Acting

Bahar Begum

Born 1942-01-01 · Lahore, Punjab, British India

Born Kishwar Begum, Bahar Begum is an actress best known for many Pakistani movies since 1956. She was first introduced to the Pakistani film industry by the renowned film director Anwar Kamal Pasha in film Chann Mahi (1956). Anwar Kamal Pasha is the one that gave her the professional film world name Bahar Begum. She later acted both in Punjabi and Urdu language Pakistani films and had a very active career from 1956 through the 1980s. She has more than 500 films to her credit. Having grown up in Lahore, Pakistan, her career has centered on the Punjabi film industry, initially playing heroines and then "emotionally strong mothers", usually ending-up playing 'mother' to popular lead actor of Punjabi films Sultan Rahi in his films during the 1980s.

Acting credits

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A story about two women, who shared their husband.

Saheli

1960

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Classic Pakistani romantic drama film directed by Qamar Zaidi

Palki

1975

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Pakistani Film

Dil Nasheen

1975

The Urdu film Salma (1960) was directed by Ashfaq Malik.

Salma

1960

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Pakistani Film

Mehndi Lagi Mere Haath

1980

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Pakistani Film.

Karam Data

1997

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Pakistani Film

Raja Pakistani

1997

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Set in 1910s and 1920s at the time of British Raj, Farangi revolves around the battle of a Pashtun freedom fighter against the British army. At Nigar Awards 1964, the film received four awards including Best Actress for Shamim Ara.

Farangi

1964

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Pakistani Film

Saima

1980

When the son of a respected village elder gets into a scuffle with a local gang, a tale of rivalry, revenge, and honor unfolds.

The Old Gujjar

2002

Pakistani Film

Umang

1975

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A story of enmity between two tribes and love of a mother..

Faqeeria

1987

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1985 Pakistani film

Deewane Do

1985

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Aina is a love story of two hearts and two souls but from two different social classes, one being a daughter of a business tycoon and one being a realistic, self-confident and a little bit arrogant poor young man.

Aina

1977

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Ishq Ishq

1977

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Mangti (1961) is a Pakistani Punjabi drama film directed by Ashraf Khan and released on May 26, 1961. The film stars Bahar Begum, Aslam Pervaiz, and Sultan Rahi, featuring music by Saif Chughtai

Mangti

1961

Mehndi Wale Hath (The Adorned Bride) poster

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This story is dedicated to those daughters and sisters whose lives are ruined by the evil tradition of Haq Bakhshish, in which women are coerced into marrying the Quran to deny them their rightful inheritance. The Winner of 2000 Nigar Award for Best Punjabi Film.