Ushna Shah

In June 2017 she wrote on Facebook criticising what she said was the trend of various talk shows using Ramadan to cash in on television rating points.

She began her career with character roles, including the serial Bashar Momin in 2014, the drama serial Duaa (2015) in which she played the title character, and Alif Allah Aur Insaan (2017) in the role of a beggar turned courtesan. She 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. She also starred in the first online Pakistani comedy film Oye Kuch Kar Guzar by D-juice Pakistan. She also appeared as a guest in the film Punjab Nahi Jaungi.

Ushna Shah is a Pakistani actress who works in Urdu cinema and television. She is the daughter of actress Ismat Tahira and sister of Irsa Ghazal. After making her acting debut in the 2013 romance Mere Khwabon Ka Diya, Shah had her first critical success with the 2014 thriller Bashar Momin. She rose to prominence by featuring as the female lead in several critically acclaimed serials, including Duaa (2015), Neelam Kinaray (2016), Ab Kar Meri Rafugari (2016), Thoda Sa Aasman (2016), Lashkara (2018), Ru Baru Ishq Tha (2018). She received further recognition for playing against type in the 2017 spiritual drama Alif Allah Aur Insaan that earned her a Hum Award for Best Negative Actor and the 2018 psychological thriller Balaa for which she received nomination for Best Actress at Lux Style Awards. Among her awards is the Best Emerging Talent Female at the 4th Pakistan Media Awards for Mere Khwabon Ka Diya.