Shamim Bano

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Shamim Bano (also commonly termed 'Shamim' or 'Bano Begum'; 29 July 1920 – 23 October 1984) was a Pakistani actress and singer active in Indian and Pakistani cinema.[2] She starred alongside Dilip Kumar in his debut film Jwar Bhata.[note 1] She was the wife of prominent Pakistani film director and producer Anwar Kamal Pasha, and thus daughter-in-law of poet, writer and scholar Hakim Ahmad Shuja.[2]

Born
Shamim Bano Begum

(1920-07-29)29 July 1920
Lahore, British India
Died23 October 1984(1984-10-23) (aged 64)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
OthernamesShamim
Bano Begum
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Singer
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Shamim Bano
شمیم بانو
Born
Shamim Bano Begum

(1920-07-29)29 July 1920
Lahore, British India
Died23 October 1984(1984-10-23) (aged 64)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Other namesShamim
Bano Begum
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Singer
Years active1939–1977
SpouseAnwar Kamal Pasha (husband)
Children3
RelativesHakim Ahmad Shuja (father-in-law)
AwardsNigar Award:
Best Supporting Actress Award for Zehr-e-Ishq (1958) and Ghalib (1961)[1]
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Early life

Shamim Bano was born in Lahore, British India, in 1920 to a family of Pathan farmers and small landowners. Later they settled in the Punjab region but her parents sold most of their birthright and shifted to Lahore and later Bombay (now Mumbai), soon after the end of the First World War.[3]

Career

Shamim was a successful Indian heroine of the 1940s.[2] She was related to legendary actress and singer Khursheed Bano as well as Meena Kumari. She is remembered for her role as the co-star of Dilip Kumar in his first film Jwar Bhata (1944).[2][4]

She started her career in the late 1930s with Vishnu Cine's Baghi (1939). Ranjit Movietone's Armaan (1942) was one of the most popular films of her career.[4] Another milestone of her career was Kishore Sahu's Sindoor (1947), which became quite controversial at the time of its release because it dealt with the topic of remarriage of Hindu widows.[4] Mehmaan, Sanyasi and Pehle Aap were other notable films of her career.[2][5]

After India's partition in 1947, she migrated to Pakistan and appeared in a few Pakistani films, including Shahida (1949) where she was paired with Dilip Kumar's younger brother Nasir Khan, followed by Do Ansoo (1950) which became the first golden jubilee Urdu film of Pakistan.[6][7][2][8]

Personal life

Bano married director and producer Anwar Kamal Pasha with whom she had worked in the movie Do Ansoo.[4] Pasha was younger than her. She bid adieu to her film career to focus on her family. She had three children with Pasha.[2]

Death

She died at her home in Lahore in 1984.[2]

Filmography

Film

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Year Film Language
1939ImandarHindi
1939BaghiHindi
1940KanyadanHindi
1940Nirali DuniyaHindi
1940PyarHindi
1941DhandoraHindi
1941PyasHindi[9]
1942ArmaanHindi
1942FariyaadHindi
1942MahemanHindi[10]
1942Return of Toofan MailHindi
1943BansariHindi
1943GauriHindi
1944Pehle AapHindi
1944Jwar BhataHindi
1945SanyasiHindi
1946LaajHindi
1947BhanwarHindi
1947SindoorHindi[11][12]
1947Do NainaHindi
1947NateejaHindi
1947Samrat AshokHindi
1947ShikarpuriHindi
1948Azad HindustaniHindi
1948Desh SevaHindi
1948Toote TareHindi
1949ShahidaUrdu
1950Do AnsooUrdu
1950GabhrooPunjabi
1951DilbarPunjabi
1953GhulamUrdu
1953TarrapUrdu
1954Raat Ki BaatUrdu
1958Zehr-e-IshqUrdu
1961GhalibUrdu
1976Sajjo RaniHindi
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Awards and recognition

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YearAwardCategoryResultTitleRef.
1958Nigar AwardBest Supporting ActressWonZehr-e-Ishq[1]
1961Nigar AwardBest Supporting ActressWonGhalib[13]
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Notes

  1. [1]
    Not to be confused with another, later Pakistani film actress Shamim Ara

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