Sabeeka Imam is a British-Pakistani actress and model.[1][2] She has established a career in modeling and ramp the walk for several designers.[3][4] Imam appeared in a comedy-drama film Queen in 2014.[5] She went on to play the romantic interest of the lead male character in the commercially successful Urdu action films Jalaibee (2016) and Sherdil (2019).[6]

Sabeeka
Born
NationalityBritish Pakistani
Occupation(s)Model, actress
Years active2014 – present

Personal life

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Imam was born to Pakistani parents in London. In 2018, she started dating Hasnain Lehri.[7][8] Both Lehri and Imam ended their relationship in 2020 to which Imam said, "It has a long time since we both realized that our paths are destined to be separate".[9][10]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Language Ref(s)
Film
2014 Queen Roxette / Rukhsar Hindi [1]
2015 Welcome to London Simran Urdu/ English [11]
2015 Jalaibee Eman Urdu [12]
2019 Sherdil Sarah Francis Urdu [13]
Television
2016 Laaj Alisha Urdu [5]
2016 Muntazir Kiran Urdu [5]
2022 Dushman Sassi Urdu
Music video
2014 "Roiyaan" Farhan Saeed Punjabi [14]
2018 "Hum Donu" Strings Urdu [8]
2020 "Nai Jeena" Sibtain Khalid Urdu [15]
2020 "Bhanwaray" Goher Mumtaz Urdu

Awards and nominations

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Year Awards Category Result
2015 Hum Award Best Model Female Won[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b "I've seen how Muslim girls beg for roles in Bollywood: Sabeeka Imam". The Express Tribune. 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  2. ^ "My life somehow belongs in Pakistan: I have seen how Pakistani girls beg, plead and cry for roles in Bollywood: Sabeeka". Daily Times. 2015-12-27. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
  3. ^ Bokhari, Haiya (2015-06-24). "Mirror, mirror: How warped beauty standards dominate Pakistani style". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  4. ^ Feerasta, Salima (2015-04-04). "Fashion Pakistan Week Day 4: Sonya Battla, Zara Shahjahan do inspiration right". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  5. ^ a b c Haq, Irfan Ul (2016-05-17). "Did you know? Sabeeka Imam rejected film offers to make time for her TV debut". DAWN. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  6. ^ Baker, Steven (2012-03-15). "7 Welcome To London biggest UK Hindi release". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  7. ^ Athar, Arslan (2018-10-13). "It's Official, Models Sabeeka Imam And Hasnain Lehri Are The Sexiest Couple In Pakistan". MangoBaaz. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  8. ^ a b "Strings turn to glory with new song ‘Hum Donoâ€". The Nation. 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  9. ^ Images Staff (2019-12-18). "Sabeeka Imam and Hasnain Lehri have called it quits". Images. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  10. ^ "Sabeeka Imam opens up about breakup with Hasnain Lehri | SAMAA". Samaa TV. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  11. ^ Hungama, Bollywood. "7 Welcome To London Cast List | 7 Welcome To London Movie Star Cast". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  12. ^ "Biggest box office stories of Pakistan in 2015 - Entertainment - Dunya News". Dunya News. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  13. ^ Haq, Irfan Ul (2018-01-18). "Mikaal Zulfiqar turns fighter plane pilot for Sherdil". DAWN Images. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  14. ^ Instep (2015-07-26). "Singing it all away". The News. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  15. ^ Nai Jeena - Sibtain Khalid | Sabeeka Imam | Zain Zohaib, retrieved 2020-06-07
  16. ^ Desk, Entertainment (2015-04-08). "HUM TV Awards 2015 survey: Here's who you voted for". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2019-02-19. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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