{cite news}}: Text "accessdate-2010-10-02" ignored (help)
  9. ^ Jang Newspaper Pakistan "Who's the boss? Veena for sure". Instep Magazine. Retrieved 2011-01-07. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  10. ^ "Veena 'Ki Jawani' in 'Bigg Boss' grand finale". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  11. ^ "VIEW: Why is Veena Malik important?". Daily Times. February 4, 2011.
  12. ^ "In defence of Veena Malik". Express Tribune. January 30, 2011.
  13. ^ "Actress Veena Malik takes on clerics over dress". The Australian. January 31, 2011.
  14. ^ "What Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi and Veena Malik have in common These two newly public figures might teach Muslims to stop feeling eternally outraged". Tehelka Magazine, Vol 8, Issue 6,. February 12, 2011. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  15. ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv-/I-am-very-fashionable-Veena-Malik/articleshow/7532430.cms Times of India
  16. ^ http://www.bharatchronicle.com/now-veena-malik-to-talk-about-cricket-12310 Bharat Chronicle
  17. ^ http://www.sify.com/movies/in-bigg-toss-rakhi-veena-will-add-a-lot-of-drama-news-national-lcsvuCcgegi.html Sify.com
  18. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMnAmRa4NYw
  19. ^ "Kiran aur George: Veena Malik". YouTube. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
  20. ^ http://entertainment.oneindia.in/search.html?topic=bigg-toss-reality-game-show

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