Ushna Shah

Ushna Shahborn February 12) is a Pakistani Canadian actress. She is the daughter of Ismat Tahira and sister of actress Irsa Ghazal and acclaimed director Shah Sharahbeel. Ushna Shah had a penchant for acting at a very young age. During her visits to Pakistan, she hosted a radio show at the age of six for Radio Punjab. After winning awards for theatre throughout elementary and middle school, she shifted to Pakistan to complete her O-levels where she also perfected her Urdu. Later on she returned to Canada to finish high school after which she attended York University but dropped out to pursue a career in programming. She had a short stint in hosting local television and radio shows in Canada during the summer of 2011 before permanently shifting to Pakistan to pursue a career in acting in 2012. She began her career with character roles, most notable being that in the mega serial Bashar Momin (2014) which established her career, she continued her successful career with another drama serial Dua (2015) in which she played the title character and was highly praised for her performance and the critically acclaimed megaserial Alif Allah Aur Insaan (2017) which launched her into stardom for portraying the role of a beggar turned courtesan.

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