Tete-a-tete with Amna Karim

By

Sadaf Fayyaz

 Published in SHE August issue...

Meet Amna Karim. She is a girl with cute and fresh looks, and possesses a marvelous face among the Fashion models. She has established her prominent place in both the Fashion & showbiz Industries within a very short span of time. Her innocent face with a soft smile easily grabs the attention of the people. She has excellent qualities of representing Fashion statements. Other then modeling, she is amazingly making her name in the showbiz ventures, drama & Television too. Like many other Fashion models, Amna is also making use of her acting and modeling abilities on both the platforms. She is also hosting some popular TV shows. Let us see what she speaks about herself.

Q1. Tell something about your hometown, education and background.

I was born in Karachi. I have done my graduation in psychology. My mother Andleeb was a very well known actress of her time. She quit show biz after doing many films.

Q2. How and when did you join media?

I joined media and started my career about three years ago with a small role in a TV Play “Kahanian”. Then I switched to modeling. I have done many TV shoots and fashion shows, but acting is my passion too, besides modeling. So I have continued that as well. 

Q3. Introduce yourself to our readers.

I am a model, host and actress.  And I expect a lot for myself. I want to give my best to achieve my aims. I am a very simple kind of person.  At times I am difficult to know.

Q4. How do you manage life with work?

I manage my work and my personal life well, since my family is very supportive and they understand my basic problems very easily.

Q5.What is your most memorable moment?

The most memorable moment of my life was when I decided to join show business. This changed my life completely.

Q6. Share a few lines on woman empowerment.

The woman of today is very brave and hard working, but she faces some problems too. She has to manage her personal life with her professional life very well. Plus she needs to be well educated and well aware about everything in life. She knows how to get recognition in the society. She has learnt very well how to make use of her power too.

Q7. Who are your favorite designers and photographers?

My favorite designers include HSY, Nomi Ansari and Sonia Batla.   Athar Shehzad, 360 Degree ,Deevs and Khawar Riaz are my favorite photographers. 

Q8. How do you define "Beauty of a woman"?

I think that the beauty of a woman lies in the way she carries herself. The beauty of a woman lies in her exploration: if she knows well about her best traits and qualities. She has to know well about her best attributes. She should know well how to groom herself.

Q9. Tell us about your future and current projects.

I have done many plays so far and doing some too. One of my on air project is “Kahay ko Biyahi Badais” from Geo TV, and my celebrity light comedy show “Bano Tere Abba Ki Oonchi Haveli”. My upcoming projects are “Rang Rangilay”, Karachi Tower and many plays. My most recent ads include fair & lovely and Olpers. Plus I am doing some international projects for film festivals too.

Q10. What difference do you find between acting and modeling?

In modeling you need to take care of your weight, looks and have to be skinny. Plus you should know how to face the modeling world conspiracies against you. There is little kind of dirty politics in the modeling world. For being an actress, you need to have talent, good acting skills and choice of good characters as well. So I think there is a lot of difference in both. 

Q11. How you think, our women can be stronger in their fields of life? How can she deal with the obstacles?

 I think women can be stronger in their fields of life when they get a chance to take their own decision. She can deal well with the obstacles if she doesn’t lose hope and doesn’t lose heart. She needs to prove herself and has to be very determined.

Q12. What is your source of learning?

I learn from my life experiences and other’s lives too.

Q13. What serves as your strength?

My work and my mom are my biggest strengths.

Q14. What is your biggest passion: biggest desire and biggest expectation?

My biggest desire in life is to be an internationally acclaimed actress. I wish to be a very successful person. I also wish to have a good personal (marital) life too.

Q15. Where do you want to see the women of our country? (In terms of progress)

I wish and hope to see all the women of my country well educated and independent.

Q16.What is your message to the readers?

Put your 100 percent effort in whatever you are doing in life.