Yasmin (actress)
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1 May 1936[1]
Yasmeen Shaukat
Zarina Begum
Zarina Reshma
Reshma
Pakistani (1950-present)
Yasmin | |
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| یاسمین | |
| Born | Amina Begum 1 May 1936[1] |
| Other names | Yasmeen Yasmeen Shaukat Zarina Begum Zarina Reshma Reshma |
| Citizenship | British Indian (1936-1950) Pakistani (1950-present) |
| Education | Imambara Girls School |
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| Years active | 1949 – 1970 |
| Spouses |
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| Children | 3 |
| Parent | Atta Muhammad Paracha (father) |
Yasmin (born 1936), also spelled as Yasmeen, is a Pakistani actress known for her work in Pakistani cinema.[1] Yasmin was noted for her perfect fit for tragic roles during her acting career.[2] Her career spanned over two decades during which she appeared as a leading lady as well as supporting roles in the films of Golden Age of Pakistani cinema.[1]
Amina was born in 1936 in Bombay, British India.[1] She received her primary education at Imambara Girls School in Bombay.[1] She studied until middle school, though her father, Atta Muhammad Paracha, wished for her to complete her matriculation.[1] Zarina, however, was more interested in pursuing a career in acting than in her studies.[1]
Her passion led her to approach A. R. Kardar, who was preparing for the film Dil Lagi, an Urdu version of the folk tale Heer Ranjha.[1] Impressed by her self-confidence and passion, he supported her with a role in the film.[1] The film starred Shyam (Sahira Kazmi's father) and Suraiya in the lead roles.[1]
Career
Yasmin made her debut in 1949 with A.R. Kardar's Dillagi in a supporting role of Sehti.[1] After partition, she shifted to Pakistan and started working in Pakistani cinema.[1]
During the filming of Dillagi, the Partition of India occurred, but Yasmin stayed in India and completed her work in the film.[1] In 1950, she migrated with her family to Lahore, Pakistan. In Pakistan, she initially worked under the names Zarina Reshma and Reshma.[1] Her early roles under these names included the film Jihad, directed by Zahoor Raja, and Amanat, a film by Haider Shah. She was also part of the cast of the film Chan Wey by Shah Noor Productions.[1]
Her debut film in Pakistan was Beli, which was written by Saadat Hassan Manto and she had a supporting role in it.[3] She went on to appear in supporting roles in Chan Wey (1951), Dupatta (1952), and Lakht-e-Jigar, followed by her lead debut in Morni (both 1956).[3]
She later adopted the screen name Yasmin for her roles in films such as Qismat and Lakht Jigar.[1] In Lakht Jigar, she played a romantic role opposite actor Habib, while the main leads were Noor Jehan and Santosh Kumar.[1]
Yasmin's first major film as a heroine was Morni, released in 1956.[1] She appeared opposite actor Akmal Khan in the Punjabi film Jabro, directed by Muzaffar Tahir.[1] She also had a lead role with Talish in Darbar Habib and a supporting role as the hero's sister in Ashfaq Malik's film Baaghi.[1]
Personal life
Her relationship with Jafar Bukhari, the cameraman of Chan Wey, developed into a romance and eventually marriage.[1] As a director, Jafar Bukhari cast Yasmin as the heroine in several of his films, including Anjam, Masoom, Tamanna, Zehr-e-Ishq, Nai Lakhi, and Bharaso. The popular song "Dil Deta Hai Ro Ro Dahai" from the film Ishq Par Zor Nahi was filmed on her.[1]
Due to serious differences, she and Jafar Bukhari separated.[1] She then married the film director Syed Shaukat Hussain Rizvi, the former husband of singer Noor Jehan.[4] She has two sons with Rizvi, Shaneshah Hussain Rizvi and Syed Ali Murtaza Rizvi, while Jafar Bukhari has a son, Nasir Bukhari, who resides in Europe.[1][4][5][2]