Naina (actress)
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- Actress
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- Dancer
Naina | |
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| نینا | |
| Born | Yawar Sultana 22 June 1971 |
| Died | 7 November 1996 (aged 25) |
| Other names | Doe-eyed Beauty[1] |
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| Years active | 1987 – 1996 |
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Yawar Sultana, also known as Naina (Urdu; نینا; born 1971) was a Pakistani actress and model.[2] She was known for her deep blue eyes and was known as Doe-eyed Beauty.[3][1] She was known for her roles in classic dramas Dasht, Sadran and Red Card.[4]
Sultana was born to Sahira Begum and Ghulam Hussain in a family of musicians in Lahore, Pakistan.[2] She was trained in classical dance by her mother; later, she would earn money by dancing at private functions. She once created a legend of earning 5.6 lakh rupees from a mujra performance.[1][2] Then, she was noted by a television director who offered her work in commercials on PTV.[2]
Career
Naina worked as a model in many commercials and advertisements during the 1980s on the PTV. Later she would also do dance performances at certain events because of which she would earn a lot. She also used to do dancing roles in films.[5][2]
Later she got interested in acting and chose to quit dancing and in 1990 joined Pakistan's first private TV channel Network Television Marketing and would appear in commercials for NTM.[2]
In 1993, F.H. Qureshi told Naina to audition for Dasht, a new drama he was directing. After she auditioned, she was approved by Abid Ali and officially cast.[2][6] She portrayed Hani, who is in love with Shams Shah (portrayed by Abid Ali), but the two face problems when they marry. The serial was a super-hit and won many accolades.[2]
In 1994 she appeared in PTV's family drama Sadran, in which she portrayed the role of a working-class girl.[2] Later in 1994 she was invited by Tariq Aziz at his show Nilaam Ghar and she sanged a song on his request. Then in 1995 she appeared in show Hip Hip Hurray Season 1 on STN the show was hosted by Umer Shareef in which she got an award.[7] Also in 1995, she was cast in the drama Red Card, which aired on STN. She portrayed Almas, a dancer who falls in love with a businessman, but the couple are unable to be together because of Almas's background.[2]
In 1996 she appeared in season 2 of Hip Hip Hurray. She received an award for her performance from Umer Shareef.[8]
Personal life
Naina lived with her parents in Faisal Model Town, Lahore.[2]
Death
On 7 November 1996, Naina was shot at her home in Lahore.[3][9] She was buried in Miani Sahib Graveyard. Her mother died some years later, and she was buried near her grave.[10]