Zoya Nasir

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Zoya Nasir is a Pakistani actress, beautician, and entrepreneur who rose to fame with her television debut Hania (2019) in which she played the role of Hania. She also owns salons in Miami, New York, and Lahore.Zoya grew up in Lahore, Pakistan. She is the youngest sibling out of the five siblings. Childhood picture of Zoya Nasir with her mother and siblings.Although Zoya began her career as a beautician, she always wanted to become an actress. In an interview, she said, Around the 90s, acting was never even an option to be considered as it was frowned upon back in the days. So, I leaned on to the beautician part and channeled my love for acting, poetry and music into painting canvases. That was suppressed but I always knew I wanted to be an artist..Before venturing into the entertainment industry, Zoya was working as a creative head at Sabs Saloon in Lahore, Pakistan. Later, after her divorce, she moved back to England where she worked as a product developer for a makeup company. Thereafter, she established salons in Miami, Boston, and New York. After acquiring a degree in cosmetology in America, she shifted back to Pakistan.In 2019, Zoya Nasir made her television debut with Hania in which she played the protagonist Hania, a compromising wife in a toxic relationship who suffered at the hands of her abusive husband. Zoya Nasir in Hania (2019).Zoya Nasir claims that its her father who helps her to master the craft of acting. Zoyas father, Nasir Adeeb is a Pakistani scriptwriter who has chiefly worked in the Punjabi language films of Lollywood. In an interview, she said, My father, Nasir Adeeb, makes movies so I basically grew up on sets..In an interview, Zoya was asked Do you have a hidden talent? to which she replied, I can make bird sounds..In May 2021, she called off her engagement with Christian Betzmann on the pretext of the latters insensitivity towards her country, religion, and culture. She shared a post on social media to announce this. In the post, she wrote, Its with a heavy heart Im announcing that Christian Betzmann and I are no longer engaged to be married. His sudden change in stance towards my culture, my country, my people and insensitivity towards my religion has lead me to take this difficult and irrevocable decision. Earlier, Betzmann, while sharing a post on social media, had criticized Pakistans stand amid the Israel-Palestine turmoil. In the post, he wrote, Sharing something which is all over mainstream media wont make any difference. Stop feeling guilty for others when youre littering your own country, not helping your own people and community..