Madiha Imam Explained

Syeda Madiha Imam (ur|{{nastaliq|مدیحہ امام) is a Pakistani VJ-turned-actress and television host. She is known for her roles in Heer (2015) and Dhaani (2016).

Career

Her television debut was in the Hum TV drama Ishq Mein Teray (2013) opposite Mehwish Hayat and Azfar Rehman, where she played the supporting role of Laiba. Subsequently, she became known for her leading roles in Heer (2015), Dhaani (2016), Saanp Seerhi (2017), Zoya Swaleha (2017) and Zakham (2017).^[3]

She made her film debut with Dear Maya in 2017 opposite Manisha Koirala.^{[4] [5] [6]}

In 2018, she appeared in Faiza Iftikhar's Baba Jani aired on Geo Entertainment.^[7] She appears in the hit Pakistani series Dushmaan-E-Jaan (2020) on ARY Digital. She played Raima in the drama serial Muqaddar with Faysal Quraishi and it was her third serial with him, with the first two being Zakham & Baba Jani and the hit web series Ek Jhooti Love Story (2020) with Bilal Abbas. She recently acted in the series Mujhay Vida Kar on ARY Digital, opposite Muneeb Butt and Raza Taalish alongside Saboor Aly, where she played as Rida. She appeared in the hit Pakistani series Ishq Jalebi (2021) on Geo Entertainment with Wahaj Ali. She also appeared in Dil-e-Momin opposite Faysal Quraishi, which also aired on Geo Entertainment.

In 2022, she paired opposite Mikaal Zulfiqar in Chauraha for Geo Entertainment.

Personal life

On 4 May 2023, she married Moji Basar, an entrepreneur from India residing in Malaysia.^[8]

Filmography

Films

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Dear Maya	Anna	Bollywood film
2022	Aik To Tum Aurtain	Zeba	Short Pakistani film[9]
2022	Full Fry	Mahi	[10]
	Neelofar	Sara[11]	Pakistani film[12]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)	Network
2013	Khalish	Noori
2013–2014	Ishq Mein Teray	Laiba
2015	Heer	Heer
2016–2017	Dhaani	Dhaani
Rowspan=3	2017	Saanp Seerhi	Sofia		[13]
Zoya Sawleha	Zoya
Zakham	Takbeer		[14]
2018	Woh Mera Dil Tha	Naina
2018–2019	Baba Jani	Nimra		[15]
2019	Mera Rab Waris	Aisha		[16]
Rowspan=2	2020	Muqaddar	Raima		[17]
Dushmaan-E-Jaan	Rubab
2021	Safar Tamam Howa	Anoushey		[18]
	Ishq Jalebi	Bela			GEO TV
	Mujhay Vida Kar	Rida
2021-2022	Dil-e-Momin	Maya		[19]
2022	Chauraha	Zoya			GEO TV
2023	Mujhe Qabool Nahi	Mahira
2024	Beyhadh	Sonia
2024	Yahya	Mili		[20]	Geo Entertainment

As host

Year	Title	Role	Ref(s)
2011	MTV Select	Host
2012	Weekend with Madiha		[21]
2016	Made in Pakistan

Telefilms

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2015	Nazar Kay Samney	Asma	Telefilm
2017	Salma Ka Balma	Salma
2018	Hum Chale Aaye	Sila		[22]
2020	Dikhawa	Herself	Episode: "Khotay Rishtay"

Web

Notes and References

1. News: Madiha imam trends on Twitter!. 8 February 2022. 8 February 2022. ARY News.
2. News: Madiha Imam opens up about the pressures on women to get married. 12 November 2020. 8 February 2022. Images by Dawn. ..So even if you're educated, you'll look at me and say 'oh, you're 29? Aren't you married yet?'"....
3. Web site: Madiha Imam's Dear Maya breakthrough TNS - The News on Sunday. tns.thenews.com.pk. en-US. 2018-09-07.
4. News: NewsBytes . Madiha Imam impresses critics with Dear Maya . en . 2018-09-07.
5. Web site: 3 May 2017 . VJ Madiha Imam will make Sirilankan debut with Thashiya Mission Tessera . 2017-05-03 . Images.Dawn . en.
6. https://images.dawn.com/news/1177786 "I didn't think of it as an 'Indian' film, says Madiha Imam of her Bollywood debut"
7. News: Faysal Quraishi's upcoming drama Baba Jani is not a love story. Haq. Irfan Ul. 2018-05-16. Images. 2018-09-07. en-US.
8. News: Madiha Imam ties the knot, deletes all but three Instagram posts. 4 May 2023. 2 January 2024. Express Tribune (newspaper).
9. Web site: Zehra . Syeda . 2022-05-27 . Nadeem Baig's 'Aik To Tum Aurtain' honours homemakers during the pandemic . 2022-05-30 . Something Haute . en-US.
10. Web site: People . Dumb . 2022-07-08 . Full Fry Telefilm Cast Real Name, Pictures & Story - ARY . 2022-09-01 . Showbiz Hut . en-US.
11. Web site: Neelofar - Full Cast & Crew. 16 January 2022. IMDb.
12. News: Madiha Imam open up about her first Pakistani film project 'Neelofar'. 16 January 2022. 19 December 2020. Daily Jang (newspaper).
13. News: Why was Saanp Seerhi so derogatory towards LUMS?.
14. Web site: Madiha Imam's Dear Maya breakthrough Instep thenews.com.pk. www.thenews.com.pk. en. 2020-02-15.
15. Web site: Madiha Imam talks about her upcoming projects. Shabbir. Buraq. www.thenews.com.pk. en. 2020-02-15.
16. Web site: Danish Taimoor and Madiha Imam will highlight infidelity post marriage in new drama. Haq. Irfan Ul. 2019-02-22. Images. en. 2020-02-15.
17. Web site: Faysal Qureshi on playing a powerful role in Muqaddar. Shabbir. Buraq. www.thenews.com.pk. en. 2020-02-15.
18. Web site: Teasers and OST of Safar Tamam Hua starring Madiha Imam & Ali Rehman are out. SomethingHaute. 2 March 2021. 2 March 2021. Entertainment. desk.
19. Web site: Dil-e-Momin - Cast & Crew, Story, Release Date & Timings.
20. Web site: Last episode of “Yahya” to be aired today on Geo TV. www.thenews.com.pk.
21. Web site: VJ Madiha Imam will make Bollywood debut with Manisha Koirala. Haq. Irfan Ul. 2017-05-03. Images. en. 2020-02-15.
22. News: Mehreen Jabbar,Muhammad Ahmed and Marina Khan; the M trio reunites. 2017-06-25. nation.com. 2018-08-30. en-US.