Shamim Ara
Actor · 1938 – 2016 · Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Shamim Ara is a renowned film actress, film producer and film director of Pakistan. She was born in British India at Aligarh in 1938. Her father's name was Syed Ali Ahmad and her maternal grandmother's name was Iqbal Begum who played a very active role in developing Shamim Ara's film career in Pakistan after Shamim Ara's mother's death at an early age. The family encouraged her to become a professional dancer in her childhood. Then her family visited Karachi, Pakistan in 1956 and Shamim Ara ran into a famous Pakistani film director Najam Naqvi there who was looking for new talent for his upcoming new movie Kunwari Bewa (1956) in Karachi. She was cast for the movie and her film acting career was launched. She acted in over 80 Pakistani films including super-hits like Saheli (1960),Qaidi (1962), Naila (1965) and Anarkali (1958). In 1976,she decided to become a film director herself and turned out many super-hit films like Playboy (1978), Miss Istanbul (1996) and Munda Bigra Jaye (1995) among many others. After Shamim Ara's husband Sardar Rind died in a fatal car accident on Karachi-Hyderabad Highway, she married film director Fareed Ahmed but this marriage only lasted for a very short time and the couple separated for unknown reasons and got divorced.Then Shamim Ara married A.Majeed from Agfa Color Film Company and had a son with him named Salman Iqbal. As of 2016, she is still married to Dabeer-ul-Hasan who is a film story writer and an associate film producer. Shamim Ara had a brain hemorrhage in Lahore, Pakistan in October 2010. She was then taken to London for treatment by her family. In London, after a brain surgery, she went into a coma and stayed in that coma until her death on 5 August 2016. Her son Salman Iqbal looked after her while she was being treated in the hospital. Looking at her entire film career, she did more than 80 films. There is no denying that she was an extremely active, talented and a successful film personality of Pakistan.
Movies19
- MovieDrama
Pakistani Film
Parai Aag
1971
MovieRomanceDramaA love story undone by circumstance takes a darker turn when the past refuses to stay buried.
Suhag
1972
- MovieActionDrama
Rehman and Ehsan, two orphaned brothers, grow up to find themselves on opposite sides of the law when one becomes a police officer and the other turns into a dreaded dacoit.
Jio Aur Jeene Do
1976
MovieSalma splits accidentally from her parents in her childhood during a train journey. Jalal, a ruffian takes him and hand over her to Rasheeda, a woman who is a singer and raises her.
MovieDramaFamilyAkbar, an honest tonga driver, struggles to care for his widowed sister and her children. But when a criminal ring begins abducting children across the city, he finds himself drawn into a desperate fight to protect the innocent and reunite broken homes.
Movie8.0DramaRomanceA Pakistani musical romance drama about love, loyalty, and emotional conflict within a family. As Naila prepares for marriage, changing feelings and strained relationships begin to test the bonds around her.
Naila
1965 · 1 votes
Movie10.0DramaRomanceQaidi
1962 · 1 votes
- Movie
Pakistani film directed by Fareed Ahmed
Movie5.0The drama revolves around a child who is considered unlucky because of her gender.
Saiqa
1968 · 3 votes
Movie10.0MusicDramaPrince Jahangir loves the slave girl Anarkali, which creates a serious conflict between Prince Jahangir and his father, Mughal emperor Akbar.
Anarkali
1958 · 1 votes
MovieFollowing his parents' tragic demise, an orphaned boy is labeled "cursed" by superstitious villagers and forced to endure harsh treatment. As family conflicts and societal prejudices mount, the young child risks everything in a moment of grave danger to prove his worth and clear his name.
Mera Kya Qasoor
1962
Movie10.0MusicDramaA story about two women, who shared their husband.
Movie1956 pakistani film
Miss 56
1956
Movie10.0ThrillerRaaz
1959 · 1 votes
Movie10.0ActionHistorySet in 1910s and 1920s at the time of British Raj, Farangi revolves around the battle of a Pashtun freedom fighter against the British army. At Nigar Awards 1964, the film received four awards including Best Actress for Shamim Ara.
Farangi
1964 · 1 votes
Movie1959 pakistani film
MovieDramaA 1960 Pakistani film directed by Nazir Ajmeri, who also produced it, and wrote its story and screenplay. It stars Shamim Ara and Ejaz.
Izzat
1960
Movie1959 pakistani film
Movie10.0The Urdu film Bhabhi (1960) was directed by Syed Atta Ullah Shah Hashmi. Starring Shamim Ara and Aslam Pervaiz in leading roles
Bhabhi
1960 · 1 votes