Sonya Hussyn

Sonya Hussyn
Sonya Hussyn
	Hussyn in 2020
Born	Sonya Hussyn Bukharee; Karachi, Sind, Pakistan
Alma mater	University of Karachi
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2011–present

Sonya Hussyn Bukharee is a Pakistani actress. She made her acting debut with a supporting role in the 2011 television series Dareecha.^[1] She then played leading roles in several hits series, including Mujhay Sandal Kar Do (2012), Mein Hari Piya (2013), Mere Hamrahi (2013), Shikwa (2014), Marasim (2014), Nikah (2015), Farwa Ki ABC (2015), Nazo (2015), Surkh Jorra (2015), Kisay Chahoon (2016), and Haasil (2017). Hussyn's career progressed with the acclaimed series Aisi Hai Tanhai (2017) and Tinkay Ka Sahara (2022), and the comedy drama film Tich Button (2022). The first of these earned her two Lux Style Award nominations.

Life and career

Hussyn was born in Karachi into a Sindhi family. Her father is a businessman in construction works and mother is a housewife. Her grandmother was chief manager at House Building Finance Company. She has two sisters and one brother.^{[citation needed]}

Hussyn has appeared in television series aired on ARY Digital and Hum TV. She is known for her work on the series Mere Hamrahi, Mein Hari Piya, Marasim, and Angeline Malik's Kitni Girhain Baqi Hain. Moreover, she is known for portraying supporting roles in Meri Behan Meri Dewrani, Nadamat, Dareecha, Umm-e-Kulsoom and Shehryar Shehzadi.^[2]^[3] She has appeared in period drama Aangan portraying the role of Salma telecast on Hum TV.^[4] She made her debut on the big screen with Jami's Moor in which she played the supporting character of Amber and later starred in the leading role in Azaadi.^[5] She has since starred in the films Tich Button (2022) and Sorry: A Love Story (2023).^[6]^[7]

Filmography

Films

Key
†	Denotes film/serial that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2015	Moor	Amber	Film debut	^[8]
2018	Azaadi	Zara		^[9]
2022	Tich Button	Shakeela		^[10]
2023	Daadal	Haya Baloch		^[11]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2011–2012	Dareecha	Surraya		^[12]
2011–2012	Mujhay Sandal Kar Do	Rida		^[13]
2012	Nadamat	Anam		^[14]
2012	Don't Jealous	Alishba		^[15]
2012	Kitni Girhain Baqi Hain	Various	Episode: 6, 19, 31, 33, 38 & 42	^[16]
2012	Sasural Ke Rang Anokhay	Various	2 episodes	^[17]
2012	Meri Behan Meri Dewrani	Neha		^[16]
2012	Shehryar Shehzadi	Sanam		^[18]
2013	Teesri Manzil	Zenia		^[19]
2013	Mere Harjai	Maheen		^[20]
2013	Mein Hari Piya	Parisa		^[21]
2013	Mere Hamrahi	Haniya Ahmed		^[22]
2014	Aise Jale Jiya	Lubna		^[23]
2014	Sharek-e-Hayat	Recurring	3 episodes	^[24]
2014	Shikwa	Meher Saqib		^[25]
2014	Khuda Na Kare	Abrish		^[26]
2014	Marasim	Momina		^[2]
2015	Nikah	Ayesha		^[27]
2015	Mamta			^[28]
2015	Farwa Ki ABC	Farwa		^[2]
2015	Lucknow Wale Lateefullah	Maira Ahmed	Telefilm	^[29]
2015	Nazo	Nazish		^[30]
2015	Surkh Jorra	Abiha		^[31]
2016	Main Kamli	Zulekha		^[32]
2016	Mera Dard Bayzuban	Savera		^[33]
2016	Kisay Chahoon	Mehru Ameer		^[34]
2016–2017	Haasil	Rimsha		^[35]
2017–2018	Aisi Hai Tanhai	Pakeeza Islam		^[36]
2017	Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain (Season 2)	Jhalli	Episode 11	^[16]
2018	Meri Guriya	Safeena		^[37]
2018–2019	Aangan	Salma	Extended cameo	^[38]
2019	Ishq Zahe Naseeb	Gohar		^[16]
2020	Mohabbat Tujhe Alvida	Ulfat		^[39]
	Lockdown	Herself	Short film	^[40]
	Saraab	Hoorain		^[41]
2022	Mor Moharan	Rohi		^[42]
	Siwaiyaan	Neelo	Telefilm	^[43]
	Dil Phisla Rey	Maya	Telefilm	^[44]
	Tinkay Ka Sahara	Qadar		^[45]
	Tere Bina Mein Nahi	Noor-ul-Ain
2023	Akhara	Sitara	Green Entertainment
2024	Raaz	Farwa	Episode: Badla on Green Entertainment
2024	Aik Chubhan Si		Hum TV	^[46]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2016	ARY Film Awards	Moor	Best Actor Female	Nominated	^[47]
2018	Lux Style Awards	Aisi Hai Tanhai	Best Television Actress - Viewers	Nominated	^[36]
2018	Lux Style Awards	Aisi Hai Tanhai	Best Television Actress - Critics	Nominated	^[36]
2021	Pakistan International Screen Awards	Saraab	Best Television Actress - Jury	Won	^[48]

References

External links

Sonya Hussyn at IMDb
Sonya Hussyn on Instagram

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