Arsh Muneer

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Arsh Muneer
Born(1914-05-28)28 May 1914
Lucknow, British India
Died8 September 1998(1998-09-08) (aged 84)
Karachi, Pakistan
EducationUniversity of Karachi
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Singer
Years active1929 – 1998
Children5
Awards Pride of Performance (1983) [1]

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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Early life

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] She also did stage shows and theatre plays. [7] [8]

Career

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] [9] She performed in dramas Zair, Zabar, Pesh , Jaidi and Eid Ka Jora. [10] [11] She also appeared in dramas Oh, Maaf Kijiye, Intezar Farmaiye, Kya Bane Baat and Fanooni Lateefay. [12] [13] She worked at Radio Pakistan for 30 years. [14] [15] She also appeared in movie Insan Badalta Hay. [16] [17] She also sanged songs for Radio, dramas and films. [3] [18] Since then she appeared in dramas Ana , Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza Hoshiyar and Shehzori . [19] [20] For her contributions towards the television industry, she was honored by the Government of Pakistan with the Pride of Performance in 1983. [21] 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. [22] [23]

Personal life

Arsh was married and had five children. [3]

Death

She died on 8 September 1998 in Karachi and was buried at Sakhi Hassan Graveyard. [3]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNetwork
1969 Khuda Ki Basti Sultana's aunt PTV
1969Eid Ka JoraKhala PTV [9]
1973 Kiran Kahani Chand's mother PTV
1974 Zair, Zabar, Pesh Laddan Khala PTV [24] [25]
1974 Shehzori Mali Khala PTV [26] [27]
1976 Shama Bua PTV
1976Intezar FarmaiyeBano Apa PTV
1977ProfessorSaib's wife PTV
1981 Afshan Chachi Jan PTV
1982JaidiNunhi PTV
1983Silver JubileeHerself PTV
1984 Ana Begum PTV
1985Kese Kese KhwabAunty Flower PTV
1986Oh, Maaf KijiyeAma PTV
1988Yeh Shadi Nahi Ho GiAnwar's mother PTV
1990 Rozi Bua Begum PTV
1990Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza HoshiyarMalika PTV
1990Kareem Saheb Ka GharNoor Jahan PTV
1991Studio 2 1/9: Comedy Specialist Anwar MaqsoodArsh Khala PTV
1992Fanooni LateefayBegum Rasheed PTV
1993Yes Sir, No SirHerself PTV
1995Kya Bane BaatSalma's mother PTV [19]

Telefilm

YearTitleRole
1986Yeh Shadi Nahi Ho GiAmma

Film

YearFilmLanguage
1961 Insan Badalta Hai Urdu [28]
1968Ham Bhi Parhay Hayn Rahon MeinUrdu
1972Zindagi Aik Safar HaiUrdu
1973Baadal Aur BijliUrdu
1981Kiran Aur KaliUrdu

Awards and recognition

YearAwardCategoryResultTitleRef.
1983 Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan WonHerself [1] [21] [3]
1998 PTV Award Best ActressWonHerself [14]

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