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| other_names = {{Hlist | Aneeta Ayoob | Anita Ayub | Anita Ayub Majeed}}
| other_names = {{Hlist | Aneeta Ayoob | Anita Ayub | Anita Ayub Majeed}}
| education = University of Karachi
| education = University of Karachi
| occupation = {{Hlist | Actress | Model}}
| occupation = {{Hlist | Actress | Model | Host}}
| years_active = 1987 - 2010
| years_active = 1987 - 2010
| spouse = Subak Majeed (husband)
| spouse = Subak Majeed (husband)
| parents = Mumtaz Ayub<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chowk.com/Views/Rise-and-Fall-of-a-Silver-Screen-Hero |title=Chowk: : Rise and Fall of a Silver Screen Hero |access-date=2014-01-20 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525095253/http://www.chowk.com/Views/Rise-and-Fall-of-a-Silver-Screen-Hero |archive-date=25 May 2011 }}. Rise and fall of a silver screen hero. Retrieved on 2008-09-10.</ref><ref name="dawn2">{{cite news |url=http://dawn.com/weekly/images/archive/061126/images3.htm |title=The man who changed cinema |date= 26 November 2006 |access-date=16 June 2021|url-status=dead |author=Omair Alavi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201065133/http://dawn.com/weekly/images/archive/061126/images3.htm |archive-date=1 February 2009|newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)}}</ref>
| parents = Mumtaz Ayub (mother)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chowk.com/Views/Rise-and-Fall-of-a-Silver-Screen-Hero |title=Chowk: : Rise and Fall of a Silver Screen Hero |access-date=20 January 2014 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525095253/http://www.chowk.com/Views/Rise-and-Fall-of-a-Silver-Screen-Hero |archive-date=25 May 2011}}. Rise and fall of a silver screen hero. Retrieved 10 September 2008.</ref><ref name="dawn2">{{cite news |url=http://dawn.com/weekly/images/archive/061126/images3.htm |title=The man who changed cinema |date=26 November 2006 |access-date=16 June 2021 |url-status=dead |author=Omair Alavi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201065133/http://dawn.com/weekly/images/archive/061126/images3.htm |archive-date=1 February 2009 |newspaper=Dawn|location=Pakistan}}</ref>
| children = Shazer (son)
| children = Shazer (son)
| relatives = Amber Ayub (sister)
| relatives = Amber Ayub (sister)
}}
}}


'''Anita Ayoob''' (also Known as '''Anita Ayub''' and '''Aneeta Ayoob''') is a former Pakistani actress and model. She appeared in [[Bollywood]] films and [[Pakistani films]] also working in television dramas and advertisements in the 1980s and 1990s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Anita Ayub's back |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/860574/anita-ayub-s-back |publisher=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |date=4 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Nazir Ali |first1=Rashid |title=Aneeta Ayoob approached by television producers |url=https://reviewit.pk/aneeta-ayoob-approached-by-television-producers/ |publisher=Reviewit.pk |date=3 September 2014}}</ref>
'''Anita Ayoob''' (also Known as '''Anita Ayub''' and '''Aneeta Ayoob''') is a Pakistani actress and model. She appeared in [[Hindi cinema|Bollywood films]] and [[Cinema of Pakistan|Lollywood films]] also working in television dramas and advertisements in the 1980s and 1990s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Anita Ayub's back |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/860574/anita-ayub-s-back |work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |date=4 July 2010}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Anita was born in [[Karachi]] at [[Pakistan]] and she studied from a Private Girls College and graduated from University of Karachi with a master's degree in English literature.<ref name=WeeklyNigarKarachi/> Anita's family were close friends with [[Waheed Murad]]'s family.<ref name=WeeklyNigarKarachi>{{cite journal |title=مشہور ماڈل و اداکارہ انیتا ایوب کا انٹرویو |journal=Weekly Nigar Karachi |year=1999 |issue=Golden Jubilee Number |page=177}}</ref> She was discovered by a modeling agent to model for advertising and she agreed.<ref name=WeeklyNigarKarachi/>
Anita was born in [[Karachi]] at [[Pakistan]] and she studied from a Private Girls College and graduated from University of Karachi with a master's degree in English literature.<ref name=WeeklyNigarKarachi/> Anita's family were close friends with [[Waheed Murad]]'s family.<ref name=WeeklyNigarKarachi>{{cite journal |title=مشہور ماڈل و اداکارہ انیتا ایوب کا انٹرویو |journal=Weekly Nigar Karachi |year=1999 |issue=Golden Jubilee Number |page=177}}</ref> She was discovered by a modeling agent to model for advertising and she agreed.<ref name=WeeklyNigarKarachi/>

Anita also went to India to study acting and was studying acting in Roshan Taneja School of Acting at [[Mumbai]] there she was trained in acting by [[Roshan Taneja]].<ref name=WeeklyNigarKarachi/>


== Career ==
== Career ==
She started working as a model in her early teens and also worked in Hindi and Urdu films.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mandal |first1=Suchayan |title=Mafia wars of heart |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/mafia-wars-of-heart/articleshow/47867106.cms |publisher=[[BusinessInsider]] |date=29 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhattacharya |first1=Rohit |title=10 Times Bollywood Actors Crossed Paths With The Underworld |url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/inothernews/bollywood-underworld-connection/ |publisher=[[ScoopWhoop]] |date=11 August 2015}}</ref> In 1987 she made her debut as an actress in drama ''Gardish'' which was aired on PTV then she worked in drama ''Hasina-E-Alam'' with [[Rizwan Wasti]], Amber Ayub and [[Rabia Noreen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/movie/movie-news/shocking-dev-anands-heroine-controversy-actress-linked-dawood-accused-of-being|title=Shocking! From Dev Anand's Heroine to Controversy: THIS actress linked to Dawood, accused of being a Pakistani spy, the producer who rejected her, tragically shot|website=Telly Chakkar|date=January 20, 2024}}</ref> In 1993 she went to India for a commercial shooting and there Dev Anand who was looking for a new actress saw her commercial and he casted her for his film ''Pyaar Ka Tarana''.<ref name=WeeklyNigarKarachi/> She made her Bollywood debut in 1993 with film ''[[Pyaar Ka Tarana]]'', which was written and directed by [[Dev Anand]] later she worked with [[Dev Anand]] again in film ''[[Gangster (1994 film)|Gangster]]'' in 1994 which was a box office success.<ref>{{cite web |title=Anita Ayub |url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/hindi/movie-actress/anita-ayub |website=Nettv4u}}</ref>
She started working as a model in her early teens and also worked in Hindi and Urdu films.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mandal |first1=Suchayan |title=Mafia wars of heart |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/mafia-wars-of-heart/articleshow/47867106.cms |work=[[Business Insider]] |date=29 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhattacharya |first1=Rohit |title=10 Times Bollywood Actors Crossed Paths With The Underworld |url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/inothernews/bollywood-underworld-connection/ |publisher=[[ScoopWhoop]] |date=11 August 2015}}</ref> In 1987 she made her debut as an actress in drama ''Gardish'' which was aired on PTV then she worked in drama ''Hasina-E-Alam'' with [[Rizwan Wasti]], Amber Ayub and [[Rabia Noreen]].<ref name=TellyChakkar>{{cite web |url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/movie/movie-news/shocking-dev-anands-heroine-controversy-actress-linked-dawood-accused-of-being |title=Shocking! From Dev Anand's Heroine to Controversy: THIS actress linked to Dawood, accused of being a Pakistani spy, the producer who rejected her, tragically shot |website=Telly Chakkar |date=20 January 2024}}</ref>
As a model, she represented her country in [[Miss Asia Pacific International]] beauty pageant held in [[Manila]], [[Philippines]] in 1989.<ref name=Asiaweek>[[Asiaweek]], Volume 19, 1993]</ref>
In 1993 she went to India for a commercial shooting and there Dev Anand, who was looking for a new actress, saw her commercial and he cast her for his film ''Pyaar Ka Tarana''.<ref name=WeeklyNigarKarachi/> She made her Bollywood debut in 1993 with film ''[[Pyaar Ka Tarana]]'', which was written and directed by [[Dev Anand]] the film received averaged reviews but later turned out to be successful at the box office.<ref name=WeeklyNigarKarachi/>

Then she was offered a lead role in film ''Bulund'' with [[Salman Khan]] before it was called ''Nihatta'' and then she completed some shooting scenes with Salman Khan but after sometime she refused to work in the movie because director M.R. Shahjahan made many changes and she couldn't accept it so she left it then [[Somy Ali]] was cast in the lead role instead she signed a film with Dev Anand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-meet-star-rejected-film-with-salman-khan-rumoured-to-be-dawood-girlfriend-left-india-after-anita-ayoob-3096285|title=Meet star, who rejected film with Salman Khan, was rumoured to be Dawood's girlfriend, left India after being called...|website=Daily News and Analysis|date=July 10, 2024}}</ref><ref name=WeeklyNigarKarachi/>

In 1994 she was cast by Salim Chandan in his production film ''Prem Chakra'' co-starring with [[Deepak Tijori]], [[Ashok Saraf]], Sophia Khan, [[Arun Bakshi]], Jackie Bhantu and Musaddique the film's music was composed by [[Rajesh Roshan]] and directed by Mustanseer but the film was shelved.<ref name=WeeklyNigarKarachi/>

Later she worked with [[Dev Anand]] again in film ''[[Gangster (1994 film)|Gangster]]'' in 1995 which was a box office success.<ref name=WeeklyNigarKarachi/><ref>{{cite web |title=Anita Ayub |url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/hindi/movie-actress/anita-ayub |website=Nettv4u}}</ref>


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She had a long and successful career in [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] after appearing in some movies and she also worked in popular dramas in Pakistan which aired on PTV and then she moved to New York and settled there with her family.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cancelled |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/signposts/story/19931215-himachal-governor-gulsher-ahmed-resigns-811935-1993-12-15 |work=[[India Today]] |date=15 December 1993}}</ref><ref name=ibt>{{cite news |last1=Jha |first1=Shefali |title=Mamta Kulkarni to Monica Bedi: Actresses with underworld connection |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/mamta-kulkarni-monica-bedi-actresses-underworld-connection-811337 |work=[[International Business Times]] |date=7 January 2020 |quote=She later quit Bollywood and moved to New York over visa issues.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Saher |title=Pakistani Stars Troubled In India |url=https://www.fashioncentral.pk/blog/2012/01/07/pakistani-stars-troubled-in-india/ |publisher=Fashion Central |date=7 January 2012 |quote=Anita Ayub is another controversial character who was blamed to be Pakistani spy and was involved in Bombay blast. Even spending a long and successful career she was forcefully sent out by the orthodox shiv sena.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Srinivasan |first1=V S |title=Jinxed! |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/may/18pak.htm |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=18 May 1998 |quote=Worse was the case of Anita Ayub, another Pakistani who had hoped to make it big in Bollywood. Unfortunately, her sister was caught on the India-Pakistan border along with a man with a string of espionage cases against him. Anita, who had exposed her physique generously in a Dev Anand film, was taken away for questioning, her passport was impounded and she was warned in the nastiest possible terms that she couldn't leave the country.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mir |first1=Amir |title=Row over bikini contestant rages |url=https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/pakistan/row-over-bikini-contestant-rages-1.255267 |work=[[Gulf News]] |date=16 September 2006}}</ref><ref name=timesofindia>{{cite news |last1=Sen |first1=Somit |title=Girlfriend: Smokescreens for mafia |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Girlfriend-Smokescreens-for-mafia/articleshow/1026093.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=20 February 2005}}</ref>
As a model, she represented her country in [[Miss Asia Pacific International]] beauty pageant held in [[Manila]], [[Philippines]] in 1989.<ref name=Asiaweek>[[Asiaweek]], Volume 19, 1993]</ref><ref name=Taylor/><ref>{{cite web |title=Miss Asia Pacific 1980-1989 - Pageantopolis |url=http://www.pageantopolis.com/1980-1989.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120203126/http://www.pageantopolis.com/1980-1989.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=20 January 2016}}</ref>


In [[New York City|New York]] she hosted morning shows and guest shows on AT&T TV.<ref name=WeeklyNigarKarachi/>
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She had a long and successful career in [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] after appearing in some movies and she also worked in popular dramas in Pakistan which aired on PTV and then she moved to New York and settled there with her family.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cancelled |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/signposts/story/19931215-himachal-governor-gulsher-ahmed-resigns-811935-1993-12-15 |publisher=[[India Today]] |date=15 December 1993}}</ref><ref name=ibt>{{cite news |last1=Jha |first1=Shefali |title=Mamta Kulkarni to Monica Bedi: Actresses with underworld connection |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/mamta-kulkarni-monica-bedi-actresses-underworld-connection-811337 |publisher=[[IBTimes]] |date=7 January 2020 |quote=She later quit Bollywood and moved to New York over visa issues.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Saher |title=Pakistani Stars Troubled In India |url=https://www.fashioncentral.pk/blog/2012/01/07/pakistani-stars-troubled-in-india/ |publisher=[[Fashion Central]] |date=7 January 2012 |quote=Anita Ayub is another controversial character who was blamed to be Pakistani spy and was involved in Bombay blast. Even spending a long and successful career she was forcefully sent out by the orthodox shiv sena.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Srinivasan |first1=V S |title=Jinxed! |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/may/18pak.htm |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=18 May 1998 |quote=Worse was the case of Anita Ayub, another Pakistani who had hoped to make it big in Bollywood. Unfortunately, her sister was caught on the India-Pakistan border along with a man with a string of espionage cases against him. Anita, who had exposed her physique generously in a Dev Anand film, was taken away for questioning, her passport was impounded and she was warned in the nastiest possible terms that she couldn't leave the country.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mir |first1=Amir |title=Row over bikini contestant rages |url=https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/pakistan/row-over-bikini-contestant-rages-1.255267 |publisher=[[Gulf News]] |date=16 September 2006}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Ayoob married Saumil Patel, an Indian [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] businessman in the late 1990s. After her marriage, she moved to New York. She has a son named Shazer with Saumil Patel. After her divorce with Patel, she married Subak Majeed, a Pakistani businessman. She also has a half brother and actress Amber Ayub is her sister.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nazir Ali |first1=Rashid |title=Pakistanis Who Married Indians From Across The Border |url=https://reviewit.pk/indo-pak-weddings/ |publisher=Reviewit.pk |date=15 October 2018}}</ref>
Ayoob married Saumil Patel, an Indian [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] businessman in 1995.<ref name=WeeklyNigarKarachi/> After her marriage, she moved to New York. She has a son named Shazer with Saumil Patel. After her divorce with Patel, she married Subak Majeed, a Pakistani businessman. She also has a half brother and actress Amber Ayub is her sister.


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
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| Marilee
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| 1995 || ''STN Awards'' || ''Best New Talent'' || {{Won}} || ''Hip Hip Hurray Season 1'' ||<ref>{{cite journal|title=ہپ ہپ ہارے ایوارڈز جیتنے والوں کی فہرست|website=STN|date=October 6, 2023}}</ref>
| 1995 || ''STN Awards'' || ''Best New Talent'' || {{Won}} || ''Hip Hip Hurray Season 1'' ||<ref>{{cite journal |title=ہپ ہپ ہارے ایوارڈز جیتنے والوں کی فہرست |website=STN |date=6 October 2023}}</ref>
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== Controversies ==
== The underworld connection ==
Ayoob was reported to be very close to [[Dawood Ibrahim]].<ref name=ibt/> A producer named Javed Siddique was allegedly shot dead by [[D-Company|Dawood's gang]] in 1995, when the producer refused to cast Anita in a Hindi film.<ref name=timesofindia>{{cite news |last1=Sen |first1=Somit |title=Girlfriend: Smokescreens for mafia |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Girlfriend-Smokescreens-for-mafia/articleshow/1026093.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=20 February 2005}}</ref>

== Controversy ==
In 1989, she participated in the [[Miss Asia Pacific International]] beauty pageant, where she made a controversial remark on [[polygamy]] during the contest in [[Manila]], [[Philippines]]. She was quoted as saying, "Muslim women should be allowed to have four spouses, just as Muslim men can take four wives at any one time." After her statement, she was forced to withdraw from the contest. She was accused of preaching immorality by outraged Pakistanis. In January 1989, 22 lawyers demanded that she should clarify her statement. A case was filed against her in Pakistan, terming her alleged statement "illegal and immoral".<ref name=Taylor>{{cite book |author1=Andrew Rippin |authorlink1=Andrew Rippin |title=Muslims: The contemporary period |date=1993 |publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]] |isbn=9780415045285 |pages=105, 104 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=erOh3zXi9U4C&q=Anita+Ayub&pg=PA102}}</ref><ref name=Asiaweek/>
In 1989, she participated in the [[Miss Asia Pacific International]] beauty pageant, where she made a controversial remark on [[polygamy]] during the contest in [[Manila]], [[Philippines]]. She was quoted as saying, "Muslim women should be allowed to have four spouses, just as Muslim men can take four wives at any one time." After her statement, she was forced to withdraw from the contest. She was accused of preaching immorality by outraged Pakistanis. In January 1989, 22 lawyers demanded that she should clarify her statement. A case was filed against her in Pakistan, terming her alleged statement "illegal and immoral".<ref name=Taylor>{{cite book |author1=Andrew Rippin |authorlink1=Andrew Rippin |title=Muslims: The contemporary period |date=1993 |publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]] |isbn=9780415045285 |pages=105, 104 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=erOh3zXi9U4C&q=Anita+Ayub&pg=PA102}}</ref><ref name=Asiaweek/>


In 1995, producer Javed Siddique was allegedly killed by [[D-Company|Dawood's gang]] when he refused to cast Ayoob in his film.<ref name=timesofindia/>
Ayoob has been reported to have a close association with [[Dawood Ibrahim]].<ref name=ibt/> In 1995, producer Javed Siddique was allegedly shot dead by members of Dawood's gang after he refused to cast Anita in a Hindi film.<ref name=timesofindia>{{cite news |last1=Sen |first1=Somit |title=Girlfriend: Smokescreens for mafia |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Girlfriend-Smokescreens-for-mafia/articleshow/1026093.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=20 February 2005}}</ref>

== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 22:05, 12 December 2024

Anita Ayoob
Born
Anita Ayoob

(1970-09-17) 17 September 1970 (age 54)
Karachi, Pakistan
Other names
  • Aneeta Ayoob
  • Anita Ayub
  • Anita Ayub Majeed
EducationUniversity of Karachi
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Model
  • Host
Years active1987 - 2010
SpouseSubak Majeed (husband)
ChildrenShazer (son)
ParentMumtaz Ayub (mother)[1][2]
RelativesAmber Ayub (sister)

Anita Ayoob (also Known as Anita Ayub and Aneeta Ayoob) is a Pakistani actress and model. She appeared in Bollywood films and Lollywood films also working in television dramas and advertisements in the 1980s and 1990s.[3]

Early life

[edit]

Anita was born in Karachi at Pakistan and she studied from a Private Girls College and graduated from University of Karachi with a master's degree in English literature.[4] Anita's family were close friends with Waheed Murad's family.[4] She was discovered by a modeling agent to model for advertising and she agreed.[4]

Anita also went to India to study acting and was studying acting in Roshan Taneja School of Acting at Mumbai there she was trained in acting by Roshan Taneja.[4]

Career

[edit]

She started working as a model in her early teens and also worked in Hindi and Urdu films.[5][6] In 1987 she made her debut as an actress in drama Gardish which was aired on PTV then she worked in drama Hasina-E-Alam with Rizwan Wasti, Amber Ayub and Rabia Noreen.[7]

As a model, she represented her country in Miss Asia Pacific International beauty pageant held in Manila, Philippines in 1989.[8]

In 1993 she went to India for a commercial shooting and there Dev Anand, who was looking for a new actress, saw her commercial and he cast her for his film Pyaar Ka Tarana.[4] She made her Bollywood debut in 1993 with film Pyaar Ka Tarana, which was written and directed by Dev Anand the film received averaged reviews but later turned out to be successful at the box office.[4]

Then she was offered a lead role in film Bulund with Salman Khan before it was called Nihatta and then she completed some shooting scenes with Salman Khan but after sometime she refused to work in the movie because director M.R. Shahjahan made many changes and she couldn't accept it so she left it then Somy Ali was cast in the lead role instead she signed a film with Dev Anand.[9][4]

In 1994 she was cast by Salim Chandan in his production film Prem Chakra co-starring with Deepak Tijori, Ashok Saraf, Sophia Khan, Arun Bakshi, Jackie Bhantu and Musaddique the film's music was composed by Rajesh Roshan and directed by Mustanseer but the film was shelved.[4]

Later she worked with Dev Anand again in film Gangster in 1995 which was a box office success.[4][10]

She had a long and successful career in India and Pakistan after appearing in some movies and she also worked in popular dramas in Pakistan which aired on PTV and then she moved to New York and settled there with her family.[11][12][13][14][15][16]

In New York she hosted morning shows and guest shows on AT&T TV.[4]

Personal life

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Ayoob married Saumil Patel, an Indian Gujarati businessman in 1995.[4] After her marriage, she moved to New York. She has a son named Shazer with Saumil Patel. After her divorce with Patel, she married Subak Majeed, a Pakistani businessman. She also has a half brother and actress Amber Ayub is her sister.

Filmography

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Television series

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Year Title Role Network
1987 Gardish Shahida PTV[7]
1992 Hasina-E Alam Naila PTV[7]
1992 Eid Flight Nida PTV
1993 Yes Sir, No Sir Herself PTV
1995 Hip Hip Hurray Season 1 Herself STN
1995 Doosra Raasta Simi PTV
1997 Waqt Ka Aasman Marilee PTV
1998 Yeh Jahan Fariha PTV

Film

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Year Film Language
1993 Pyaar Ka Tarana Hindi
1994
Sub Ke Baap Urdu
Chalti Ka Naam Gari Punjabi
Maria Urdu
1995 Gangster Hindi

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Title Ref.
1995 STN Awards Best New Talent Won Hip Hip Hurray Season 1 [17]

Controversies

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In 1989, she participated in the Miss Asia Pacific International beauty pageant, where she made a controversial remark on polygamy during the contest in Manila, Philippines. She was quoted as saying, "Muslim women should be allowed to have four spouses, just as Muslim men can take four wives at any one time." After her statement, she was forced to withdraw from the contest. She was accused of preaching immorality by outraged Pakistanis. In January 1989, 22 lawyers demanded that she should clarify her statement. A case was filed against her in Pakistan, terming her alleged statement "illegal and immoral".[18][8]

Ayoob has been reported to have a close association with Dawood Ibrahim.[12] In 1995, producer Javed Siddique was allegedly shot dead by members of Dawood's gang after he refused to cast Anita in a Hindi film.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Chowk: : Rise and Fall of a Silver Screen Hero". Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Rise and fall of a silver screen hero. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
  2. ^ Omair Alavi (26 November 2006). "The man who changed cinema". Dawn. Pakistan. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Anita Ayub's back". Dawn. 4 July 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "مشہور ماڈل و اداکارہ انیتا ایوب کا انٹرویو". Weekly Nigar Karachi (Golden Jubilee Number): 177. 1999.
  5. ^ Mandal, Suchayan (29 June 2015). "Mafia wars of heart". Business Insider.
  6. ^ Bhattacharya, Rohit (11 August 2015). "10 Times Bollywood Actors Crossed Paths With The Underworld". ScoopWhoop.
  7. ^ a b c "Shocking! From Dev Anand's Heroine to Controversy: THIS actress linked to Dawood, accused of being a Pakistani spy, the producer who rejected her, tragically shot". Telly Chakkar. 20 January 2024.
  8. ^ a b Asiaweek, Volume 19, 1993]
  9. ^ "Meet star, who rejected film with Salman Khan, was rumoured to be Dawood's girlfriend, left India after being called..." Daily News and Analysis. 10 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Anita Ayub". Nettv4u.
  11. ^ "Cancelled". India Today. 15 December 1993.
  12. ^ a b Jha, Shefali (7 January 2020). "Mamta Kulkarni to Monica Bedi: Actresses with underworld connection". International Business Times. She later quit Bollywood and moved to New York over visa issues.
  13. ^ Saher (7 January 2012). "Pakistani Stars Troubled In India". Fashion Central. Anita Ayub is another controversial character who was blamed to be Pakistani spy and was involved in Bombay blast. Even spending a long and successful career she was forcefully sent out by the orthodox shiv sena.
  14. ^ Srinivasan, V S (18 May 1998). "Jinxed!". Rediff.com. Worse was the case of Anita Ayub, another Pakistani who had hoped to make it big in Bollywood. Unfortunately, her sister was caught on the India-Pakistan border along with a man with a string of espionage cases against him. Anita, who had exposed her physique generously in a Dev Anand film, was taken away for questioning, her passport was impounded and she was warned in the nastiest possible terms that she couldn't leave the country.
  15. ^ Mir, Amir (16 September 2006). "Row over bikini contestant rages". Gulf News.
  16. ^ a b Sen, Somit (20 February 2005). "Girlfriend: Smokescreens for mafia". The Times of India.
  17. ^ "ہپ ہپ ہارے ایوارڈز جیتنے والوں کی فہرست". STN. 6 October 2023.
  18. ^ Andrew Rippin (1993). Muslims: The contemporary period. Taylor & Francis. pp. 105, 104. ISBN 9780415045285.
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