Bahar Begum
Bahar Begum | |
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Born | Kishwar Hafeez 1 August 1942 Film actress |
Years active | 1956 - present |
Spouse | Iqbal Yusuf (ex-husband) |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | S. M. Yusuf (father-in-law) |
Awards | Nigar Awards- Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002 |
Bahar Begum (born Kishwar Begum; c. 1942) is an
Urdu language Pakistani films and had a very active career from 1956 through the 1980s. She has more than 600 films to her credit.[1]
Early life and education
Bahar Begum studied at the
Convent of Jesus and Mary Lahore, Pakistan.[1]
Career
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 a popular lead actor of Punjabi films Sultan Rahi in his films during the 1980s.[2][3] She has performed well in films playing a loud rural woman, especially the role of a Chaudhrani in Punjabi movies. Bahar Begum can speak Punjabi, Urdu, Pashto and English fluently.[1]
Personal life
Bahar Begum married director and actor Iqbal Yousuf son of film director S. M. Yusuf some years later they divorced and she has one child.[4]
Filmography
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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1998 | Paranda | Begum Zara | PTV |
2011 | Akbari Asghari | Amma | Hum TV |
2014 | Bhabhi | Sarim's mother | ARY Digital |
2017 | Wafa Ka Mausam | Soni's mother | TV One |
Film
Title | Released | Language |
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Chann Mahi[1] | 1956 | Punjabi |
Kartar Singh
|
1959 | Punjabi[5] |
Watan | 1960 | Urdu[6] |
Aik Thi Maa | 1960 | Urdu[6] |
Salma
|
1960 | Urdu[6] |
Sohni Kumaharan | 1960 | Punjabi[6] |
Mitti Diyan Moortan | 1960 | Punjabi[7] |
Laggan | 1960 | Urdu[7] |
Aabroo | 1961 | Punjabi[7] |
Jaduger | 1961 | Urdu[7] |
Mangti | 1961 | Punjabi[7] |
Tum Na Mano | 1961 | Urdu[7] |
Do Raste | 1961 | Urdu[7] |
Ajnabi | 1962 | Urdu[8] |
Suraj Mukhi | 1962 | Urdu[8] |
Dal Me Kala | 1962 | Urdu[8] |
Dhoop Chaon | 1963 | Urdu[9] |
Shararat | 1963 | Urdu[9] |
Suhaag | 1963 | Urdu[9] |
Azad | 1964 | Urdu[10] |
Bharjai | 1964 | Punjabi[10] |
Khandan | 1964 | Urdu[9] |
Lunda Bazar | 1964 | Urdu[10] |
Lutera | 1964 | Urdu[9] |
Mamta | 1964 | Urdu[9] |
Waris Shah | 1964 | Punjabi[9] |
Doctor | 1965 | Urdu[11] |
Kalay Log | 1965 | Urdu[11] |
Sanam | 1965 | Urdu[12] |
Jeera Blade | 1973 | Punjabi |
Sargent | 1977 | Urdu |
Sadqay Teri Mout Tun | 1977 | Punjabi |
Begum Jaan | 1977 | Urdu |
Aina | 1977 | Urdu[13] |
Wehshi Gujjar | 1979 | Punjabi |
Sher Khan[1] | 1981 | Punjabi |
Chan Suraj | 1981 | Punjabi |
Khan-e-Azam | 1981 | Punjabi |
Jatt Da Vair | 1981 | Punjabi[14] |
Aangan | 1982 | Urdu |
Charda Suraj | 1982 | Punjabi |
Jatt Te Dogar | 1983 | Punjabi |
Des Pardes | 1983 | Punjabi |
Moti Dogar
|
1983 | Punjabi |
Rustam Te Khan | 1983 | Punjabi |
Sher Mama | 1983 | Punjabi |
Dara Baloch | 1983 | Punjabi |
Sholay | 1984 | Punjabi |
Pukar | 1984 | Punjabi |
Khuddar | 1985 | Punjabi |
Ghulami | 1985 | Punjabi |
Qaidi | 1986 | Punjabi |
Malanga | 1986 | Punjabi |
Joora | 1986 | Punjabi |
Gernail Singh | 1987 | Punjabi |
Moti Sher | 1987 | Punjabi |
Silsila | 1987 | Punjabi |
Roti | 1988 | Punjabi |
Sarmaya | 1990 | Punjabi |
Sher Dil | 1990 | Punjabi |
Kalay Chor[1] | 1991 | Punjabi/Urdu |
Riaz Gujjar | 1991 | Punjabi |
Daku Raj
|
1992 | Punjabi |
Zamana | 1993 | Punjabi/Urdu |
Pajero Group | 1994 | Punjabi/Urdu |
Sher Punjab Da | 1994 | Punjabi |
Zameen Aasman | 1994 | Punjabi/Urdu |
Choorian | 1998 | Punjabi |
Mehndi Waley Hath | 2000 | Punjabi |
Soha Jora
|
2007 | Punjabi |
Khamosh Raho | 2011 | Urdu |
Shareeka[1] | 2012 | Punjabi |
Shor Sharaba[15] | 2018 | Urdu |
Awards and recognition
Year | Award | Category | Result | Title | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1993 | Nigar Award | Best Supporting Actress | Won | Zamana | [16] |
1994 | Nigar Award | Best Supporting Actress | Won | Zameen Aasman | [16] |
1999 | Nigar Award | Special Award | Won | Millennium Award | [16] |
2002 | Nigar Award | Lifetime Achievement Award | Won | Herself | [16] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Khan, Sher (7 December 2012). "Bahar Begum -- Lollywood's favourite mommy". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ actress Bahar Begum Interview on YouTube Published 18 May 2008, Retrieved 3 July 2019
- ^ "Once you're past your prime, you're nobody: Bahar Begum". The Express Tribune. 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Bahar Begum". Pakistan Film Magazine. 23 May 2021.
- ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
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- ^ "Aina: the 'greatest' of them all". The News International. 10 August 2021.
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- ^ Adnan Lodhi (17 August 2016). "'Shor Sharaba' enters post-production". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d 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 23 January 2022.