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Rida Isfahani (Pakistani Actress) Biography: Age, Career, Family and
Quick Info
Date of birth26 September 1992
Age30 Years (as of 2022)
BirthplaceKarachi, Pakistan
ProfessionModel, Host, Actor
NationalityPakistani
Marital statusMarried
FamilyFather: Kazim Raza Isfahani; Mother: Mahmooda Isfahani; Brothers: Ghalib Raza Isfahani, Ali Isfahani
Rida Isfahani (Pakistani Actress) Biography
Rida Isfahani is a Pakistani model, host and actress from Karachi. She began appearing on television in 2011 and has worked across TV, film, web and music‑
Early life and backgroundRida Isfahani was born on 26 September 1992 in Karachi, Pakistan. Raised in a family with ties to the arts—her father, Kazim Raza Isfahani, is an actor, writer and poet—Rida completed her college studies at Jauhar Degree College in Karachi. She is identified with the Sunni/Islamic faith in public profiles and is reported to belong to a Syed Shia family background.
Career
Rida began working in Pakistani entertainment in the early 2010s. Her television debut came in 2011 with roles in serials that aired on ARY Digital. Over the next several years she appeared in a string of television productions, including Mehmoodabad Ki Malkain, Umm-E-Kulsoom, Muhabbat Hamasafar Meri, Dehleez, We Are Family, Chor Darwazay, Raja Indar and Mohay Piya Rang Laaga. She is known for a breakthrough television part in 2017 playing Arzoo in the ARY Digital series Jatan.
Her on-screen work also extends to film and short projects. Rida appeared in the 2016 film Shikwa Jawab e Shikwa and later in Karachi Se Dubai (2021). She has acted in short films released on YouTube, and in 2021 she appeared in a web series on Urduflix Originals. In addition to acting, Rida has worked as a model and taken on hosting duties, including an appearance as host for a GTV News program in 2022.
Rida’s body of work includes music videos and short-form projects; a 2022 music video credit and several YouTube short films are part of her recent credits. Her contributions to screen work were recognised in November 2022 when she received an Emerging Film Star Award at the Nation’s Leader Awards (NLA) 2.0.
Public profile
Rida’s public life has included both professional milestones and controversies that shaped public perception. In 2016 a private intimate video involving her was leaked online, an event that received broad attention and affected her career. She has spoken publicly about the emotional impact of that episode, and about how it led to reduced work opportunities for a period. In later interviews she identified the person she accused of releasing the footage.
On the personal side, Rida has married twice. Her first marriage took place on 8 April 2019 to fitness instructor Salman Sheikh; that marriage ended in divorce in 2020. She married a second time on 26 October 2020; public profiles do not provide the name of her second husband. Rida became a mother in September 2021 when she gave birth to a son who died a short time later.
She has spoken candidly in interviews about the mental health effects of personal crises, including a period of severe depression following her first divorce. Rida has also discussed early ambitions outside the entertainment field, mentioning that she once considered studying law but did not pursue that path with her father's support.
Latest updates
In recent years Rida has continued to work across multiple formats. Her screen credits include a web series in 2021, film roles through 2021, a 2022 music video and a television hosting appearance in 2022. She was invited as a guest of honour for a Ramzan transmission in April 2022. Her award recognition at the NLA 2.0 event came in November 2022.
Rida has named Aishwarya Rai as a performer she admires. Public information lists her physical measurements and appearance details commonly shared in entertainment profiles, and notes two brothers, Ghalib Raza Isfahani and Ali Isfahani, among her siblings.
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Recent Work
Web series on Urduflix Originals (2021)
2021Film appearance (2021)
2021Music video released on YouTube (2022)
2022Host on GTV News (2022)
2022Career Highlights
- Television debut in 2011 on ARY Digital
- Played Arzoo in Jatan (2017)
- Appeared in films including Shikwa Jawab e Shikwa and Karachi Se Dubai
- Hosted a GTV News program in 2022
- Awarded Emerging Film Star Award at Nation's Leader Awards (NLA) 2.0 in November 2022
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