Aasia

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Aasia Begum
Born13 November 1952[1]
Patiala, Punjab, India
Died9 March 2013 (aged 60)[1]
Canada
NationalityPakistani
OccupationFilm actress
Years active1970 – mid 1980s[1]
Awards2 Nigar Awards

Aasia Begum, better known as simply Aasia, (13 November 1952 – 9 March 2013) was a Pakistani film actress who was active in the 1970s and 1980s in the film industry.[1]

Early life[]

Aasia was born in 1952 as Firdous in Patiala, Punjab, India.[2][1] She emigrated from India to Pakistan.[1] She resided in Canada after retiring from her career, where she died on 9 March 2013, aged 60.[1][3]

Career[]

She had made her debut in the Pakistani film industry in 1970 in a film by producer Shabab Kiranwi.[2][4] In the same year, she also acted in film director Riaz Shahid's movie Gharnata (1970).[1] Aasia acted in more than 179 Punjabi movies,[1] including also several Urdu films.[5] Aasia is best remembered for her iconic role of 'Mukkho' in the Punjabi blockbuster Maula Jatt (1979). This role redefined the concept of 'Jatti' and 'Chaudhrani' in Pakistani Punjabi language films. In that film, she had based her Punjabi language accent on the Sargodha and Jhang accents.[1][3][2]

Personal life[]

She had married a Karachi-based businessman, and they had four children together.[1]

Death[]

Aasia quit the film industry in the mid 1980s, and had been residing in Canada with her family. She had sought treatment for some health issue in 2011 at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi and then quietly went back to Canada.[1] She died on 9 March 2013 in Canada aged 60, from undisclosed causes.[1][3][2]

Awards and honours[]

  • Nigar Award for Best Actress in a Punjabi language film Qanoon (1977 film).[6][2]
  • Nigar Award for Best Supporting Actress in Aag (1979 film)[6][2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Shoaib Ahmed (10 March 2013). "Film star Aasia is no more". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Khan, Sher (10 March 2013). "Transition: Aasia Begum passes away in Canada". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b c INP. "Veteran Pakistani actress Aasia dies in Canada". The Nation (Pakistani newspaper). Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  4. ^ Amjad Parvez (28 July 2018). "Lal Mohammad Iqbal — the forgotten hero duo". Daily Times (newspaper). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  5. ^ "25th death anniversary of Sultan Rahi observed". Daily Times. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b "The Nigar Awards (1972 - 1986)". The Hot Spot Online website. 5 January 2003. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

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