Juggan Kazim
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Syeda Mehr Bano Kazim known by the stage name Juggan "Jay" Kazim (Urdu: ), is a Pakistani-Canadian
actress, model, and television host. She has worked in numerous Pakistani and Canadian films. She was nominated for MTV Model of the Year in 2008. She is the brand ambassador
for Garnier Fructis Pakistan.
, in the Punjab province of Pakistan
, with an elder sister and a younger brother. Her uncle, Raza Kazim
, is a renowned lawyer and supporter of the arts.
Her parents separated when she was a year old. Her father, Syed Abbas Kazim, let her work as a child model because "he looked upon it as something cute", she says, even though her family considered acting—her ambition from an early age—to be too lowly a field for a girl of her station. Her father was conservative in his ideas about women, and her mother, Ghazala Saigol, was more modern.
She attended Kinnaird College
and the King's College, Canada, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Media. She also holds a Cisco Certified Network Associate
certification.
In December 2004, Kazim returned from Canada to Pakistan, when she eloped with a man she met while attending a friend's wedding. After just over a year of marriage, during which her husband beat her, she left him, taking their two-month-old son with her. The father is not involved in her son's upbringing; she says this was a mutual decision, influenced by her experiences as the child of divorced parents.
Kazim is fluent in both Urdu
and English
.
She appeared in her first commercial play when she was fourteen, directed by her best friend Mashal Peerzada. Her professional career, where she started using the name "Juggan Kazim", began in Toronto
, when Sutherland Models approached her to work as a model. She mainly does print modeling; her 5 in 4 in (1.63 m) stature makes her think that "I'd look rather stupid walking the ramp." After two music videos with Sutherland, she was approached by Newton Landry Management, who remain her Canadian agents.
Kazim's first starring role was in the movie Pink Ludoos
, a role she did not expect to get.
After returning to Pakistan, she started hosting television with the show Beanbag, which she also conceived and wrote. Since then, she has hosted a number of shows for various Pakistani networks. In March 2010, Kazim was named as L'Oréal
's "Brand Ambassador" for their Garnier
brand of hair and skin-care products in Pakistan.
In March 2011, Kazim acted opposite Shaan Shahid in Altaf Hussain's Lollywood
film Khamosh Raho. , Hussain planned to release the film in Pakistan on 10 June 2011. She is also starring opposite Mohib Mirza
, Sanam Baloch
and Sunita Marshall in Mirza's upcoming film
Silent Cinema.
Pakistani Canadian
- History in Canada :People from the region that would become Pakistan were among the pioneers who migrated from British India to British Columbia at the turn of the century. By 1905, as many as 200 participated in the building of that first community from modern-day Pakistan, which for a time had...
actress, model, and television host. She has worked in numerous Pakistani and Canadian films. She was nominated for MTV Model of the Year in 2008. She is the brand ambassador
Brand ambassador
A Brand Ambassador is a person employed by a company to be the sales rep and physical representative of the company with respect to sales and marketing. The Brand Ambassador is meant to embody the corporate image in appearance, demeanor, values, and ethics....
for Garnier Fructis Pakistan.
Biography
Kazim grew up in LahoreLahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
, in the Punjab province of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, with an elder sister and a younger brother. Her uncle, Raza Kazim
Raza Kazim
Raza Kazim is a lawyer, activist and former politician in Pakistan. He was involved with the Pakistan Peoples Party in its initial days and, before that, with the Muslim League and, in British India, the Indian National Congress....
, is a renowned lawyer and supporter of the arts.
Her parents separated when she was a year old. Her father, Syed Abbas Kazim, let her work as a child model because "he looked upon it as something cute", she says, even though her family considered acting—her ambition from an early age—to be too lowly a field for a girl of her station. Her father was conservative in his ideas about women, and her mother, Ghazala Saigol, was more modern.
She attended Kinnaird College
Kinnaird College
Kinnaird College for Women is a college in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is partially semi- government institute recognized by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.-Early history:...
and the King's College, Canada, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Media. She also holds a Cisco Certified Network Associate
CCNA
CCNA is the certification from Cisco.CCNA certification is a second-level Cisco Career certification...
certification.
In December 2004, Kazim returned from Canada to Pakistan, when she eloped with a man she met while attending a friend's wedding. After just over a year of marriage, during which her husband beat her, she left him, taking their two-month-old son with her. The father is not involved in her son's upbringing; she says this was a mutual decision, influenced by her experiences as the child of divorced parents.
Kazim is fluent in both Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
.
Career
Kazim has been involved in media work since she was four years old. In 1985–86 she did advertisements for Samsonite and other products.She appeared in her first commercial play when she was fourteen, directed by her best friend Mashal Peerzada. Her professional career, where she started using the name "Juggan Kazim", began in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, when Sutherland Models approached her to work as a model. She mainly does print modeling; her 5 in 4 in (1.63 m) stature makes her think that "I'd look rather stupid walking the ramp." After two music videos with Sutherland, she was approached by Newton Landry Management, who remain her Canadian agents.
Kazim's first starring role was in the movie Pink Ludoos
Pink Ludoos
Pink Ludoos is movie about a Sikh family in Canada and it deals with gender and caste issues.- External links :* * *...
, a role she did not expect to get.
After returning to Pakistan, she started hosting television with the show Beanbag, which she also conceived and wrote. Since then, she has hosted a number of shows for various Pakistani networks. In March 2010, Kazim was named as L'Oréal
L'Oréal
The L'Oréal Group is the world's largest cosmetics and beauty company. With its registered office in Paris and head office in the Paris suburb of Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France, it has developed activities in the field of cosmetics...
's "Brand Ambassador" for their Garnier
Garnier
Garnier is a mass market cosmetics brand of L'Oréal that produces hair care and skin care products. Much like other brands from L'Oréal, it is sold in several markets around the world.- Advertising Slogans :...
brand of hair and skin-care products in Pakistan.
In March 2011, Kazim acted opposite Shaan Shahid in Altaf Hussain's Lollywood
Lollywood
Lollywood refers to the Pakistani film industry based in the city of Lahore. The word "Lollywood" was first coined in the summer of 1989 in the now defunct magazine "Glamour" published from Karachi by a gossip columnist Saleem Nasir. The film industry in Lahore started in 1929 with the opening of...
film Khamosh Raho. , Hussain planned to release the film in Pakistan on 10 June 2011. She is also starring opposite Mohib Mirza
Mohib Mirza
Mohib Mirza is a Pakistani actor, host and theatre director best known for portraying the main character Ishrat Baji on Aag TV's sitcom Ishrat Baji.-Early life:...
, Sanam Baloch
Sanam Baloch
Sanam Baloch is a Pakistani actress and television host. Sanam was born in Karachi and started her career as a talk show anchor in the Sindhi language television channel KTN. Sanam hosted two shows Sanam Ji Pasand and Diyoo on KTN. Sanam made her debut on Urdu television in Fahad Mustafa's long...
and Sunita Marshall in Mirza's upcoming film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
Silent Cinema.
Drama Serials and Telefilms
- Manosalwa
- Sitam
- Piyasi
- Sher Dil
- ChaatChaatChaat is a term describing savoury snacks, typically served at road-side tracks from stalls or carts in India. With its origins in east India, chaat has become immensely popular in the rest of India and the rest of South Asia...
- Aik Pal
- Saiqa - Hum TVHum TVHum TV is a 24-hour Pakistani entertainment TV channel based in Karachi. It is the first brand of Eye Television Network Limited, Pakistan. Hum TV began its transmission on January 17, 2005.-Serials:* Manay Na Ye Dil * Akhri Barish...
- Meri Un Suni Kahaani
- Kagaz Ki Nao
- Vasl
- Naa Jane Kyun
- Hukm-e-Azaan
- Patli Gali (2010)
- Yeh Subh Tumhari Hai
- Rangeel pur (ptv home)
- Pani Jaisa PiyarPani Jaisa PiyarPani Jaisa Piyar is a Pakistani drama serial which aired on Hum TV. It was written by popular script writer Moomal Shunaid, and was directed by Sarmad Sultan Khoosat. Paani Jaisa Piyar has received mostly positive reviews.-Plot:...
- " Mishaal (ptv home)"
Host
- Beanbag (Business PlusBusiness PlusBusiness Plus can refer to:* Business Plus , an Irish business magazine published in Dublin* Business Plus , an imprint of Grand Central Publishing...
) - CEO (Business PlusBusiness PlusBusiness Plus can refer to:* Business Plus , an Irish business magazine published in Dublin* Business Plus , an imprint of Grand Central Publishing...
) - Aaj Entertainment Tonight (Aaj TVAAJ TVAAJ TV is a 24 hour Pakistani news television channel. Aaj in English means "Today".-Channel and its Programmes:AAJ News was initially started on March 23, 2005 by the Business Recorder Group...
) - Fashion Stop (Ary DigitalARY DigitalARY Digital, a subsidiary of the ARY Group, is a popular Pakistani television network available in Pakistan, the Middle East, North America and Europe. The ARY Group of companies is a Dubai-based holding company founded by a Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoob . The network caters to the...
) - Sunday Brunch (Aaj TVAAJ TVAAJ TV is a 24 hour Pakistani news television channel. Aaj in English means "Today".-Channel and its Programmes:AAJ News was initially started on March 23, 2005 by the Business Recorder Group...
) - Morning with Hum Weekend Edition (Hum TVHum TVHum TV is a 24-hour Pakistani entertainment TV channel based in Karachi. It is the first brand of Eye Television Network Limited, Pakistan. Hum TV began its transmission on January 17, 2005.-Serials:* Manay Na Ye Dil * Akhri Barish...
) - Aik Din Juggun Kay Saath (Vibe TV)
- Honestly Speaking with Juggun Kazim (PTVPakistan Television CorporationThe Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore...
) - The Final Verdict with Juggun Kazim (Filmax)
- VIPs only (Aag TVAAG TVAAG TV is a youth entertainment channel in Pakistan, owned by Independent Media Corporation . The Urdu word "aag" means "fire."...
) - Yeh Subh Tumhari Hai (Express NewsExpress NewsExpress News may refer to:* Express News , a Pakistan private TV Channel* Express Newspapers, a British newspaper group* San Antonio Express-News, an American daily newspaper...
)
Music videos
- JalJal (band)Jal is a pop rock band from Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The band originally consisted of song writer, vocalist and lead guitarist, Goher Mumtaz and vocalist, Atif Aslam...
's music video Sajni (2008). - Shehzad RoyShehzad RoyShehzad Roy is a singer and humanitarian from Karachi, Pakistan. With five hit albums under his belt, including the 2008 Qismat Apney Haath Mein , he is also the president and founder of Zindagi Trust, a non-profit charitable organization, that seeks to educate the underprivileged children of...
's music video Ek Baar from album Qismat Apne Haath (2009). - Mekaal Hasan BandMekaal Hasan BandMekaal Hasan Band, sometimes shortened to MHB, is a sufi rock band formed in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan in 1999 by composer-songwriter, guitarist Mekaal Hasan...
's music video Chal Bulleya, directed by Bilal Lashari.