Zara Noor Abbas

Zara Noor Abbas
Born (1991-03-13) 13 March 1991 (age 33)
EducationBeaconhouse National University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2016–present
Known forKhamoshi (2017)
Ehd-e-Wafa (2019)
Parey Hut Love (2019)
Phaans (2021)
Spouse
(m. 2017)
Children1
MotherAsma Abbas
RelativesBushra Ansari (aunt)
Neelam Basheer (aunt)
Sumbul Shahid (aunt)

Zara Noor Abbas Gill (Urdu: زارا نور عباس), also known by her married name Zara Noor Abbas Siddiqui, is a Pakistani actress. She is best known for her role as Arsala in Momina Duraid's Khamoshi (2017), and has also acted in serials Dharkan (2016), Lamhay (2018), Qaid (2018), Deewar-e-Shab (2019), Ehd-e-Wafa (2019), Phaans (2021), Badshah Begum (2022) and Jhoom (2023). She made her film debut with Wajahat Rauf's Chhalawa (2019) and later appeared in Asim Raza's Parey Hut Luv in the same year.[1][2]

The daughter of actress Asma Abbas and niece of Bushra Ansari and Sumbul Shahid, Abbas made her acting debut in her early days. She used to appear in theatres and short plays. In 2016, she made her television debut with a role of Areen in Hum TV's Dharkan. She gained critical acclaim for her portrayal of Arsala in 2017 series Khamoshi which ranks among the highest rated drama series of 2017 and established her as a leading actress in Urdu television. She has played a character of Reham in 2018 crime drama series Qaid. In 2019, she has played an extended cameo appearance as Feroza Jahan in Hum TV's historical series Deewar-e-Shab and appeared as Rani in ISPR's special military series Ehd-e-Wafa.[3][4] In a short review of her earlier projects and achievements, Gulf News and BBC's journalist called her a future superstar of Pakistan.[5][6] She assayed the title role of Badshah Begum, in a drama of the same name. And is currently seen in Geo Entertainment's Jhoom where she plays a moralistic, talented and calm Doctor.

  1. ^ "Happy Birthday to the gorgeous diva Zara Noor Abbas". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Zara Noor Abbas celebrates 28th birthday with an intimate house party". DAWN. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  3. ^ NewsBytes. "Zara Noor Abbas on her upcoming play Deewar e Shab". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  4. ^ Images Staff (31 August 2019). "OKB and Ahad Raza Mir are college buddies in Hum TV's Ehd-e-Wafa". DAWN. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Zara Noor Abbas is a 'future superstar', says BBC journalist". The News International. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Pakistan's future superstar, meet Zara Noor Abbas". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 18 January 2020.