Rani (actress)

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name = Rani


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birthname = Nasira
birthdate = birth date|1946|12|08
location = Lahore, Punjab, British India
deathdate = death date and age|1993|05|27|1946|12|08
deathplace = Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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yearsactive = 1962—1993
spouse = Tariq Hasan
Mian Javed Qamar
Sarfaraz Nawaz
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notable role = Umrao Jan
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Rani (Urdu: عنار) (December 8, 1946 – May 27, 1993) is a Pakistani film/TV actress, her real name was "Nasira", She was born in Mozang, Lahore. Her father was a driver of "Mukhtar Begum" — the wife of "Agha Hashar Kashmiri" and sister of Malka-e-Ghazal Fareeda Khanum. Mukhtar Begum took over Rani for proper upbringing. Mukhtar Begum was a singer herself, settled in Karachi and wanted Rani to follow, but Rani's voice was not suitable as singer. Rani was interested in dancing and as she fulfilled through her films. Mukhtar Begum gave the film name Rani and it was also Mukhtar Begum who gave Noor Jehan her screen name from "Allah Wasai".

Celebrity

Rani was an all round actress in both Urdu and Punjabi films who served for a long time as film heroine in Pakistan. Anwar Kamal Pasha, a veteran film director of the 50's and 60's introduced Rani in film Mehboob in 1962 and further few years Rani acted minor or supporting roles in some films like "Mouj Maila", "Ek Tera Sahara" and "Safaid Khoon" etc. Till 1965 she worked in other films as heroine but all films gone flops and after a row of flops, she was dubbed a jinxed actress.

With the success of Hazar Dastan and Dever Bhabi, Rani embarked on the road to fame and stardom in a big way. Some of her memorable films are Chann Makhna, Sajjan Pyara, Jind Jan, Duniya Matlib Di, Anjuman, Tehzeeb, Umrao Jan Ada, Naag Muuni, Seeta Mariam Margaret and Ik Gunah Aur Sahi. She also acted in two TV serials "Khowahish" and "Faraib" in early 90's. She died of cancer at the age of 46 in Karachi.

Personal Life

Rani's first love was Kamal but they could not get married.When Rani got name, fame and wealth, her mother resumed her relationship with her daugher. During the absence of Mukhtar Begum (out of Pakistan for treatment), Rani moved to another house with her mother. When Mukhtar Begum returned from abroad, she was shocked to know that Rani had left her, but it was her love for Rani that she never emptied Rani's room of her belongings.Rani married thrice in her lifetime. First to top film director Hassan Tariq who divorced her in the 70s. Just after her marriage with an Industrialist, producer and Babur Cinema owner Mian Javed Qamar from Faisalabad, it was discovered that Rani had cancer. After knowing this Javed Qamer divorced her. During the treatment in London, she met famous crickter fast bowler Sarfaraz Nawaz and married with her but later they went their separate ways.At the last days of her life at the hospital's bed, the only thing that kept Rani going was the wish to see her daughter married off and once that was done, she died just a few days after Rabia's (Rani's daughter) marriage to Dr. Anwar.After exactly 33 days of Rani's death, her mother who was seriously sick and never knew of her daughter's death, also passed away. Rani's only sister also died three months later.

Filmography

* 1962 "Mehboob" Urdu

* 1963 "Ik tera sahara" Urdu Shamim Ara, Darpan, Rani, Asad Jaafri
* 1963 "Mouj Mela" Punjabi Neelo, Habib, Rani, A. Shah, Nazar, ChunChun, Salma Mumtaz, Mazhar Shah
* 1964 "Aurat ka pyar" Urdu Rani, Allauddin, Nasira, Mohammad Ali
* 1964 "Chhoti Ammi" Urdu Rani, Rattan Kumar, Lehri, Kumar
* 1964 "Chhoti Behan" Urdu Rani, Kemal, Mohammad Ali, Talat Saddiqi, Nirala, Lehri
* 1964 Ik Dil do deewane Urdu Rani, Kemal, Zeenat, Saqi
* 1964 Safaid Khoon Urdu Rani, Santosh, Mohammad Ali, Meena, Asif Jah, Mahrukh, Allauddin
* 1964 Shatranj Urdu Rani, Habib, Saqi, Sikandar
* 1965 Akhri Station Urdu Rani, Haroon, Shabnam
* 1965 Aurat Urdu Rani, Habib, Firdous, Talish
* 1965 Hazar Dastaan Urdu Rani, Mohammad Ali, Asad, M. Ismael, Talish
* 1965 Nache Nagin baje Been Urdu Rani, Mohammad Ali, Firdous, Rangeela, Adeeb
* 1965 Sanam Urdu Bahar, Kemal, Rani, Mohammad Ali
* 1965 Saz-o-Awaz Urdu Rani, Waheed Murad, Rangeela

* 1965 Shabnam Urdu Zeba, Kemal, Rani, Mohammad Ali, Lehri, Kumar
* 1965 Saaz aur Awaz Urdu Rani, Habib, Ragni, Adeeb, Talish, S. Gul
* 1965 Yeh Jehan wale Urdu Deeba, Habib, Rani, Asad Bukhari
* 1966 Bhai Jan Urdu Rani, Mohammad Ali, Saba, Asad, Aslam Pervez
* 1966 Goonga Punjabi Rani, Akmal, Shirin, Sawan, Zeenat, Zulfi, Khayyam, Taya Barkat
* 1966 Insaan Urdu Rani, Santosh, Sabira Sultana, Allauddin
* 1966 Jokar Urdu Rani, Kemal, Zeba, Azad, Faizi, Rehan, Talish
* 1966 Woh kon thi Urdu Rani, Habib, Nabeela, Zeenat, Saqi, Qavi, Roshan
* 1967 Be reham Urdu Rani, Santosh, Seema, Zulfi, Talish
* 1967 Devar Bhabi Urdu Rani, Sabiha, Santosh, Lehri, Jafri, Najmi
* 1967 Hakumat Urdu Rani, Sudhir, Habib, Gul Rukh, Lehri, Zamurrad, Ilyas Kashmiri
* 1967 Kafir Urdu Rani, Sudhir, Talish
* 1967 Naadra Urdu Rani, Habib, Ejaz, Zulfi, Seema
* 1967 Shab-e-khair Urdu Rani, Kemal
* 1967 Sitamgar Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, Rani, Darpan
* 1967 Yateem Urdu Rani, Ejaz, Allauddin
* 1968 Adalat Urdu Zeba, Rani, Haidar, Aslam Pervez33 1968 Behan Bhai Urdu Rani, Nadeem, Deeba, Husna, Kemal, Ejaz, Aliya, Aslam Pervez, Ilyas Kashmiri, Talat Siddiqi34 1968 Chann Makhna Punjabi Sudhir, Rani, Saloni, Inayat Hussain Bhatti, Munawar Zarif, Rangeela, Zulfi, Razia, Salma Mumtaz, Sheikh Iqbal, Asad, Sawan and Habib (in guest role)35 1968 Chheen lai azadi Urdu Rani, Sudhir, Saloni36 1968 Commander Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, Rani, Saiqa, Adeeb37 1968 Dara Urdu Rani, Nasrullah Butt, Aliya, Nimmo, Adeeb38 1968 Dil mera dharkan teri Urdu Shamim Ara, Waheed Murad, Rani, Lehri, Talish, Salma M.39 1968 Ek hi rasta Urdu Rani, Sudhir, Salma Mumtaz, Imdad Hussain, Talish40 1968 Mara Ghar meri Jannat Urdu Shamim Ara, Mohammad Ali, Rani, Jugnu, Lehri, Ilyas41 1968 Sajjan Pyara Punjabi Rani, Inayat Hussain Bhatti, Saloni, Kaifee, Munawar Zarif, Razia, Zulfi, Nasira, Sheikh Iqbal, Sawan, Mazhar Shah, Asad Bukhari42 1969 Dia aur Toofan Urdu Naghma, Ejaz, Haidar, Rani, Zahid Khan, Rangeela, Munawar Zarif, Khalifa Nazir, Razia, Zulfi, Rasheed Zarif, Munir Zarif, Naeem Hashmi, Najeeb, Salma Mumtaz, Zeenat, Tahira, Niggo, Meena Chodhary, Adeeb, Talish, Ilyas Kashmiri43 1969 Dilbar Jani Punjabi Rani, Ejaz, Ali Ejaz44 1969 Dil-e-betab Urdu Shamim Ara, Mohammad Ali, Rani, Yousuf, Rangeela45 1969 Ghabroo Putt Punjab de Punjabi Naghma, Habib, Rani, Iqbal Hassan46 1969 Jind Jan Punjabi Rani, Inayat Hussain Bhatti, Kaifee, Siloni, Munawar Zarif, Razia, Zulfi, Munir Zarif, Seema, Nasira, Sheikh Iqbal, Asad Bukhari, Mazhar Shah, Talish47 1969 Khoon-e-Nahaq Urdu Rani, Sudhir, Zeenat48 1969 Kochwan Punjabi Rani, Inayat Hussain Bhatti, Kaifee49 1969 Mukhra Chann warga Punjabi Naghma, Habib, Rani, Yousuf Khan, M. Ismael, Munawar Zarif, Shahida, ChunChun, Mazhar Shah and Sawan50 1969 Maa Beta Urdu Rani, Sabiha, Santosh, Lehri, Masood Akhtar51 1970 Akhri Chattan Urdu Rani, Nasrullah Butt, Tarana, Sultana Rahi52 1970 Anjuman Urdu Rani, Waheed Murad, Deeba, Sabiha, Santosh, Lehri, Ilyas53 1970 Chann Sajna Punjabi Rani, Yousuf Khan, Aliya, Iqbal Hassan, Nayyar Sultana, Sultan Rahi54 1970 Dil dian lagian Punjabi Rani, Ejaz, Zamurrad, Munawar Zarif, Shahida, Nabeela, Nasira, Sheikh Iqbal, Fazal Haq, Ilyas Kashmiri and Mazhar Shah55 1970 Do nain swali Punjabi Naghma, Habib, Rani, Yousuf Khan, Mazhar Shah56 1970 Duniya matlab di Punjabi Firdous, Inayat Hussain Bhatti, Rani, Kaifee, Munawar Zarif, Razia, Asad Bukhari, Rekha, Nabeela, Sheikh Iqbal, Suhail, Seema, Sultan Rahi and Ilyas Kashmiri57 1970 Jeib Kutra Punjabi Rani, Kaifee, Inayat Hussain Bhatti, Rukhsana, Munawar Zarif, Iqbal Hassan58 1970 Mehram Dil da Punjabi Rani, Iqbal Hassan, Mazhar Shah59 1970 Rabb di Shaan Punjabi Rani, Inyat Inayat Hussain Bhatti, Afzal Khan60 1970 Sajjan Beli Punjabi Rani, Inayat Hussain Bhatti, Kaifee61 1970 Shama aur Parwana Urdu Rani, Nadeem, Shabnam, Ejaz, Aliya, Talish, Lehri, Rangeela62 1970 Texi Driver Punjabi Rani, Habib, Yousuf Khan, Aliya, Nanha, Ilyas Kashmiri, Sultan Rahi63 1971 Babul Punjabi Rani, Yousuf Khan, Aliya, Sultan Rahi, Nanha, Naeem Hashmi, Ilyas Kashmiri64 1971 Des mera jeedaraa da Punjabi Rani, Yousuf Khan, Aliya, Iqbal Hassan, Sultan Rahi65 1971 Do Baaghi Urdu Rani, Kemal66 1971 Geo Jatta Punjabi Rani, Kaifee, Munawar Zarif, Ali Ejaz, Razia, Asad Bukhari, Mazhar Shah, Sawan67 1971 Ishq bina ki jeena Punjabi Firdous, Sudhir, Rani, Ejaz68 1971 Mr. 303 Urdu Rani, Nasrullah Butt, Tarana, Adeeb, Rangeela, Sultan Rahi69 1971 Rab rakha Punjabi Rani, Yousuf Khan, Husna, Iqbal Hassan70 1971 Sakhi Lutera Urdu Rani, Nasrullah Butt, Rangeela, Rehan, Adeeb71 1971 Siran naal sardarian Punjabi Rani, Nisar, Mazhar Shah72 1971 Sucha souda Punjabi Naghma, Rani, Inayat Hussain Bhatti, Kaifee, Munawar Zarif, Razia, Asad Bukhari73 1971 Tehzeeb Urdu Rani, Shahid, Aliya, Sabiha Khanum, Lehri and Aslam Pervez74 1971 Ucha naa pyar da Punjabi Rani, Ejaz, Zamurrad75 1971 Wehshi Urdu Shamim Ara, Mohammad Ali, Rani, Kaifee, Allauddin76 1972 Azaadi Urdu Rani, Nasrullah Butt, Sangeeta, Saqi77 1972 Badley gi Duniya Sathi Urdu Zeba, Mohammad Ali, Iqbal Hassan, Rani, Tanzeem78 1972 Baharo Phool Barsao Urdu Rani, Waheed Murad, Sangeeta, Munawar Zareef, Aslam Pervez, Ilyas79 1972 Bhai Bhai Urdu Rani, Kemal, Yousuf Khan, Naghma, Rangeela, Salma Mumtaz, Aslam Pervez, Sultan Rahi, Mazhar Shah, Sawan80 1972 Dhol jawanian mane Punjabi Rani, Inayat Hussain Bhatti, Kaifee, Saloni81 1972 Dil naal Sajjan de Punjabi Rani, Inayat Hussain Bhatti, Kaifee82 1972 Ghairat te Qanoon Punjabi Rani, Yousuf Khan, Alia, Shahid, Saba, Rangeela, Mazhar Shah, Allauddin83 1972 Khalish Urdu Rani, Waheed Murad, Sangeeta, Qavi, Talish, Allauddin, Nanha, Waheeda Khan84 1972 Meri ghairat teri izzat Punjabi Rani, Naghma, Habib85 1972 Naag Muni Urdu Rani, Waheed Murad, Sangeeta, Qavi, Talish, Masood Akhtar86 1972 Sodagar Urdu Rani, Adil, Talish, Tariq Aziz87 1972 Umrao Jan Ada Urdu Rani, Shahid, Zamurrad, Aasiya, Mumtaz, Rangeela, Lehri, Ladla, Imdad Hussain, Nayyar Sultana, Tamanna, Talat Siddiqi, Allauddin and Talish88 1973 Ek thi Larki Urdu Rani, Shahid, Yousuf Khan89 1973 Mr. 420 Urdu Rani, Kaifee, Munawar Zarif90 1973 Pyasa Urdu Rani, Shahid, Qavi91 1974 Deedar Urdu Rani, Waheed Murad, Shahid, Mumtaz, Sabiha92 1974 Laila Majnoo Urdu Rani, Waheed Murad, Masood Akhtar, Talish, Nanha93 1974 Zulm kade nein phalda Punjabi Rani, Habib, Sultan Rahi94 1975 Dilruba Urdu Rani, Waheed Murad, Mustafa Qureshi, Nanha, Allauddin95 1975 Ik gunah aur sahi Urdu Rani, Mohammad Ali, Shahid, Darpan, Aslam Pervez, Talish, Sabiha96 1975 Pulekha Punjabi Rani, Shehbaz, Mazhar Shah97 1976 Aulad Urdu Rani, Shahid, Sabiha, Talish98 1976 Naag aur Nagin Urdu Rani, Waheed Murad, Kaveeta, Shahid, Aslam Pervez, Allauddin, Ilyas99 1976 Surraya Bhoopali Urdu Rani, Shahid, Waheed Murad, Husna, Allauddin, Talish100 1976 Zaroorat Urdu Rani, Shahid, Sufia Bano, Qavi, Talish101 1977 Begum Jan Urdu Rani, Shahid, Bindia102 1977 Kaloo Urdu Rani, Mohammad Ali, Shahid, Kaveeta, Sabiha, Aslam Pervez103 1978 Nazrana Urdu Rani, Waheed Murad, Neelo, Ghulam Mohayuddin, Bindia, Ali Ejaj, Masood A.104 1978 Parakh Urdu Rani, Asif Khan, Usman Peerzada, Nanha105 1978 Saheli Urdu Rani, Waheed Murad, Shabnam, Ghulam Mohayuddin, Nanha, Ibrahim Nafees106 1978 Seeta, Maryam, Margrete Urdu Rani, Mohammad Ali107 1979 Ab Ghar jane do Urdu Rani, Shahid, Rangeela108 1979 Aurat Raj Urdu Rani, Waheed Murad, Rangeela, Nanha, Shehla Gil, Sultan Rahi109 1979 Behan Bhai Urdu Rani, Waheed Murad, Mohammad Ali, Nanha, Ali Ejaz110 1979 Ibadat Urdu Zeba, Mohammad Ali, Rani, Shahid, Kaveeta, Saqi111 1979 Josh Urdu Rani, Mohammad Ali, Babra Sharif, Shahid, Aslam Pervez, Adeeb112 1979 Khushboo Urdu Rani, Shahid, Mumtaz113 1979 Mr. Ranjha Urdu Rani, Shahid, Aslam Pervez114 1979 Naqsh-e-Qadam Urdu Rani, Mohammad Ali, Ghulam Muhayuddin, Asif Khan115 1979 Nawabzadi Urdu Rani, Shahid, Kaveeta116 1979 Nei Tehzeeb Urdu Rani, Shahid, Babra Sharif117 1979 Tarana Urdu Rani, Waheed Murad, Ghulam Mohayuddin, Nanha, Tamanna, Bahar, Meena118 1980 Badnaam Urdu Babra Sharif, Waheed Murad, Rani, Mohammad Ali, Naghma119 1980 Haye yeh Shohar Urdu Rani, Shahid, Asif Raza Mir, Shehla Gil120 1980 Lahoo de rishte Punjabi Rani, Inayat Hussain Bhatti, Kaifee121 1980 Sheikh Chilli Urdu Rani, Shahid, Asif Khan, Chakori122 1981 Gun Man Urdu Babra Sharif, Mohammad Ali, Waheed Murad, Mumtaz, Rani123 1981 Watan Urdu Rani, Shahid, Kaveeta, Naveen Tajik, Nadeem, Rangeela, Talish, Aslam Pervez, Mohammad Ali124 1982 Kinara Urdu Rani, Mohammad Ali, Ghulam Muhayuddin, Sultan Rahi125 1982 Aas Paas Urdu Babra Sharif, Nadeem, Rani, Rahat Kazmi, Rangeela126 1983 Bigri naslen Urdu Rani, Shahid, Bahar, Qavi, Allauddin, Mohammad Ali127 1983 Deewana Mastana Punjabi Rani, Ali Ejaz, Nanha128 1983 Kala Sumandar Punjabi Rani, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi129 1983 Sona Chandi Punjabi Rani, Ali Ejaz, Nanha, Sangeeta, Rangeela130 1984 Chor Chokidar Punjabi Rani, Ali Ejaz, Nanha, Nazli, Qavi, Talish131 1984 Dada Ustad Punjabi Rani, Sultan Rahi, Iqbal Hassan132 1984 Devar Bhabhi Punjabi Rani, Ali Ejaz, Nanha133 1984 Iman te Farangi Punjabi Mumtaz, Sultan Rahi, Nazli, Akbar, Iqbal Hassan, Shahid, Badar Munir, Nanha, Khalifa Nazir, Gulrez, Sikkedar, Iqbal Durrani, Sawan, Nasrullah Butt, Ilyas Kashmiri134 1984 Ishq Pecha Punjabi Rani, Ali Ejaz, Nanha135 1984 Jagga te Reshma Punjabi Rani, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi136 1984 Judai Punjabi Rani, Ali Ejaz, Nanha137 1984 Laraka Punjabi Rani, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi138 1984 Raja Rani Punjabi Rani, Ali Ejaz, Nanha139 1984 Sajawal Daku Punjabi Rani, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi140 1984 Ucha Shamla Jatt da Punjabi Rani, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Talish141 1984 Wadda Khan Punjabi Rani, Yousuf, Sultan Rahi, Mohammad Ali, Mustafa Qureshi142 1984 Aag ka Sumandar Urdu Rani, Mohammad Ali, Shahid, Saqi, Aslam Pervez143 1984 Aaj ka Inssan Urdu Rani, Shahid, Ghulam Mohayuddin144 1985 Ann Parh Punjabi Rani, Ali Ejaz, Nanha145 1985 Babur Khan Punjabi Rani, Yousuf Khan, Mustafa Qureshi146 1985 Chandni Punjabi Rani, Ali Ejaz, Nanha147 1985 Chann Baloch Punjabi Rani, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi148 1985 Do Hathkarian Punjabi Rani, Shahid, Bazgha, Afzaal149 1985 Ek Dulhan Urdu Rani, Badar Munir, Mohammad Ali, Nemat Sardhi150 1985 Ghulami Punjabi Rani, Sultan Rahi, Yousuf, Mustafa Qureshi, Mohammad Ali151 1985 Khoon aur Pani Urdu Rani, Mohammad Ali, Babra Sharif, Ghulam Mohayuddin152 1985 Khuddar Punjabi Anjuman, Rani, Mustafa Qureshi, Iqbal Hassan, Talish153 1985 Muqaddar Punjabi Rani, Iqbal Hassan, Ghulam Mohayuddin154 1985 Sahib Bahadur Punjabi Rani, Ali Ejaz, Nazli, Nanha155 1985 Sheesh Naag Punjabi Rani, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi156 1985 Thugg Badshah Punjabi Rani, Ali Ejaz, Nazli, Nanha157 1986 Chall so Chall Punjabi Shahida Minni, Rani, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi158 1986 Qulli Punjabi Rani, Ali Ejaz, Nanha, Nazli, Rangeela, Iqbal Hassan, Shehbaz Akmal159 1986 Shehnai Urdu Sonia, Ghulam Mohayuddin, Rani160 1987 Kala Toofan Punjabi Rani, Sultan Rahi161 1987 Zalzala Urdu Sudhir, Sultan Rahi, Rani, Waheed Murad, Asif Khan, Ilyas162 1987 Zidbazi Punjabi Rani, Mustafa Qureshi, Iqbal Hassan
* 1989 Aap ki khatir Urdu Rani, Shahid, Rahat Kazmi
* 1991 Truck Driver Urdu Rani, Shahid, Bahar, Qavi, Allauddin, Mohammad Ali
* 1991 Yohnavey Pashto Rani, Badar Munir, Mohammad Ali, Nemat Sardh

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2948024/ Rani profile - IMDb.com]

* [http://www.musicpakistan.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=348 Rani Biography]