Arsh Muneer was a Pakistani actress and singer who acted in television dramas. She played roles in the dramas '' Khuda Ki Basti'', '' Shama'', ''

Shehzori ''Shehzori'' (Urdu: شہزوری) is a Pakistani Urdu-language television series that aired in 1974. It was the debut serial of Haseena Moin, who later went on to become the most famous and successful drama writer of Pakistan, and to this day n ...

'', '' Zair, Zabar, Pesh'', ''Intezar Farmaiye'' and '' Ana''.

Early life

Arsh was born in 1914 in

Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division ...

British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ...

. She migrated to Pakistan in Karachi with her family. Later she completed her studies from the

University of Karachi The University of Karachi ( sd, ; informally Karachi University, KU, or UoK) is a public research university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in June 1951 by an act of Parliament and as a successor to the University of Sindh (wh ...

. She started working at

Radio Pakistan Radio Pakistan serves as the national public broadcaster for radio in Pakistan. Although some local stations predate Radio Pakistan's founding, it is the oldest existing broadcasting network in Pakistan. The network was established on 14 Augus ...

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city ...

in 1947 after migrating to

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

. She also did stage shows and theatre plays.

Career

While she was in India she started working at

All India Radio All or ALL may refer to: Language * All, an indefinite pronoun in English * All, one of the English determiners * Allar language (ISO 639-3 code) * Allative case (abbreviated ALL) Music * All (band), an American punk rock band * ''All'' (All ...

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders ...

. She made her debut as an actress on PTV in 1964. She performed in dramas '' Zair, Zabar, Pesh'', ''Jaidi'' and ''Eid Ka Jora''. She also appeared in dramas ''Oh, Maaf Kijiye'', ''Intezar Farmaiye'', ''Kya Bane Baat'' and ''Fanooni Lateefay''. She worked at Radio Pakistan for 30 years. She also appeared in movie ''Insan Badalta Hay''. She also sanged songs for Radio, dramas and films. Since then she appeared in dramas '' Ana'', ''Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza Hoshiyar'' and ''

''. For her contributions towards the television industry, she was honored by the

Government of Pakistan The Government of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=hakúmat-e pákistán) abbreviated as GoP, is a federal government established by the Constitution of Pakistan as a constituted governing authority of the four provinces, two autonomous territorie ...

with the

Pride of Performance The Pride of Performance ( ur, ), officially known as Presidential Pride of Performance, is an award bestowed by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to recognize people with "notable achievements in the field of art, science, literature, sports, an ...

in 1983. In 2005, Tributes were paid to her at the

1st Indus Drama Awards The 1st Indus Drama Awards ceremony, presented by Indus TV Network, sponsored by Dulux, took place on 23 September 2005, at PAF Museum, Karachi. The ceremony was recorded, and was scheduled to be televised in Pakistan and UAE on October 1, ...

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former c ...

by television personalities

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 ...

Babra Sharif Babra Sharif ( ur, ), (born 10 December 1954) is a Pakistani film actress, most known for her roles from the mid-1970s to the 1980s. She started her career in television commercials. She has worked with many famous names of her time, including Sh ...

, Faysal Qureshi,

Humayun Saeed Humayun Saeed Ansari (born 27 July 1971), professionally known as Humayun Saeed, is a Pakistani actor and producer. He has appeared in dozens of Pakistani television dramas and limited number of films, and earned Lux Style Awards, and ARY Fil ...

Sultana Siddiqui Sultana Siddiqui also known as Sultana Apa (Sindhi: سلطانا آپي)is a Pakistani media mogul, television director, and producer who is the founder of Hum Network Limited. Siddiqui is an active director of Hum Network Limited and the pr ...

and

Adnan Siddiqui Adnan Siddiqui ( ur, ) (born 23 October 1969) is a Pakistani actor, producer and model who has worked in Lollywood and Hollywood and also made his debut in Bollywood with the Hindi film '' Mom'' (2017). He also has his own production house, '' ...

Personal life

Arsh was married and had five children.

Death

She died on 8 September 1998 in Karachi and was buried at Sakhi Hassan Graveyard.

Filmography

Television

Telefilm

Film

Awards and recognition

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Muneer, Arsh 1914 births 20th-century Pakistani actresses 20th-century Pakistani women singers Actresses from Karachi Pakistani film actresses Singers from Lahore Pakistani stage actresses Punjabi-language singers 1998 deaths Hindi-language singers Pakistani television actresses Pakistani women singers People from Karachi Urdu-language singers PTV Award winners Muhajir people Recipients of the Pride of Performance Radio personalities from Lahore Actresses in Urdu cinema