Sabeeka
Birth placeLondon, United Kingdom
OccupationModel, actress
Years active2014 – present

Sabeeka Imam is a British-Pakistani actress and model.[1][2] She has established a career in modeling and walked the ramp for several designers.[3][4] Imam appeared in Vikas Bahl's comedy-drama film Queen in 2013.[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]

Personal life

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

Filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageRef(s)
Film
2014QueenRoxette / RukhsarHindi[1]
2015Welcome to LondonSimranUrdu/ English[11]
2015JalaibeeEmanUrdu[12]
2019SherdilSarah FrancisUrdu[13]
Television
2016LaajAlishaUrdu[5]
2016MuntazirKiranUrdu[5]
2022DushmanSassiUrdu
Music video
2014"Roiyaan"Farhan SaeedPunjabi[14]
2018"Hum Donu"StringsUrdu[8]
2020"Nai Jeena"Sibtain KhalidUrdu[15]
2020"Bhanwaray"Goher MumtazUrdu

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsCategoryResult
2015Hum AwardBest Model Female[16]

References

  1. ^ "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. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 2019-01-27. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  8. ^ "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.