Meesha Shafi

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Meesha Shafi (Urdu: میشا شفیع‎) is a Pakistani actress, model and a singer.

Shafi made her film debut with a supporting role in the 2013 Mira Nair's Hollywood film The Reluctant Fundamentalist, which was moderately successful at the box office. Her portrayal of a confident, modern-day Pakistani singer, drew critical appreciation. The following year she appeared in Bollywood film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, which rank among the third highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2013 in India. She achieved further critical and commercial success for her role of Laxmi, an Indian spy agency Research in the 2013 Bilal Lashari's action thriller Pakistani film Waar, which rank among the first highest-grossing Pakistani film of all time in Pakistan.

Early life

Shafi was born into a Punjabi family in Lahore, Pakistan to actress Saba Hameed and Syed Pervaiz Shafi. She did her A Levels from Lahore Grammar School 55-main and graduated with a degree in fine arts from National College of Arts in 2007. Shafi has done extensive modeling as a child star for notable, multinational brands like Coca Cola, Panda Ice Cream, Fuji Films and local companies Nirala sweets and Bobby Shoes. Shafi was a competitive swimmer during her school years, and won two gold medals in inter school diving competitions. She learnt Kathak, an eastern classical dance under the tutelage of dance maestro Ami Minwala for 8 years.