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Resham
Born (1968-10-02) October 2, 1968 (age 57)
Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
OccupationsFilm actor, television actor
Years active1992 – present
AwardsPride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 2021
Nigar Award in 1999

Resham ریشم(Born: Saima Shah صائمہ) is a Pakistani film and television actress and model.[1][2][3]

She made her film debut with Jeeva in 1995, and was a leading actress of Lollywood during the 1990s.[4][5] Her notable film credits include Jeeva (1995), Ghunghat (1996), Dupatta Jal Raha Hai (1998), Pal Do Pal (1999), and Swaarangi (2015). She won a National Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film Sangam (1997),[6] and the Nigar Award for Best Actress for the film Jannat Ki Talash (1999).

Early life

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Resham got her early education in Lahore and studied till matriculation. She has a Punjabi family background. Her mother died when she was seven and was raised by her elder sister.[7]

Career

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Resham made her cinematic debut with Syed Noor's revenge-thriller Jeeva in 1995,[8] although before Jeeva, she played minor roles in television dramas. She then starred in several Syed Noor's commercially successful films throughout the 1990s, including the melodrama Chor Machaye Shor, the drama Ghunghat (both 1996) and the romance Sangam (1997) – for which she received a National Award for Best Actress,[9] She then starred in the Syed Noor's-directed female-centric Dupatta Jal Raha Hai (1998), and Samina Peerzada's directorial debut Inteha (1999), based on the subject of marital rape.[10] She continued to portray leading and supporting roles in Pakistani films until the decline of Lollywood in the early 2000s.[8]

With the decline in Lollywood, Resham began to take television projects regularly in the following decade; and played the pivotal role in Umera Ahmed's written Man-o-Salwa. She received a nomination of Lux Style Award for Best TV Actress - Satellite for her performance at the 7th Lux Style Awards.[7] In 2009, she paired with Humayun Saeed in the romance-drama Aashti, depciting a Karachi-based Bengali housemaid. The performance earned her another nomination of Lux Style Award for Best TV Actress - Satellite at the 8th Lux Style Awards. In 2011, she made a cameo appearance in her cinematic comeback in Reema Khan's romance-drama Love Mein Ghum. Resham then depicted the procurer of a brothel in Farooq Rind's directed Sanjha. In 2012, she portrayed Mehrunissa in Sarmad Khoosat-helmed romance-drama Ashk. In the same year, she played a lovestruck maiden from a lower locality in Fasih Bari Khan's written Mohabbat Jaye Bhar Mein. In 2013, she appeared in Khan's Taar-e-Ankaboot, portraying an unsatisfied masochist housewife. She made her proper comeback to films with the social-drama Swaarangi in 2014, which highlighted the issue of drug addiction and the impact of it on the lives of addicts and their families.[11] The film was a commercial failure, and was banned in several cities throughout the country.[12][5] In 2017, she participated in a fashion week organized by the Pakistan Fashion Design Council (PFDC).[3]

From 2017 to 2019, she played the pivotal role of Sajna Sapairan, a snake charmer in the supernatural drama series Naagin, which is Pakistan's first-ever television serial based on the concept of Ichchhadhaari Naagin.[13][10] In an interview, she described her part in the series as a "negative character but quite glamorous.".[10] In November 2018, Resham joined Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar's written and directed romance-drama Kaaf Kangana,[14] but quit it in the same month due to professional reasons.[15]

In 2019, she played the titular character of spiritual and influential matriarch in the family drama Noor Bibi.[16][5] The same year, she starred as a headstrong lawyer opposite Agha Ali in the romance-drama Muthi Bhar Chahat.[17]

In 2022, Resham returned to Punjabi cinema with Bilal Lashari action-drama The Legend of Maula Jatt, appearing in the special appearance of the mother Maula Jutt, the titular character of the film.[18] Her next role was of a newspaper editor in the crime-thriller Gunjal, inspired by Iqbal Masih case.[19]

Personal life

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In June 2017, Resham announced that she would be getting married in 2018. Her husband was said to be a businessman in Europe and that she would also move there after her marriage.[20] She denied these reports in 2019.[21][8]

In April 2018, soon after Meesha Shafi's allegations of sexual harassment against Ali Zafar, Resham supported Zafar, stating: "Ali knows the difference between friendship and harassment. He cannot do such a thing."[22]

Charity work

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During the 2010 floods, Resham sent a truck carrying flood relief (including items such as mineral water, pulses, and milk) to the affected areas through the Express Helpline Trust. Her first truck was sent to Rahim Yar Khan and the second to Kot Addu. Talking about her contributions, Resham stated: "I, as a person and as an actor, felt that it was my social responsibility to help these people with my own money instead of requesting aid from others."[23]

In 2011, she visited Lahore's Bari Studio and distributed money among struggling actors, technicians, and dancers.[24]

Awards and recognition

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Awards

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Year Ceremony Category Project Result Ref(s).
2004 Lux Style Awards Best Film Actress Laaj Nominated [25]
2008 Best TV Actress (Satellite) Man-O-Salwa Nominated [7]
2009 Best TV Actress (Satellite) Muthi Bhar Chaawal Nominated [26]
2010 Best TV Actress (Satellite) Aashti Nominated [27]
2013 Best TV Actress (Terrestrial) Ik Yad Hai Nominated [28]
2016 Hum Awards Best Soap Actress Ishq Ibadat Won [29]

Honours

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Year Title Presenter Notes
2021 Pride of Performance Government of Pakistan [30]

Selected filmography

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Year Movie Role Ref.
1995 Jeeva Dilaara [8][1]
1996 Chor Machaye Shor Faree [1]
1996 Ghunghat Roxy [8][1]
1997 Sangam Resham [8][1]
1998 Dupatta Jal Raha Hai Kiran [8]
1999 Inteha Sheena [1]
1999 Jannat Ki Talash Salma
1999 Pal Do Pal Khushboo [8]
2000 Reshmaa Reshmi
2002 Toofan
2006 Pehla Pehla Pyaar Nida [31]
2006 Tarap
2015 Swaarangi Salma [32]
2023 Sanak Saleena [33]
2023 Gunjal Sarwat Rehman

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Refs.
1992 Din Nawal
1994 Dukh Sukh
1995 Kahani Ghar Zarri Episode "Amar Bail" [34]
1995 Uraan Plane Passenger
2006 Banjar Shahania
2007 Man-O-Salwa Zainab/ Parizaad
2009 Tere Liye Mehar Bano
Aashti Aashti
2010 Chatt Slana
2011 Payal
2011–2012 Ik Yaad Hai Asiya
Sanjha Mumtaz
2012 Ashk Mehrunissa "Mehru"
Kaghaz Ki Nao
Laaj Gada [35]
Mohabbat Jaye Bhar Mein Shagufta
2013 Taar-e-Ankaboot Tabinda
2014 Dhol Bajnay Laga Parizaad
2015 Ishq Ibadat Sobia/ Sobi
2016 Mere Humdum Hoor Bano [36]
2017 Masoom Fabiha Episode 1–6 [37]
2017–2019 Naagin Sajna [7]
2018 Dukh Sukh Karam Episode "Maafi"
2018–2019 Chakkar Zeba
Noor Bibi Noor Bibi
2019 Muthi Bhar Chahat Tehzeeb
2021 Terha Aangan Rashk-e-Qamar Episode 1–6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Alan Goble. "Filmography of Resham". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  2. ^ Khan, Manal Faheem. ""Actors nowadays have an attitude problem" — Resham". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Resham, Noor mesmerize audience in ongoing fashion week". Dunya TV News website. 14 February 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. ^ "The Lollywood Girls – Whiling Away Time". MAG THE WEEKLY (magazine). Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Resham signs Kamran Shahid's untitled film". The News International (newspaper).
  6. ^ The Herald. Vol. 29. Pakistan Herald Publications. 1998. p. 80.
  7. ^ a b c d Maliha Rehman (6 September 2020). "The Icon Interview: The Ground Beneath Her Feet". Dawn.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h "I am not getting married; some elements are propagating against me: Resham". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 28 December 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Resham denies report of 'being injured in accident'". Daily Times. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  10. ^ a b c Shirazi, Maria. "In conversation with Resham". The News International (newspaper).
  11. ^ "Resham to make a comeback in Swaarangi, out in cinemas on August 28". Dawn (newspaper). 20 August 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Resham's Swaarangi banned by Pakistan's central censor board". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 28 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Resham to be the new 'NAAGIN'?". Daily Pakistan Global (newspaper). Archived from the original on 18 April 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Resham joins the cast of Kaaf Kangana". The News International (newspaper).
  15. ^ "Resham no longer part of Kaaf Kangana". The News International (newspaper).
  16. ^ "Pakistan film industry working hard to stand on its feet once again: Resham". Dunya News. 14 February 2008.
  17. ^ "In Muthi Bhar Chahat, Aagha Ali and Resham share an unconventional love story". Images (Dawn Group of Newspapers). 10 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Resham, Babar Ali included in Maula Jatt 2". Dunya News. 13 September 2017. Archived from the original on 23 April 2025.
  19. ^ Irafan Ul Haq (23 August 2023). "Resham is making her movie return with Shoaib Sultan's newest project, Gunjal, alongside Ahmed Ali Akbar". Images Dawn. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  20. ^ "Film star Resham likely to tie the knot next year". Dunya TV News website. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  21. ^ "Resham rejects wedding rumours". Daily Times (newspaper). 30 December 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  22. ^ "Actress Resham: 'If Ali Zafar harasses a woman, don't you think she'd complain to his wife?'". Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  23. ^ "Resham sends flood relief". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 1 September 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  24. ^ "Resham: A generous start". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 3 August 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  25. ^ "LUX Style Awards for the year 2004". Rewaj | Women Lifestyle. 14 October 2003. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  26. ^ "Press Release:LUX Style Awards announce Entertainment Nominations". Pakium.pk. 26 April 2009. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017.
  27. ^ "9th LUX Style Awards". Fashion Central. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  28. ^ "12th Annual LUX Style Awards nominations". The Nation. 15 May 2013.
  29. ^ Saira Agha (24 April 2016). "4th Servis Hum Awards 2016 : A night to remember honouring our film and TV stars". Daily Times. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024.
  30. ^ "Resham responds to criticism on winning Pride of Performance". The Express Tribune. 26 March 2021.
  31. ^ Omair Alavi (29 January 2006). "Cupid's arrow misfires". DAWN Images. Archived from the original on 2 February 2006.
  32. ^ "Clash with Manto? Resham-starrer Swaarangi's release delayed till Sept 11". Dawn (newspaper). Pakistan. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  33. ^ Ahmed, Syed Hassaan (3 January 2023). "Four Pakistani Movies to Watch in 2023". Lens. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  34. ^ "ریشم کا سوشل میڈیا پر عابد علی کو شاندار انداز میں خراج تحسین". Daily Pakistan (in Urdu). 8 September 2019. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019.
  35. ^ "میگا ڈرامہ سیریل"لاج"آج ٹی وی ون سے آن ائیر ہوگی". Daily Pakistan (in Urdu). 13 September 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  36. ^ Saadia Qamar (7 September 2015). "Banning Swaarangi is not the solution: Resham". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024.
  37. ^ Usman Ghafoor (9 October 2017). "Shekhar Kapoor's 'Masoom' to get Pakistani remake". Gulf News. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023.
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