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Shamim Ara

Pakistani actor and film director · Pakistan · On the map · Actors · Lived 1938 to 2016 · aged 78

Shamim Ara was a Pakistani film actress, director, and producer. She was known as The Tragic Beauty because of the tragic heroine roles she often portrayed in films. She was one of the most popular and successful actresses of the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.

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2016Died5 August 20161999Shaheed-E-Mohabbat Boota SinghFilm, Director1995Munda Bigra Jaey (A Boy Gone Astray)Film, Director1978PlayboyFilm, Director, Producer1976Jio Aur Jeene DoFilm, Director, Writer1972AngareyFilm1971Parai AagFilm1968Dil Mera Dharkan TeriFilm1966JalwaFilm1965Dil Ke TukreFilm1964ChingariFilm1962Mera Kya QasoorFilm1960BhabhiFilm1958AnarkaliFilm, Suraiya1956Miss 56Film1938Born22 March 1938

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Nigar Awards

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She is regarded as one of the most influential actresses of all time in Pakistani cinema.

Country
Pakistan
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1938 to 2016 · aged 78

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