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Nina
Nina was introduced by director W.Z. Ahmed in Ek Raat (1942) as the ‘mysterious Nina’ in a country-wide publicity campaign. After the success of the film, she left her husband Mohsin Abdullah and married W.Z. Ahmed. She worked in many of her husband’s home productions under the banner of Shalimar Pictures. After partition, the couple ...
Nazar
Nazar was Pakistan’s first indigenous comedian. He made his debut in Punjabi film Gul-Baloch (released on 28th February 1944), which also introduced Indian Playback singer Mohd. Rafi. After partition, he acted in Pakistan’s first feature film Teri Yaad (1948). Later he acted in Pheray – Pakistan’s first silver jubilee film and became so popular that ...
Rattan Kumar
Rattan Kumar, along with Baby Tabassum and Baby Naaz, was the most sought-after child-star of Bombay Cinema. Rattan would inevitably bag the coveted role whenever the demands of the script called for the hero’s childhood to be shown on screen. As such, Rattan played the childhood roles for quite a few important actors of India, ...
Saloni
When one recount Saloni’s name a couple of times, one is instantly reminded of Salome and her seven veils. Not that Saloni didn’t have her own chance to don tissue and chiffon and do a few twirls of her own. Saloni entered the Pakistani film industry in nondescript and unmemorable Urdu films, and only became ...
Renuka Devi
Renuka Devi was famous Bollywood actress of the early forties. Mostly associated with Bombay Talkies, she acted in few of their films including Jeevan Prabhat (1937), Bhabhi (1938), and Naya Sansar (1941). Also sang some hit songs including Jhuki aaye re badariya sawan ki – Bhabhi (1938). Migrated to Pakistan after partition and acted in ...
Husnlal-Bhagatram
“Chup chup kharey ho zaroor koi baat hai, pehli mulaqaat hai ji pehli mulaqaat hai” sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Premlata for film “Bari Behen” in the year 1949 was certainly one of the most popular melodies of its time. I still remember, during my childhood days, open air evening theatre and Ramlila were the ...
Masroor Anwar
So sincere, you could swear by him! Chubby, and baby-faced, Masroor Anwar, the versatile lyricist of our film industry, felt eternally indebted to Pakistan. And his patriotic songs are a testimony to that. Evergreen hits like Mehdi Hasan’s Apni Jaan nazr karoon, apni wafa pesh karoon were the heart and soul of the Pakistani struggle ...
Sheila Ramani
Sheila Ramani, a forgotten name today, but most of us still remember her in Navketan’s Taxi Driver (1954) where she was cast as Anglo-Indian club Dancer – Sylvie. Sheila Ramani was introduced by Chetan Anand to Hindi films, which explains her association with Navketan. She was born in Sindh, and one of the few Sindhi ...
Shabana
Bengali actress Shabana’s career was inextricably linked with Pakistani film actor Nadeem. In fact when the erstwhile star made his screen debut in the Urdu hit film Chakori in 1967, he was paired with the actress who began her career in the late 50’s in a slew of Bengali films. Chakori was Shabana’s first Urdu ...
Suchinda
In a land ruled by the arts and artistes, and romanticized by poetry and music, the gifts of creativity were many. The curve of the eyebrow, the charisma of lovely eyes and the wave of the fragrant hair ruled the enigmatic Bengal. Our own East Pakistan was lit up by the cultural magic of the ...
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Deedar (1951):
Adapting much of the K.L. Saigal type of melodrama, the tale opens with adolescents Shamu (Dilip...
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Babra Sharif:
Model turned actress Babra Sharif was born in Lahore in 1951. Her first public appearance was in...
Lollywood - Our hero wants to act :
Tennis star Aisamul Haq has a pretty long to-do list. So he revealed while talking to Sidra Iqba...
Mira Nair:
Mira Nair came to international prominence with a successful first feature Salaam Bombay! (1988)...
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