Savera Nadeem

Savera Nadeem is a Pakistani actress, producer, and director. Primarily known for her work on television; she also acted in theatre and films. Nadeem received a Lux Style Award for Best Television Actress and five nominations.

Early life Savera Nadeem was born in 1974 to a Kashmiri family in Lahore. Her father, Shahid Nadeem, is a prominent journalist. She has a Masters in English Literature from Kinnaird College, Lahore, and studied directing at the National School of Drama, Delhi. Nadeem also has a background in classical music.

Career Acting Nadeem started acting when she was fifteen, with her first appearance in the drama Kiran, being broadcast in 1989. She subsequently had the lead role in Ayub Khawar's directed social-issue drama Inkaar. In 1995, she played a gynecologist appointed in a small neighborhood in the dark comedy Janjal Pura.

In 2010, Nadeem appeared in the drama Diya Jalay as a wife caught in an abusive marriage. A reviewer from Dawn opined that she "not only emotes well but looks smashing". Later that year, she portrayed a self-sacrificing housewife struggling emotionally in the drama Qaid-e-Tanhai. Nadeem won Lux Style Award for Best TV Actress for her performance at the 11th Lux Style Awards.

In 2012, Nadeem played the titular role of the rigid and dictatorial Zubeida in the drama Bari Aapa. She was drawn to the project due to the character and the gripping dialogues.

In 2022, Nadeem played the manipulative and sly matriarch in the mystery-thriller Wehem. Nadeem was agreed to the project due to the unique character traits. In 2023, she played a malevolent stepmother of the male protagonist in the romance Jaan-e-Jahan. The performance received positive reviews from critics.

Producer and director Nadeem's first job as director was on Kal, a telefilm starring Saba Qamar and Fawad Khan that aired on PTV and Geo TV in 2006. Subsequently, she directed thirteen episodes of Qurbaton Ke Silsilay, a drama broadcast on PTV. 2006 Gharoor Bawi 2012–13 Badi Aapa Zubeida “Bari Aapa” 2017–18 Meraas Jahan Aara Haiwan Azra

Meray Paas Tum Ho Maham Sayyed Guest appearance Tera Yahan Koi Nahin Hawa

Tum Ho Wajah Sehba Dikhawa Anthology series; Episode 2 2022–2023 Wehem Rukhsana Saleem 2023 Mein Kahani Hun 2023 Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain Zahida Ali Episode "Husn-e-Ittefaq" 2023–24 Jaan-e-Jahan Kishwar Shah 2025 Kuch Na Kehna Noora Best Television Actress Ibn Aadam

7th Lux Style Awards

Shikwah 8th Lux Style Awards Milay Kuch Yun 10th Lux Style Awards Diya Jalay 11th Lux Style Awards Qaid-e-Tanhai