Areej Chaudhary
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Areej Chaudhary | |
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| اریج چوہدری | |
| Born | 7 May 1997 |
| Education | Comsat University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Height | 167.64 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Pakistan World 2020 Miss Earth Pakistan 2020 Miss Eco Pakistan 2022 Miss Global Pakistan 2022 |
| Years active | 2020 - present |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Pakistan World2020 Miss Earth 2020 |
Areej Chaudhary (Urdu: اریج چوہدری; born 7 May 1997) is a Pakistani actress and beauty queen. She is the winner of Miss Pakistan World 2020[1][2] and was sent to Miss Earth 2020[3] virtually to represent Pakistan, Miss Eco International and Miss Global International. She is also a psychologist by profession. She was the first girl from Pakistan who was directly chosen for beauty pageants from the soil of Pakistan.[4]
Early life
[edit]Areej Chaudhary was born on 7 May 1997 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[5] Her family roots lie in Multan, Punjab and is a relative of actor-director Hamza Ali Abbasi.[6] She did her schooling education in Jeddah at Springhill International School before returning to Pakistan to complete her O Levels at Bloomfield Hall School. She then chose to study Psychology at Comsats University in Lahore. After completing her University, she started getting offers for some modelling jobs and started pursuing modelling.
Her father owns translation companies[7] in Dubai, UAE, and Qatar, named Mikdoss Translation & Langspark Translation. Areej, the youngest of the family, has two elder brothers, Shah Hassan Chaudhary, a cosmetologist in Islamabad, and Muhammad Hussain Chaudhary, who runs the family business of Translation Services. The family also has a restaurant business. Her mother is Kashmiri. She also has a sister, a designer, married in Multan, Pakistan. Areej resides with her family in Bani Gala, Islamabad.[8]
Beauty pageants
[edit]Areej Chaudhary's pageant work started when she applied for the Miss Pakistan World pageant in 2020.
Chaudhary won the title of Miss Pakistan World in 25 August,[9] 2020,[10][11] She was the first girl who got the crown from the soil of Pakistan,[12]
Areej Chaudhary,[13] crowned the Pakistan World and Shyraa Roy on 25 May 2021 became the first Miss Trans Pakistan. She later was invited to the Miss Pakistan[14] 2022 ceremony that took place in Lahore, Pakistan and crowned Miss & Mr. Pakistan Global. Chaudhary, made it to the top news of the year in 2022 in Pakistan's leading newspaper, Dawn.[15] In 2023,[16][17] she crowned Ms. Pakistan World 2023, Mrs. Pakistan World 2023 and the second Miss Trans Pakistan[18] 2023, Alina Khan.[19]
Chaudhary[20] also entered as the finalists in the world's third largest international beauty pageant[21] Miss Earth 2020[22] which took place virtually due to pandemic.[23] Even though Chaudhary did not place at the Miss Earth[24] competition, she was noted as the first girl to participate in an international pageant from the soil of Pakistan.
In the year 2022,[25] Areej Chaudhary[26][27] represented Pakistan in the Miss Eco International 2022 competition that is being held in Egypt. She is the third Pakistani[28] contestant to represent Pakistan[29] in the Miss Eco pageant.[30] Chaudhary did not place in the top 20 in the Miss Eco International pageant and the winner was from Philippines.
Areej took part in her fourth pageant and third international pageant in Miss Global[31] 2022 which took place at Bali Nusa Dua International Convention Center in Bali,[32] Indonesia. Chaudhary is still pursuing pageants from time to time, whenever her schedule allows her as representing Pakistan is her priority.
Acting career
[edit]Chaudhary's acting career[33] started after she was crowned Miss Pakistan World in 2020. Her first break was the drama Maahi.
Pakistan industry
[edit]Chaudhary joined the Pakistani drama industry while she was studying in Comsats University, Lahore and known as veli girl. She has worked in dramas like Sitam aired on HUM TV where she played a negative role, She was also seen in the drama Sirat-e-Mustaqeem on ARY Digital and Oey Moti on Express Entertainment. Her first drama was Maahi on LTN family[34] channel where she was a lead character in which she projected a positive character. She completed her first film called Dhai Chaal[35][36] in March 2022 which got released in December 2023.[37][38]
Television
[edit]| Year | Drama | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Maahi | Maahi | LTN Family |
| 2021 | Sitam | Ramsha | HUM TV |
| 2021 | Sirat-e-Mustaqeem | Mehwish | ARY Digital |
| 2021 | Oey Moti | Natasha | Express Entertainment |
| 2022 | Inteqam | Bubbly | Geo Entertainment |
| 2022 | Woh Pagal Si | Sajjo | ARY Digital |
| 2024 | Gentleman | Journalist | Green Entertainment |
| 2024 | Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum | Natasha Salman | ARY Digital |
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Dhai Chaal[39][40][41][42] | ZolZai [43] | First film/ Urdu Film |
| 2022 | Aar Ya Paar[44][45][46][47] | Laura Hardmeat | Punjabi Film[48] |
| 2023 | Andkaar[49] | Short Film | |
| 2024 | Jinna Teri Marzi[50] | Punjabi Film |
Discography
[edit]| Album | Song | Singer |
|---|---|---|
| Single | "Mann Mera"[51] | Fahad Ishfaq |
| Single | "Ishq" [52] | Saieen Zahoor |
| Single | "Show you some Love" [53] | Kabir Singh |
Personal life
[edit]Areej currently resides in two cities: Karachi and Islamabad. She has homes in both locations. Predominantly, Areej resides with her parents in Bani Gala, Islamabad. For work in Karachi, she has her own apartment. She is unmarried and not in any relationship. In a recent interview, Areej talked about her favourites things in life with The News.[54]
References
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- ^ "The girl from Lahore "Areej Chaudhary" won the award Miss Pakistan 2020". ThePakistanToday. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Miss Earth Pakistan 2020". www.missearth.tv. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "اریج چوہدری نے مس پاکستان کا اعزاز اپنے نام کر لیا". Voice of Sindh (in Urdu). 2 September 2020. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Areej Chaudhary, Miss Pakistan World, opens up about her success journey". Pakistan Observer. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Areej Chaudhary shares insights into her relationship with Hamza Ali Abbasi". Bol News. 22 September 2024.
She shared that "she hails from Multan and her family is relatives of Hamza Ali Abbasi's mother.
- ^ "Areej Chaudhary, Miss Pakistan World, speaks up about her success story". GNN - Pakistan's Largest News Portal. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
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- ^ Haq, Irfan Ul (1 June 2023). "Joyland star Alina Khan crowned Miss Trans Pakistan 2023". Images.
- ^ "Areej Chaudhry Former Miss Pakistan World prospect for India-Pakistan beauty pageants". 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Complete list of Miss Earth 2020 candidates from Asia and Oceania". 27 November 2020.
- ^ Abbasi, Zaib (28 December 2020). "Meet Areej Chaudhary, Miss Earth Pakistan 2020". Music & Entertainment - MuzEnt. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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- ^ "'Catwalk diplomacy': Former Miss Pakistan World bats for Indo-Pak beauty pageants - The Kashmir Monitor". 10 February 2022.
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- ^ "TS Suites Seminyak hosts the Miss Global 2022 pageant". 10 June 2022.
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- ^ "Pakistani film Dhai Chaal on arrested Indian Spy Kulbushan premier held". 8 December 2023.
- ^ "Dhai Chaal movie life dream project to unveil truth about Balochistan: Areej Ch". 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Dhai Chaal wages cinematic war on India's 'counterfeit rhetoric'". 30 October 2023.
- ^ "The Icon Review: A Self-Checkmate". 10 December 2023.
- ^ "'Dhai Chaal': Shamoon plays Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav". 2 March 2022.
- ^ "'Dhai Chaal' – First trailer of Ayesha Omar and Shamoon Abbasi's film on Indian spy released". March 2022.
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- ^ "Widely acclaimed forthcoming movie, Aar Paar, will arrive in theatres on Eid". Dunya News. 27 June 2023.
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- ^ "Aar Paar review: Sextortion, Covid lockdown, childlessness and Pak-Indo bromance — what a mess!". 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Areej Chaudhary, Miss Pakistan World, opens up about her success journey - Pakistan Observer".
- ^ "Areej Chaudhary, Miss Pakistan World, speaks up about her success story". 5 February 2024.
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- ^ "Starbuzz: Beauty with Brains". 26 November 2023.
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- ^ "Talented and charismatic - Areej Chaudhary".
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