If we look at the 70-year history of Pakistani politics, we will see not only dramatic changes, but also those who have been performing and singing on TV screens and stage screens for a long time.
But some of them have not achieved the position in politics that they achieved on the screen, but some have become gods in politics.
The stage of politics is slightly different from that of TV and stage dramas, which is probably why many members of Pakistani showbiz have not been able to achieve the position in politics that a born politician enjoys.
It is not that all those who started their careers with acting turned out to be failed politicians.
Former President Asif Ali Zardari, who accidentally entered politics after playing a small and brief role in acting, is the best and most successful example in this regard. MP Sharmila Farooqi and Punjab MP Kanwal Noman are also a link in this chain.
However, many people who are big names in the world of showbiz also failed in Pakistani politics.
Asif Ali Zardari
Former President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari is also one of the politicians in the world who came to power by accident and became famous all over the world forever.
Born in the house of Hakim Ali Zardari, a political activist working in the business and cinema houses, Asif Ali Zardari has also worked as a child star in the film ‘Salgara’ in his childhood.
While Asif Ali Zardari has little to do with acting, his involvement in Pakistani politics was not so important before 2008, although his name was heard in Pakistani politics because he was Benazir Bhutto’s husband.
He performed many important feats during his presidency, while he was also a controversial president.
Fauzia Wahab
Fauzia Wahab, who rose to fame as the Information Secretary of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), started politics in 1993, but she had acted before.
Fauzia Wahab was added by Benazir Bhutto to the members of the Edhi Air Ambulance Service Committee under the Karachi city government in 1993, but later that year she was given the responsibilities of the Human Rights Cell in the PPP.
Fauzia Wahab has been elected to the National Assembly twice, the last time she was elected to the National Assembly in 2008. She took an active part in legislation and movements on the Hudood Ordinance, women’s rights and blasphemy.
But many years before she entered politics, she also acted, but she is known in the country as a politician instead of an actress.
After marrying young journalist and host of political TV talk show Wahab Siddiqui at an early age, he played a major role in director Hasina Moin’s play ‘Kahar’ in 1991.
Fauzia Wahab also worked on some modeling projects from 1991 to 1992, but over the next three years she became a politician.
Fauzia Wahab passed away on June 12, 2012 at a private hospital in Karachi due to leaf disease. She underwent three surgeries but could not survive.
Sharmila Farooqi
PPP member Sindh Assembly and former provincial culture minister Sharmila Farooqi is known by many in Pakistan as a dynamic and young politician.
Sharmila Farooqi is considered as one of the most beautiful and young politicians not only in Sindh but also in Pakistan. ۔
Although his acting career did not last long, he stayed close to culture, the arts and culture after saying goodbye to acting, which is why the PPP government in 2013 gave him the portfolio of culture department.
Kanwal Noman
Kanwal Noman, who was elected to the Punjab Assembly from the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), is also better known as an actress rather than a politician.
Kanwal Noman, who has worked in various dramas and films in the showbiz industry for almost 20 years, was also active as a social worker before entering politics.
In the 2013 elections, Kanwal Noman was elected a member of the Punjab Assembly on a reserved seat by the PML-N.
Tariq Tariq
Well known TV celebrity Tariq Aziz is known only because of his hometown TV program ‘Auction House’, but where he acted in films like ‘Insaniyat’ and ‘Hargia Insan’, he did something. He also tried his luck in TV dramas.
Tariq Aziz was also active in student politics during his student days before coming to the world of showbiz, and for this reason he was also elected a member of the National Assembly from Lahore in 1996, but his political career did not last long. In 1997, he was named among the politicians who attacked the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC).
Later, Tariq Aziz joined the Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) under Pervez Musharraf, but his political career did not emerge, and he returned to the world of showbiz.
Also read: World politicians who failed to become successful actors.
Reham Khan
Reham Khan wanted to be the wife of PTI chairman Imran Khan instead of being a TV host and journalist all over the world including Pakistan.
Although Reham Khan has not worked as an actress, she is associated with showbiz. Not only has she hosted Pakistani news channels, but she has also worked as a weather anchor for the BBC. Have done
Reham Khan did not enter politics regularly, but she remained a political figure as the wife of a popular politician.
After her divorce from Imran Khan, where she withdrew from journalism, she also stayed away from politics, but she is busy with social activities and filmmaking. She may go on to become a part of politics in the future, but her Entry into acting cannot be denied.
Musrat Shaheen
Musarat Shaheen, who has proved herself as an actress by working in several films, is still known as an actress, which is probably why she has so far failed to achieve any great success in politics.
Musrat Shaheen has also acted in several Urdu films, dramas and other projects. He spent most of his professional life in showbiz. During this time, he also gained fame. His famous films include ‘Hasina Atom Bomb’. Wandering and intimidation are included.
Actress Musarat Shaheen, who has acted in at least 20 Pashto films, entered politics after 2000 and formed her own political party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Masawat (PTM).
Although she has not had much success in politics, she has been contesting every election against Maulana Fazlur Rehman, a prominent religious politician and head of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F), which is why she is always in the news.
Atiqa Odho
Atiqa Odho, a member of former President and Army Chief General (retd) Pervez Musharraf’s political team, is also known to the Pakistani people as an actress and TV personality.
Atika Odho, who has lived in the world of showbiz and art for almost 27 years, has also hosted several TV shows, including showing the essence of acting in at least 35 dramas and 6 films.
Although she did not engage in regular public politics, she remained part of Pervez Musharraf’s press information team, and soon returned to her old showbiz world after no significant success.
