Veena Malik

She was a contestant on Bigg Boss in 2010.

• Name — Veena Malik • Birth Name — Zahida Malik • Born — 26 February • Birthplace — Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan • Occupation — * Actress • model • host • Years Active — 2000–present • Children — 2

Veena was born as Zahida Malik on 26 February in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, to Malik Mohammad Aslam and his wife, Zeenat Malik.

In 2002, Veena hosted the Prime TV series, Prime Gupshup for them ushering a new direction for her comic skills and she improvised on the hour-long show occasionally mimicking actors. Veena hosted the Geo TV show Hum Sub Umeed Se Hain, in which she was hailed for her comedic parodies. In 2007, she appeared at the Lux Style Awards and was awarded as being the Most stylish celebrity on the carpet. In October 2010, Veena appeared in the Indian television reality show Bigg Boss Season 4. She was evicted two weeks before the finals, and was one of the final six contestants out of the original fourteen who had participated. Veena was also part of the finale of the show. After her Bigg Boss stay, she was mentioned in the media as the voice of liberal Muslims, including leading dailies, Daily Times, Express Tribune, and The Australian. Sabbah Haji, from the Haji Amina Charity Trust in Jammu and Kashmir, writing in the magazine Tehelka, when comparing her with liberal rector of Darul Uloom Deoband said, "these two newly public figures might teach Muslims to stop feeling eternally outraged." In February 2011, Veena became part of the Cricket World Cup reality show in Delhi, India, called "Big Toss." Big Toss was a reality game show with contestants and Veena as the captain of one team, against Rakhi Sawant and her team. In March 2011, Veena 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. Veena countered pointing out the double standards of Pakistani media against women among other rebuttals. Another show Veena Malik – Veena Ka Vivah was planned where Veena would search for her soul-mate, but the show was cancelled when Imagine TV, the channel on which the show was being shown, announced that it was shutting down. Veena collected almost 71,000 entries from all over the world for the show.

In 2013, it was announced that Malik was engaged to Pakistani businessman and crime boss Umar Farooq Zahoor. Malik married businessman Asad Bashir Khan Khattak on 25 December 2013 in Dubai. They have two children together. They divorced in 2018. Malik is a Muslim and claims to have visited Kaaba thrice.

Veena has worked as a representative at the World Health Organization for two years. She also sponsors a child at the SOS Children's Village, an NGO based in Pakistan working with orphaned children.

In 2012 she was ranked at No. 26 on FHM Indias "100 sexiest women list" which included Angelina Jolie, Megan Fox, Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, Shilpa Shetty and Sonam Kapoor.

Controversy resulted in Pakistan over a nude image of Veena on the cover of FHM magazine India edition in which she had "ISI" written on her upper arm – the initials of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence spy agency. Veena says she was topless but did not pose completely nude, and has sued the magazine over the images.

In November 2014, Veena and her husband Asad were sentenced to 26 years in prison by a Gilgit court for allegedly airing a blasphemous programme. The owner of Pakistan's biggest media group, Geo TV and Jang group, was accused of allowing the airing of the blasphemous programme by Geo television in May, which played a religious song while staging a mock marriage of Veena with Bashir. A fine of was also set. The judge sentenced Veena and Bashir and TV host Shaista Wahidi to 26 years each. She planned to appeal. They have yet to serve any time, as the ruling is not enforceable outside Gilgit.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Country • 2000 — Tere Pyar Mein — Amina — Debut Film — Pakistan • 2002 — Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa — Sana — Nigar Award for Best Supporting Actress • 2003 — Pind Di Kudi — Saba • 2004 — Sassi Punno — Zarina • 2005 — Koi Tujh Sa Kahan — Aimen — Lux Style Award for Best Actress • Kyun Tum Se Itna Pyar Hai — Aamina • Naag aur Nagin — Farwa • 2007 — Mohabbatan Sachiyan — Salma — Lux Style Award for Best Actress • 2008 — Kabhi Pyar Na Karna — Nafisa • Ishq Beparwaah — Ayesha • 2012 — Gali Gali Mein Chor Hai — Herself — Special appearance in song "Chhanno" — India • Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya — Special appearance in a song "Fann Ban Gayi" • Daal Mein Kuch Kaala Hai — Malai — Lead Role in Bollywood Film • 2013 — Jatts In Golmaal — Sujata — Special appearance in a song "Shaboo" • Zindagi 50-50 — Madhuri • Dirty Picture: Silk Sakkath Maga — Silk Smitha / Vijaylakshmi — Kannada film • Super Model — Rupali "Roops" • 2014 — Mumbai 125 KM 3D — Poonam/ Ghost • Nangna Sityam — Dirtygirl / Vijaylakshmi — Telugu film

• Year — Title — Role — Channel — Notes • 1999 — Kaun - Psycho Thriller — STN — Appeared in EP 7 • 2003 — Achanak — Farhana — PTV Home

• Year — Show — Role — Language — Channel • 2008 — Hum Sub Umeed Se Hain — Herself — Urdu — Geo TV • 2010 — Miss Duniya — Dunya News • 2012 — Astaghfaar — Hero TV • 2016 — Mazaaq Raat — Dunya News • 2024 — Discover Pakistan With Veena Malik — Herself — Urdu — Discover Pakistan

• As Contestant • Year — Show — Standing — Channel • 2010 — Bigg Boss 4 — 6th place Evicted Day 83 — Colors • 2011 — Bigg Toss Reality Game Show — Runner-up — India TV • Superstud — Guest — UTV Bindass