Shahnaz Rizwan

Acting runs right in her veins: Shahnaz Rizwan’s father was a Bollywood actor. After the Partition, he moved to Pakistan, where she was born. Her first role was a chatterbox boy in her father’s friend’s movie. Her father thought of that as a one-time thing, but others saw her talent and soon she started starring in movies. She received her first Child Star award at the age of seven. She continued working in the television for a further ten years, but after that she took a break from the acting industry to focus on her education.

Shahnaz intended to resume her acting career once she graduates, but the situation changed when she got married and was soon the mother of three children. Taking her family as her priority, she did not resume acting. However, she did encourage her eldest son to pursue a career in acting. Taking his mother as an inspiration, he joined the drama school.

After several years in the UK (United Kingdom), Shahnaz found her way back into the film industry with the help of her son, who introduced her to Ekta Kapoor Ekta Kapoor; a legendry producer in Indian TV and >> Read More... . When Ekta saw her acting videos she cast Shahnaz in her new drama serial “ Yeh Hai Mohabbatein Yeh hai Mohabbatein is an Indian soap opera of the >> Read More... ” (December 3, 2013-present), which airs on Star India. In this serial, Shahnaz plays the role of the lead character’s humorous and caring mother, who is also the binding agent in the family.

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Shenaz Rizwan is a Pakistani actress based out of London. This Tollywood actress rose to fame by her role of Mrs. Bhalla in Ekta Kapoor’s daily soap “Yeh Hai Mohabbatein”. This also happened to her debut in the television industry. She is about forty years of age and was invited by Ekta Kapoor to play the part of Mrs. Bhalla in her serial. Ekta Kapoor mentions that ever since she had seen clips of Shenaz’s acting in YouTube, she had adorned her perfectly timed and quirky acting skills. So, she had waited for Shenaz to come to Mumbai, who was then in London. It took Shenaz three months to reach Mumbai as she was not getting a visa due to some issues. Ekta Kapoor along with all the cast and crew of the serial “Yeh Hai Mohabbatein”, not only acknowledge but also respect Shenaz as a fabulous actress.

Though being a Muslim, Shenaz has very well adapted to this role where she had played the role of a Punjabi lady named Mrs Bhalla. She did perfect justice to her character with proper presentation and diction usage. This undoubtedly attributed her to become the most entertaining of all characters in the show. As a person, Shenaz is very fun loving and always has a smile on her face. She was a natural actor right from her childhood and has been acting from the time she was six years old. She also had won many awards and accolades for the same.

She possesses a tremendous passion for Indian cinema, but the television soaps and serials continue to allure her the most. Apart from acting, she also has a penchant for writing. She started writing when she was fifteen years old. She had a huge interest in exploring the feelings and emotions of the people around her which led her to become a writer. She even had a book written in two languages namely, English and Urdu. She soon has plans to publish her book in India as well

Shahnaz Rizwan Family Tree (Infographic Family Tree)