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Nargis Born Ghazallah
August 12, 1974
Lahore, PakistanOccupation Film actress, Stage dancer Years active 1992–present Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Nargis (Urdu: نرگس) (born 1974) is a Pakistani film actress and a stage dancer, whose real name is Ghazallah (meaning "a female deer"). She was born in Chichawatni. She had the leading role in Idrees Khan’s Aalmi Ghunde (Global Thugs), with a script written by Nasir Adeeb. Future roles in movies like Kuri Munda Razi and Kala Raj were type-cast, and her career and reputation as a solo star suffered as a result.[1]
Playing the unusual role of a bald woman for Omar Sharif’s Chand Babu, she shaved her head to better play the part. Her views are considered to be contrary to conservative Pakistani society; many see her as outspoken compared to social Pakistani norms.
She appears regularly in stage plays and theater musicals in Lahore, Multan and other cities throughout Pakistan; her younger sister Deedar also appears on stage quite frequently. Nargis's recent film Sooha Jora (Bridal Dress) was produced by her husband Zubair Shah.
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Personal life
Nargis currently resides in Canada with her husband Zubair Shah, son Ali and daughter named Masooma. She now runs a beauty parlor/spa/salon in Markham, Canada.
Selected filmography
Year Movie Language Cast 1994 Danda Peer Punjabi Nargis, Sultan Rahi 1995 Main ne Pyar Kiya Punjabi Madiha Shah, Shaan, Nargis 1995 Shartia Mithay Punjabi Nargis, Babbu Barral 1996 Aao pyar karen Urdu Neeli, Javed Sheikh, Nargis 1996 Mummy Urdu Atiqa Odho, Nadeem, Reema, Nargis, Mustafa Qureshi 1997 Mafia Urdu Reema, Madiha Shah, Babar Ali, Saud, Saima, Nargis 1997 Kuri Munda Razi Punjabi Sahiba, Jan Rambo, Nargis 1998 Dopatta Punjabi Nargis, Javed Hassan 1999 Hawwa ki Beti Urdu Sapna, Izhar Qazi, Nargis 2000 Long da lashkara Punjabi Reema, Shaan, Nargis 2000 Yaar Badshah Punjabi Saima, Shaan, Nargis 2002 Babbu Khan Punjabi Saima, Shaan, Reema, Moammar Rana, Nargis 2004 Daaman aur Chingari Urdu Saima, Izhar Qazi, Nargis 2009 Soha Jora Punjabi Shaan, Nargis[2] References
- ^ http://www.nargis-actress.info/ accessed May 23 2007
- ^ http://mazhar.dk/film/stars/heroines/90s.htm
External links
Categories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- Punjabi people
- People from Lahore
- People from Chichawatni
- Pakistani film actors
- Pakistani dancers
- Pakistani emigrants to Canada
- Pakistani actor stubs
- Film actor stubs
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