Sonya Hussyn
Hussyn in 2020
Born
Sonya Hussyn Bukharee

(1996-07-15) 15 July 1996[1][2][3]
Karachi, Sind, Pakistan
Alma materUniversity of Karachi
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

Sonya Hussyn Bukharee (born 15 July 1996) is a Pakistani actress and former video jockey. She made her acting debut with a supporting role in the 2011 television series Dareecha.[4] She then played leading roles in several hits series, including Mujhay Sandal Kar Do (2012), Mein Hari Piya (2013), Mere Hamrahi (2013), Shikwa (2014), Marasim (2014), Nikah (2015), Farwa Ki ABC (2015), Nazo (2015), Surkh Jorra (2015), Kisay Chahoon (2016), and Haasil (2017). Hussyn's career progressed with the acclaimed series Aisi Hai Tanhai (2017) and Tinkay Ka Sahara (2022), and the comedy drama film Tich Button (2022). The first of these earned her two Lux Style Award nominations.

Life and career

Hussyn was born in Karachi into a Sindhi family. Her father is a businessman in construction works and mother is a housewife. Her grandmother was chief manager at House Building Finance Company. She has two sisters and one brother.

Hussyn has appeared in television series aired on ARY Digital and Hum TV. She is known for her work on the series Mere Hamrahi, Mein Hari Piya, Marasim, and Angeline Malik's Kitni Girhain Baqi Hain. Moreover, she is known for portraying supporting roles in Meri Behan Meri Dewrani, Nadamat, Dareecha, Umm-e-Kulsoom and Shehryar Shehzadi.[5][6] She has appeared in period drama Aangan portraying the role of Salma telecast on Hum TV.[7] She made her debut on the big screen with Jami's Moor in which she played the supporting character of Amber and later starred in the leading role in Azaadi.[8] She has since starred in the films Tich Button (2022) and Sorry: A Love Story (2023).[9][10]

Filmography

Films

Key
† Denotes film/serial that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2015MoorAmberFilm debut[11]
2018AzaadiZara[12]
2022Tich ButtonShakeela [13]
2023 Sorry: A Love Story TBA Filming [14]
TBA Daadal TBA Filming [15]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2011–2012DareechaSurraya[16]
2011–2012 Mujhay Sandal Kar DoRida[17]
2012NadamatAnam[18]
2012 Don't JealousAlishba[19]
2012 Kitni Girhain Baqi HainVariousEpisode: 6, 19, 31, 33, 38 & 42[20]
2012 Sasural Ke Rang AnokhayVarious2 episodes[21]
2012 Meri Behan Meri DewraniNeha[20]
2012 Shehryar Shehzadi Sanam [22]
2013Teesri ManzilZenia[23]
2013 Mere HarjaiMaheen[24]
2013 Mein Hari PiyaParisa[25]
2013 Mere HamrahiHaniya Ahmed[26]
2014 Aise Jale JiyaLubna[27]
2014 Sharek-e-HayatRecurring3 episodes[28]
2014 ShikwaMeher Saqib[29]
2014 Khuda Na KareAbrish [30]
2014 Marasim Momina[5]
2015Nikah Ayesha[31]
2015 Mamta [32]
2015 Farwa Ki ABCFarwa[5]
2015 Lucknow Wale LateefullahMaira Ahmed Telefilm [33]
2015 NazoNazish[34]
2015 Surkh Jorra Abiha[35]
2016 Main Kamli Zulekha [36]
2016 Mera Dard Bayzuban Savera [37]
2016Kisay Chahoon Mehru Ameer[38]
2016–2017 HaasilRimsha[39]
2017–2018 Aisi Hai TanhaiPakeeza Islam[40]
2017Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain (Season 2) JhalliEpisode 11[20]
2018Meri GuriyaSafeena[41]
2018–2019 AanganSalmaExtended cameo[42]
2019 Ishq Zahe Naseeb Gohar [20]
2020 Mohabbat Tujhe Alvida Ulfat [43]
LockdownHerselfShort film[44]
Saraab Hoorain [45]
2022 Mor Moharan Rohi [46]
Siwaiyaan Neelo Telefilm [47]
Dil Phisla Rey Maya Telefilm [48]
Tinkay Ka Sahara Qadar [49]
Tere Bina Mein Nahi Noor-ul-Ain

Awards and nominations

Year Award Work Category Result Ref.
2016 ARY Film Awards Moor Best Actor Female Nominated [50]
2018 Lux Style Awards Aisi Hai Tanhai Best Television Actress - Viewers Nominated [40]
Best Television Actress - Critics Nominated
2021 Pakistan International Screen Awards Saraab Best Television Actress - Jury Won [51]

References

  1. ↑ "THE ICON INTERVIEW: THE GANGSTA IN SONYA HUSSYN". Dawn News(Newspaper). Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "I want women to be more than an item girl or a prop: Sonya Hussyn on choosing dramas over films". The Tribune(newspaper). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Sonya Hussyn celebrates birthday with close friends". Daily Jang (newspaper). Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "BREAKING THE ICE WITH SONYA HUSSYN | Interview - MAG THE WEEKLY". Archived from the original on 3 July 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 Ahmad, Fouzia Nasir (24 September 2015). "I was clueless when I started acting: Soniya Hussain". Images. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  6. ↑ Khan, Asif. "Sonya Hussain". The News International. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  7. ↑ Sarym, Ahmed. "In conversation with Sonya Hussyn". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  8. ↑ "Moammar Rana and Sonya Hussain talk about 'Azaadi' and much more in an exclusive interview". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  9. ↑ Haq, Irfan Ul (3 November 2018). "Sonya Hussyn in talks for new film Lufangay". Images. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "Iman Ali and Sonya Hussain Join Cast of Tich Button". The Express Tribune.
  11. ↑ Film debut
  12. ↑ Action thriller film
  13. ↑ Tich Button released on 25 Nov 2022
  14. ↑ upcoming film
  15. ↑ "Sonya Hussyn (sort of) reveals the first look of her action film Daadal". DAWN Images. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  16. ↑ "Yasir and Sonya tackle Eid guests and a murder mystery in 'Siwaiyaan'". Daily Times. 28 April 2022.
  17. ↑ "Yasir and Sonya tackle Eid guests and a murder mystery in 'Siwaiyaan'". Daily Times. 28 April 2022.
  18. ↑ "Yasir and Sonya tackle Eid guests and a murder mystery in 'Siwaiyaan'". Daily Times. 28 April 2022.
  19. ↑ "Yasir and Sonya tackle Eid guests and a murder mystery in 'Siwaiyaan'". Daily Times. 28 April 2022.
  20. 1 2 3 4 "Sonya Hussyn doing justice to her role in 'Ishq Zahe Naseeb'". The Nation. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  21. ↑ "Yasir and Sonya tackle Eid guests and a murder mystery in 'Siwaiyaan'". Daily Times. 28 April 2022.
  22. ↑ "Yasir and Sonya tackle Eid guests and a murder mystery in 'Siwaiyaan'". Daily Times. 28 April 2022.
  23. ↑ "Yasir and Sonya tackle Eid guests and a murder mystery in 'Siwaiyaan'". Daily Times. 28 April 2022.
  24. ↑ "Yasir and Sonya tackle Eid guests and a murder mystery in 'Siwaiyaan'". Daily Times. 28 April 2022.
  25. ↑ "Yasir and Sonya tackle Eid guests and a murder mystery in 'Siwaiyaan'". Daily Times. 28 April 2022.
  26. ↑ "Sonya Hussyn's sister got married and here are a few highlights!". Daily Pakistan. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  27. ↑ "Yasir and Sonya tackle Eid guests and a murder mystery in 'Siwaiyaan'". Daily Times. 28 April 2022.
  28. ↑ "Yasir and Sonya tackle Eid guests and a murder mystery in 'Siwaiyaan'". Daily Times. 28 April 2022.
  29. ↑ "14 Pakistani dramas that ruled our television screens in 2014". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  30. ↑ "Salman Shahid plays 'Father of Not One but Two Brides'". ARY News. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  31. ↑ "Yasir and Sonya tackle Eid guests and a murder mystery in 'Siwaiyaan'". Daily Times. 28 April 2022.
  32. ↑ "Yasir and Sonya tackle Eid guests and a murder mystery in 'Siwaiyaan'". Daily Times. 28 April 2022.
  33. ↑ "Yasir and Sonya tackle Eid guests and a murder mystery in 'Siwaiyaan'". Daily Times. 28 April 2022.
  34. ↑ https://images.dawn.com/news/1174202 Nazo
  35. ↑ "Yasir and Sonya tackle Eid guests and a murder mystery in 'Siwaiyaan'". Daily Times. 28 April 2022.
  36. ↑ "'Mein Kamli' talks about honour killing and women empowerment". HIP. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  37. ↑ "Yasir and Sonya tackle Eid guests and a murder mystery in 'Siwaiyaan'". Daily Times. 28 April 2022.
  38. ↑ "Yasir and Sonya tackle Eid guests and a murder mystery in 'Siwaiyaan'". Daily Times. 28 April 2022.
  39. ↑ Khan, Asif. "Sonya Hussain". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  40. 1 2 Images Staff (30 March 2019). "Lux Style Awards 2019 nominations are out!". Images. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  41. ↑ Haider, Sadaf (28 June 2018). "Meri Guriya's tragic first episode treats child abuse sensitively, but is the project ethical?". Images. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  42. ↑ Buraq Shabbir (29 March 2017). "Period drama Aangan to make way to small screen soon". The News. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  43. ↑ Tribune.com.pk (8 June 2020). "Internet believes 'Mohabbat Tujhe Alvida' is a copy of Bollywood hit 'Judaai'". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  44. ↑ short film
  45. ↑ Cutacut.com (22 August 2020). "First episode of 'Saraab' introduces 'Sonya Hussyn' as a schizophrenic". CUTACUT. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  46. ↑ -Haq, Irfan-ul (15 March 2021). "Sonya Hussyn turns environmentalist in her new drama Mor Moharaan". Dawn Images. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  47. ↑ "Yasir and Sonya tackle Eid guests and a murder mystery in 'Siwaiyaan'". Daily Times. 28 April 2022.
  48. ↑ "Dil Phisla Rey Episode, Dil Phisla Rey Drama Cast, Dil Phisla Rey Schedule, Dil Phisla Rey OST". harpalgeo.tv. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  49. ↑ "Tinkay Ka Sahara to show two sides to love and marriage". Cutacut. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  50. ↑ "ARY Film Awards 2016 nominations are out!". ARYNEWS. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  51. ↑ "PISA 2021 winners: 'Pyar Ke Sadqay', Sonya Hussyn bag awards". Tribune. 7 November 2021.
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