Noor Bukhari

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Noor
Born	July 3, 1982 (1982-07-03) (age 29)[1] Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Other names	Sonia Meghnani
Occupation	Model, Actress

Noor (Punjabi, Urdu: نور; born July 3, 1982) is a Pakistani actress and model. She has mainly appeared in Urdu and Punjabi Lollywood films and several television commercials.

Early life

Noor was born in Lahore, Pakistan. She has a younger sister, Faaria Bukhari, who used to be a child-star in Pakistani movies in mid 90's and is a contestant on the reality dance competition show, Nachley Season 3. Noor judged the first two seasons. Actress Sana Nawaz is her cousin.

Career

Films

Noor made her acting debut as a child-star in mid 90's in Pakistani movies like Uroosa, Jannat, Payar karan toh nai darna etc. in which she played the childhood roles of leading ladies like Reema, Durdana Rehman, Neeli etc.

She made her debut as a grownup leading lady/heroine in 2000 in the film Mujhe Chaand Chaahiye along with Shaan and has since appeared in more than a dozen Urdu and Punjabi films. She left the film industry due to family issues, but returned in 2009 with the film, Zill-e-Shah, alongside Shaan and Saima. She is also set to star in Bhai Log, alongside Nadeem, Shahmoon Abbasi, Moammar Rana, Meera and Saima. Noor signed a deal with Green Chillies Entertainment and SunsTD ld. productions to appear in their film Sasural Genda Phool directed by Mehdi Khanum, an filmmaking student. The film also features Faisal Qureshi in a opposite role. The film is based on a family and their problems and would be filmed in Scotland, Pakistan and Germany. The music is composed by Shanee and Iman Ali will appear in a "musical number" for the film.

Television

Noor has also appeared in several television dramas and shows. She co-hosted a Pakistani family show on ARY Digital alongside Muzna Ibrahim in 2007. She also acted in the comedy series Colors directed by Fahim Burney.

As of 2010, she is the judge of Pakistan's biggest dance show, Nachley, alongside Humayun Saeed (first season) and Faisal Qureshi (second season).

Personal life

Noor married an Indian national during her time off her career. He lives in Dubai and owns an event and production company. Noor also lived in Dubai, however as of April 2008, she moved back to Lahore and filed for divorce shortly afterwards.^[2] She married director/producer Farooq Mengal in June 2010. The couple separated four months later due to family problems. Her father, Sheeraz Bukhari accused Mengal of causing dire consequences towards his daughter. Noor demanded for a divorce.^[3]

Filmography

• Pyar karan toh nai darna (1992)- as child-star
• Uroosa (1993)- as child-star
• Jannat (1994) - as child-star
• Jaan Jaan Pakistan (1999)
• Mujhe Chand Chahiye (2000)
• No Paisa No Problem (2000)
• Tere Pyar Mein (2000)

• Waada (2000)
• Aag Ka Darya (2000)
• Musa Khan (2001)
• Nizam Lohar (2001)
• Sohni Kuri (2001)
• Ghar Kab Aao Gaey (2001)
• Badmash (2001)
• Janwar (2001)
• Toofan Mail (2001)
• Ghazi Ilmuddin Shaheed (2002)
• Daku (2002)
• Wehshi Jatt (2002)
• Billi (2002)
• Dosa (2003)
• Wehshi Jatt (2003)
• Ultimatum (2004)
• Zill-e-Shah (2009)
• Bhai Log (2011)

Drama serials

• Uff yeh Larkiyan (2001)
• Mein Noor Ka Paristaar Hoon (2002)
• Mere Angnay Mein (2008)
• Phir Tanha (2011)

TV shows

• Un-Censored With Noor (2009)
• Nachley (Season 1 & 2)
• Morning With Hum (2010/2011)

References

1. ^ Profile of Noor on IMDB
2. ^ "Noor filing for divorce from Vikram". http://dunyanews.tv/main_category_eng.php?nid=13684&catid=6&flag=d. Retrieved 2010-06-12. 
3. ^ "Noor in hot waters, again". Daily Times. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\10\23\story_23-10-2010_pg13_4. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 

External links

• Noor at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Noor
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Date of birth	July 3, 1982
Place of birth	Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
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