Zara Abid - Wikipedia

Zara Abid (Urdu: زارا عابد‎; 4 April 1992 – 22 May 2020) was a Pakistani model and actress. ... She was featured in various photo shoots. ... She made her film ... ZaraAbid FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Pakistanimodelandactress(1992–2020) ZaraAbidBornZaraAbidAli(1992-04-04)4April1992[1]Lahore,Punjab,PakistanDied22May2020(2020-05-22)(aged 28)[2]Karachi,Sindh,PakistanCause ofdeathPlanecrashNationalityPakistaniOccupationModel,actressModelinginformationHeight5 ft8 in(1.73 m)[3]HaircolorBlack[3]EyecolorBrown[3] ZaraAbid(Urdu:زاراعابد‎;4April1992 –22May2020)wasaPakistanimodelandactress.[4][5]Shewasfeaturedinvariousphotoshoots.[5]ShemadeherfilmdebutinChaudhry,directedbyAzeemSajjad.[6] ShewasoneofthepassengerswhodiedaboardPIAFlight8303,whichcrashedinKarachi,Pakistan,on22May2020.[7][2] Contents 1Personallife 2Modelingcareer 3Filmandtelevision 4Death 5Awardsandnominations 6References Personallife[edit] ZaraAbidwasbornon4AprilinLahore,Punjab.[3]ShegrewupandresidedinKarachiwithherfamilyandcompletedherschoolingatSt.Patrick'sGirlsHighSchool,beforegraduatingwithabachelor'sdegreeandgoingintoshowbusiness.[3] Modelingcareer[edit] Asafashionicon,shewasknownforhertallheightandtannedcomplexion,whichmadeherstandoutinanindustrydominatedbylighter-skinmodels.[3][4][5]AccordingtoAbid,whenshestartedmodeling,shefaceddiscriminationinbeinghired,allegedlyduetoherlooksandskincolour.However,shestatedsheworkedherwayupandreceivedopportunitiesonthebasisofherprofessionalskillsandtalent.[5]Shewasdescribedas"stunningandutterlyunapologetic"abouthercolor.[8]Accordingtoamakeupartistwhoworkedwithher,Abidembodiedthe"duskyskincolour"ofthemajorityofPakistaniwomen,andoneofhermakeupcampaignsbecameabestsellerbecauseitcapturedthat.[9] OneofherphotoshootsbyasalonforthemagazineHelloMagin2019,[10]inwhichshewasstyledwithaskintonemanyshadesdarkerthanherown,evokedcontroversyforallegedlypromoting"blackface"andculturalmisappropriation,andwasperceivedbycriticsasracist.[11][4][5]AbidhadsharedthepicturesonherpersonalInstagramaccount.[12]Thepostswerenotedtohavereceivedbacklashandtrolling.[13]Abiddefendedherphotoshoot,statingthepointwastoempowerdarker-skinnedwomenandsendamessageontheirlackofrepresentation;shealsocalledoutthe"colourism"thatallegedlyexistedinsociety,questioningwhyshewasbeingcriticizedforadoptingadarkprofilewheninnumerousotherphotoshoots,shehadbeenpurposefullypresentedinlightertones.[5] ThedesignerbrandsforwhichshehadmodeledincludeSanaSafinaz,WajahatMansoor,AnnusAbrar,ZaheerAbbas,DeepakandFahad,PayalKeyal,Alkaram,GulAhmed,Kayseria,Dhanak,RangJa,Generation,RepublicWomen'sWear,andHussainRehar.[3][14]Sheappearedintelevisioncommercials,suchasforZong4G.[3] Filmandtelevision[edit] AbidbeganheractingcareerwithherdebutroleintheupcomingfilmChaudhry,directedbyAzeemSajjadandwrittenbyZeeshanJunaid.[6]ThefilmisabiopicaboutslainpoliceofficerChaudhryAslamKhan,inwhichAbidplaysacollegestudent.[15]Talkingaboutherroleinaninterview,Abidsaiditwasverymuchrelatabletoherreal-lifepersona,addingthat"thecharacterisreallystrongandIdidn’tthinktwicebeforesayingyes.ThescriptwasnarratedtomeoverthephoneandIimmediatelyagreed."[16]ShebeganshootingforthefilminDecember2018.[17]Thefilmisexpectedtobereleasedin2020.[18] On16January2019,sheappearedasaguestonthelatenighttelevisioncomedyshowMazaaqRaat.[19]On24May2020,herfirstandonlyshortfilmSikkawasuploadedtoYouTubetwodaysafterherdeathasatribute.[20][21]Abidportraystwofemalecharacterswhoselivesarepolaroppositesintermsofwealthandsocialstatus;yet,despitenevercrossingpathsandlivingverydifferently,theysharesimilartrialsandstrugglesaswomeninsociety.ThefilmdoesnothavedialogueandisnarratedinthirdpersonbySabaQamar.[21] Death[edit] On22May2020,AbidwasamongstthepassengersofthePIAFlight8303,[2]whichcrashedwhileonfinalapproachforlandingneartheJinnahInternationalAirportinKarachi;shewassaidtobereturningtothecityafterattendingheruncle'sfuneralinLahore.[22][23]AflightmanifestreleasedbyPIAshowedhernameonthelistofpassengers.[24]Ninety-sevendeathswerereportedfromthe99peopleonboard,[25]andshewasnotreportedasoneofthesurvivors.[22][14]ShehadbeenmodelingforclothingbrandSanaSafinazatthetimewhenshehadtoreportedlyleaveforLahore.[26]Someinitialreportsclaimedshehadsurvivedtheaccident.[27]Afterthecrash,Abid'sbrothertoldthemediathatherfamilywerestilllookingforheratthehospitalwheretheinjuredwereadmitted,andthattheywerewaitingforanupdatefromauthorities.[28]Herbrotherappealedtostopthespreadoffakenewsregardingthematter.[27] Tributesstartedtoappearonsocialmediaassoonasnewsoftheplaneaccidentbroke.[29]Manycelebritiesfromthefashionandentertainmentindustriesexpressedtheircondolenceswhenherdeathwasconfirmed.[14][30][31]Abidwasalsothetargetofonlineabusefrommanypeopleforwhatsheusedtowearandherlifestylechoices,leadingtoheraccountsonsocialmediaplatformsbeingdeactivated.[32][33][34] Awardsandnominations[edit] InJanuary2020,Abidwonanawardinthecategoryof"BestFemaleModel"atthe4thHumStyleAwards.[35]Shewasalsonamedinthe"Top100People"listbyHello!magazine'sPakistanedition.[36] References[edit] ^"ZaraAbid".Retrieved23May2020. ^abc"MehwishHayatmournsdeathofZaraAbidinplanecrash".www.geo.tv.23May2020.Retrieved24May2020. ^abcdefgh"ZaraAbidAli".Medium.1December2019.Retrieved22May2020. ^abc"Nabila,ZaraAbiddefendphoto-shootbeingcalledoutforpromotingblackface".TheExpressTribune.27July2019.Retrieved22May2020. ^abcdef"ModelZaraAbiddefendslatestphotoshootdepictingblackface".Dawn.27July2019.Retrieved22May2020. 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