Arsh Muneer was a Pakistani actress and singer who acted in television dramas.[2] She played roles in the dramas Khuda Ki Basti, Shama, Shehzori, Zair, Zabar, Pesh, Intezar Farmaiye and Ana.[2]
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Born | (1914-05-28)28 May 1914 Lucknow, British India |
Died | 8 September 1998(1998-09-08) (aged 84) Karachi, Pakistan |
Education | University of Karachi |
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Years active | 1929 – 1998 |
Children | 2 |
Awards | Pride of Performance (1983)[1] |
Arsh was born in 1914 in Lucknow, British India.[3] She migrated to Pakistan in Karachi with her family.[3] Later she completed her studies from the University of Karachi.[3][4] She started working at Radio Pakistan in Lahore in 1947 after migrating to Pakistan.[3][5][6][7] She also did stage shows and theatre plays.[8][9]
While she was in India she started working at All India Radio in Delhi. She made her debut as an actress on PTV in 1964.[2][10] She performed in dramas Zair, Zabar, Pesh, Jaidi and Eid Ka Jora.[11][12] She also appeared in dramas Oh, Maaf Kijiye, Intezar Farmaiye, Kya Bane Baat and Fanooni Lateefay.[13][14] She worked at Radio Pakistan for 30 years.[6][15][16] She also appeared in movie Insan Badalta Hay.[17][18] She also sanged songs for Radio, dramas and films.[3][19] Since then she appeared in dramas Ana, Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza Hoshiyar and Shehzori.[20][6][21] For her contributions towards the television industry, she was honored by the Government of Pakistan with the Pride of Performance in 1983.[22] In 2005, Tributes were paid to her at the 1st Indus Drama Awards in Karachi by television personalities Moin Akhter, Babra Sharif, Faysal Qureshi, Humayun Saeed, Sultana Siddiqui and Adnan Siddiqui.[23][24]
Arsh was married and had two children.[3]
She died on 8 September 1998 in Karachi and was buried at Sakhi Hassan Graveyard.[3]
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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1969 | Khuda Ki Basti | Sultana's aunt | PTV |
1969 | Eid Ka Jora | Khala | PTV[10] |
1973 | Kiran Kahani | Chand's mother | PTV |
1974 | Zair, Zabar, Pesh | Laddan Khala | PTV[25][26] |
1974 | Shehzori | Mali Khala | PTV[27][28] |
1976 | Shama | Bua | PTV |
1976 | Intezar Farmaiye | Bano Apa | PTV |
1977 | Professor | Saib's wife | PTV |
1981 | Afshan | Chachi Jan | PTV |
1982 | Jaidi | Nunhi | PTV |
1983 | Silver Jubilee | Herself | PTV |
1984 | Ana | Begum | PTV |
1985 | Kese Kese Khwab | Aunty Flower | PTV |
1986 | Oh, Maaf Kijiye | Ama | PTV |
1988 | Yeh Shadi Nahi Ho Gi | Anwar's mother | PTV |
1990 | Rozi | Bua Begum | PTV |
1990 | Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza Hoshiyar | Malika | PTV |
1990 | Kareem Saheb Ka Ghar | Noor Jahan | PTV |
1991 | Studio 2 1/9: Comedy Specialist Anwar Maqsood | Arsh Khala | PTV |
1992 | Fanooni Lateefay | Begum Rasheed | PTV |
1993 | Yes Sir, No Sir | Herself | PTV |
1995 | Kya Bane Baat | Salma's mother | PTV[20] |
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1986 | Yeh Shadi Nahi Ho Gi | Amma |
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1961 | Insan Badalta Hay | Ami Jan[29] |
1972 | Zindagi Aik Safar Hai | Naseeba |
Year | Award | Category | Result | Title | Ref. |
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1983 | Pride of Performance | Award by the President of Pakistan | Won | Herself | [1][22][3] |
1998 | PTV Award | Best Actress | Won | Herself | [15] |
... Some of these better known TV adaptations include "Shehzori" by Azim Beg Chughtai ...
... Shehzori is a Drama of PTV network written by Haseena Moin. Cast includes Shakeel, Neelofar Aleem, Ishrat Hashmi, Arsh Muneer ...
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