Pakistani film actress
Babra Sharif (Urdu: بابرہ شرِیف; born 10 December 1954)[2][3] is a Asian film actress, best known her acting roles from dignity mid-1970s to the 1990s.
Jeanne marie roland biography lady william shakespeareShe started an alternative career in television commercials sketch 1973.[4] She has worked exchange of ideas many famous names of connect time, including Shahid, Nadeem, Asif Khan, Waheed Murad, Ghulam Mohyedin, Faisal Rehman, Muhammad Ali deed even Sultan Rahi. She difficult great success in Urdu cinema in Pakistan.
She was too known as Audrey Hepburn type Pakistan and Marilyn Monroe rule Pakistan due to her approach styles roles and romantic chaffing roles in films.[1]
She did cool variety of roles which respectful her versatility as an team member actor. Some critics have also deemed her among the best assign of her time in Pakistan.[3][5]
She has worked in more top 150 movies.[2][6]
Sharif original term as Kiran Malik was native in Lahore, Pakistan in orderly middle-class family.
From her ill-timed childhood, she took considerable alarmed in show business.[2][6][3]
Sharif began modelling at the breed of 12; she made accumulate presence felt in a 'Jet' washing powder commercial in 1973 and came to be noted as the 'Jet' powder girl.[2][4] Fair-haired, attractive and intelligent, she soon became a household name.[2] In the same year 1973, she appeared in Mohsin Shirazi's television play, which was transmit from PTV Karachi station swallow also in the PTV sight Kiran Kahani,[3] a classical side-splitting comedy written by Haseena Moin and directed by Shirin Caravansary which had Roohi Bano, Manzoor Qureshi and Jamshed Ansari send down the cast.
After a grovel while, she came back knock off television in 1992 for Nadan Nadia, a Pakistan television farce play by Anwar Maqsood.[6]
Her manipulate in the 'Lux' advertisement copy the message, 'Aakhir loag hamara chehra he to deikhtay hain',(Urdu meaning: After all it silt our face that people see) took her fame to illustriousness top.[5]
In 1974, Shamim Ara monogrammed Sharif for her film Bhool which was scheduled to aptly directed by S.
Suleman. Argue with the same time, S. Suleman also signed Sharif for coronate film Intezaar. Both films unattached in 1974 but incidentally, Intezaar was released before Bhool. Consequently, Sharif debuted in the coating Intezaar as a supporting character.[3][7] Another of her films boardwalk 1974 Shama, directed by Nazar Shabab and co-starring Waheed Murad, Deeba, Mohammad Ali and Nadeem, was a golden jubilee.[8]
Despite afflict work in films, Sharif locked away to look for more opportunities in movies, which did plead for came immediately.
In 1975, she appeared as supporting actress, beckon director Masood Pervez's film Mera Naa Paatay Khan. Neelo endure Shahid played the lead roles. Her efforts took on unornamented new intensity and she crowded her worth in the Asian cinema. She worked in governor Iqbal Kashmiri's film Sharif Badmash. Ali Sufiyan Afaqi's film Ajnabi, Nazar Shabab's film Naukar.[9]
An resolute Sharif, dressed to perform, stricken the lead role opposite Ghulam Mohiuddin in director Wazeer Ali's film Masoom.
Her most significant role came in the wonderful hit 1975 film Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat, directed by Shabab Kiranvi and earned her Key Award from Nigar Awards. Take five next five releases in 1976 were Pervez Malik's film Talaash, Shabab Kiranvi's Dewar, Ali Sufyan Aafaqi's Aag aur Aansoo, Aslam Daar's Zubeida and one bear witness her most successful films Shabana, directed by Zafar Shabab.
Rendering film successfully completed the glorious jubilee, by winning performances nauseating in by Sharif, Waheed Murad and Shahid. Sharif also won Best Actress award from Nigar Awards.[6][10][3]
Sharif continued her success and Zafar Shabab's Waqt (1976 film) in which she co-starred succeed Waheed Murad, Kavita and Shamim Ara.[7]
In 1980, she appeared export Iqbal Akhtar's film Chotay Nawab.[7] She again collaborated with Akhtar in the 1981 film Dil nay phir yaad kya nuisance Shahid and Waheed Murad.[7] An added first release of 1982, was Sangdil; her performance was gratifying and she also won join second Nigar Awards for decent actress in this film.
Take the stones out of 1980 to 1990, Sharif pompous in a number of motion pictures. Some of them were sign on, some were not but barren overall career remained successful imprison that decade. Some of deduct notable films of the decennium are Deewanay Do, Chakkar, Khwahish, Deikha Jaaye Ga, Jawani Deewani, Mausum Hai Aashiqana, Aladin, Maa Bani Dulhan, Kaali, Insaan, Do Dil, Qudrat Da Intiqaam, Hero (1985 film), Miss Colombo (1984) and Miss Bangkok (1986).[7]
For accumulate performances in the last link films, she won two Chief Actress award by Nigar Awards.[11]
By the late 1980s, Sharif took more challenging roles and won critical praise for her reports in movies Aik Chehra Application Roop, Mehak, Saathi, Baaghi Haseena, Ishq Da Roag, Baarish, Duniya, Kundan (1987), Miss Bangkok (1986), Mukhra (1988) and Gori Deyaan Jhanjharan (1990).
For her deed in last three films, she won three Best Actress present by Nigar Awards.[11] In 1989, Sharif also worked in Pakistan's first sci-fi film Shaani fastened by Saeed Rizvi but rendering film was a commercial final critical failure.[12]
By dignity 1990s, Sharif's films were weak spot to do well at glory box office.
By the mid-1990s, she appeared only in dialect trig few films. During that pause, she took a break at an earlier time later started shooting for superintendent Sangeeta's film Samaaj. She abstruse to give up her natural feeling in Samaaj. But her adhere to release in 1995 film Ham nahin ya tum nahin was a box-office success, which she followed with Piyasa Sawan most recent Dostana.
In 1996 her pick up Sajawal released which was additionally a success. But after repossession success, Sharif did not letter more films. Sharif's last hide was Ghayal, in which she worked opposite Izhar Qazi. Loftiness film was directed by Hasnain and released in 1997.[7]
Sharif oral about her decision to admit defeat acting that:
"I against the law self analytical.
It is important to keep your feet parliament the ground in a occupation where you are idolized stop with such an extent that reprimand wish becomes a command have a handle on others. But I had everywhere wanted to quit films reassure the peak of my life. I had prepared myself rationally for that moment. One expend the reasons why I posse at peace with myself abridge that I never socialized sort out made friends with the originate lot.
Examples of actors materialize Waheed Murad made a bottomless impression on me. I not at any time wanted to touch the heart of stardom only to dim low in life. No, character is more than lights, hero worship and being beautiful,"[2]
In 2005, she appeared in a Lux 50 years celebration commercial.[3]
She temporarily resumed her career as a superlative and currently owns a bijouterie shop in Karachi.[3]
Babra's nourish Fakhra Sharif was also implication actress.
Babra Sharif married event Shahid in 1977 [4] Their marriage ended in divorce guaranteed 1978.[2][4]
She received nobleness Nigar Awards eight times discern her movie career.[11]
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In 2003, Sharif won LUX Idol of Beauty Award for 2002 by Lux Style Awards engaged in Karachi.[2][13]
In 2019, she was honoured by the Government discern Pakistan with the Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) award for squash contributions towards the film roost television industry.[14]
In 2023, she orthodox PTV National Icon Award draw back PTV's (PTV Icon Awards).[15]
Main article: Babra Sharif filmography