Veena Malik Height, Age, Boyfriend, Husband, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Birth Name	Zahida Malik
Other Name	Veena Khan Khattak
Profession(s)	Actor, Model, TV Host
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 4" (163 cm)
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Film (Urdu): Tere Pyar Mai (2000) as Amina Film (Hindi): Gali Gali Mein Chor Hai (2012) in a song TV (Urdu; As a host): Hum Sub Umeed Se Hain (2008); aired on Geo TV TV Show (Hindi): Bigg Boss Season 4 (2010) as a contestant; aired on Colors Music Album (Hindi; As a singer): Drama Queen (2012)
Awards	• 2003: National Award for Best Debut for the Urdu film Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa • 2003: Bolan Award for Best Supporting Actress for the Urdu film Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa • 2007: LUX Style Award for Most Stylish Female Celeb on the Red Carpet • 2007: National Award for Best Actor for the Urdu film Mohabbatan Sachiyan • 2007: Bolan Award for Best Actor for the Urdu film Mohabbatan Sachiyan
Personal Life
Date of Birth	28 February 1984 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2024)	40 Years
Birthplace	Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Zodiac sign	Pisces
Nationality	Pakistani
Hometown	Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
College/University	F.G. Sir Syed College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Educational Qualification	BA in Sociology, Psychology, and Persian
Religion	Islam
Ethnicity	Punjabi
Food Habit	Vegetarian (turned in 2012)
Hobbies	Travelling, Watching Movies
Controversies	• Accused her Ex-Boyfriend of Stealing her Money In 2010, in a TV show, she accused her ex-boyfriend cricketer Mohammad Asif for stealing money from her. Later, she said that Asif had told her about the match-fixing. [1]Hindustan Times • Fight With a Muslim Religious Leader In 2011, after her stint in the Bigg Boss in India, in a Pakistani TV show, she was criticised by a Muslim religious leader Mufti Abdul Qawi for her immoral behaviour in Bigg Boss house. Mufti said that she had insulted Pakistan and Islam. However, Veena shouted at him and said that she was being targeted because she was a woman. [2]Hindustan Times • Criticised for Nude Photoshoot In 2011, she was criticised for her nude photoshoot for a magazine named FHM India. In the photoshoot, she had got a temporary tattoo of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence spy agency ISI. However, Veena claimed that the photo was edited and she did not posed nude for the photoshoot. Later, the editor of the magazine said that the photo was not edited and to prove it, he had a video of the photoshoot. [3]BBC • Anti India Comment In 2014, Veena made an anti-India tweet for which she was trolled by Indian netizens. She had tweeted “India sucks.” Later, she said that she made such comment after reading the news of a rape case of a foreigner in India. [4]India Today • Sentenced For Jail In November 2014, Veena Malik and her ex-husband Asad Bashir Khan were sentenced to 26 years in jail. They appeared in a Geo TV show in which the content of the show hurted the religious sentiments of the Islamic people. According to reports, a religious song was played in the background while mocking the marriage of Veena and Asad. The TV show host was also sentenced to jail. However, they were later released on bail. [5]Hindustan Times
Social Media	• Instagram • YouTube
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	• Mohammad Asif (cricketer) • Babrak Shah (ex-fiance) • Prashant Pratap Singh (lawyer, politician) • Hemant Madhukar (film director) • Ashmit Patel (actor) • Asad Bashir Khan Khattak (singer, businessman) • Shaikh Umar Farukh (entrepreneur; rumoured)
Marriage Date	25 December 2013
Family
Husband/Spouse	Asad Bashir Khan Khattak (divorced in 2018)
Children	Son- Abram Khan Daughter- Amal Khan
Parents	Father- Mohammad Aslam Ali Malik (served in the Pakistan army) Mother- Zeenat Malik
Siblings	She is third among her seven siblings.
Favourites
Actor	Salman Khan
Actress	Madhuri Dixit
Film(s)	Maine Pyaar Kia (1989), Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)
Singer(s)	Mehandi Hassan, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Ghulam Ali
Food	Barrah Kebab, Keema, Fish Curry
Travelling Destination	Dubai
Colour	Black
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Mercedes Benz CLS
Money Factor
Salary/Income (approx.)	Rs 3 crore for 'Veena Ka Vivah'

 Some Lesser Known Facts About Veena Malik

• Veena Malik grew up in a well-to-do family. Her ancestors belonged to Punjab, India.

• While she was studying in school, she participated in various basketball and track racing competitions. She was a football captain during her school days.

• She participated in various extra-curricular activities like debate competitions.

• In school and college, she used to be one of the toppers in her class.

• While she was in class 9, Veena and her friends were reading a fashion magazine. She saw pictures of models in magazines and decided to send her photos to the magazine’s office to prove to her friends that making a career in modelling was easy.

• Within a few days, she got a call from the team of the magazine who told her that she was shortlisted. She then appeared in her first TV commercial for a bank in Pakistan. For the ad, she received PKR 5000 out of which she gifted PKR 3000 to her mother. However, she did not tell her parents that she worked in an ad.

• When she was 15 years old, she bought her first car, a Range Rover.

• She then started getting more offers for modelling, but she rejected the offers to focus on her studies.

• One night, while she was watching TV with her family, her TV commercial aired on TV. She assured her family that it was just for fun and that she would never work in TV commercials.

• Later, the Pakistani film actor-director Jawed Sheikh called Veena. However, Veena was at school and when she called back Jawed, she came to know that Jawed wanted to cast her in his film. She then requested his mother and grandmother to convince her father to let her work in the film.

• She then acted in various Urdu films such as ‘Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa’ (2002), ‘Pind Di Kudi’ (2003), ‘Koi Tujh Sa Kahan’ (2005), ‘Mohabbatan Sachiyan’ (2007), and ‘Kabhi Pyar Na Karna’ (2008).
  

  Mohabbatan Sachiyan

• Veena has appeared in a few Urdu TV shows such as ‘Miss Duniya’ (2010), ‘Astaghfaar’ (2012), ‘Mazaaq Raat’ (2016), and ‘Discover Pakistan With Veena Malik’ (2024).
  

  Mazaaq Raat

• She has also acted in a few episodes of Urdu TV dramas like Achanak and Kaun Psycho Thriller.

• She has worked as a comedian for a few years.

• In 2011, she appeared in two Hindi reality TV shows ‘Bigg Toss’ and ‘Superstud.’
  

  Bigg Toss

• From 2011 to 2012, she was associated with PETA, and she also became vegetarian at that time.
  

  Veena Malik in a campaign of PETA India

• She has sponsored a girl Payal Kamble in Mumbai a victim of human trafficking.

• In 2012, her wedding TV show ‘Veena Ka Vivah’ was scheduled to be released. However, soon after the auditions, the channel was shut down and the show was also shelved.
  

  Veena Ka Vivah

• She lent her voice to a few Hindi songs like “Drama Queen” (2012) and “Rum Rum” (2013).
  

  Rum Rum

• She was ranked no. 20 in the FHM India’s “100 sexiest women list” in 2012.

• She has appeared in a few item songs such as “Fann Ban Gayi” from Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya (2012) and “Shaboo” from Jatts In Golmaal (2017).
  

  Fann Ban Gayi

• In 2013, she featured in the Hindi music video “AC Chala” from the album Dj Queen.

• Veena has acted in a few Hindi films like ‘Zindagi 50-50’ (2013), ‘Super Model’ (2013), and ‘Mumbai 125 KM 3D’ (2014).
  

  Super Model

• In 2013, Veena broke the Guinness World Record of Salman Khan after being kissed on hand 108 times in a minute.

• Veena once shared that initially, she used to be an introvert. However, after working in the entertainment industry, she became bold.

• She has been working for the welfare of various social welfare organisations. She was once appointed as the representative of the World Health Organization.

• She has also sponsored two boys Zain and Zafar who were victims of the 2005 earthquake at an NGO named SOS Children’s Village, Pakistan.

• Veena once shared that for all her sins she had asked for forgiveness at Kaaba, a mosque in Mecca.

• After her marriage, she accused her ex-boyfriend Prashant of making threats to her over phone calls.

• She is often spotted consuming alcohol at parties and events.
  

  Veena Malik drinking alcohol

• Veena has walked the ramp in various fashion shows.
  

  Veena Malik in a fashion show