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Sakina Samo

Sakina Samo

Acting

Biography

Sakina Samo began her acting career in regional television plays and radio dramas in Pakistan. Her breakthrough screen performance in Dewarain, a social-drama examining honor killings in Pakistani society, launched Sakina into the public consciousness and saw her receive the first of many best actress nominations. Dewarain saw her earn recognition as the nation's leading character actress. Working alongside some of the best directors in the industry, Sakina continued to deliver performances that amassed both critical and commercial acclaim. After an extended break, Sakina returned to the screen in 2000 to act, produce and direct several award-winning dramas. In 2011, she received the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz in recognition of her work in the Pakistani entertainment industry. In 2014, she directed her fifth collaboration with Pakistani writer Umera Ahmad, Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai which has received both critical and commercial acclaim. Most recently, she directed and produced her first feature film, Intezaar which will be releasing in 2020.

Known For

Qarz-E-Jaan
N/A

Qarz-E-Jaan follows the story of Nashwa, a young woman whose life is marked by unforeseen struggles that lead her into a fierce battle for justice. Challenged by external forces, familial dynamics and inner conflicts, Nashwa embodies resilience as she confronts the darkness that threatens to consume her.

Qarz-E-Jaan

2024
Gohar-e-Nayab
10.0

Young beautiful orphan girl who lives with her maternal family. She gets treated like the servant but Gauhar does not let it bog her down. She has an exceptional spirit and she gets back with her innocent ways.

Gohar-e-Nayab

2013
Mera Naseeb
N/A

Two sisters, born at the same time to different mothers and brought up in the same environment, struggle to break free and realize their dreams.

Mera Naseeb

2011
Dar Si Jaati Hai Sila
7.5

A shying and fearing girl along with her mother are being victimized by funny-yet-clever hypocrite. As the story goes further, the mother informs her daughter that she had been once the wife of hypocrite and has also son from him and that is the reason why he annoys them both. As story unfolds, the people may not trust him anymore as they are unaware of this fact.

Dar Si Jaati Hai Sila

2017
Zip Bus Chup Raho
10.0

The story is the emotional and traumatic journey of Parveen un Nisa, a woman living in a post modernist society, where individuals are valued on the basis of their skills and their socio-economic achievements.

Zip Bus Chup Raho

2011
Aansoo
10.0

It is a story of two families as they recover from tragedies that have torn them apart. Two best friends realize that they are in fact brothers living each other's lives. On the other hand, cultural differences leave two sisters living on opposite sides of the world with no knowledge of each other's existence.

Aansoo

2000
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10.0

A story about a family that prides itself in its traditions. All the men have married thrice, since their first and second wives were not capable of giving birth. The family is headed by the Great Peer, whose son Shahaab too was born from his third wife, Bari Sarkar, who dominates the affairs of the household. Shahaab has also been married once, but since his first wife is infertile he marries again. Surprisingly, God blesses his second wife with a child, starting a revolution in the family.

Aseer Zadi

2013
Khwaab Meray
N/A

Tania, a determined girl from a middle-class family, dreams of becoming a doctor despite the challenges around her. In college, she meets Umair, a wealthy boy whose father is a renowned doctor and who plans to send him abroad for medical studies. Their friendship slowly turns into love as they share the same passion for medicine and a better future. However, fate hides a shocking truth, Umair’s father is actually Tania’s long-lost uncle, making Tania and Umair unknowingly related. Surrounded by complex characters struggling with insecurities about beauty, education, and social status, Khwaab Meray explores the real meaning of worth, ambition, and identity in a society full of judgments andhidden realities.

Khwaab Meray

2026
Only Love Matters
10.0

A young woman's discovery of a life-changing book reveals the unique life story of its intersex author, helping her to come to terms with her own past, embrace her new romance and finally reunite with her intersex mother after years apart.

Only Love Matters

2023
Chupan Chupai
7.0

Inept kidnappers need both luck and logic to stay one step ahead of the determined cop who is hot on their trail, but are laughably lacking both.

Chupan Chupai

2018
Waiting
N/A

This is the story of a family in waiting. Even amongst the despairing, often hopeless, lives they as a family lead, they find reasons to celebrate life and to live on. To continue waiting for what is yet to come.

Waiting

2022