Sabeena Farooq
Sabeena Farooq | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sabina Farooq 11 February 1994 Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Alma mater | Springfield School |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2016–present |
Sabeena Farooq is a Pakistani actress who mainly works in Urdu television. She rose to prominence with her role in Suno Chanda 2 (2019) and gained widespread recognition for portraying the antagonist Haya in Tere Bin (2022–2023). Sabeena then received praises for portraying Barbeena in Kabuli Pulao (2023) and Aliya in Mann Jogi (2024).[1]
Early life
[edit]Sabeena was born in Islamabad to a Punjabi father and a Pashtun mother, one of three siblings (with one sister and one brother), and after graduating in Media Studies she auditioned for a role with PTV and made her acting debut in 2016 with Dhanak starring Nauman Ijaz.[2]
Career
[edit]Sabeena has played the female lead in a number of television productions, including Maa Sadqey (2018), Suno Chanda 2 (2019) and Log Kiya Kahenge (2018). Her other appearances include De Ijazat (2018) and Salaam Zindagi (2018).[3][4][5] She gained immense recognition by playing the antagonist role in Tere Bin (2022–23).[6][7] Sabeena's latest work (2023) is her lead role in the drama Kabuli Pulao.
Filmography
[edit]Films
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Janaan | Imaan | [8] |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | De Ijazat | Zoha | ||
| Maa Sadqay | Sofia | [9] | ||
| 2019 | Suno Chanda 2 | Romaina "Maina" Khan | [10] | |
| Log Kia Kahengay | Mishal Feroze Arsal | [11] | ||
| 2020 | Muqaddar | Abeera | ||
| Kashf | Zoya Wajdan | [12] | ||
| 2021 | Mohlat | Rida Essa | ||
| 2022 | Dil Awaiz | Fariya | ||
| Tere Bin | Haya Ikram Khan | [13] | ||
| 2023 | Kabuli Pulao | Barbeena Haji Mushtaq | [14] | |
| Grey | Emaan | |||
| Serial Killer | Amna Tufail / Zarish | |||
| 2024 | Tere Mere Sapnay | Amal | ||
| Mann Jogi | Aliya Ibrahim | Mini series | [15] |
Web series
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Aye Zindagi | Sehar | Dot Republic Media series | [16] |
Telefilm
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mast Mohabbat | Maham |
References
[edit]- ^ "Is Mann Jogi (The Restless Mind) the Next Big Pakistani Drama?". Youlin Magazine. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Hameed, Sana (14 August 2023). "Who is Kabli Pulao star Sabeena Farooq?". DesiBlitz. Archived from the original on 26 February 2025.
- ^ "'Suno Chanda's Raza Talish on his breakthrough role". Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "In conversation with Raza Talish aka Suno Chanda's Mithoo". 18 May 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Suno Chanda is back". 7 May 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "I'll name and shame you: Sabeena Farooq on getting hate mail, threats for playing Haya in 'Tere Bin'". Express Tribune. 19 March 2023.
- ^ "'Indians are better fans than Pakistanis,' says Sabeena Farooq". Samaa News. 24 March 2023. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Sabeena Farooq on Instagram: "On the big screen. #janaan #actors #photo #blue #pink #happy"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Fresh faces on TV this season". The News. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "'Avengers — Endgame' most Googled film in Pakistan". Daily Times. 13 December 2019. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Cast, Start Date & OST of HUMTV Drama Serial Log Kia Kahengay". trendinginsocial.com. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "7 best Pakistani dramas on MX Player that offer unique entertainment experience". GQ India. 12 February 2024. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Geo TV's drama serial Tere Bin is popular in India". The News International. 11 February 2023. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Kabli Pulao Episode 3: Barbeena Steals Hearts With Her Innocence". Bol News. 27 July 2023. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Mann Jogi: Bilal Abbas Khan and Sabeena Farooq starrer to release soon; multiple teasers spark excitement". Pink Villa. 18 July 2024.
- ^ Staff, DAWN (20 August 2019). "This media platform wants to be the premium digital content creator from Pakistan". Images. Retrieved 25 August 2019.