Saima Noor

Saima Noor (born 5 May 1967) is a Pakistani actress who appears in Pakistani films and television dramas. She rose to prominence after starring in the Punjabi film Choorian, which is regarded as one of the highest-grossing Pakistani films of all time. Some of her other notable film credits include Buddha Gujjar (2002), Majajan (2006), and Bhai Log (2011), all of which were commercial successes. She was one of the country's leading film actresses during the 1990s and early 2000s.

Saima's film work spans many genres, including the supernatural film Naag aur Nagin (2005) and the biographical film Salute (2016). She has subsequently also established a career in the Pakistani television industry and has appeared in various television series, including Rang Laaga (2015), Yeh Mera Deewanapan Hai (2015), Babban Khala Ki Betiyann (2018–2019), and Main Manto Nahi Hoon (2025).

In 2005, she married director Syed Noor with whom she has worked on a number of films.

In 2012, she was paired opposite Shaan in the family film Shareeka, which had a decent opening on the box-office, accumulating over Rs. 3 million during the first three days of its screening. Saima has also appeared in a biographical drama film called Salute, which was based upon the life of Aitzaz Hasan, a 15-year old student who died as he wrestled with a suicide bomber and prevented him from entering his school.

In 2022, she worked in the Punjabi film Tere Bajre Di Rakhi.

Television Apart from films, she has also appeared in a number of television series, including Rang Laaga, Kaneez, Ye Mera Deewanapan Hai, and Mubarak Ho Beti Hui Hai. In 2018, she was signed opposite Sarmad Khoosat in the drama series Lamhay.

Personal life Despite being romantically linked to Syed Noor, it was not officially revealed that whether she had married him or not. In 2007, during a press conference, Saima publicly stated that she married Syed Noor in July 2005, during the making of their mutual film Majajan.

In the media Saima was one of the most popular and leading film actresses in Pakistan during the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2017, The Express Tribune published an article on the topic of the lack of new heroines in the revival of Lollywood, in which Saima was cited as being lucky for the industry as she belongs to Southern Punjab. In 2010, BBC News dubbed her as the "reigning queen of Pakistan's silver screen" and noted that she is "now one of the biggest names in the industry".

After the decline of Pakistani film industry, Saima made her television debut and went on to become one of the highest-paid actresses in television along with actress Resham who was her contemporary from the 1990s. Dupatta Jal Raha Hai

Billi Jungle Queen

Uff Yeh Beewian Moosa Khan

Larki Punjaban Roti Goli Aur Sarkar

Naag aur Nagin Bau Badmash

Qaidi Yaar Majajan 2007 Jhoomar

Gulabo Zill-e-Shah

Channa Sachi Muchi Wohti ley ke jaani aye

Jugni Aik Aur Ghazi 2011 Bhai Log 2012 Shareeka 2013 Ishq Khuda 2016 Salute 2022 Tere Bajre Di Rakhi

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