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Archive for December, 2009

Vaneeza Ahmad

Vaneeza Ahmad popularly known as Vinnie is one of the top Pakistani models. In April 2008, Vinny was one of the few Pakistanis to run with the Beijing Olympics torch when it visited Islamabad. She has also launched her own fashion brand, known as V- Lawns.
Her career in fashion led her into acting. She has starred in many different television serials but her biggest role was in ‘Jinnah’, playing the daughter of Pakistan’s founding father Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Vaneeza is often heard saying: “I could lie about it and say I’m in this field for the love of art. But I admit that I’m doing it for money.”
Vaneeza Ahmad has earned herself a reputation of being the most famous and sought-after female model and celebrity in Pakistan. Initially interested in medicine with a degree in psychology, she joined modeling as a casual hobby only to be become the face of some of the leading brands in Pakistan. She is probably the most photographed model in the country and has done shoots or shows for almost every, if not all, designers in the country.
When Nilofer approached Vaneeza, she was unsure of which career to pursue and settled for fashion modeling. Her initial walks at fashion shows led fashion critics to praise her elegance on the cat-walk. In dealings with corporate heads of the entertainment industry, her business acumen was similarly praised

Freida Pinto Star of Slumdog Millionaire

Freida Pinto is an Indian actress who starred as Latika in Danny Boyle’s 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire. She broke into acting by way of modeling, after earning a degree at Mumbai’s St. Xavier College. As the host of more than fifty episodes of Full Circle, a television travel show in Southeast Asia, she introduced viewers to exotic locales, but her big acting break came when she was cast opposite English actor Dev Patel in Slumdog Millionaire. Before being selected for Slumdog Millionaire, Freida anchored the international travel show, Full Circle on Zee International Asia Pacific in English between 2006-07. Besides this, she also featured in several television and print commercials for products such as Wrigleys Chewing Gum, Škoda, Hutch, Airtel, and De Beers. Runway shows and magazine covers are also part of her resume. She modeled for two years before meeting Danny Boyle and being cast in Slumdog Millionaire. After spending six months giving auditions for films, she got a call to audition for Slumdog Millionaire. She was short-listed and finally selected for the movie.
Pinto made her debut film Slumdog Millionaire in 2008. Slumdog Millionaire tells the story of a young man from the slums of Mumbai who appears on a game show and exceeds people’s expectations, arousing the suspicions of the game show host and of law enforcement officials. At the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, the movie won the Cadillac People’s Choice Award. At the 2009 Golden Globe Awards, the movie won four awards. Pinto has also been nominated for “Best Actress in a Supporting Role” at the 2009 BAFTA Awards.

Aaminah Haq Pakistani Supermodel and Actress

Aaminah Haq

‘Aaminah Haq is a Pakistani supermodel and actress. Arguably one of the most photogenic ally beautiful Pakistani models and actresses, she is most famous as a Lux beauty, and for her role in the television drama Menhdi, and has most recently been studying at King’s College London, England, in Medicine.

In mid-2008, the actress-model finally became engaged to Ammar; the two had been good friends for quite a while by then.

Over the years, Haq has acted in a number of Urdu, dramas, which have won her repute and established her as an actress of quality. Her serials such as Chaandni Raatain and Ghulam Gardish have been well received, and the larger majority of watchers have deemed Haq’s appearances in them to be exceedingly beautiful and attractive, even when they felt that her acting left much to be desired.

Pakistani photographers Arshad Tareen, Athar Shahzad and Tapu Javeri have deemed her the most photogenic model and a pleasure to work with. Although only 5’3″ she has also questionably cat walked for a coterie of designers including HSY.

She has also been selected as a Brand Ambassador for Levi’s Jeans and is the Ambassador for Depilex’s ‘Smile Again Foundation,’ a charity that helps female acid burn victims.

Haq has done a few international commercials, notably in Canada and was interviewed by ‘French Vogue’ and also did a centerfold for French Vogue. Haq was also on the panel of judges for the International Model Pageant. Haq is the only model who has been a Lux Girl for the past 7-8 years.

She has worked in a couple of ads. She has also been awarded the most well dressed socialite of 2007. She has a great number of fans

Haq has modeled for a large number of magazines, including Her, Libas, Visage, Women’s Own, Fashion Collection and Newsline.

Prachi Desai Indian Film and TV Actress

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Prachi Desai is an Indian film and TV actress. She is best known for her role as Bani Walia in the Hindi television drama Kasamh Se which aired on Zee TV. Prachi is the endorser, spokesperson, brand ambassador and the face of Neutrogena products in India.
Prachi was born in Gujarat, India. She studied in St Joseph Convent, Panchgani and completed her schooling till 9th grade in Surat. Then she went to Pune for higher studies. She studied in Pune in Sinhagad College. Her first film was Rock On! where she played the wife of Farhan Akhtar. Prachi had to leave her very successful role of “Bani” in Kasam Se to act in Rock On. Her next movie is Life Partner. She is currently working on Once Upon a Time in Mumbai, a film to be released in mid 2010. It stars Ajay Devgan, Emraan Hashmi and Kangana Ranaut.
Acting was her passion since childhood – her father and uncle had done various Gujarati plays – but she started with a short modeling workshop. She went to Pune for higher studies and had almost finished her junior college when her pictures were sent to Balaji Telefilms and she got a call for an audition for Kasamh Se. She had just turned 17 when her career began on Kasamh Se and left her studies for a while. She is now continuing with her correspondence course. She has also starred in her first movie Rock On!! Which was released on 29 August 2008 and Farhan Akhtar as her co-star.

Tooba Siddiqui

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Tooba Siddiqui is the face of young Pakistani fashion industry and is one of top models who rule the ramp. She kick started her career with a charity show and her biggest break came when she did photo shoot with Ather Shahzad. Since then there has been no turning back for this raving beauty. Tooba has covered covers of various fashion magazines and has done shoots with almost all top fashion designers. Her best photo shoots till this date is done by Deevees and Diva. Like her coworkers Tooba has also ventured into cinema making her debut in Saqib Malik film rumored to be titled Ajnabee Shehr Main. With passionate and dedicated attitude Tooba is believed to change face of Pakistani fashion industry.