Pakistani Actress Zhalay Sarhadi

Zhalay Sarhadi

Zhalay Sarhadi is a Karachi based Pakistani TV actress, model and a VJ. She was born on 11th June 1981 in Karachi. She started her showbiz career with acting but later she did modeling too.

Zhalay is an unusual name which means warrior princess in Arabic, prosperity in Persian and a morning dew in Uzbek language. She used to act in school and college plays but her debut credit goes to her family friend Sajid Hassan. He offered her a small role in one of the sitcom after which she performed in Maya.
Early life of Pakistani drama actress Zhalay Sarhadi
Education of Pakistani drama actress Zhalay Sarhadi

Zhalay Sarhadi was born on 11th June 1981 in Karachi. She is Muslim by religion and belongs to a family having associated with Pakistani showbiz especially PTV. She is a niece of Khayyam Sarhadi who was one of the popular drama actors of our showbiz industry. Zhalay Sarhadi had got graduated from University of Karachi in Fine Arts. Her majors were drawing and painting but her keen interests also include film making which was her minor subject.


Career of Pakistani drama actress Zhalay Sarhadi
Pakistani drama actress Zhalay Sarhadi fashion magazine cover girl

Pakistani drama actress Zhalay Sarhadi started from acting but later she came on to ramps and did several photo shoots. She gain popularity through modeling and soon started appearing on the covers of the famous fashion magazines like Libaas. One of the shows hosted by her was “Shaadi Online” which got on-aired on Geo TV. The big break for Zhalay Sarhadi was hosting Gold Quiz on ARY along with Nadeem. Currently, she can be spotted in various drama serials for different channels.
Likes and dislikes of Pakistani drama actress Zhalay Sarhadi
Pakistani drama actress Zhalay Sarhadi wants to come into direction and production

If asked for films, she will go for art films and want to work with some serious directors and not interested in commercial films. She showed her interest while giving an interview to one of the news source. She loves actresses like, Marina Khan, Sahira Kazmi, Sania Saeed and Rubina Ashraf. Some of the projects she liked include, Kaisay Kahoon, Dhool, Kaanch, Noor Mehal, and Ju Baat Ghar mein hy. She wants to go into direction and production as they are in her future plans.
Indian offers to Pakistani drama actress Zhalay Sarhadi
Pakistani drama actress Zhalay Sarhadi wants to groom first

She is of the view that first I need to groom myself in Pakistan then she will think of working on any of the Indian offers. Our most of the actors got ridiculed just because they were not polished. She showed her feelings in one of the interviews.
Personal life of Pakistani drama actress Zhalay Sarhadi
Twists and turns in Pakistani drama actress Zhalay Sarhadi life

Pakistani drama actress Zhalay Sarhadi got married to Amir Anees and has a daughter named Anaya. Zhalay exudes more than glamour. She owns a personality and admits herself that she is conscious about her appearances. There is a big change in her life after entering into showbiz industry. She was overweight, nerdy but when she got modeling assignment she started working on herself and reduce weight in just three months and toned exactly the way required.