Shakila Qureshi

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Shakila Qureshi
شکیلہ قریشی
Born (1962-10-29) 29 October 1962 (age 61)
Other namesShakeela Qureshi
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Model
Years active1980 – 2010
Spouse
(m. 1995;div. 1998)
Awards Nigar Award (1989)

Shakila Qureshi, also spelled as Shakeela Qureshi, is a former Pakistani TV and film actress from the era of 1980s and 1990s. Her notable films include Mr. 420 (1992) and Mr. Charlie (1993). She received the best TV actress Nigar Award in 1989. [1]

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Early life

Shakila was interested in acting from a young then she went to Lahore and from there she made her debut in a PTV drama. [2]

Career

Shakila worked in PTV dramas during the 1980s. [3] Her notable dramas include Aik Din, Samundar , Pyas, Kikar Kahday and many others such as Sona Chandi , Labbaik. [4] She also showed her face in several TV commercials. In 1983, she opted for films and her debut movie was "Deevangi", directed by Zafar Shabab which was a Golden Jubliee super hit at the box office. [5] The following year in 1989 she received Nigar Award for Best TV Actress for her role as Shamshad in the PTV drama Pyas . [1] Later, she was paired with the comedian actor Umer Shareef in movies Mr. 420 (1992), Mr. Charlie (1993), Miss Fitna (1993), and Baaghi Shehzaday (1995). [6] Then she went back to work in dramas but after sometime, she retired in 2010. [2]

Personal life

Shakila married the comedian Umer Shareef in 1995, but divorced him shortly after. [2] [7] [8]

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNetwork
1982 Sona Chandi Pinky PTV
1982Chanan Te DariyaNayyara PTV
1983 Samundar Tabbasum PTV
1984 Andhera Ujala Sajida PTV
1986Aik DinHoora PTV
1986Koi To HoSaira PTV
1989 Pyas Shamshad PTV [9]
1995Hip Hip Hurray Season 1Herself STN
1996Hip Hip Hurray Season 2Herself STN
1996LabbaikZainab PTV
1999Kikar KahdayAzra PTV
2002Hawa Pe Raqs PTV

Film

YearFilmLanguage
1983DeevangiUrdu
1987 Moti Sher Punjabi
1988DushmanSindhi [10]
1989Dushmano Kay DushmanUrdu
1990GovernorPunjabi [11]
1990Paisa Naach NachawayPunjabi
1990SarmayaPunjabi [12]
1990HushiarPunjabi
1992 Mr. 420 Urdu
1993SoudagarPunjabi / Urdu [13]
1993 Mr. Charlie Urdu [14]
1994ActorPunjabi / Urdu [15]
1994HathkariPunjabi / Urdu
1994Miss FitnaUrdu [16]
1995Baghi ShehzadayPunjabi / Urdu [17]
1995Khotay SikkayPunjabi / Urdu [18]
1998Sahib, Bibi Aur TawaifUrdu

Stage dramas

YearTitleRoleTheater
1989Buddha Ghar Pe Hai?Beti

Awards and recognition

YearAwardCategoryResultTitleRef.
1989 Nigar Award Best TV actressWon Pyas [1]
1995STN AwardsBest New TalentWonHip Hip Hurray Season 1 [19]
1996STN AwardsBest TalentWonHip Hip Hurray Season 2 [20]

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