Acting
Maya Ali
Maryam Tanveer Ali, known by her stage name Maya Ali (Urdu: مایا علی; born 27 July 1989) is a Pakistani actress. Noted for her roles in both dramas and big-budget films, Ali has been ranked among the country's most popular actresses and is the recipient of one Lux Style Award from four nominations.
Ali began her career as a video jockey, in the year 2012, appearing in several television shows for Samaa and Dunya. She made her debut with a brief role in the telenovela Durr-e-Shehwar and received praise for playing the titular characters in the television series Aik Nayee Cinderella and Aun Zara (all 2012). After starring as a rebellious wife in the thriller drama Zid (2014), Ali received critical acclaim for her role of Zuleikha in the romantic dramality Mera Naam Yousuf Hai (2015), Faarah Wali Khan in the ensemble family drama Diyar-e-Dil (2015), and a love-driven girl in the tragic romance Mann Mayal (2016). Her performance in the last two of these earned her the Lux Style Award nominations for Best Television Actress, winning for the latter. Ali gained major recognition when she progressed into films by featuring as the female lead in the 2018 action comedy Teefa in Trouble and the 2019 romantic comedy Parey Hut Love. Both the films rank among the highest-grossing Pakistani films and the latter earned her two nominations at Lux. Currently, in 2021, She is a part of the Pakistani drama "Pehli Si Muhabbat - ARY Digital" as the female lead- Rakshi, casting opposite to male lead- Sheheryar Munawar
Aside from acting, Ali participates in stage shows and is vocal about issues such as mental health and anxiety. She endorses various brands and products and supports several charities, including the Shaukat Khanum campaign.
Filmography
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Mann Mayal
Salahuddin and Minahil fall in love with each other but Salahuddin refuses to marry Manahil due to their social...
Diyar-e-Dil
Story revolves around on the splinted family issue with separated parents. The story concludes a moral lessons...
Durr-e-Shehwar
Durr-e-Shehwar's daughter, Shandana , and Durr-e-Shehwar's husband, Mansoor's nephew, Haider have been married...
Rewind with Samina Peerzada
Each episode features a Pakistani celebrity interviewed by Peerzada about their journeys, struggles, challenges...
Aik Nayee Cinderella
The story is about Meesha who lives with her two step sisters and step mother. She is mistreated by her step mo...
The After Moon Show
Voice Over Man
The host Wajahat Rauf as Voice Over Man interviews the guest celebrities in a funny way.
Aunn Zara
Story revolves around two individuals, Aunn and Zara. Both are equally spoiled by their families but are poles...
Pehli Si Mohabbat
The story revolves around a young guy who is madly in love with a girl to whom love is supreme and family is su...
Bol Nights
Jo Bachay Hain Sang Samait Lo
The series is an official adaptation of Farhat Ishtiaq’s bestselling 2013 Urdu-language novel of the same name....
Teefa in Trouble
Teefa goes to Poland to get Anya to Pakistan to marry Butt gangster's son but lands up in trouble with Anya's g...
Ladoon Mein Pali
Laraib is a beautiful young woman in a loving family who meets a stylist named Wahaj and they fall in love and...
Khoya Khoya Chand
Arib falls madly in love with Ahmareen but she soon leaves the hostel and goes back home. He searches for her b...
Sunn Mere Dil
Sunn Mere Dil is a tale in which love finds a new meaning, where one person’s devotion quietly flourishes, ofte...
Yunhi
The serial tells the story of Dawood, a simple-minded man, and Kaneez Fatima, a strong-headed woman, who come f...
Khan Tumhara
A genre blend of action sequences with romance and drama, centering on the character Yusuf Khan, described as n...
Pehli Si Muhabbat
When a woman's father marries the second time, their neighbours try to vandalise their house. However, a man wh...
Parey Hut Love
A story of an unlikely romance between a young free-willed, commitment-phobic aspiring actor, Sheheryar, and a...