Hira Mani

 Hira Salman (née Saleem; born 27 February 1989), known as Hira Mani, is a Pakistani television actress, presenter and former video jockey. She starred as lead in several hit series, including Jab We Wed (2014), Preet Na Kariyo Koi (2015), Sun Yaara (2016) Yaqeen Ka Safar (2017), Thays (2018), Do Bol (2019), Ghalati (2020) and Kashf (2020).

Hira Mani حرا مانی
Born	Hira Saleem 27 February 1989 (age 32)[1] Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Other names	Hira Salman
Occupation	Actress, model, singer, VJ, host
Years active	2010–present
Spouse(s)	Salman Saqib Sheikh   ​ (m. 2008)​ [2]
Children	2[3]

Personal lifeEdit

Hira married fellow actor Salman Saqib Sheikh (Mani) at the age of 19. Their marriage ceremony took place on 18 April 2008.^[4] They frequently work together in most of their projects.^[5][2][3] The couple have two sons; Muzammil (born in 2009) and Ibrahim (born in 2014).^[6] In May 2021, Hira was robbed outside her home, the video of which went viral. ^[7]

CareerEdit

Hira started her career as a video jockey before moving on to hosting. She co-hosted the show Hum 2 Hamara Show on Hum TV with Mani which earned her critical recognition and they both followed it with the Hira Mani Show (2010).^[3] Hira made her acting debut along with her husband Mani in ARY Digital's Meri Teri Kahani (2012). The show was inspired by the American series Curb Your Enthusiasm. Both (Mani and Hira) appeared as fictionalized versions of themselves.^[8] She then appeared as Heer in Jab We Wed (2013) and as Hareem in Firaaq (2013). In 2015, she portrayed the role of Shagufta in Hum TV's Preet Na Kariyo Koi opposite Ahsan Khan. She received critical praise for portraying an emotionally intense character in the serial.^[9] She later appeared as a guest in Mr. Shamim (2016) and Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain 2 (2016).^{[10][11][12][13][14]}

FilmographyEdit

TelevisionEdit

Key

Denotes serial that has not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Refs
2010–2011	Hum 2 Humara Show	Host		[3]
2011	Hira Mani Show	Host		[3]
2012	Hum Sab Umeed Se Hain	Host		[3]
2013–2014	Meri Teri Kahani	Hira	Inspired by American series Curb Your Enthusiasm	[8]
2014	Jab We Wed	Heer
2014	Firaaq	Hareem		[15]
2015	Chaman Ara	Chaman Ara's daughter-in-law	Television film	[16]
2015–2016	Preet Na Kariyo Koi	Shagufta Shehzadi		[9]
2016	Shilae Maseen	Shilae	Television film
2016	Mr Shamim	Herself	Cameo appearance; Eid special
2016	Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain (season 2)	Saba Kamran	Episode 1; Jhoota Bartan	[17]
2017	Sun Yaara	Roshanay (Roshni)		[9]
2017	Bilqees Urf Bitto	Bilqees (Bitto)		[3]
2017	Yaqeen Ka Safar	Gaiti		[18]
2017	Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain (season 2)	Sana	Episode 26; Adhi Ghar Wali	[17]
2017–2018	Pagli	Gul Rukh		[18]
2018	Mera Khuda Jane	Roohi		[18]
2018	Thays	Rubab	Also playback singer for title song	[18]
2018	Dil Mom Ka Diya	Tamkinat		[18]
2018	Aangan	Tehmina	Episode 1–10	[19]
2019	Bandish	Sania Junaid		[18]
2019	Do Bol	Gaiti Ara		[20]
2019	Dil Toh Bacha Hai	Zulekha (Aini)	Television film	[21]
2019	Mohabbat Na Kariyo	Zara		[22]
2019–2020	Mere Paas Tum Ho	Hania		[23]
2019	Ghalati	Zaira		[24]
2020	Kashf	Kashf Bint-e-Imtiaz		[25]
2020–2021	Mohabbatein Chahatein	Sneha
2021	Yun Toh Hai Pyar Bohat	Aima

Music videoEdit

Year	Title	Singer	Notes
2020	"Ye Watan Tumhara Hai"	Various	[26]
2021	"Sawaari"	Solo

Awards and nominationsEdit

Year	Work	Award	Category	Result
2018	Yaqeen Ka Safar	Hum Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
2020	Do Bol	Pakistan International Screen Awards	Best Television Actress-critic	Nominated