Sabeeka Imam

Sabeeka
Born20/08/1986
London, United Kingdom
OccupationsModel, actress
Years active2014 – present

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

Personal life

Imam was born to Pakistani parents in London. In 2018, she started dating Hasnain Lehri. 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".

Filmography

Year Title Role Language Ref(s)
Film
2014 Queen Roxette / Rukhsar Hindi
2015 Welcome to London Simran Urdu/ English
2015 Jalaibee Eman Urdu
2019 Sherdil Sarah Francis Urdu
Television
2016 Laaj Alisha Urdu
2016 Muntazir Kiran Urdu
2022 Dushman Sassi Urdu
Music video
2014 "Roiyaan" Farhan Saeed Punjabi
2018 "Hum Donu" Strings Urdu
2020 "Nai Jeena" Sibtain Khalid Urdu
2020 "Bhanwaray" Goher Mumtaz Urdu

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsCategoryResult
2015Hum AwardBest Model FemaleWon

References

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  8. 1 2 "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.
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  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. ↑ "HUM TV Awards 2015 survey: Here's who you voted for". DAWN.COM. 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2019-02-19.