{"id":5487,"date":"2026-09-01T04:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T04:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/?p=5487"},"modified":"2026-09-01T04:07:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T04:07:00","slug":"sonya-hussyn-celebrates-deemak-win-with-tribute-to-its-pillars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/?p=5487","title":{"rendered":"Sonya Hussyn celebrates &#8216;Deemak&#8217; win with tribute to its &#8216;pillars&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Sonya Hussyn has been honoured with the International Best Actor Achievement Award for her performance in\u00a0<em>Deemak<\/em>, an accolade she said felt particularly meaningful because it was presented on home soil at the Sunday Icon Awards.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing a carousel of pictures from the ceremony on Instagram, Hussyn wrote, \u201cWinning Best Actor internationally for\u00a0<em>Deemak<\/em>\u00a0was an extraordinary honour, but receiving this recognition at home feels especially close to my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She dedicated the honour to the team behind the film, naming director Rafay Rashdi, producer Murad and writer Abu Jinns, along with co-stars Samina Peerzada, Faysal Quraishi, Bushra Ansari and cinematographer Rana Kamran. \u201cThis film would be nothing without you all,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>She thanked the\u00a0<em>Sunday Times<\/em>\u00a0and Sunday Icon Awards, urging the organisers to \u201ckeep celebrating art\u201d. She also credited her styling team Ozi and designer Fahad Hussayn for making the evening \u201ceven more special\u201d and \u201cextraordinary\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>For her red-carpet look, Hussyn separately thanked designer Karishma Kewalramani, noting that \u201cit takes a lot of effort to create something\u201d with such intricate detail. She also thanked Saad Hassan for \u201cmanaging everything so perfectly at the last minute\u201d.<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcrMkK1DQ2p\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsi=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcrMkK1DQ2p\/embed\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=658&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Ftribune.com.pk&amp;rp=%2Fstory%2F2626742%2Fsonya-hussyn-celebrates-deemak-win-with-tribute-to-its-pillars#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1860.4000000059605%2C%22ls%22%3A520.7999999821186%2C%22le%22%3A1329.2999999821186%7D\" height=\"1012\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-story-2\" data-google-query-id=\"CPilyvu_zJYDFZjNDQkd2ZkveA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/11952262\/tribune-lifestyle-story-2_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/11952262\/tribune-lifestyle-story-2_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/11952262\/tribune-lifestyle-story-2_0\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hussyn\u2019s caption also turned towards the people closest to her. She thanked her parents and siblings Moni, Salman and Saima, writing that \u201cevery achievement of mine begins with your love, prayers and support\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>She gave a special mention to her sister, actor Sana Hussyn, joking that Sana had \u201cturned into a zombie towards the end of the night\u201d after completing back-to-back shoots to attend the ceremony. She also thanked Rasikh Ismail Khan, whom she described as her \u201cforever friend\u201d and \u201cfather figure\u201d, adding that she had \u201cmissed him so much at the ceremony\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Hussyn also expressed gratitude to her partner Mansoor, whom she referred to by the nickname \u201cDazara Qarara\u201d, for \u201calways being by my side\u201d. \u201cThis award is not the end of the journey; it is a reminder to keep telling stories that matter,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>She concluded with a prayer: \u201cMay Allah protect our artists, our children, our talent and this beautiful country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The latest honour adds to a growing list of international recognition for\u00a0<em>Deemak<\/em>. Hussyn previously won Best Supporting Actress at the inaugural\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2579653\/sonya-hussyn-wins-moscows-oscar\" rel=\"nofollow\">Diamond Butterfly Award in Moscow<\/a>\u00a0in November.<\/p>\n<p>The film, which also stars Quraishi, Peerzada, Ansari and Javed Sheikh, represented Pakistan among 34 entries from 17 countries at the event.<\/p>\n<p><em>Deemak<\/em>\u00a0had also reportedly crossed Rs175 million at the domestic box office by that time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Sonya Hussyn has been honoured with the International Best Actor Achievement Award for her performance in\u00a0Deemak, an accolade she said felt particularly meaningful because it was presented on home soil at the Sunday Icon Awards. 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