Urwa Hocane


Urwa Tul Wusqua Hussain, better known by her stage name Urwa Hocane, is a Pakistani media personality, model and actress. Hocane made her film debut in the 2014 romantic comedy Na Maloom Afraad.

Early life and career

Hocane was born in Karachi, but she grew up in Islamabad where she completed her education from Bahria College, Islamabad. She is the sister of another television actress Mawra Hocane. As a teenager, she performed as a theatre artist before she started working as a VJ for ARY Musik. As a sign of filial devotion to her younger sibling Mawra, when Urwa started her career she chose to use the name Hocane and over time, it stuck.

Career

Hocane made her acting debut with leading role in the 2012 romantic drama Meri Ladli alongside Ahsan Khan and Sajal Ali. She later appeared in serials such as Kahi Un Kahi, and Madiha Maliha. Her portrayal of a girl subjected to family pressures and a forced wedding in Marasim.
She made her film debut in the 2014 romantic comedy Na Maloom Afraad opposite Fahad Mustafa, Mohsin Abbas Haider and Javed Sheikh. The film received generally positive reviews, and she was praised for her performance. She was offered Ekta Kapoor's Bollywood film Azhar alongside Emran Hashmi, which she refused saying, she was not going to do kissing and bold scenes on screen.
In January 2019, Hocane announced her first project as a producer, a romantic film with husband Farhan Saeed titled Tich Button. They are producing the film together. In March Hocane posted picture from her shooting spell of Tich Button at Nankana Sahib, on her Instagram account.
In June 2019, she launched her clothing line in collaboration with her sister Mawra Hocane.

Personal life

Hocane married Farhan Saeed on December 16, 2016 at Lahore, Pakistan.

Filmography

Films

Television