Uzma Gillani

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Uzma Gillani
عظمیٰ گیلانی
Born
Uzma Begum

(1942-12-01) 1 December 1942 (age 81)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Advertiser
Years active1968 – present
Notable workWaris (1979)
Dehleez (1982)
Kaisa Hai Naseeban (2019)
Spouse
Inayat Shah Gillani
(m. 1965; died 2017)
Children2
HonoursPride of Performance (1982)

Uzma Gillani (born 1942;

advertiser.[1] She, along with Khalida Riyasat, Tahira Naqvi and Roohi Bano, dominated the television screens of Pakistan from the 1970s to the 1990s.[1]

Early life

Uzma was born in Meerut, British India and her parents migrated to Pakistan.

Career

Gillani is known for her choice of roles that demonstrate a character's tough nature and autocratic disposition.[

Waris (1979–1982), Nasheman (1982), Dehleez (1981) and Panah (1981), which earned her recognition and a Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1982.[2][3]

Gillani has had cancer.[4] With her career spanning over 45 years, she is one of Pakistan's early TV actresses that gained fame when television emerged in Pakistan in 1964.[5][6]

Personal life

Uzma married Inayat Shah Gillani and the couple had two children. Her husband died in 2017.

Filmography

Television series

Film

Honour

The Government of Pakistan named a street and intersection after her in Lahore on August 16, 2021.[11] In 2022 on May 19 the Cantonment Board of Bahawalpur (CBB) named a Park after her called Uzma Gillani Park for children and women in Model Town.[12]

Awards and recognition

Year Award Category Result Title Ref.
1981 PTV Award Best Actress Nominated Panah [13]
1982 Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan Won Herself [5][2]
1998 PTV Award Best Actress Won Shaam Sey Phelay [14]
2013 2nd Hum Awards Hum Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role Nominated Firaaq [15][16]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Angels of the fall", Dawn News (Newspaper), retrieved 11 May 2021
  2. ^ a b c Mairas (23 July 2011). "Best Pakistani Female TV Actors: Uzma Gillani". filmplusmovies.com website. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Upcoming plays of 2019", The News International, retrieved 21 February 2021
  4. ^ "World Cancer Day: Famous Pakistanis who battled the vicious disease", Pak Tribune, retrieved 2 February 2021
  5. ^ a b c d Profile of Uzma Gillani on tv.com.pk website Retrieved 21 March 2019
  6. ^ "Importance of education highlighted", The Nation, retrieved 8 January 2021
  7. ^ "This photo from the shoot of 'Badlon Par Basera' reminds of Noorul Huda Shah's masterpiece", The Nation, retrieved 27 May 2021
  8. ^ "Recalling Zulfiqar Sheikh's drama serial 'Maa' on Mother's Day", The Nation, retrieved 12 January 2021
  9. ^ "Women portraying negative characters on TV", The News International, retrieved 11 February 2021
  10. ^ "Punjab governor hosts cast of upcoming film 'Sacch' at the Governor's House", Daily Times, retrieved 26 May 2021
  11. ^ "Lahore streets, intersections to be named after famous personalities". Dawn News. 18 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Actor Uzma Gillani virtually opens park named after her". Dawn Newspaper. 6 July 2022.
  13. ^ "پی ٹی وی کی سب سے بہترین اداکارائیں". Dawn Newspaper. 13 June 2023.
  14. ^ "PTV Awards 1998", PTV (News), retrieved 28 July 2021
  15. ^ "2014 Hum Awards winners". Correspondent. Dawn News newspaper. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  16. ^ "3rd Hum TV Awards: Complete Nomination List 2015". Rida Sadiq. Brand Synario. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2019.

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