
Acting
Asha Posley
Born 1927-01-01 · Patiala, Punjab, British India
Asha Posley was born Sabira Begum in Patiala, Punjab, British India in 1927. She was given the film name Asha Posley by the renowned music director Ghulam Haider. She made her film debut in a Lahore-made Punjabi film Gawandi (1942) as a supporting actress.Later she played just a few female lead roles in some films starting with film Champa (1945) and then Kamli (1946) in British India. After independence of Pakistan in 1947, her whole family migrated to Lahore, Pakistan including her music director father Inayat Ali Nath and her 2 sisters- actress Rani Kiran and Kausar Perveen who later gained fame in Pakistan as a film playback singer. Her father was the music director for the first-ever released film in Pakistan Teri Yaad (1948) and Asha Posley played the female lead role in the film opposite Nasir Khan who was a brother of famous Indian actor Dilip Kumar.Later she was mostly cast in supporting roles opposite comedian actors Nazar and Asif Jah in films both in Urdu and Punjabi languages. She acted in 129 films in total in her career spanning over 4 decades (1942-1986). Asha Posley was awarded a Special Award for Excellence in 30 years of acting by the prestigious Nigar Awards organization in Pakistan in 1982.
Acting credits
Neighbors running adjacent shops in a Punjabi village clash over daily business and local petty rivalries, but love across families and the outbreak of war force them to rethink where their loyalties lie.
Neighbours
1966
8.5The year 1947 saw the independence of Pakistan. During this time, the Indian film industry was segregated and the only film production centre left in Pakistan was at Lahore. With the industry reeling in its infancy, it was hard to work on film productions that had been initiated before the independence as many of the working filmmakers and actors had left for or stayed back in India.
Teri Yaad
1948
NRA young village boy, Malik, falls in love with Zeeno, a modern Punjabi girl from a Westernized family. A village bully, Zuba, also likes Zeeno and creates apprehension in Zeeno and her family about Malik's relationship with a resident in his home, this leads to significant conflicts among Malik, the villagers, Zeeno, and her family.
Peengan
1956
NRAfter a sudden tragedy cuts her marriage short, Nahid must navigate grief and unexpected responsibility within her husband’s wealthy family. The arrival of a mysterious man who closely resembles Nasir begins to stir hidden motives and buried tensions.
Afsana
1970
NRA Pakistani Urdu-language social film directed by Luqman, starring Shammi, Santosh, and Asha Poslay.
Mehbooba
1953
NRAkbar, an honest tonga driver, struggles to care for his widowed sister and her children. But when a criminal ring begins abducting children across the city, he finds himself drawn into a desperate fight to protect the innocent and reunite broken homes.
Dil Ke Tukre
1965
NRA Pakistani Punjabi-language film directed by Luqman, starring Musarrat Nazir, Santosh, Asha Poslay, and Nazar.
Pattan
1955
10.0The Urdu film Sardar (1957) was directed by M.S. Dar. A story about love, hatred, revenge, politics, and conflicts between the two tribes of Sandal's and Gondal's.
Sardar
1957
NRIn a village, a young couple falls in love, but their relationship faces challenges from disapproving family members and a rival who wants to come between them. As they navigate misunderstandings, and unexpected obstacles, they struggle to stay together and prove the strength of their love.
Mukhra
1958
8.0A poor servant and his wife agree to give their son to the childless woman of the wealthy family he serves. However, their sacrifice brings them only suffering and injustice in return.
Naukar
1955
NRA Pakistani Punjabi-language social film directed by Luqman, starring Neelo, Santosh, and Mohammad Ali, along with a large supporting cast including Lehri, Zamurrad, Nazar, and Zeenat.
Wohti
1967
10.0Prince Jahangir loves the slave girl Anarkali, which creates a serious conflict between Prince Jahangir and his father, Mughal emperor Akbar.
Anarkali
1958
NRShabab Keranvi’s 1970 social drama starring Mohammad Ali and Zeba, featuring the screen debut of Aasia in a story of deceit and broken promises.
Insan Aur Aadmi
1970
NRMurad (1957) is a lost Pakistani film not much is known about this film however we do know that it was a Musical Romance it had a hit song Ho chukka intezar sonay dey,Aey dil-e-beqarar sonay dey Sung by Iqbal Bano,written by Qateel Shifai and music by Safdar Hussain
Murad
1957
9.0Childhood friends Nimmi and Saleem are separated because Saleem's mother does not approve of Nimmi's parentage. When Saleem returns for Nimmi after his mother's death, new complications keep the young lovers apart.
Intezar
1956
7.0Film starring Swaran Lata.
Shehri Babu
1953
NRPakistani film.
Insan Aur Farishta
1976
NRA sweeping retelling of the Layla-Majnun legend, where romance deepens into obsession, longing, and tragedy.
Ishq-e-Laila
1957
8.0Sassi faces hardships and difficulties while seeking his beloved husband, who was separated from her by the rivals.
Sassi
1954