Naveen Tajik

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Naveen Tajik
نوین تاجک
Born
Naveen Tajik

(1950-02-10) 10 February 1950 (age 74)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Model
Years active1970 – 1982
Children2

Naveen Tajik is a former Pakistani TV and film actress who is known for playing a role in the TV drama serial Quratul Ain. [1] She was one of the most popular actress of her time and was one of the most successful actress of 1970s and early 1980s. [2] She also starred in films like Aj Diyan Kurrian (1977), Prince (1978), Parakh (1978), and Khaak Aur Khoon (1979). [3] [4]

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Early life

She was born in 1950 at Lahore and from her early childhood, she took considerable interest in show business later she started working as a model. [5] Tajik belonges to a Pakistani Christian family and her father was a military officer. [1]

Career

Naveen started working as a model in 1970 and appeared in many commercials and advertisements for PTV and fashion magazines. [6]

As an actress, she debuted in mid-70s with a PTV drama Quratul Ain which was written by Ashfaq Ahmed. Later, she opted for a career in Lollywood and her first film was a Punjabi comic movie, Aj Diyan Kurrian (Today's Girls), released in 1977. [7]

In 1978, director S. Suleman cast her in his movie Prince in which she played a role of actor Nadeem's sister. In 1979, she played a central role in the movie Khaak Aur Khoon. She also appeared in several other Urdu and Punjabi movies. [1]

In 1982, Tajik quit the film industry and moved to the United States. [4]

Personal life

Tajik is married and lives in the United States. [4] [1] [8]

Filmography

Television serials

YearTitleRoleNetwork
1974Aik Mohabbat So AfsanaySonia PTV
1975Beena Ki DuniyaBeena PTV

Film

YearFilmLanguage
1977 Aj Diyan Kurrian Punjabi [3]
1978Ghazi Ilmuddin Shaheed [3]
Parakh Urdu
Prince
1979 Khaak Aur Khoon [3]
Pakeeza
Kis Naam Say Pukarun [9]
Nazr-e-Karm
Khak Aur Khoon
1980Hey Yeh Shohar
1981Kala Dhanda Goray Log
Watan
Manzil

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