Faryal Gohar

Faryal Gohar
Born
Faryal Ali Gohar

(1959-12-18) 18 December 1959 (age 65)
Lahore, Pakistan
EducationMcGill University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Television writer
  • Human rights activist
  • Writer
Years active1979 – present
SpouseJamal Shah (Divorced)
Children1
Parent(s)Sayyid Gohar (father)
Khadija Ali Gohar (mother)
RelativesMadeeha Gauhar (sister)
Aamir Ali Gohar (brother)
Nirvaan Nadeem (nephew)
Savera Nadeem (niece)
Sarang Nadeem (nephew)
Shahid Nadeem (brother-in-law)

Faryal Gohar (born 18 December 1959) is a Pakistani actress, television writer and human rights activist.[1][2] She is known for her roles in dramas Uraan, Chaandni Raatain, Chand Grehan, Wisal and Mohini Mansion Ki Cinderellayain.[3]

Early life

Faryal was born on 18 December 1959, in Lahore, Pakistan.[4] She attended Lahore American School, she enjoyed playing sports and she played softball eventually she became the captain of softball in her school.[5] Then she went to Kinnaird College there she took part in sports.[4] Later she went to Canada to study political economy and studied at McGill University.[4] After graduating from McGill University, she went to America and attended University of Southern California at Los Angeles where she studied film documentary.[4]

Career

Faryal made her debut as an actress on PTV in 1979.[6][4] She appeared in drama Traffik with her husband Jamal Shah.[4] Then she appeared in dramas Uraan, Chand Grehan and Chaandni Raatain.[4]

In 1984, she established the Fine Arts Department at the University of Balochistan.[4][7] She also appeared in telefilm Gul Phenke Hein as Jahanara[8] Faryal joined Ajoka Theatre which was founded by her sister Madeeha and she did many theatre plays in the 1980s and the 1990s.[9][4]

Faryal was appointed as UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund in 1999.[4]

In 1997 she appeared in the movie Zar Gul as Yasmin and in 2014 in the movie Tamanna as Madame Fatima.[10] Then she appeared in drama Mohini Mansion Ki Cinderellayain as Daaro Maasi along with actress Shabnam and Qavi Khan.[11]

In 2018 she was appointed as Goodwill Cancer Care Ambassador by Cancer Care Hospital & Research Center.[12]

Faryal was appointed as Goodwill Softball Ambassador by Federation of Pakistan president Haider Khan Lehri in 2019.[5]

Personal life

Faryal married actor Jamal Shah and they were a power couple to audiences in Pakistan after they fell in love working together in cinema and art industry together for quite a long time but 9 years later they divorced.[4] Faryal married a Pakistani doctor in California in America but that union also ended in divorce.[13][4] Faryal's elder sister actress Madeeha Gauhar died in 2018.[14] Faryal is the aunt of actress Savera Nadeem and sister-in-law to screenwriter Shahid Nadeem.[4]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Network
1988 Band Gali Nida PTV
1989 Traffik Romana Channel 4
1989 Neelay Hath Zarmeen PTV
1992 Wisal Zonia PTV
1995 Chand Grehan Gulbahar PTV
1995 Uraan Amira PTV
2002 Chaandni Raatain Abginey Aamir PTV
2008 Brunch With Bushra Ansari Herself Geo News
2010 Saza Aur Jaza Roshna PTV
2018 Chakkar Kishwar BOL Entertainment
2018 Mohini Mansion Ki Cinderellayain Daaro Maasi BOL Entertainment[15]

Telefilm

Year Title Role
1990 Gul Phenke Hein Jahanara

Film

Year Title Role
1997 Zar Gul Yasmin
2014 Tamanna Madame Fatima[16][17]

Music video

Year Song Singer(s) Notes
2010 Koi Dil Mein Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Co-star Salman Shahid[4]

Ambassadorship

  • UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador in 1999[5]
  • Ambassador for Cancer Care in 2018[12]
  • Pakistan softball Ambassador in 2019[5]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Title Ref.
2003 2nd Lux Style Awards Best Actress (TV) Nominated Chaandni Raatain [18]
2007 Patras Bokhari Awards Best Novel Writer Won No Space for Further Burials [19]

Bibliography

Faryal authored a critically novel titled The Scent of Wet Earth in August about exploration of desire and loss set in present day.[20][4][21] Then she wrote another book titled No Space for Further Burials mentioning concerns about the socio-political situation for which she won Patras Bokhari Awards and the novel was translated in several European languages.[4] In 2024 she wrote a novel titled An Abundance of Wild Roses about a lonely boy.[19]

References

  1. ^ "Readings by Faryal Gohar: Author and rights activist shares her thoughts on social issues". The News International. 18 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Achieving women empowerment, gender equality govt cherished goal: Ch Sarwar". The Nation. 28 September 2021.
  3. ^ "This Is the Worst Catastrophe to Hit Any State Since Biblical Times–Just Back from Pakistan, Faryal Ali Gohar Describes the Suffering from the Flood". Democracy Now!. 2 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Femme Faryal: A Woman of Accomplishment". Pakistaniat. 21 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d "Faryal Gohar named Pakistan softball ambassador". Dawn News. 12 November 2021.
  6. ^ "PTV veteran brings lives of past, present celebrities to limelight". The Nation. 8 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Ajoka's acting Master Class from today". The Nation. 12 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Ajoka begins workshop for aspiring actors". Images.Dawn. 19 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Young actors given tips at Ajoka theatre workshop". The News International. 28 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Movie Review: Tamanna is not meant for the big-screen". Dawn News. 18 June 2014.
  11. ^ "Leaving Pakistan and Lollywood was painful, says Shabnam". Images.Dawn. 11 March 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Mrs. Faryal A. Gohar joined Cancer Care Hospital & Research Center as Ambassador". Cancer Care Hospital & Research Center (A Charitable Trust). 1 September 2021.
  13. ^ "It took Bushra Ansari five years to open up about her divorce". The Express Tribune. 10 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Veteran actress Madeeha Gohar passes away in Lahore". Dunya News. 20 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Veteran actor Shabnam will play her own superfan in upcoming Pakistani drama". Images.Dawn. 19 October 2017.
  16. ^ "Tamanna to release on Pakistan Day". The Express Tribune. 3 February 2014.
  17. ^ "'Tamanna' set to release worldwide in March". Dawn News. 29 January 2015.
  18. ^ "Lux Style Awards". Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  19. ^ a b "Canongate scoops latest novel by Pakistani writer Ali-Gauhar". The Bookseller. 22 January 2024.
  20. ^ "English literary conference concludes". The Nation. 27 August 2021.
  21. ^ Datta, Sudipta (21 August 2021). "'Address Book: A Publishing Memoir in the time of COVID' review: Championing women in print". The Hindu.