Our society has set a certain age for people to get married. People getting married at an early age or an elderly age is away from the norms and makes the whole society criticize the couple. But, there is no set age limit to tie a knot. Many of our showbiz stars have proved it by getting married late. They took long enough to find a perfect mate for themselves because they were not lucky enough to find them at an early age and now they are living like a happy couple. The public has had mixed emotions regarding their steps but Love Conquers All. So, here we present you with a list of Pakistani celebrities who got married late.
Pakistani Celebrities Who Got Married Late
- Samina Ahmed and Manzar Sehbai
- Anjuman Shaheen and Lucky Ali
- Jia Ali
- Bushra Ansari
- Naheed Shabbir
Samina Ahmad and Manzar Sehbai
Samina Ahmad and Manzar Sehbai have made their worth in the showbiz through their acting. Public respects and adores their acting. They both decided to get married without any thought of the society. Although, Samina got married to Fareed Ahmed at a young age from whom she begot two children, Zain and Zara. Their marriage did not work out because he divorced her in 1993 for another colleague.
Till then, she left her life alone while focusing on her career until she met Manzar Sehbai who loved her in a way that she should be. When they announced their Nikkah openly, they were not sure about the reaction from the public. But, the public responded in an empathetic way by regarding them as a cute, loveable couple.
Anjuman Shaheen and Lucky Ali
Anjuman Shaheen is a recognizable name of her time. She has contributed a lot to the Pakistani film industry. She is an example that it is hard for elderly people to live their life alone when everyone around them gets busy in their lives. Her husband passed away which left her alone as all her children were settled in their lives.
It was a time when she decided to get married to Lucky Ali, a producer, and a business tycoon, in 2019 when they were both in their 60s. This is a kind of story that is rare in our story because Lucky Ali had to struggle a lot to make Anjuman agree with the proposal. Also, Anjuman declared that her marriage was not her personal choice but she did it with the permission of her children.
Jia Ali
Comparative to other actors in this list, Jia Ali married at an early age. But, this was an age where people could not hold back their criticism. She married Imran Ali, a businessman, at the age of 48. They commemorated their Nikkah in Badshahi Mosque. She told that her marriage is a mixture of love and arranged and her husband’s family has no problem with the age difference between them. Jia is older than Imran which signifies that age does not matter if the couple is happy together. They both are living happily and Jia is proud of getting the perfect mate at a later age than finding someone wrong at an early age. They are both planning to merge their businesses once her husband comes back to Pakistan.
Bushra Ansari
Bushra Ansari is a veteran actor and singer of the Pakistani film industry. With all her contribution to showbiz, she does not need any introduction. Bushra Ansari married Iqbal Ansari at an early age. Her first marriage was not a heavenly match as she stayed unsatisfactory throughout her 36 years of marriage. She talked about her divorce in an interview, She used her right of divorce to untie the knot with Iqbal Ansari.
Although, she had tried her best to continue with the marriage for the sake of her children. But, now she is satisfied after marrying Iqbal Hussain because ending an unhappy relationship is wider than compromising and staying unhappy. She married Iqbal Hussain in 2005 but did not publicly announce it till recently and now she seems happy in her life.
Naheed Shabbir
Naheed is also one of the Pakistani celebrities who got married late. She was not looking for any approval from the public when she married Nomi Khan in 2019. Naheed Shabbir is a famous television actress who decided to remarry in her 50s. This was Naheed and Nomi’s second marriage which brought a lot of criticism from the public. People called Naheed a homewrecker but little they were caring about the opinions. Because they are living happily with each other.
