{{Short description|Pakistani actress and model}} {{Malay name|Mathira|Mohammad|}} {{for|the Kenyan electoral constituency|Mathira Constituency}} {{pp-pc}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Mathira | image = Mathira Piya Re Videoshoot.jpg | image_size = 250 | alt = | caption = During the video shoot of "Piya Re" by [[Furqan and Imran]] | native_name = متھیرا | native_name_lang = ur | birth_name = Mathira | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1992|02|25}}<ref name="LA Times">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2011-sep-25-la-fg-pakistan-mathira-20110925-story.html|title=Sexy TV host's popularity underscores Pakistan's contradictions|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=25 September 2011|access-date=4 August 2014|first=Mark|last=Magnier}}</ref> | birth_place = [[Harare]], Zimbabwe | death_date = | death_place = | citizenship = Pakistani | occupation = {{flatlist| * actress * television hostess * singer }} | years_active = 2007–present | spouse = {{marriage|Farran J. Mirza (Flint J)|2014|2018|end=div}} | relatives = Rose Mohammad (sister)<ref>{{cite web|title=Mathira's sister Rose Muhammad to debut with the film Azaad|date=12 July 2014|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/734734/mathiras-sister-to-debut-soon/|access-date=2 November 2014}}</ref> | website = }}
'''Mathira Mohammad''', mononymously known as '''Mathira''', is a [[Pakistani]]-[[Zimbabwean]] model, dancer, [[Television presenter|television hostess]], singer, and actor.<ref>{{cite web |last=Qamar |first=Saadia |date=14 October 2011 |title=I don't take bakwas: Mathira |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/274015/i-dont-take-bakwas-mathira |access-date=4 September 2022 |website=[[The Express Tribune]]}}</ref> She has hosted several television shows and appeared in music videos. She is known for her item songs in ''[[Main Hoon Shahid Afridi]]'' and the [[India]]n [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] film ''[[Young Malang]]''.
== Early life and career == Mathira was born into a [[Muslim]] family in [[Harare]], [[Zimbabwe]] to a South African father and a Pakistani mother.<ref name="dawn.com">{{Cite web |date=9 January 2011 |title=First person: Ma Ma Mathira |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/597317 |access-date=4 September 2022 |website=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]}}</ref> Her sister Rose Muhammad is also an actress. She was educated in Zimbabwe before moving to Pakistan with her family amid unrest in Zimbabwe.<ref name="dawn.com"/> She made her debut in music videos of ''Jadugar'', ''Desi Beat'' and "Nachdi Kamal" by [[Malkoo]] and ''Woh Kaun Thi'' by [[Rizwan-ul-Haq]], and "Jotha Tu Hai" by [[Arbaz Khan]]. In March 2011, she got a chance to host a [[Late night television|late-night programme]] ''Love Indicator'' on Vibe TV.
Mathira then shot for the cover of a leading Pakistani fashion magazine.<ref>{{cite web |date=12 January 2017 |title=Yes, I'm bold & it is not a sin: Mathira Khan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/news/Yes-Im-bold-it-is-not-a-sin-Mathira-Khan/articleshow/19726451.cms |access-date=4 September 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> In 2011, she also hosted an [[AAG TV]]'s show ''Baji Online''. In 2013, she made her debut in [[Bollywood]] by doing an [[Item number|item song]] "Lakk Ch Current" in Indian [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] film ''[[Young Malang]]''.<ref name="A12">{{cite web |url=http://spicy.pk/mathira-khan-bollywood-exposing-herself|title=Mathira Khan to Appear in Bollywood Exposing Herself Boldly|date=n.d.}}</ref> She has also done an item number "Masti Mein Doobi Raat Hai" in the film ''[[Main Hoon Shahid Afridi]]'' starring [[Humayun Saeed]].<ref>{{cite web|author=ON |url=http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x13x56j_masti-mai-dobay-raat-full-film-version-item-song-main-hoon-shahid-afridi-movie-2013-king-mna_music |title=Masti Mai Dobay Raat | KING MNA – Video Dailymotion |publisher=Dailymotion.com |date= n.d.|access-date=29 September 2013}}</ref> She then appeared in the music video of the song "Jhootha" with young rapper Arbaz Khan, which was released on 30 December 2013.
In 2014, she acted in a film directed by [[Vipin Sharma]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Nabi |first=Zehra |date=1 January 2014 |title=Mathira's back with new music video 'Jhootha' |newspaper=[[The Express Tribune]] |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/653350/mathiras-back-with-new-music-video-jhoota/ |access-date=3 January 2014}}</ref> In 2015, she featured in the song "Piya Re" with [[Furqan and Imran]] by paying tribute to [[Adnan Sami Khan]]'s song "Bheegi Bheegi Raaton Mein".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Siddiqui |first=Taimoor |date=2015-05-05 |title=Bringing back the band culture |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/881441/bringing-back-the-band-culture |access-date=2022-09-04 |website=[[The Express Tribune]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mathira croons a tribute to Adnan Sami Khan|url=http://magazine.thenews.com.pk/mag/detail_article.asp?magId=11&id=10657|work=The News International|date=20 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122010501/http://magazine.thenews.com.pk/mag/detail_article.asp?magId=11&id=10657|archive-date=22 November 2015}}</ref>
From 2017 to 2019, she played a supporting character in [[Geo Kahani]]'s series ''[[Naagin (Geo Kahani)|Naagin]].''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Haq |first=Irfan Ul |date=26 September 2017 |title=Mathira is back with a supernatural serial |work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1178500 |access-date=2 October 2017}}</ref> In 2019, she was seen in the romance-thriller film ''[[Sirf Tum Hi To Ho]]'' opposite [[Danish Taimoor]].<ref name="Qamar">{{Cite web |last=Qamar |first=Saadia |date=2016-02-22 |title=Danish Taimoor, Mathira-starrer 'Tum Hi To Ho' will hit theatres on Eidul Fitr |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1052154/danish-taimoor-mathira-starrer-tum-hi-to-ho-will-hit-theatres-on-eidul-fitr |access-date=2022-09-04 |website=[[The Express Tribune]] |language=en}}</ref>
== Personal life == Mathira married [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] singer [[Flint J (singer)|Farran J. Mirza]] (also known as [[Flint J (singer)|Flint J]]) in 2012. The couple has a son, Aahil Rizvi who was born in September 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-09-03 |title=Motherhood: Mathira welcomes a baby boy |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/757639/mathira-welcomes-arrival-of-a-baby-boy |access-date=2022-09-04 |website=[[The Express Tribune]] |language=en}}</ref> Mathira shared the news of their divorce in an Instagram post in January 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2018-01-30 |title=Mathira shares break-up letter on Instagram following divorce with husband |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1179362 |access-date=2022-09-04 |website=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |language=en}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
=== Films === {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Title !Role !Notes !Ref. |- | rowspan="2" | 2013 || ''[[Young Malang]]'' || Dancer in the Song "Lakk Ch Current"|| Bollywood Movie | |- | ''[[Main Hoon Shahid Afridi]]'' || Dancer || Special appearance | |- | 2016 || ''[[Blind Love (2016 film)|Blind Love]]'' || || Special appearance | |- | 2017 || ''[[Raasta (2017 film)|Raasta]]'' || Dancer in the Song "Pee Lay" || Special appearance | |- | rowspan="2" | 2019 ||''[[Tum Hi To Ho|Sirf Tum Hi To Ho]]'' ||Shiza | |<ref name="Qamar"/> |- |[[Tevar (2019 film)|''Tevar'']] | | | |- |TBA |''[[Sikander (2017 film)|Sikander]]''|| | | |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Title !Role !Notes !Ref. |- |2011 |Love Indicator |Host | | |- |2017–2019 |[[Naagin (Pakistani TV series)|''Naagin'']] |Mastaani | | |- |2017 |''Biwi Se Biwi Tak'' |Guest appearance | | |- | rowspan="4" | 2020 || ''[[Game Show Aisay Chalay Ga|Game Show Aisay Chalay Ga League]]'' || Team captain (Quetta Wolves) || rowspan="2" | Runner-up | |- | ''[[Khush Raho Pakistan|Khush Raho Pakistan 2020 Cup (Season 2)]]'' || Team captain (Team Gilgit Baltistan) | |- | ''The Insta Show with Mathira'' ||Host | | |- |Desi Rapper |Host | | |}
=== Music videos === {| class="wikitable" !Year !TItle !Artist(s) !Ref. |- |2012 |"Desi Beat" |Malkoo, AK The Punjabi Rapper | |- |2013 |"Jhootha" |Arbaz Khan |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mahmood |first=Rafay |date=2014-01-04 |title='Jhootha' is cute, not chichora: Mathira |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/654791/jhootha-is-cute-not-chichora-mathira |access-date=2022-09-04 |website=[[The Express Tribune]] |language=en}}</ref> |- |2013 |"Nachidi Kamal" |Malkoo |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-08-15 |title=Did you know? Mathira stars as Malkoo's Billo in Nachdi Kamaal |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/590596/did-you-know-mathira-stars-as-malkoos-billo-in-nachdi-kamaal |access-date=2022-09-04 |website=[[The Express Tribune]] |language=en}}</ref> |}
==Discography== ;Featured in *"Piya Re" – [[Furqan and Imran]] feat. Mathira
==See also== * [[List of Pakistani actresses]] * [[Meera (Pakistani actress)|Meera]] * [[Veena Malik]]
== References ==
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== External links == * {{IMDb name|7797280|Mathira}}
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