Veena Malik (born Zahida Malik) is a Pakistani actress and model born on 26 February 1984 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. She began her career in Pakistan as a television actress and model, appearing in numerous Pakistani drama serials and becoming one of Pakistan's most recognizable entertainment personalities in the mid-2000s. She is known for her boldness, outspokenness, and unapologetic approach to her career. Her participation in Bigg Boss 4 (2010–2011) — as a Pakistani citizen and one of the few international contestants in the show's history at that point — made her a controversial media figure in India. Her friendship with Ashmit Patel inside the house generated extensive tabloid coverage. After Bigg Boss, her FHM India cover (2011), in which she appeared with 'ISI' written on her arm, created a political firestorm between India and Pakistan and led to a widely circulated video of Pakistani cleric Mufti Abdul Qavi publicly condemning her — to which she responded with equal fire. She went on to appear in Bollywood films including Daal Mein Kuch Kaala Hai (2012) and Zindagi 50-50 (2013), and participated in Nach Baliye 6. She married Pakistani actor Asad Bashir Khan Khattak in 2013 and has two children; they later divorced. She was evicted from Bigg Boss 4 in Week 12, finishing 6th overall.

Pakistani TV dramas and the Lollywood/Bollywood crossover film Daal Mein Kuch Kaala Hai (2012); controversial FHM India cover shoot (2011) and the ensuing media firestorm and Mufti Qavi controversy; lead role in the Bollywood film Zindagi 50-50 (2013); participation in Nach Baliye 6; her bold, outspoken personality on Bigg Boss 4 (2010–2011), where she became the season's most high-profile international contestant.

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