
Acting
Shabnam
Born
1946-08-17 (80)
Known for
Acting
Credits
60 titles
Shabnam is a Bangladeshi–Pakistani stage and film actress. Actor Waheed Murad introduced her to the Pakistani film industry by offering her a lead role in his film Samundar in 1968. Shabnam remained active in Lollywood in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. She has appeared in over 150 films. She was a leading actress in the Pakistani film industry for 28 years. Shabnam migrated from East to West Pakistan in 1968, and lived in the country until the late 1990s, later she returned to her native Bangladesh
Known for
Classic Pakistani social film in the Urdu language
Shama Aur Parwana
1970
A classic Pakistani Urdu-language drama film directed by Pervez Malik
Talash
1976
Film starring Nadeem & Shabnam
Do Tasveerain
1974
7.0Kamyabi is a 1984 Pakistani, family drama and a musical film.
Kamyabi
1984
Lollywood Film
Tum Mere Ho
1968
NRPushpanjali (An Offering of Flowers) is a 1970 Hindi, romantic drama film, produced and directed by Kishore Sahu. The film was made under the "Kishore Sahu Productions" banner. Dinesh Khanna, his wife, Lata, and their son, Pappu, lead a harmonious and happy upper-middle class life in Bombay, India. Despite of their happiness, they know that Lata's heart is weak, and unable to withstand shock or over-excitement. While on a outing, Pappu starts having health problems, and must be admitted in hospital, so that various tests can be carried out to isolate and treat the problem. A few days later, Dinesh is at work, and the phone rings in the Khanna household. Lata answers the phone, and what she is told the shocking truth - a truth so devastating that it may take her life, and change the lives of her husband and child forever.
Pushpanjali
1970
Film credits
1990s · 3 titles
1980s · 17 titles
7.0Kamyabi is a 1984 Pakistani, family drama and a musical film.
Kamyabi
1984
8.3Faisal (Nadeem Baig) travels from Pakistan to Indonesia to claim the property of his late father. An accident makes him lose his memory as he forgets about the five crucial days that he had spent in Singapore.
Bandish
1980
NRAfter Shabana leaves her home to pursue a singing career, her husband struggles bringing up their only son. Will the family ever get together or there will be always someone missing? Winner of the 1981 Nigar Award for Best Urdu Film.
Qurbani
1981
Pakistani Urdu-language film
Lazawal
1984
NRBased on a novel by Erich Segal.
Kabhi Alwida Na Kehna
1983
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Sondhi
1987
Pakistani film
Gumnaam
1983
Dehleez is a 1983 Pakistani Urdu-language drama film based on Emily Brontë's 1847 novel Wuthering Heights, with screenplay by Syed Noor. It started Nadeem and Shabnam with Afzaal Ahmad and Agha Talish. The music of the film was composed by Kamal Ahmed.
Dehleez
1983
NRThe Urdu film Kiran Aur Kali (1981) was directed by Zahid Shah.
Kiran Aur Kali
1981
Pakistani film
Khubsoorat
1982
Pakistani Film
Badalte Mausam
1980
Pakistani film
Deewangi
1983
Pakistani film
Naraaz
1985
Pakistani film, it was written by Syed Noor and directed by Mohammad Javed Fazil.
Aahat
1982
Film directed by Mohammad Javed Fazil
Faisla
1986
9.0A teenager falls in love with an older woman as he is about to learn some valuable lessons in life.
Nahi Abhi Nahi
1980
Pakistani film
Rishta
1980
1970s · 31 titles
Classic Pakistani social film in the Urdu language
Shama Aur Parwana
1970
A classic Pakistani Urdu-language drama film directed by Pervez Malik
Talash
1976
Film starring Nadeem & Shabnam
Do Tasveerain
1974
NRPushpanjali (An Offering of Flowers) is a 1970 Hindi, romantic drama film, produced and directed by Kishore Sahu. The film was made under the "Kishore Sahu Productions" banner. Dinesh Khanna, his wife, Lata, and their son, Pappu, lead a harmonious and happy upper-middle class life in Bombay, India. Despite of their happiness, they know that Lata's heart is weak, and unable to withstand shock or over-excitement. While on a outing, Pappu starts having health problems, and must be admitted in hospital, so that various tests can be carried out to isolate and treat the problem. A few days later, Dinesh is at work, and the phone rings in the Khanna household. Lata answers the phone, and what she is told the shocking truth - a truth so devastating that it may take her life, and change the lives of her husband and child forever.
Pushpanjali
1970
Urdu film directed by S. Suleman
Society
1973
Film starring Nadeem & Shabnam
Sawan Aaya Tum Nahi Aaye
1974
Pakistani Film
Daman Ki Aag
1976
NRAbout the struggle of being a hippy in Pakistan
Miss Hippy
1974
Pakistani Film
Dil Nasheen
1975
8.0A Pakistani man goes abroad his country for earning money.
Dosti
1971
Film directed by Parvez Malik
Pakeeza
1979
NRA story of a middle class simple girl who becomes submissive to others for some circumstances.
Nacher Putul
1971
Pakistani Film
Mann Ki Jeet
1972
NRRaja, a mechanic pretending to be rich for a night, crosses paths with Najma, a millionaire's daughter posing as a poor girl. They quickly fall in love under false pretenses, but their romance faces a crisis as their elaborate webs of deception threaten to unravel.
Dil Lagi
1974
Pakistani Film
Umang
1975
10.0Beautiful Radha lives in a small hill-station in India. One day, Mahesh comes for sight-seeing, both meet, fall in love with each other, get intimate, and Mahesh promises to return, marry her and take her with him to live in Bombay. He does not return, Radha continues to search for him in every train that stops at Shampur, in vain. She eventually gives birth to a baby girl, Laxmi, and both are looked after by Shampur's kind-hearted Station Master. Radha does come across Mahesh, but he refuses to recognize her, and she kills herself. The Station Master takes Laxmi to her next of kin, in all two families, but all reject Laxmi, consider her inauspicious, and will have nothing to do with her. He leaves Laxmi with her maternal grand-parent, Bhagwanti and her husband, but Laxmi is abused and she runs away to Bombay, where she is befriended and looked after by a blind beggar, Anwar.
Aansoo Aur Muskan
1970
Pakistani Film
Anmol Mohabbat
1978
Pakistani film
Zanjeer
1975
Urdu film directed by S.Suleman
Intezar
1974
Pakistani Film
Badal Aur Bijli
1973
A young man returns home to a mother from whom he ran away as a child. Since she doesn't know what he looks like, a fugitive sees the opportunity of impersonating him.
Pehchan
1975
Pakistani Film
Do Aansoo
1976
10.0Aina 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
Film by K. Khursheed
Farz Aur Mamta
1975
Urdu film starring Nadeem
Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan
1971
Pakistani film
Saiyyan Anari
1976
A country rube goes to the city to try and find work and runs into misunderstandings and trouble.
Anari
1975
Pakistani film
Jale Na Kyoon Parwana
1970
NRUrdu film directed by S. Suleman
Bhool
1974
Urdu Film, with Kaveeta in her debut role
Do Badan
1974
Shabnam in a double role
Zeenat
1975
1960s · 9 titles
Lollywood Film
Tum Mere Ho
1968
8.0The emergence of the educated middle-class. Shawkat’s life as a bohemian artist perfectly illustrates the life of an artist in Dhaka during the 60s. When Shawkat’s father loses his job, and eventually dies, the reality of living in a capitalist society as an artist dawns on him
Never Came
1961
NR'Chanda' is a Pakistani Urdu-language film starring Rehman and Sultana Zaman in the lead roles. It is the first Urdu-language film to be produced in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). It is also Shabnam's Urdu-language film debut.
Chanda
1962
NRFilm starring Shabnam and Rehman
Talash
1963
NRBased on the story 'Pagli' by Hajra Masroor, Jamil, a young engineer comes to East Pakistan where he joins the railway department. On station, there is a mentally retarded girl who often wanders there. It comes across to Jamil that there is a backstory behind her mental retardation. Some time before, her marriage was called off because her father could not fulfill the groom's demand of huge dowry. Her father died in result and she became unconscious/mad.
Last Station
1965
NRThe Munim in Ranimaa's family lives with his son, Kaushal and daughter, Madhavi. After he passes away, Ranimaa brings up both children as her own, along with her only son, Rajesh.
Kajal
1965
NRA family drama.
Ladla
1969
NRBehula is a 1966 Bengali film directed by Zahir Raihan and stars Razzak and Shuchanda as lead pair. It was based on the Hindu mythology of Behula, who fights vehemently to goddess Manasa for her husband Lakhindar's life.
Behula
1966
A great musical film.
Nazneen
1969

