Singer Aima Baig is reportedly set to make her acting debut as one of the female leads in Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 3.
According to Galaxy Lollywood, Nadeem Baig is returning as director for the third installment of the hit franchise, bringing back an ensemble cast that includes Humayun Saeed, Fahad Mustafa, Mehwish Hayat, Ahmed Ali Butt and Vasay Chaudhary. Yasir Hussain is also joining the much anticipated film.
The announcement has drawn an enthusiastic response online. Fans took to social media to share their excitement, with comments such as “good entry in jpna 3” and “Waooooo” pouring in soon after the news broke.
Aima Baig has built her career as one of Pakistan’s leading playback singers over the past decade.
She made her singing debut in 2016 with the film Lahore Se Aagey, lending her voice to the song “Kalabaaz Dil,” which won her a Lux Style Award for Best Female Singer. She went on to win the same award again the following year for “Sadqa” from Chupan Chupai.
In 2019, she received the Tamgha-e-Fakhr-e-Imtiaz for her contribution to the arts. Baig has also been a regular performer on Coke Studio Pakistan, appearing in multiple seasons, and has sung anthems for the Pakistan Super League alongside artists including Atif Aslam.
Her playback work spans several major Pakistani films, including Teefa in Trouble and Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2, where she sang “Aya Lariye.”
The Jawani Phir Nahi Ani franchise has become one of the most successful in Pakistani cinema. The first film released in 2015 and marked Nadeem Baig’s directorial debut, starring Humayun Saeed, Hamza Ali Abbasi, Ahmed Ali Butt, Vasay Chaudhry and Mehwish Hayat. It went on to become one of the highest grossing Pakistani films of all time.
The sequel, Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2, released in 2018 and broke box office records, becoming the highest grossing Pakistani film at the time of its release. It brought back much of the original cast alongside Fahad Mustafa, Kubra Khan and Mawra Hocane.
