Asha Posley
Asha Posley | |
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آشا پوسلے | |
Pakistani film industry[1] | |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1931 - 1998 |
Parent | Inayat Ali Nath (father) |
Relatives |
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Awards | Nigar Award (1982) |
Sabira Begum better known as Asha Posley (
Early life
Asha Posley was born as Sabira Begum in Patiala, Punjab, British India in 1927.[7][2]
Asha Posley was the daughter of music composer Inayat Ali Nath, who worked with HMV in Delhi, and the sister of renowned film playback singer
In 1940 she moved from Delhi to Lahore along with her family. She accompanied her father to the studios to watch the shooting of director B. R Sethi's 1942 film Gawandhi and he offered her a role in the film which she accepted.[8]
Career
She made her debut as a supporting actress in
She was the heroine of the first-ever released film in
Personal life
Posley's younger sister Kausar Parveen was playback singer in 1950s and 1960s.[7] Her other younger sister Najma was the leading actress of Urdu and Punjabi films in 1970s. Asha's younger brother Shamsher Ali was a musician.[9]
Death
Asha Posley died on 26 March 1998 at Lahore, Pakistan at age 70.[2][7]
Filmography
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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1976 | Asha Tamasha | Herself | PTV[8] |
1983 | Silver Jubilee | Herself | PTV[8] |
Film
Year | Film | Language |
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1942 | Gowandhi | Punjabi[10] |
1945 | Champa | Hindi / Urdu |
1946 | Shehar Say Door | Hindi / Urdu |
1946 | Aai Bahar | Hindi / Urdu |
1946 | Badnami | Hindi / Urdu |
1946 | Kamli | Punjabi[11] |
1946 | Khamosh Nigahen | Hindi / Urdu |
1946 | Paraye Bas Mein | Hindi / Urdu |
1947 | Ek Roz | Hindi / Urdu |
1947 | Roop Lekha | Hindi / Urdu |
1947 | Arsi | Hindi / Urdu |
1947 | Papiha Ray | Hindi / Urdu |
1947 | Barsat Ki Ek Raat | Hindi / Urdu |
1947 | Visakhi | Punjabi |
1948 | Papiha Re | Hindi |
1948 | Teri Yaad |
Urdu[12] |
1950 | Ghalt Fehmi | Urdu |
1952 | Shola | Urdu |
1953 | Awaz | Urdu |
1953 | Barkha | Urdu |
1953 | Mehbooba | Urdu[13] |
1954 | Sassi | Urdu[14] |
1954 | Parvaz | Urdu |
1955 | Pattan | Punjabi |
1955 | Noukar | Urdu |
1955 | Bulbul | Punjabi |
1955 | Jheel Kinaray | Urdu |
1955 | Toofan | Urdu |
1955 | Nazrana | Urdu |
1955 | Khizan Kay Baad | Urdu[15] |
1956 | Dulla Bhatti | Punjabi |
1956 | Morni | Punjabi |
1956 | Kismet | Urdu |
1956 | Chhoti Begum | Urdu |
1956 | Peengan | Punjabi |
1956 | Intezar | Urdu |
1956 | Pawan | Urdu |
1956 | Wehshi | Urdu |
1956 | Hatim | Urdu |
1956 | Guddi Guddi |
Punjabi |
1957 | Aas Pas | Urdu |
1957 | Ishq-e-Laila | Urdu |
1957 | Seestan | Urdu[16] |
1957 | Pholay Khan | Punjabi |
1957 | Sardar | Urdu |
1957 | Noor-e-Islam | Urdu |
1957 | Pasban | Urdu |
1958 | Sheikh Chilli | Punjabi |
1958 | Changez Khan | Urdu |
1958 | Mukhra | Punjabi[17][18] |
1958 | Neya Zamana | Urdu |
1958 | Anarkali | Urdu |
1958 | Tamanna | Urdu |
1958 | Ghar Jawai | Punjabi |
1959 | Alam Ara | Urdu |
1959 | Muskarahat | Urdu |
1959 | Pardesan | Punjabi |
1959 | Lukkan Meeti | Punjabi |
1959 | Naghma-e-Dil | Urdu |
1960 | Noukari | Urdu |
1961 | Son of Ali Baba | Urdu |
1961 | Gul Bakavli | Urdu |
1961 | Ham Ek Hayn | Urdu |
1961 | Muftbar | Punjabi |
1963 | Maa Kay Aansoo | Urdu |
1964 | Ishrat | Urdu |
1964 | Ashiana | Urdu |
1964 | Malang | Punjabi |
1965 | Hadd Harram | Punjabi |
1965 | Dil Ke Tukre | Urdu |
1965 | Zamin | Urdu |
1966 | Gowandhi | Punjabi |
1966 | Majboor | Urdu |
1966 | Jalwa | Urdu |
1966 | Goonga | Punjabi |
1966 | Ghar Ka Ujala | Urdu |
1966 | Aaina | Urdu |
1967 | Bahadur | Urdu |
1967 | Insaniyat | Urdu |
1967 | Wohti | Punjabi |
1967 | Mela | Punjabi |
1968 | Mehndi | Punjabi |
1968 | Meri Dosti Mera Pyar | Urdu |
1968 | Ashiq | Urdu |
1968 | Main Zinda Hun | Urdu |
1968 | Ghar Pyara Ghar | Urdu |
1968 | 5 Darya | Punjabi |
1969 | Run Murid | Punjabi |
1969 | Pak Daaman | Urdu |
1970 | Afsana | Urdu |
1970 | BeQasoor | Urdu |
1970 | Gul Bakavli | Punjabi |
1970 | Insan Aur Aadmi | Urdu[19] |
1970 | Bahadur Kissan | Punjabi |
1970 | 2 Baghi | Urdu |
1970 | Dera Sajna Da | Punjabi |
1971 | Sher Puttar | Punjabi |
1971 | Yaaden | Urdu |
1971 | Insaf Aur Qanoon | Urdu |
1971 | Parai Aag | Urdu |
1971 | Des Mera Jeedaran Da | Punjabi |
1971 | Mastana Mahi | Punjabi |
1971 | Aansoo Bahaye Pathron Nay | Urdu |
1972 | Khan Chacha | Punjabi |
1972 | Dil Naal Sajjan Day | Punjabi |
1972 | Sohna Jani | Punjabi |
1972 | Changa Khoon | Punjabi |
1972 | Nizam | Punjabi |
1973 | Sehray Kay Phool | Urdu |
1973 | Daku Tay Insan | Punjabi |
1973 | Wichhria Sathi | Punjabi |
1973 | Ghairat Meray Veer Di | Punjabi |
1973 | Rangeela Aur Munawar Zarif | Urdu |
1974 | Sohna Daku | Punjabi |
1974 | Chakkarbaz | Urdu |
1976 | Raja Jani | Urdu |
1976 | Insan Aur Farishta | Urdu |
1976 | Kharidar | Urdu |
1976 | Jatt Kurian Tun Darda | Punjabi |
1976 | Mafroor | Punjabi |
1976 | Goonj Uthi Shehnai | Urdu |
1976 | Zaroorat | Urdu |
1977 | Ajj Dian Kurrian | Punjabi |
1978 | Nidarr | Punjabi |
1978 | Aali Jah | Punjabi |
1978 | Ghazi Ilmuddin Shaheed | Punjabi |
1978 | Santri Badshah | Punjabi |
1978 | Curfew Order | Punjabi |
1979 | Ham Sab Chor Hayn | Urdu |
1979 | Chaltay Chaltay | Urdu |
1980 | Takkar | Punjabi |
1981 | Sala Sahib | Punjabi |
1981 | Yeh Zamana Aur Hay | Urdu |
1982 | Ek Din Bahu Ka | Urdu |
1982 | Wohti Jee | Punjabi |
1984 | Shanakhti Card | Punjabi |
1984 | Kalyar | Punjabi |
1984 | Dil Maa Da | Punjabi |
1985 | Khuddar | Punjabi |
1986 | Insaf | Punjabi |
1996 | Raju Ban Geya Gentleman | Urdu |
Awards and recognition
Year | Award | Category | Result | Title | Ref. |
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1982 | Nigar Award | For 30 Years of Excellence | Won | Contribution to Cinema | [20] |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d (Karan Bali) Asha Posley profile on Upperstall.com website Retrieved 28 June 2021
- ^ a b c d e f "Asha Posley - Profile". Cineplot.com website. 13 September 2009. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ Amjad Parvez (7 July 2018). "Kausar Parveen — a phenomenal singer who died young". Daily Times (newspaper). Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "70 years of Pakistan's film industry". Geo TV News website. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Pakistani Cinema Had Its Own Way of Looking at Partition Too". The Wire. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Bali, Karan. "67 years ago today, Pakistanis lined up to see the first film made in their new nation". Scroll.in website. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Asha Posley - The first film heroine in Pakistan". Pak Film Magazine. 28 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Silver Jubilee - Asha Posley's Interview". Pakistan Television Corporation. 1983.
- ^ "Sound of Lollywood: Go on, makes eyes at someone". scroll.in. 26 September 2017. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022.
- ^ "آشا پوسلے کی 22ویں برسی". Jang News. 20 November 2023.
- ^ "پاکستان کی پہلی فلم کی ہیروئن آشا پوسلے کی برسی". ARY News. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Nasir Khan was one of Pakistan's first filmy hero". Daily Times. 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Remembering Santosh Kumar: the first romantic hero of Pakistan — Part I". Daily Times. 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Silver screen at Shanaakht". Dawn Newspaper. 29 September 2022.
- ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
- ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
- ^ "Munir Hussain a melodious singer". Daily Times. 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Munir Hussain — a tuneful singer". Daily Times. 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Zeba — a look back at the legendary actress's life". Daily Times. 4 October 2022.
- ^ Swami Ji. "Pakistan's "Oscars"; The Nigar Awards (1957 - 2002)". The Hot Spot Film Reviews website. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
External links
- Asha Posley at IMDb