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12 Facts About Ushna Shah

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Ushna Shah's accolades includes a Hum Award and a Pakistan Media Award, and a nomination for Lux Style Award.

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Ushna Shah was born on 12 February 1990, in Karachi, Sindh, to Muhammad Ushna Shah, a businessman, and Ismat Tahira, a veteran actress and a radio artist.

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Ushna Shah has one elder brother, Shah Sharabeel, a theater director, and an elder half-sister from her mother's first marriage, Irsa Ghazal, another television actress.

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The family relocated to Toronto, when Ushna Shah was a child, where she was raised.

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Ushna Shah moved back to Pakistan in 2012, to pursue a career in acting.

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Ushna Shah graduated with a major in English Literature and Professional Writing from the York University.

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Ushna Shah began her career with character roles, including the serial Bashar Momin in 2014, the drama serial Duaa in which she played the title character, and Alif Allah Aur Insaan in the role of a beggar turned courtesan.

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Ushna Shah was cast in Jawad Bashir's Teri Meri Love Story in which she played the leading character Eesha, but the film was halted post-production and the official release never happened.

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Ushna Shah starred in the first online Pakistani comedy film Oye Kuch Kar Guzar by D-juice Pakistan.

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Ushna Shah then appeared as a guest in the film Punjab Nahi Jaungi in 2017.

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Ushna Shah has been the brand ambassador for the fashion label Nickie Nina, and has done campaigns for various lawn brands such as Jahanara.

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Ushna Shah married professional golfer Hamza Amin, the son of golfer Taimur Hassan Amin, on 26 February 2023 in Karachi, two months after announcing her engagement.