Sheeba Hassan

Sheeba was born into a family of musicians in Lahore, Pakistan. Both of her aunts, Mukhtar Begum and Farida Khanum, were well known ghazal singers of their times. She learnt classical dance from Maharaj Ghulam Hussain Kathak. She made her debut as a child artist at Radio Pakistan Lahore in the 1960s, and her first radio play was Mehtab Deen Di Baithak (Gathering With Mehtab Deen).^[1][2]

In the 1970s, she started her career as a stage artist at the Alhamra Hall, Lahore. She did many theatre and stage plays, including the play Twist , but it was a comedy role in Lada Pithi (Spoilt Girl) that made her well known in the world of theater. Sheeba worked in hundreds of stage plays, most typically Hakkay Bakkay. Because of her sharp wit and Punjabi-language acting, she was known as Mahi Munda (Tomboy of the Punjabi Stage).^[1]

She earned fame by starring as Chandi in Munnu Bhai's TV serial Sona Chandi, which was aired in 1982 on PTV.^[3] She was paired with actor Hamid Rana who acted as Sona in the play.^[4] Later, she appeared in another of Munnu Bhai's plays, Ababeel.^[2][5] She also continued participating in stage dramas until she announced retirement in 2014.^[6]

In 2025 on 23rd March the Government of Pakistan honored her with the Presidential Pride of Performance for her contributions to the television Industry.^[7]

Sheeba got married in the late 1980s and has four children.^[8]