Bahar Begum

Bahar Begum
Born Kishwar Begum
1942
Occupation Film actress
Years active 1956-present
Awards Nigar Awards- Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002[1]

Born Kishwar Begum, Bahar Begum (born c. 1942) is an actress best known for many Pakistani movies since 1956.She was first introduced to the Pakistani film industry by the renowned film director Anwar Kamal Pasha in film Chann Mahi (1956).Anwar Kamal Pasha is the one that gave her the professional film world name Bahar Begum.She later acted both in Punjabi and Urdu language Pakistani films and had a very active career from 1956 through the 1980s.She has more than 100 films to her credit.[2] Having grown up in Lahore,Pakistan, her career has centered on the Punjabi film industry, initially playing heroines and then "emotionally strong mothers", usually ending-up playing 'mother' to popular lead actor of Punjabi films Sultan Rahi in his films during the 1980s.[3]


"Malika-E-Jazbat" Bahar Begum filmography

Title Released Language
Kartar Singh 1959 Punjabi
Chann Mahi 1956 Punjabi
Do Raste 1961 Punjabi
Sadqay Teri Mout Tun 1977 Punjabi
Wehshi Gujjar 1979 Punjabi
Sher Khan[4] 1981 Punjabi
Chan Suraj 1981 Punjabi
Charda Suraj 1982 Punjabi
Jatt Te Dogar 1983 Punjabi
Des Pardes 1983 Punjabi
Moti Dogar 1983 Punjabi
Rustam Tey Khan 1983 Punjabi
Sholay 1984 Punjabi
Pukar 1984 Punjabi
Khuddar 1985 Punjabi
Ghulami 1985 Punjabi
Shah Behram 1985 Punjabi
Qaidi 1986 Punjabi
Malanga 1986 Punjabi
Gernail Singh 1987 Punjabi
Silsila 1987 Punjabi
Roti 1988 Punjabi
Sher Dil 1990 Punjabi
Kalay Chor 1991 Punjabi/Urdu
Daku Raj 1992 Punjabi
Sher Punjab Da 1994 Punjabi
Zameen Aasman 1994 Punjabi/Urdu
Choorian 1998 Punjabi
Soha Jora 2007 Punjabi
Khamosh Raho 2011 Urdu
Shareeka 2012 Punjabi

References

  1. http://www.janubaba.com/c/forum/topic/20869/Lollywood/Nigar_Awards__Complete_History, Retrieved 9 March 2016
  2. Khan, Sher (7 December 2012). "The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 21 October 2015., actress Bahar Begum article on The Express Tribune newspaper, Retrieved 9 Dec 2015
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVkST9mkMHg, actress Bahar Begum Interview on YouTube, Retrieved 10 Dec 2015
  4. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0066827/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_1, actress Bahar Begum Filmography on IMDb website, Retrieved 9 Dec 2015
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