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Sahira Kazmi
Sahira Kazmi (born 8th April 1950) is a retired Pakistani actress, producer and director. She is best known for her role in the country's first-ever colour series '' Parchaiyan'' (1976) and for producing the cult-classic blockbuster series '' Dhoop Kinare'' (1987) and the acclaimed drama ''Nijaat'' (1993). Early life Kazmi was born on 13 June 1946 in Bombay to Shyam and Mumtaz Qureshi (also known as Taaji), both actors and prominent figures in the film industry of British India. However, after her father Shyam's tragic death in 1951, her family moved to Karachi, which was part of the new state of Pakistan. Sahira's mother, Mumtaz remarried a Pakistani entrepreneur with the surname Ansari. Sahira and her brother Shaakir changed their surnames and became Sahira Ansari and Shakir Ansari. Sahira and her brother also joined the acting field and both became prominent names in Pakistan's acting industry. Career Sahira's career began in the 1970s when she started acting in PTV dram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombay
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second-most populous city in India after Delhi and the eighth-most populous city in the world with a population of roughly 20 million (2 crore). As per the Indian government population census of 2011, Mumbai was the most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore) living under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. It has the highest number of millionaires and billionaires among all cities i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Portrait Of A Lady
''The Portrait of a Lady'' is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in ''The Atlantic Monthly'' and ''Macmillan's Magazine'' in 1880–81 and then as a book in 1881. It is one of James's most popular novels and is regarded by critics as one of his finest. ''The Portrait of a Lady'' is the story of a spirited young American woman, Isabel Archer, who, "affronting her destiny," finds it overwhelming. She inherits a large amount of money and subsequently becomes the victim of Machiavellian scheming by two American expatriates. Like many of James's novels, it is set in Europe, mostly England and Italy. Generally regarded as the masterpiece of James's early period, this novel reflects James's continuing interest in the differences between the New World and the Old, often to the detriment of the former. It also treats in a profound way the themes of personal freedom, responsibility, and betrayal. Plot summary Isabel Archer, from Albany, New York, is invited by her mate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Ali Shehki
Mohammed Ali Shehki is a Persian-Pakistani pop singer. Shehki entered the music scene in the 1970s with his originally composed and written songs, with a touch of Persian music. He later earned a name for himself in Pakistani pop music and as a playback singer. Early life Though Shehki is Persian by origin but has been living in Pakistan as a Pakistani national for most of his life. His family name 'Shehki' comes from his Iranian father who used to work at the Iranian Consulate in Karachi. His father married a half-Iranian half-Pashtun woman living in Karachi at the time. He studied engineering at the NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan and graduated from there in 1981. Later, he made a career in aviation. Due to his originality, Shehki is the first ever pop singer receiving national awards for consecutive years by Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV), film and other national and international awards and recognitions. Playback singing Shehki's passio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Fakir
Allan Fakir (1932– 4 July 2000) ( Sindhi: ''علڻ فقيرُ'', Urdu: ''علن فقیر''), was a Pakistani folk singer. He was particularly known for his ecstatic style of performance, marked with extreme devotional rhetoric and Sufi dance-singing. Early life Allan Fakir was born in 1932 in the Aamari in Jamshoro District, Sindh. Allan's mother died soon after giving birth. He spent his childhood in Manjhand, a town between Sehwan and Hyderabad, Sindh. He belonged to Mangrasi tribe. According to the traditions of this caste, Allan Fakir's father used to beat the drum and sing traditional songs at weddings and Faqir's brothers still do the same job. Fakir is an Arabic word, and implies a Sufi or a mystic. Thus in the real sense of the word, a 'Fakir' is someone who leads an independent life marked by piety, abstinence from material needs, and contentment in the available resources. It must not be confused with the rather loose usage of the same word implying a beggar, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alamgir Khan (singer)
Alamgir Khan (born 17 March) is an Indian playback singer who sings Bollywood, Hindi and Punjabi songs as well as Sufi and Ghazals.He is credited for ad jingle 'Mauka Mauka' conceived for ICC Cricket World Cup by Star Sports. Early life and Career Alamgir Khan was born in Lalauda village in Nabha city in Patiala district, Punjab. He belongs to a family of traditional folk and classical singers committed to Patiala Gharana and settled in Lalauda village. He started training in classical singing at the age of 14 with his father Ustad Murli Khan, grandfather Ustad Idu Sharif Khan and great grandfather Ustad Karamdeen Khan. He spent his formative years as an artist in Kalagram residence in Chandigarh. He has also received guidance from the musical maestro and Bollywood playback singer Sukhwinder Singh; Yashwinder Sharma, Programme Officer, North Zone Cultural Centre (NZCC), Kalagram; and standup comedian Khayali Saharan. He got his first break in the Bollywood films from the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marina Khan
''Marina Khan'' (born 26 December 1962) is a Pakistani television and film actress, director and a producer. She was one of the most popular actresses of the 1980s and 1990s. Her television shows include '' Tanhaiyan'' (1986), '' Dhoop Kinare'' (1987), '' Kohar'' (1991), ''Nijaat'' (1993), '' Tum Se Kehna Tha'' (1995) and '' Tanha'' (1997). She left industry in mid 2000s and again made a comeback from '' Tanhaiyan Naye Silsile'' (2012) which was the sequel to her debut series ''Tanhaiyan'' of 1986. Khan made her film debut with titular role in 2016 movie '' Lala Begum''. Early life and family Khan was born in Peshawar, KPK province of Pakistan. Her father Rehmat Khan came from a Pashtun family from Tank district, Dera Ismail Khan, while her mother Anna Rehmat was of English descent but settled in Peshawar. She is the granddaughter of Nawab of Tank Nawab Qutubdin Khan Her father worked for the Pakistan Air Force and the family had to relocate almost every two years depending ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atiqa Odho
Atiqa Odho ( ur, ; born 12 February 1968 ) is a Pakistani television and film actress, television host, and the namesake of her own founded cosmetics brand Odho cosmetics. She debuted in Anwar Maqsood's TV series. She is famous for, ''Sitara aur Mehrunissa'' and then appeared in dramas like Dasht, Nijaat, Harjaee and most recently in Humsafar. She later starred in a string of films, including '' Jo Darr Gya Woh Marr Gya'', ''Mummy'' and ''Mujhe Chand Chahiye.'' Early life and career Born into a Sindhi family, the granddaughter of the sardar of Jacobabad, in 1968, she started her professional life as a make-up artist and hairstylist in 1989. While working as a make-up artist for various advertising agencies in Karachi, she was discovered by television personality, Anwar Maqsood. She starred in his play, Sitara Aur Mehrunissa in 1993. In 1995, she made her film debut in '' Jo Darr Gya Woh Marr Gya''. Her latest role is as Mansura in Pyar Ke Sadqey. In 2022, Atiqa Odho joins th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moin Akhter
Moin Akhter (also: "معین اختر" Moin Akhtar), (24 December 1950 – 22 April 2011) was a Pakistani television, film and stage artist, humorist, comedian, impersonator, host, writer, singer, director and producer who rose to fame in the era of Radio Pakistan along with his co-actors Anwar Maqsood and Bushra Ansari. He became an icon through his screen persona "Rozi" and is considered to be a one-of-a-kind parodist and the king of Urdu comedy. His career spanned more than 45 years, from childhood in the Radio Pakistan era of modern film making until a year before his death in 2011. Early life Akhter was born in Karachi, Pakistan. His father, Muhammad Ibrahim Mehboob, who died a few months after Akhtar died, at the age of 92, was born in Muradabad, in the modern-day state of Uttar Pradesh in India, and settled in Karachi as a result of the Partition, "passed his life in his own printing press and as a contractor in the garments business." Akhter was fluent in several l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rozi (TV Series)
Rozi ( ur, , lit=Flower) is a 1990 Pakistani television series written by Imran Saleem and was based on the Hollywood film ''Tootsie'' it was produced and directed by Sahira Kazmi. Synopsis Haroon (Moin) is a struggling actor and fails to find work, so he disguises himself as a girl name Rozi then he tries to find work. Cast * Moin Akhter as Haroon / Rozi * Frieha Altaf as Shahana * Fazila Kaiser as Nazia * Arsh Muneer as Bua Begum * Latif Kapadia as Nasir * Akbar Subhani as Rasheed * Hameed Wayne as Nazia's Father * Sultan Khan as Maqsood Khan * Anjum Ahmed as Farzana * Anwar Kamal as Interviewer * Sami Aadil as Director * Ahmed Khan as Advertising * Abul Kalma as Autographer * Aamir Akhtar as Haroon's Friend * Sajid Rafi as Haroon's Friend * Masood Zia as Assistant Director * Ahmed Memon as Director Production The drama was produced by STN (Shalimar Television Network) and was telecasted on PTV. Legacy According to Zahid Ahmed, Moin Akhtar's performance in the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
While You Were Sleeping (film)
''While You Were Sleeping'' is a 1995 American romantic comedy film directed by Jon Turteltaub and written by Daniel G. Sullivan and Fredric Lebow. It stars Sandra Bullock as Lucy, a Chicago Transit Authority token collector, and Bill Pullman as Jack, the brother of a man whose life she saves, along with Peter Gallagher as Peter, the man who is saved, Peter Boyle and Glynis Johns as members of Peter's family, and Jack Warden as a longtime family friend and neighbor. The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing over $182 million at the box office. Bullock and Pullman received praise for their performances. Bullock also garnered a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. Plot Lucy Eleanor Moderatz is a lonely fare token collector for the Chicago Transit Authority, stationed at the Randolph/Wabash station. She secretly loves Peter Callaghan, a handsome commuter, though they are strangers. On Christmas Day, she resc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of The United States
The cinema of the United States, consisting mainly of major film studios (also known as Hollywood) along with some independent film, has had a large effect on the global film industry since the early 20th century. The dominant style of American cinema is classical Hollywood cinema, which developed from 1913 to 1969 and is still typical of most films made there to this day. While Frenchmen Auguste and Louis Lumière are generally credited with the birth of modern cinema, American cinema soon came to be a dominant force in the emerging industry. , it produced the third-largest number of films of any national cinema, after India and China, with more than 600 English-language films released on average every year. While the national cinemas of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand also produce films in the same language, they are not part of the Hollywood system. That said, Hollywood has also been considered a transnational cinema, and has produced multiple lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Bin Salman
Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud ( ar, محمد بن سلمان آل سعود, translit=Muḥammad bin Salmān Āl Su‘ūd; born 31 August 1985), colloquially known by his initials MBS or MbS, is Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia. He also serves as the chairman of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs and chairman of the Council of Political and Security Affairs. He is considered the ''de facto'' ruler of Saudi Arabia, being deemed as such even before his appointment as prime minister in 2022. He served as minister of defense from 2015 to 2022. He is the seventh son of King Salman. Mohammed was born as the eldest of six children to Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz and his third wife, Fahda bint Falah Al Hithlain. After obtaining a law degree from King Saud University, he served as an advisor to his father. After Salman ascended the throne in January 2015, he appointed Mohammed as minister of defense, and Mohammed was also given the role of deputy crown prince ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
