Anjuman (actress)
| Anjuman | |
|---|---|
| Native name | انجمن |
| Born |
Anjuman Shaheen Multan, Pakistan |
| Occupation | Film Actress |
| Years active | 1978–2000 |
| Spouse(s) | Mobin Malik (late) |
Anjuman is a Pakistani film actress. She was one of the most successful Punjabi film heroines of Pakistan during the 1980s and early 1990s. Her real name is Anjuman Shaheen and she was born in Bahawalpur.[1] Anjuman's parents were from Ahmadpur East, settled in Multan and then migrated to Lahore. Anjuman was not only in this field from her family but her younger sister Gori was also an actress of lollywood and the both sisters were the most charming and talented.
Career
Her career spanned almost 20 years and she appeared in more than 300 films. She first appeared in the Urdu film, Soorath co-starring with Waseem Abbas, Afshan, Taj Niazi, in 1973 and she gave her last appearance in 2000 in the film Peengan. Soorath was not a success; her first major hit was Waadey Ki Zanjeer (1979).[1] She had major roles in Sher Khan and Chan Varyam and played a supporting role in Sala Sahib. All three films were diamond jubilee hits and were released the same day, a unique record, which she shared with her partner hero Sultan Rahi, her playback voice (singer) Melody Queen Madam Noor Jehan, and musician Wajahat Attre. Anjuman was a darling of the working classes, who went to the cinema frequently. She could dance according to their taste and she had the figure of a traditional Punjabi Mutyaar, which is the ideal of adult males, especially in Punjab.
She appeared with every hero of her era but with Sultan Rahi she ruled the Punjabi cinema for more than a decade. She also appeared with Ali Ijaz, Javed Sheikh, Ghulam Mohiuddin, Izhar Qazi and Nadeem. Her initial films were in Urdu but the bulk of her career was based on acting in Punjabi films. Her roles ranged from a traditional innocent village girl to modern sexy bombshell, romance to action packed.
Marriage
Anjuman married income tax commissioner, Mobin Malik, gave birth to two sons and one daughter. Zeeshan, Adnan and Iman, quit films, and lived in the United Kingdom with her family. During this period Sultan Rahi was murdered on the National Highway. Lollywood was deprived of its most famous star, and the Punjabi film industry virtually grounded to a halt.
Comeback in films
Anjuman returned to acting in 1999 in the title role in the film Chaudrani. The adoring masses welcomed their beloved Queen home and lifted Chaudrani to considerable success upon its release but soon the golden touch began to fade. Anjuman, however, perceived Chaudrani's success as vindication of everything she had planned. She refused any further character roles, opting only for solo heroine projects and required a lofty salary of Rs. 300,000. She felt that she was in a position to be calling all the shots, but in any film industry you are only as good as your last hit and she was soon to taste the vagaries of stardom. Her next release was Jag mahi, opposite similarly dinosauric Ghulam Mohiuddin, in 2000. It had a tepid response and barely lasted a few weeks playing to largely empty halls. Anjuman's next release was a litmus test of sorts and this she failed disastrously. The film Peengan opposite Saud was met with derision.
Audiences started shouting slogans of Maan puttar (Mother and Son) and Buddhee ghori laal lagaam during the film. Yet, she refused to change her stance on character roles, as well as the size of her pay check. Suddenly, the industry began to mutter about Anjuman being a kiss of death if she was in the romantic lead.
There was much depression in her household as news spread through the industry that distributors had announced they would not be handling any film starring Anjuman for fear of financial loss. The producers with whom she had already signed suffered enormous losses. A few films which had been partly completed were recalled by the producers and shorn of any Anjuman involvement.
She was abruptly dropped from the film Badmaash, for which she had already canned two songs and numerous scenes, and replaced by upcoming starlet Noor. The producer felt they would be better off cutting Anjuman, and their costs, rather than going ahead with Anjuman as the leading lady.
Further news arrived that Anjuman's scenes in the film Badmaash tey Qanoon had also been dropped and edited out of the film, and that she had been replaced by Nargis. This was the final straw for Anjuman, the humiliation proving too much to take. She announced her immediate retirement, that she was just hanging around to complete her on hand assignments, and that she would shortly be leaving Pakistan altogether for a life of anonymity in the UK where her former husband Mobin Malik owned a flat in Knightsbridge, London. Her final two movies were Jatti da vair in 2000 and Ik dhee punjab di (Daughter of Punjab), they were a huge hit.[2]
End of career
Her departure may have been a crushing blow to many of her die hard fans, who admired the thumkas (pelvic thrusting dance manoeuvres) of Anjuman. In the mid-1980s, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi and Anjuman dominated the industry to such an extent that a film was not considered a viable project unless they were present. Film after film was launched with all the three stars, with different names, but merely repeating their roles from the previous efforts. Nonetheless, the public lapped it up and all three became icons of an era.
Anjuman in action films
Action was the essential element of the Punjabi films; Sultan Rahi gained a reputation as an action hero but in many films Anjuman herself played an action heroine. The audience saw her fighting with bad guys and displaying her powers along with her dances simultaneously in those movies. Some of her action films include . Mela, Hunter wali, Dulari, Qatil haseena, Daku Haseena, Kali Charn, Sultana, Nangi Talwar, etc.
She was seen in action films, riding horses, driving motor bikes and doing stunts thus giving a new dimension to female roles in Lollywood movies, which were previously based on a shy and innocent girl. Plots of Anjuman's action films were based on revenge, although she played a don in Insaniyat ke dushman. Anjuman can be considered as the first established action heroine of the Pakistan film industry. Her viewers not only liked her acting and dances but also her action skills.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Co-stars |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Soorath | Waseem Abbas, Afshan, Taj Niazi | |
| 1977 | Dameena Dameena | Yasmin Khan, Badar Munir, Asif Khan, Anjuman, Naemat Sarhadi | |
| 1979 | Waday Ki Zanjeer | Waheed Murad, Mohammad Ali, Sabiha, Ali Ejaz, Nannah | |
| Do Rastay | Mumtaz, Nadeem, Shahid, Shehla Gil, Nanha, Sabiha | ||
| Aap Se Kya Parda | Mohammad Ali, Rangeela, Ali Ejaz, Shahnawaz, Saiqa, Ishrat Chaudhry | ||
| 1980 | Sardar | Asiya, Yousuf Khan, Iqbal Hassan, Rangeela, Talish | |
| Rishta | Shabnam, Nadeem, Sabiha, Allauddin, Saqi, Sabiha, Najma Mehboob | ||
| 1981 | Sher Medan Da | Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Adeeb | |
| Sher Khan | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Aliya, Nazli, Bahar, Habib, Nana, Adeeb, Seema, Iqbal Hassan | ||
| Chan Varyam | Sultan Rahi, Iqbal Hasan, Afzaal, Mustafa Qureshi | ||
| Sala Sahab | Mumtaz, Ali Ejaz, Nanha, Sultan Rahi, Nazli, Iqbal Hassan | ||
| Chacha Bhateeja | Ali Ejaz, Nanha, Durdana Rehman, Khalid Saleem, Tamanna, Saqi, Mustafa Qureshi | ||
| Milega Zulm Da Badla | Sultan Rahi, Chakori, Kaifi, Mustafa Qureshi | ||
| Varyam | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Mumtaz, Adeeb | ||
| Jeedar | Sultan Rahi, Chakori, Kaifee, Mustafa Qureshi | ||
| Muftbar | Sultan Rahi, Ali Ejaz, Huma Daar, Afzaal | ||
| Chhanga Te Manga | Yousuf Khan, Sultan Rahi, Chakori, Bahar, Talish | ||
| 1982 | Do Bheega Zamin | Mumtaz, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Ilyas Kashmiri | |
| Shaan | Mumtaz, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Quresh, Adeeb, Bahar | ||
| Aina Aur Zindagi | Ayaz, Waseem Abbas, Seemab, Sajjad Kishwar, Munawwar Saeed | ||
| Dostana | Ali Ejaz, Nana, Shujaat Hashmi, Ilyas | ||
| Jatt Mirza | Yousuf Khan, Fazil Butt, Nazli, Bahar, Ilyas | ||
| 1983 | Sahab Jee | Ali Ejaz, Nana, Durdana, Rangeela | |
| Qudrat | Ali Ejaz, Nana, Rangeela, Sultan Rahi | ||
| Dashat Khan | Shahid, Ghulam Mohayuddin, Habib, Allauddin | ||
| Heera Moti | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Nazli, Chakori | ||
| Chorun Qutab | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Nazli, Naghma | ||
| Shagird Moula Jatt Da | Ladla, Nazli, Shujait Hashmi, Zummurd | ||
| Lawaris | Sultan Rahi, Iqbal Hassan, Adeeb | ||
| Khan Veer | Iqbal Hassan, Shahid, Nazli, Bahar, Durdana | ||
| Rustam Tey Khan | Yousuf Khan, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi | ||
| Dushman Pyara | Ali Ejaz, Nanha, Rangeela, Iqbal Hassan | ||
| Dara Baloch | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Iqbal Hassan, Zummurd | ||
| 1984 | Mela Te Medan | Yousuf Khan, Mustafa Qureshi, Aliya | |
| Jagga Tay Shera | Sultan Rahi, Iqbal Hassan, Naghma | ||
| Sholay | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Ejaz, Anwar Khan | ||
| Lal Toofan | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Rangeela, Kahnum | ||
| Commander | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Iqbal Hassan | ||
| Taqat | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Kaifi, Chakori | ||
| Baghi | Mustafa Qureshi, Mumtaz, Shujait, Rangeela | ||
| Khanu Dada | Iqbal Hassan, Mustafa Qureshi, Sultan Rahi, Nazli | ||
| Kaliyar | Ejaz, Iqbal Hassan, Zamarrud | ||
| Dulla Bhatti | Yousuf Khan, Mustafa Qureshi, Talish, Rangeela | ||
| Baz Shehbaz | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Naghma, Iqbal Hassan | ||
| Pardesi Aain Piar | Reeta, Musthaq Changezi, Nasreen, Roshan | ||
| Chann Cheeta | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Iqbal Hassan, Firdous | ||
| Lagaan | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Shahida Mini | ||
| 1985 | Nikah | Ali Ejaz, Nanha Rangeela, Gori, Ilyas | |
| Chooriyan | Ali Ejaz, Nazli, Nanha | ||
| Badle Di Aag | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Iqbal Hassan | ||
| Dhee Rani | Ali Ejaz, Yousuf Khan, Talish, Nanha | ||
| Rishta Kaghaz Da | Ali Ejaz, Nanha, Nazli | ||
| Qismat | Yousuf Khan, Sultan Rahi, Arifa Siddiqi, Ilyas Kashmiri | ||
| Maa Puttar | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Iqbal Hassan | ||
| Lakha Daku | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Nazli | ||
| Ajab Khan | Yousuf Khan, Sultan Rahi, Babra, Afzal | ||
| Sauday Bazi | Sultan Rahi, Ali Ejaz, Sangeeta, Nazli | ||
| Khuddar | Anjuman, Mustafa Qureshi, Iqbal Hassan, Talish | ||
| Jagga | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Afzal, Yousuf | ||
| Shah Behram | Sultan Rahi, Kaifi, Mohammad Ali, Iqbal Hassan | ||
| Mehndi | Javed Shaikh, Sangeeta, Nanha, Rangeela, Afzal | ||
| Ziddi Khan | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Shahida Mini | ||
| Wadera | Ghulam Mohayuddin, Arifa Siddiqi, Mustafa Qureshi | ||
| 1986 | Chann Te Surma | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Mumtaz, Zummurud | |
| Do Qaidi | Sultan Rahi, Chakori, Mustafa Qureshi | ||
| Qaidi | Sultan Rahi, Zumurrud, Firdous, Afzal | ||
| Joora | Yousuf Khan, Ali Ejaz, Sangeeta, Bindia, Iqbal Hassan | ||
| Chann Bahadur | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Yousuf Khan | ||
| Insaaf | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Rangeela, Nazli | ||
| Akbar Khan | Sultan Rahi, Gori, Mustafa Qureshi, Zummurud | ||
| Hitler | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Firdous, Habib | ||
| Qarz | Sultan Rahi, Mohammad Ali, Irfan Khoost, Nana, Naghma, Bahar, Mustafa Qureshi | ||
| Puttar Shahiye Da | Yousuf Khan, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi | ||
| Kali Basti | Sultan Rahi, Bazgha, Mustafa Qureshi | ||
| Sanjhi Hathkari | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Gori, Zumurrud | ||
| Dara Gujjar | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Zumurrud, Naghma | ||
| Haq Such | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Kaifi | ||
| Qeemat | Sultan Rahi, Yousuf Khan, Zumurrud, Khanum | ||
| Malanga | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Ilyas Kashmiri | ||
| Mela | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Zumurrud, Gori | ||
| Sher Bahadur | Sultan Rahi, Afzaal, Urooj, Zummurud | ||
| 1987 | Jugnu | Sultan Rahi, Talish, Babar, Sitara, Arifa | |
| Doli Te Hathkari | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Bahar, Durdana | ||
| Gernail Singh | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Chakori, Nanha, Adeeb | ||
| Disco Dancer | Yousuf Khan, Asif Khan, Rangeela, Nanha, Sheva | ||
| Faqeeria | Sultan Rahi, Arifa Siddiqi, Mustafa Qureshi | ||
| Silsila | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Talish, Durdana | ||
| Allah Rakha | Yousuf Khan, Sultan Rahi, Talish, Zumurrud | ||
| Dulari | Sultan Rahi, Izhar Qazi, Ismail Shah | ||
| Janbaz | Sultan Rahi, Ghulam Mohayuddin, Sitara | ||
| Ik Si Daku | Yousuf Khan, Mustafa Qureshi, Shahid, Afzal | ||
| Bagroo | Shahid, Shehbaz, Talish, Akmal, Sawan, Sapna | ||
| Tiger | Sultan Rahi, Sheeva, Sashma Shahee | ||
| 1988 | Shaka | Shehbaz Akmal, Babar, Afzal, Soniya, Nemat Sarhadi | |
| Bardasht | Izhar Qazi, Ghulam Mohayuddin, Ismail Shah | ||
| Qismat Wala | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi | ||
| Noori | Sultan Rahi, Izhar Qazi, Afzal Ahmed, Ilyas | ||
| Disco Leonei | Badar Minir, Sangeeta, Rangeela, Nemat Sarhadi | ||
| Roti | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Humayun Qureshi | ||
| Hunter Wala | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Rangeela, Humayun Qureshi | ||
| Aakhri Muqadama | Ghulam Mohayuddin, Bahar, Iqbal Hassan | ||
| 1989 | Sikandra | Sultan Rahi, Ghulam Mohayuddin, Mustafa Qureshi | |
| Super Girl | Sultan Rahi, Gori, Hamayun Qureshi, Rangeela, Albela | ||
| Qatil Haseena | Sultan Rahi, Akbar, Rangeela, Humayun Qureshi | ||
| Maula Saeen | Sultan Rahi, Ghulam Mohayuddin, Rangeela, Mustafa Qureshi | ||
| Aakhri Qatal | Sultan Rahi, Ghulam Mohayuddin, Mustafa Qureshi, Adeeb | ||
| Zabardast | Sultan Rahi, Ghulam Mohayuddin, Talish | ||
| Bilawal | Sultan Rahi, Talish, Afzal, Sitara, Albela, Jahanzeb | ||
| Kalka | Sultan Rahi, Asif Khan, Afzal, Shahida Mini, Adeeb | ||
| Daket | Sultan Rahi, Ghulam Mohayuddin, Mustafa Qureshi | ||
| Changeza | Sultan Rahi, Hamayun Qureshi, Rangeela, Humayun Qureshi, Afzal, Abid Ali | ||
| Achhoo 302 | Sultan Rahi, Talish, Humayun Quresh, Afzal Ahmed | ||
| Nangi Talwar | Javed Shaikh, Talish, Ghulam Mohayuddin | ||
| Mazdoor | Sultan Rahi, Gori, Adeeb, Bahar, Humayun Qureshi | ||
| 1990 | Hoshiar | Sultan Rahi, Javed Shaikh, Kavita, Ghulam Mohayuddin, Ismail Shah | |
| Shera Baluch | Sultan Rahi, Naghma, Sangeeta, Deeba, Sonia | ||
| Allah Waris | Sultan Rahi, Ghulam Mohayuddin, Humayun Qureshi | ||
| Insaniyat Ke Dushman | Sultan Rahi, Nadeem, Neeli, Izhar Qazi, Abid Ali, Hamyun Qureshi, Afzaal | ||
| Palay Khan | Sultan Rahi, Shahida Mini, Rangeela, Bahar, Humayun Qureshi | ||
| Governor | Sultan Rahi, Izhar Qazi, Abid Ali, Humayun Qureshi | ||
| Daku Haseena | Sultan Rahi, Izhar Qazi, Rangeela, Humayun Qureshi | ||
| Lutera | Sultan Rahi, Adeeb. Durdana, Kanwal, Albela | ||
| Sultana | Sultan Rahi, Ghulam Mohayuddin, Humayun Qureshi, Sonia | ||
| Kali Charan | Sultan Rahi, Akbar, Sameena Peerzada, Rangeela, Shafquat Cheema | ||
| Shadmani | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Naghma, Rangeela, Humayun Qureshi | ||
| Loha | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Sitara, Babra, Gori | ||
| Waliya | Sultan Rahi, Sonia, Babar, Bahar, Adeeb, Tengeela | ||
| Malanga | Sultan Rahi, Qazi, Bahar, Albela, Humayun Qureshi | ||
| Makhan Gujjar | Sultan Rahi, Babra Sharif, Rangeela, Bahar, Albela | ||
| Paisa Naach Nachawe | Sultan Rahi, Javed Shaikh, Shakeela Qureshi | ||
| Sarmaya | Sultan Rahi, Javed Shaikh, Waseem Abbas, Sonia, Shakeela | ||
| Allah Shehanshah | Yousuf Khan, Javed Shaikh, Abid Ali, Bahar, Ilyas Kashmiri | ||
| Jangi | Sultan Rahi, Izhar Qazi, Sahar, Naghma, Humayun Qureshi | ||
| Sholay e Sholay | Sultan Rahi, Ghulam Mohayuddin, Muniza Shaikh, Asif Khan | ||
| 1991 | Bhangra | Sultan Rahi, Sawan, Bahar, Humayun Qureshi, Asif Khan | |
| Election | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Gori, Saima, Humayun Qureshi | ||
| Wehshi Dogar | Sultan Rahi, Hamyun Qureshi, Shahida Mini, Abid Ali | ||
| Maula Te Mukho | Sultan Rahi, Madiha Shah, Tarique Shah, Ilyas Kashmiri | ||
| Chiragh Bali | Sultan Rahi, Izhar Qazi, Ghulam Mohayuddin | ||
| Billoo Badhshah | Sultan Rahi, Afzaal Ahmed, Muniza Shaikh, Jahanzeb | ||
| Qanoon Apna Apna | Sultan Rahi, Ghulam Mohayuddin, Naghma, Humayun Qureshi | ||
| Riaz Gujjar | Sultan Rahi, Hina Shaheen, Humayun Qureshi | ||
| 1992 | Khooni Sholay | Babra Sharif, Sultan Rahi, Nadeem, Bahar | |
| Bulanda | Sultan Rahi, Ghulam Mohayuddin, Shahida | ||
| Hasinon Ki Baarat | Sultan Rahi, Javed Shaikh, Mohammad Ali | ||
| Kakay Da Kharak | Sultan Rahi, Shahida Mini, Bahar | ||
| Majhoo | Sultan Rahi, Reema, Ghulam Mohayuddin | ||
| Hijrat | Sultan Rahi, Kavita, Izhar Qazi | ||
| Surpa | Sultan Rahi, Ghulam Mohayuddin, Saiqa | ||
| Wadera Sain | Ghulam Mohayuddin, Mustafa Qureshi | ||
| Mehbooba | Reema, Shaan, Nadra, Nadeem, Hamayun | ||
| Gawah Te Badmash | Sultan Rahi, Gori, Adeeb, Talish | ||
| 1993 | Subay Khan | Sultan Rahi, Reema, Javed Shaikh, Rangeela, Humayun | |
| 1994 | Khandan | Sultan Rahi, Reema, Nadeem, Hamayun Qureshi | |
| Gujjar Badshah | Sultan Rahi, Reema, Izhar Qazi, Humayun | ||
| Jabroo Te Malangi | Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Humayun Qureshi | ||
| Bala Peeray Da | Sultan Rahi, Reema, Umer Sharif, Bahar, Humayun | ||
| 1995 | Dam Mast Qalandar | Sultan Rahi, Mohammad Ali, Rembo | |
| Madam Rani | Sultan Rahi, Reema, Nadeem, Hamayun Qureshi | ||
| Mangal Khan | Sultan Rahi, Humayun Qureshi | ||
| Golden Girl | Sultan Rahi, Shahida Mini, Izhar Qazi | ||
| Khoon Da Hisab | Sultan Rahi, Humayun Qureshi | ||
| 1999 | Chohdrani | Saima, Shaan, Saud, Sabira, Shafqat Cheema | |
| 2000 | Jug Mahi | Sana, Shaan, Saud, Nargis, Rembo, Ghulam Mohayuddin | |
| Peengan | Saud, Sana, Babu Ali, Irfan Khoost, Sardar Kamal | ||
| Jatti Da Wair | Saud, Moamar Rana, Nargis, Afzal, Humayun |
See also
References
- 1 2 Anjuman at the Wayback Machine (archived December 17, 2009). cineplot.com
- ↑ Khan, Omar. Anjuman Finally Abdicates for Good at the Wayback Machine (archived June 13, 2012). thehotspotonline.com
- ↑ Early Days and a Brief History (To the 1980's). Brns.com. Retrieved on 2014-03-22.
- ↑ Revenge is sweet – the Bandit Queen syndrome. Brns.com. Retrieved on 2014-03-22.
- ↑ Janbaaz : la chronique de Nanarland. nanarland.com
- ↑ sultan rahi in lollywood. Foxybronx.free.fr. Retrieved on 2014-03-22.
- ↑ JATTI DA VAIR (2000) at the Wayback Machine (archived November 15, 2011). thehotspotonline.com
- ↑ SUPERGIRL (1989) at the Wayback Machine (archived November 15, 2011). thehotspotonline.com
- ↑ Jug Mahi (2000) at the Wayback Machine (archived February 13, 2007). thehotspotonline.com
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