Arsh Muneer
Arsh Muneer | |
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Born | 1930 Lucknow, British India |
Died | 8 September 1998 Karachi, Pakistan | (aged 67–68)
Education | University of Karachi |
Occupation | Actress, Singer |
Years active | 1960s–1998 |
Children | 2 |
Awards | Pride of Performance (1983)[1] |
Arsh Muneer was a Pakistani actress and singer who acted in numerous television dramas.[2] She was known for her roles in dramas in Shama, Shehzori, Zer, Zabar, Pesh, Intezar Farmaiye and Ana.[2]
Early life[]
Arsh was born in 1930 in Lucknow, British India.[3] She migrated to Pakistan in Karachi with her family.[3] She completed her studies from University of Karachi.[3] She started working at Radio Pakistan in Lahore in 1960s.[3][4]
Career[]
She made her debut as an actress on PTV in 1960s.[2][5] She was noted for her roles in dramas Zer, Zabar, Pesh, Jaidi and Eid Ka Jora.[6][7] She also appeared in dramas Oh, Maaf Kijiye, Intezar Farmaiye, Kya Bane Baat and Fanooni Lateefay.[8][9] She worked at Radio Pakistan for 30 years.[4][10][11] She also appeared in movie Insan Badalta Hay.[12][13] She also sanged songs for Radio, dramas and films.[3][14] Since then she appeared in dramas Ana, Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza Hoshiyar and Shehzori.[15][4] For her contributions towards the television industry, she was honored by the Government of Pakistan with the Pride of Performance in 1983.[16] In 2005, Tributes were paid to her at the 1st Indus Drama Awards in Karachi by television personalities including Moin Akhter, Babra Sharif, Faysal Qureshi, Humayun Saeed, Sultana Siddiqui and Adnan Siddiqui.[17][18]
Personal life[]
Arsh was married and had two children.[3]
Death[]
She died on 8 September 1998 in Karachi and was buried at Sakhi Hassan Graveyard.[3]
Filmography[]
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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1969 | Eid Ka Jora | Khala | PTV[5] |
1973 | Zer, Zabar, Pesh | Ladan | PTV[19] |
1974 | Shama | Bua | PTV |
1974 | Shehzori | Mali Khala | PTV[20][21] |
1976 | Intezar Farmaiye | Bano Apa | PTV |
1977 | Professor | Saib's wife | PTV |
1980 | Afshan | Chachi Jan | PTV |
1982 | Jaidi | Nunhi | PTV |
1983 | Silver Jubilee | Herself | PTV |
1984 | Ana | Begum | PTV |
1985 | Kese Kese Khwab | Aunty Flower | PTV |
1986 | Oh, Maaf Kijiye | Ama | PTV |
1988 | Yeh Shadi Nahi Ho Gi | Anwar's mother | PTV |
1990 | Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza Hoshiyar | Malika | PTV |
1991 | Studio 2 1/9: Comedy Specialist Anwar Maqsood | Arsh Khala | PTV |
1992 | Fanooni Lateefay | Begum Rasheed | PTV |
1995 | Kya Bane Baat | Salma's mother | PTV[15] |
Telefilm[]
Year | Title | Role |
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1986 | Yeh Shadi Nahi Ho Gi | Amma |
Film[]
Year | Title | Role |
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1961 | Insan Badalta Hay | Ami Jan |
Awards and recognition[]
Year | Award | Category | Result | Title | Ref. |
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1983 | Pride of Performance | Award by the President of Pakistan | Won | Herself | [1][16][3] |
1998 | PTV Award | Best Actress | Won | Herself | [10] |
References[]
- ^ a b "Death of Arsh e Muneer (عرش منیر کی وفات)". www.tareekhepakistan.com. 13 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "FLASHBACK: 'THE MOTHER OF ALL SERIALS'". Dawn News. 1 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Arsh Muneer". Pakistan Television Corporation. 8 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "She was a famous Radio and TV artist". Pak Film Magazine. 11 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Neelofar Abbasi: "Here comes the bad guy"". Dawn (Newspapwe). 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Lal Mohammad Iqbal — the forgotten hero duo". Daily Times. 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Best Pakistani Dramas of All Time". Masala. 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Happy Birthday PTV". Daily Times. 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Silver Jubilee - M.Ali, Zeba, Arsh Muneer, Moin Akhter - 1983", PTV (News), archived from the original on 3 January 2021, retrieved 26 December 2021
- ^ a b "Arsh-e-Muneer ; Tributes paid on the occasion of her retirement", Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV), archived from the original on 1 January 2021, retrieved 6 April 2021
- ^ "Binge watch these cult classic shows by the late Athar Shah Khan". Mashable Pakistan. 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Firstperson: Hina in the heartbeat". Dawn News. 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Arsh Muneer song", PTV, archived from the original on 2 January 2021, retrieved 17 April 2021
- ^ "Fanooni Lateefey". Pakistan Television Corporation. 9 April 2021.
- ^ a b "5 Nostalgic Old Long Plays of PTV". PTV. 10 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Artist Arsh-e-Muneer Remembered On 19th Death Anniversary". UrduPoint. 12 April 2021.
- ^ "The 1st Indus Drama Awards". dailymotion. Indus TV Network. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Remembering Arsh Muneer". Radio Pakistan. 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Primetime: When drama was king". Dawn News. 18 April 2021.
- ^ "5 day Workshop on the "Future of Book Trade in Pakistan", held from 26-30th April, 1986, at Karachi", National Book Council of Pakistan, 1987, 14 April 2021,
... Some of these better known TV adaptations include "Shehzori" by Azim Beg Chughtai ...
- ^ "Shehzori", Pakistanica TV, 15 April 2021,
... Shehzori is a Drama of PTV network written by Haseena Moin. Cast includes Shakeel, Neelofar Aleem, Ishrat Hashmi, Arsh Muneer ...
External links[]
- Arsh Muneer at IMDb
- 1930 births
- 1998 deaths
- 20th-century Pakistani actresses
- Pakistani television actresses
- Recipients of the Pride of Performance
- Pakistani film actresses