Salma Agha

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Salma Agha
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Agha at an event in 2011
Born (1954-10-29) 29 October 1954 (age 70)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Singer, actress, producer
Years active1974–present
Spouses
(m. 1981;div. 1987)
(m. 1989;div. 2010)
Manzar Shah
(m. 2011)
Children2, including Zara Khan
Relatives Natasha Khan (stepdaughter)
Rafiq Ghaznavi (grandfather)
Family Agha–Khan family
Kapoor family (through stepgrandfather)
Khan squash family (through marriage)

Salma Agha (born 29 October 1954) is a British singer and actress who worked in Pakistani and Indian films in the 1980s and the early 1990s. [1]

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Early life

Salma Agha was born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan, to Liaqat Gul Agha and his wife Nasreen Agha. Liaqat Gul Agha was a tradesman dealing in rugs and belonged to an Urdu speaking Pathan family based in Amritsar. She traces the origin of her surname 'Aagha', "Her father (Liaqat Gul Tajik) traded in precious stones and antiques in Iran. He was given the title Aagha there, a kind of knighthood bestowed on a businessman of repute." Her mother Nasreen (born as Zarina Ghaznavi) was the daughter of Rafiq Ghaznavi, a Pashtun musician, and his wife Anwari Bai Begum, who was one of the earliest actresses of Indian cinema, starring in Heer Ranjha (1932). Anwari and Rafiq Ghaznavi separated after Nasreen's birth, and Anwari then married a rich Indian Hindu businessman named Jugal Kishore Mehra, who converted to Islam and took the name Ahmed Salman. [2] [3] Jugal Kishore Mehra was a first cousin of Bollywood actors Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor of the Kapoor family, because their mother, Ramsarni Kapoor (née Mehra), was the sister of his father. [4] [5]

Career

Salma was born in Karachi and she started singing songs in school festivals and other programs but she was raised in London, where she received several film offers from Indian directors. Her first film was the romance Nikaah (1982), in which she starred as the female lead and also sang several of the film's songs herself. She was nominated for the Filmfare awards that year in both the Best Actress category and the Best Female Playback Singer category. It was for her singing that she won the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award. She is also known for her role in Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki (1984) opposite Mithun Chakraborty, and for her song "Come Closer" from the same film. [1]

Personal life

Agha at the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards in 2010 Salma Agha at the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards 2010.jpg
Agha at the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards in 2010

Salma Agha was in a relationship in the 1980s with London-based businessman Ayaz Sipra. This relationship lasted many years, during which time Salma made her film debut, but it did not develop into marriage. She has been married three times. Her first husband was Javed Sheikh in the 1980s. She was then married to the squash player Rahmat Khan of the Khan squash family (and the father of Natasha Khan through his first marriage) from 1989 to 2010 and they have two children together – Zara "Sasha" Agha Khan and Ali Agha Khan (Liaqat Ali Khan). In 2011, she married Manzar Shah, a Dubai-based businessman. She lives in Mumbai, where her daughter Zara works in Bollywood films. [6] [7] In January 2017, she was granted Overseas Citizenship of India status by the Indian government. [8] [9]

Filmography

Film

Indian films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981 Jwala Daku Singer
1982 Nikaah NilofarWon—Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer
Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress
1984 Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki LeenaNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer
1985 Salma Salma Banarasi
1985 Oonche Log Poonam Singh
1988 Jungle Ki Beti Bela
1988 Paanch Fauladi Julie
1988 Mahaveera Don's dancer
1988 Kanwarlal Item girl
1990 Pati Patni Aur Tawaif Gauri
1991Meet Mere Man KeJyoti
1992Jethaa
1996Gehra RaazVasundhara
2010Bachao – Inside Bhoot Hai...

Pakistani films

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
1984BobbyUrdu
1985Ham Aur TumUrdu
1986Ham Ek HaynUrdu
1986Da Mor InteqamPashto
1986Bhabi Dian ChoorianAamnaPunjabi
1987Ek Say Barh Kar EkUrdu
1988Qatilon Kay QatilUrdu
1988Choron Ka BadshahUrdu
1988Aag Hi AagUrdu
1988DaaghPunjabi
1988 Bazar-e-Husn Urdu
1988Da Bhabhi BangriPashto
1988Gharibon Ka BadshahUrdu
1988SherniPunjabi / Urdu
1989Taqat Ka ToofanUrdu
1989Phoolan DeviPunjabi
1990Damoor InteqamPashto
1990Number OnePunjabi / Urdu
1991Aakhri ShikarPunjabi / Urdu film
1991 Cobra Punjabi / Urdu
1993Ghunghru-o-KlashankoffPashto
2016 Hijrat FerihaUrdu

Discography

SongsFilmCo-singer
"Dil Ke Armaan" Nikaah Solo
"Dil Ki Yeh Arzoo Thi" Nikaah Mahendra Kapoor
"Chehra Chupa Liya Hai" Nikaah Asha Bhosle, Mahendra Kapoor
"Faza Bhi Hai Jawaan Jawaan" Nikaah Solo
"Zara Zara Tu Pyaar kar" Maine Jeena Seekh Liya Salma Agha
"Chala hai Balamwa" Sheeshay ka Ghar Salma Agha
"Mukhtaar si baat" Sheeshay ka Ghar Salma Agha
"Na Todo piya" Sheeshay ka Ghar Salma Agha
"Tarana" Sheeshay ka Ghar Salma Agha
"Maa hoon na Suhagan hoon" Kanoon Meri Mutthi Mein Salma Agha
"Tu Mera Kya Lage" Oonche Log Kishore Kumar
"Shah-E-Madina" Salma Solo
"Tarasti Hain Deedar Ko" Salma Anwar
"Zindagi Tere Dar Pe"SalmaSolo
"Kehna Na Tum Yeh Kisise" Pati Patni Aur Tawaif Mohammed Aziz
"Mujhe Log Kehte Hain"Pati Patni Aur TawaifSolo
"Teri Mohhabbat Meri Jawani"Pati Patni Aur Tawaif Mohammed Aziz
"Mera Naam Salma" Aap Ke Saath Solo
"Chumma Chumma" Pataal Bhairavi Solo
"Ae Mere Mehboob"Salma Shabbir Kumar
"Kaahe Baithe Ho"Salma Penaz Masani
"Come Closer" Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki Solo
"Dance Dance" Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki Bappi Lahiri
"Jeena Bhi Kya Hai Jeena" Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki Bappi Lahiri
"Pyar Ek Nasha Hai" Kanwarlal Solo
"Pehla Pehla Pyaar Na Bhoole" Mazdoor Solo
"Aaina Haseen Hua Hai"Dunno Y2... Life Is A MomentSolo
" Meet mere Man ke (Title Track)"Meet Mere Man ke 1991Solo
"Chale Aao"Meet Mere Man ke 1991Salma Agha & Manhar Udas
"Shama Hoon Main Jalna"Meet Mere Man ke 1991Salma Agha (Solo)
"Jahan Aaj Hum Mile Hain"Bobby 1984 (Urdu)Salma Agha (Solo)
"Ek Baar Milo Humse"Bobby (Urdu)Salma Agha (Solo) & With Ghulam Abbas
"Ghar Nahi Jana" Gumraah Salma Agha (Zahrah Khan & Armaan Malik )

Awards and recognition

YearAwardCategoryResultTitleRef.
1983 30th Filmfare Awards Best Female Playback Singer Won Nikaah [10]
Best Actress Nominated [10]
1985 32nd Filmfare Awards Best Female Playback Singer Nominated Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki [10]
1988 Nigar Award Best ActressWon Bazar-e-Husn [11]

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