Tamanna Begum

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Tamanna Begum
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Born
Lahore, Pakistan
Died(2012-02-20)20 February 2012
Karachi, Pakistan
OccupationActress
Years active1960–2012
Children1
Awards Nigar Awards (1977)

Tamanna Begum (died 20 February 2012) was a Pakistani film and television actress.

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Early life

Tamanna Begum was born in Lahore, Pakistan. [1]

Career

Tamanna Begum started her media career as a presenter at Radio Pakistan in Lahore in 1960 and later performed in theater plays before moving into the film industry. She debuted in films with Daaman in 1962 and won the Nigar Awards for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Bharosa in 1977. Over her career, she appeared in more than 263 films, often in negative roles, but also in some comedic roles. After decades in film, she transitioned to television, appearing in various character roles in Pakistani TV dramas. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Personal life

Tamanna Begum was married and she had one daughter. [6] [2]

Illness and death

Tamanna Begum died after a long illness in Karachi on 20 February 2012. She had a heart attack which led to kidney failure, and she was receiving treatment in a private hospital, including dialysis twice a week. Despite the treatment, she did not recover and passed away. At the time of her passing, reports varied about her age: Samaa TV claimed she was 64, Dawn reported 68 and The Express Tribune stated 75. [7] [2] [6] [8]

Filmography

Films

Tamanna Begum did a total of 263 films. [2] Some of her popular films are:

YearTitleLanguageRef.
1963Daaman Urdu [2]
1964AshianaUrdu
1970NajmaUrdu [9]
1970 Naseeb Apna Apna Urdu
1970Parai BetiUrdu [10]
1971AfshanUrdu
1971 Khamosh Nigahen Urdu
1971IlzaamUrdu
1971NadaanUrdu
1972Sajjan Beparwah Punjabi
1972 Mohabbat Urdu
1972PazebUrdu [11]
1972 Umrao Jaan Ada Urdu [2]
1973 Anmol Urdu
1974 Shama Urdu
1975 Zeenat Urdu
1976NashemanUrdu [12]
1977BharosaUrdu [13]
1978Juvand Ya Marg Pashto
1978NazranaUrdu
1979 Behan Bhai Urdu [14]
1979Neya AndazUrdu [15]
1979 Waaday Ki Zanjeer Urdu
1980ZamirUrdu [16]
1980Sohra Te JawaiPunjabi [2]
1981 Bara Aadmi Urdu
1982 Ek Din Bahu Ka Urdu
1983DeevangiUrdu
1984 Muqaddar Ka Sikandar Urdu
1989 Shaani Urdu
1996MehndiUrdu
1997 Sangam Urdu
1998Dupatta Jal Raha HayUrdu
1999Dunya Say Kya DarnaUrdu

Television

YearTitleRoleNetwork
1982 Alif Noon Amma PTV
1982 Sona Chandi RuqayaPTV
1988 Mirat-ul-Uroos NaniPTV
1988Bakht NamaGrandmotherPTV
1994Saat BhiraieDaiPTV
1995Dukh SukhMasiPTV
1995 Uraan Bibi JiPTV
1995KalloZulfiqar's motherPTV
1995Red CardSalika STN
1995Maigh MalharProfessor Chaudhry's SisterPTV
1998JeetBuaPTV
1999Is Ghar Ke AndarDadiPTV
2002 Chaandni Raatain BubboPTV
2003 Mehndi Janna BiPTV
2004 Moorat Kinza's mother Geo Entertainment
2005ChahatainAuntyPTV
2009 Veena Munna's mother ARY Digital
2010HalaatAfzal's motherARY Digital
2011Mere Sanwariya Ka NaamMunni's motherARY Digital
2011Khandan e ShughliaMoinuddin's motherARY Digital
2011Masab Ki DillagiAmmaARY Digital
2012Juhi Jenny JaveriaAneesa Begum ATV
2012Dil Dard DhuanKhalaARY Digital
2012VaneeDadi Geo TV

Awards and recognition

YearAwardCategoryResultTitleRef.
1977 Nigar Awards Best Supporting ActressWonBharosa [17]

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References

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