Meesha Shafi
| Meesha Shafi | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Meera Shafi |
| Born |
1 December 1981 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Film actress, model |
| Instruments | Vocals, lyrics |
| Associated acts | Coke Studio Pakistan and Overload |
| Website | meeshashafi |
Meesha Shafi (Urdu: میشا شفیع) is a Pakistani actress, model and a singer.
Shafi made her film debut with a supporting role in the 2013 Mira Nair's film The Reluctant Fundamentalist. The following year she appeared in Bollywood film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, which ranks among the highest-grossing Bollywood films of 2013 in India. She achieved further critical success for her role of Laxmi, an Indian spy agency Research and Analysis Wing's operative. Shafi also starred in Bilal Lashari's action thriller film Waar, which ranks among the highest-grossing Pakistani films of all time in Pakistan.
Shafi was born into a Punjabi family in Lahore, Pakistan to actress Saba Hameed and Syed Pervaiz Shafi. She did her A Levels from Lahore Grammar School and graduated with a degree in fine arts from National College of Arts in 2007.
Shafi entered the modelling industry at the age of 17, when she starred opposite Jawad Ahmed in the music video for the song "Bin Teray Kya Hai Jeena". In 2009 Shafi became the brand ambassador for L'Oreal Paris Pakistan. She has featured in many Pakistani magazines and in international publications such as L'Officiel and Vogue India. She has appeared in commercials for Coca-Cola, Fanta, LG mobile phones, Mobilink, Allied Bank, Lipton Tea, Sprite among others. Shafi also won the "Best Show Stopper" Award at the "Paper Awards 2013" by Paper Magazine. In 2013, Shafi was named among the 100 most influential people in Pakistan by international franchise Hello magazine.
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