Shabnam

Acting

Shabnam

Born August 17, 1946 (age 80)

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 Pakist…

Known For

Miss HippyMiss Hippy · 1974
Miss Hippy
1974
Movie
About the struggle of being a hippy in Pakistan
QurbaniQurbani · 1981
Qurbani
1981
MovieDramaRomance
After 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.
BandishBandish · 1980
Bandish
★ 8.31980
MovieRomanceDrama
Faisal (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.
PushpanjaliPushpanjali · 1970
Pushpanjali
1970
MovieRomanceDrama
Pushpanjali (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.
Kiran Aur KaliKiran Aur Kali · 1981
Kiran Aur Kali
1981
Movie
The Urdu film Kiran Aur Kali (1981) was directed by Zahid Shah.
DostiDosti · 1971
Dosti
★ 8.01971
MovieDramaAdventure
A Pakistani man goes abroad his country for earning money.
Kabhi Alwida Na KehnaKabhi Alwida Na Kehna · 1983
Kabhi Alwida Na Kehna
1983
Movie
Based on a novel by Erich Segal.
Nacher PutulNacher Putul · 1971
Nacher Putul
1971
Movie
A story of a middle class simple girl who becomes submissive to others for some circumstances.

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PushpanjaliPushpanjali · 1970
Pushpanjali
1970
MovieRomanceDrama
Pushpanjali (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.

Lily

Aansoo Aur MuskanAansoo Aur Muskan · 1970
Aansoo Aur Muskan
★ 10.01970
MovieDrama
Beautiful 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.

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