This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (January 2011) Veena Malik Veena Malik posing for the cameras at the red carpet event for the Lux Style Awards 2007. Born Zahida Malik Rawalpindi, Pakistan Ethnicity Punjabi Occupation Actress, comedian and model Website veenamalik.com.pk Veena Malik (Punjabi/Urdu: ويتا ملک, born as Zahida Malik) is a Pakistani actress, model and comedienne. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Films 2.2 Television 2.3 Other Works 3 Filmography 3.1 Television Work 4 Notes and references 5 External links Early life Veena was born in Rawalpindi,1 to Ali Malik, a Pakistan Army soldier, and his wife, Zeenat Malik.2 Career Films Veena, 5th from left, at the launch of her film, Mohabbatan Sachiyan at the Gulistan Cinema, Lahore.

Before starting her career off as an actress, Malik worked as a comedian for several television shows and series. She made her acting debut alongside Shaan and Zara Sheikh in Askari's Tere Pyar Mein (2000), which was a box office hit. She played a supporting role in the film and was barely acknowledged. However, she appeared in a supporting role in Javed Sheikh's Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa (2002); the film was a commercial success.citation needed In 2003, Malik appeared in Indo-Pak cross venture Punjabi film Pind Di Kuri which failed to do so well, however, the film turned out be the first Indo-Pak venture film with a budget of approximately 70 million rupees. She also appeared in Askari's Sassi Punno (2003) alongside Sana and Moammar Rana, however the film failed to do well at Lahore's cinemas and further screenings had stopped in cinemas after a week of its release. She then appeared in Rafique's Jageer, which was considered a flop at the box office.citation needed

In 2005, she appeared in a short Punjabi film Bau Badmash (2005) which did not garner any recognition due to the lack of big stars. She then appeared in Reema Khan's Koi Tujh Sa Kahan (2005) which was a commercial success in Pakistan.In 2007, she won her first Lux Style Award for being the most stylish celebrity on the red carpet.citation needed In 2008, Malik appeared in Rafique's Punjabi film, Mohabbatan Sachiyan, alongside ex-fiancee Babrik Shah and newcomers Maria Khan and Adnan Khan. The film went on to become a commercial success.3 The same year, she appeared in Raza's Kabhi Pyaar Na Karna in a supporting role, but the film was a flop. Her last film of 2008 was Altaf's Ishq Beparwah, which also failed to impress the audience. In 2010, she worked in Rafique's Main Jeena Tere Naal, and Beyg's debut comedy film Miss Duniya.4 Television In 2002, she was called by Prime TV to host a show called Prime Gupshup5 for them ushering a new direction for her comedic skills and she improvised on the hour-long show occasionally mimicking actors.

She hosted the Geo TV show Hum Sub Umeed Say Hain, in which she was hailed for her comedic parodies.6 Veena Malik performing to the tunes of Naheed Akhtar at the Lux Style Awards 2007.7 In 2007, she graced the red carpet event of the Lux Style Awards and was awarded as being the ‘most stylish celebrity on the carpet’.7 In October 2010, Malik appeared in the Indian television reality show Bigg Boss Season 4.8 She was evicted two weeks before the finals, and was one of the final six contestants out of the original fourteen who had participated.9 Malik was also part of the finale of the show.10 After her Bigg Boss stay, she was mentioned in the media as the voice of liberal muslims, including leading dailies, Daily Times,11 Express Tribune,12 The Australian13 and magazine Tehelka, which comparing her with liberal rector of Darul Uloom Deoband, Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi said, "these two newly public figures might teach Muslims to stop feeling eternally outraged." 14

In February 2011,15 Veena Malik became part of the Cricket World Cup reality show16 in Delhi, India, called "Big Toss." Big Toss was a reality game show with contestants and Malik as the captain of one team, against Rakhi Sawant17 and her team. In March 2011, Malik engaged in a passionate debate with a mufti, who claimed she had engaged in immoral behaviour as a contestant on Bigg Boss, even though he admitted to not having watched the show. Malik countered that the mufti had violated Islamic law by looking at her, as a woman, more than once, that Islamic clerics commit sins as well as celebrities and that she was a good Muslim.18 Other Works Malik has worked as a representative at the World Health Organisation for two years and sponsors a child at the SOS Children's Village, an NGO based in Pakistan working with orphaned children.19 Filmography Year Film Language 2000 Tere Pyar Mein Urdu 2002 Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa Urdu Sassi Punno Urdu 2003 Pind Di Kudi Punjabi 2005 Koi Tujh Sa Kahan Urdu Kyun Tum Se Itna Pyar Hai Urdu 2008 Mohabbatan Sachiyan Punjabi Kabhi Pyar Na Karna Urdu Ishq Beparwaah Punjabi Television Work Year Program Role Other Notes 2008 Hum Sub Umeed Se Hain Herself Presenter for a political humor show 2009 Miss Duniya Herself Pakistani reality show 2010 Bigg Boss 4 Herself Indian reality show 2011 Bigg Toss Reality Game Show20 Herself Indian reality show Notes and references ^ "‘I expect a bravery award’". Indian Express. 7 September 2010. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/i-expect-a-bravery-award/678132/0. Retrieved 2011-02-06.  ^ "I am not settling scores with Asif, says Veena Malik". Ndtv.com. http://movies.ndtv.com/OSCAR2010/PhotoDetail.aspx?Page=23&ID=8077. Retrieved 2011-02-06.  ^ Jonaid Iqbal (7 May 2010). "Mohabbatan Sachiyan gets warm reception at PNCA". DAWN.com. http://news.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/local/islamabad/17-mohabbatan-sachiyan-gets-warm-reception-at-pnca-ek-02. Retrieved 2010-12-26.  ^ "I am not settling scores with Asif, says Veena Malik". NDTV. http://veenamalik.com.pk/settling-scores-asif-veena-malik/. Retrieved 2010-12-26.  ^ "ON AIR: prime gupshup". DAWN Newspaper. http://www.dawn.com/weekly/yworld/archive/020706/yworld18.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-11.  ^ "INSTEP: Bright lights, small village". Jang Group. http://jang.com.pk/thenews/oct2007-weekly/nos-28-10-2007/instep/mainissue.htm.  ^ a b "Lux Style Awards 2007". http://pakdoc.blipto.com/?m=stuff&e=details&t=television&id=334. Retrieved 2008-06-17.  ^ Chawla, Sonal. "Veena Malik in Bigg Boss 4". Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv-/Mohd-Asifs-ex-in-Bigg-Boss-4/articleshow/6529159.cms.  ^ Jang Newspaper Pakistan "Who’s the boss? Veena for sure". Instep Magazine. http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/jan2011-weekly/nos-02-01-2011/instep/mainissue.htm Jang Newspaper Pakistan. Retrieved 2011-01-07.  ^ "Veena ‘Ki Jawani’ in ‘Bigg Boss’ grand finale". The Express Tribune. http://tribune.com.pk/story/98558/veena-ki-jawani-in-bigg-boss-grand-finale/. Retrieved 2011-01-07.  ^ "VIEW: Why is Veena Malik important?". Daily Times. February 4, 2011. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\02\04\story_4-2-2011_pg3_5.  ^ "In defence of Veena Malik". Express Tribune. January 30, 2011. http://tribune.com.pk/story/111037/in-defence-of-veena-malik/.  ^ "Actress Veena Malik takes on clerics over dress". The Australian. January 31, 2011. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/executive-lifestyle/actress-veena-malik-takes-on-clerics-over-dress/story-e6frg8k6-1225997043385.  ^ "What Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi and Veena Malik have in common These two newly public figures might teach Muslims to stop feeling eternally outraged". Tehelka Magazine, Vol 8, Issue 6,. February 12, 2011. http://tehelka.com/story_main48.asp?filename=hub120211WHAT_GHULAM.asp.  ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv-/I-am-very-fashionable-Veena-Malik/articleshow/7532430.cms Times of India ^ http://www.bharatchronicle.com/now-veena-malik-to-talk-about-cricket-12310 Bharat Chronicle ^ http://www.sify.com/movies/in-bigg-toss-rakhi-veena-will-add-a-lot-of-drama-news-national-lcsvuCcgegi.html Sify.com ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMnAmRa4NYw ^ "Kiran aur George: Veena Malik". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvZp9PGnYvI. Retrieved 2008-08-11.  ^ http://entertainment.oneindia.in/search.html?topic=bigg-toss-reality-game-show Veena, Vida, ViciExpress Tribune External links Official Website Veena Malik at the Internet Movie Database Persondata Name Malik, Veena Alternative names Short description Date of birth Place of birth Rawalpindi, Pakistan Date of death Place of death