Chakori () a.k.a. Chakori Begum; (1947 – 2 November 2010) was a film actress from

Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...

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. She worked in Sindhi, Punjabi and Urdu films till the 1990s.

Early life

Her real name was Khawar Sultana. She was born in 1947 in

Hyderabad, Sindh Hyderabad ( Sindhi and ur, ; ) is a city and the capital of Hyderabad Division in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the second-largest city in Sindh, and the eighth largest in Pakistan. Founded in 1768 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro of th ...

to a famous dancer Surieyaya. Whereas, according to her family, she was born in Gujrat, India. She was famous for her role ''Daro Natni'' in

Maula Jatt ''Maula Jatt'' ( pnb, ), is a 1979 Pakistani Punjabi language action, musical film directed by Younis Malik and produced by ''Sarwar Bhatti''. The film is an unofficial sequel to the 1975's ''Wehshi Jatt'', starring Sultan Rahi as Maula Jat ...

(1979 film).

Career

Chakori's was introduced in Sindhi cinema film Shehro Feroz in 1968, later her movie was

Mehboob Mitha ''Mehboob Mitha'' is a Pakistani film released on 12 November 1971. It was directed by A. Q. Pirzada, produced by G. S. Gurnani (Jhulelal Films) and starred Anila Niyaz and Mushtaq Changezi. See also * Sindhi cinema * List of Sindhi-language f ...

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, which was released in 1971. This movie was directed by A.Q Peerzado and musician was J.S Gorchani. Chakori worked in this movie as a side heroine. Later she did Urdu film ''Janwar'' in 1972 and Punjabi film ''Kon Sharif Kon Badmash'' in 1977. Meanwhile, she did the movie ''Piyaar taa'n Sadqay'' under the direction of Babu Bhai. Then she met actor Mushtaq Changezi, and married him in spite of disapproval/opposition by her mother Suraiya. Chakori married with Mushtaq Changezi in the court. After some time, this couple went to

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; they separated and got divorced there. Chakori was given new movie work in Lahore, and she didn't return with her husband Mushtaq Changezi to

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. They quarreled and Mushtaq was sent to jail, and the noted actor

Mustafa Qureshi Mustafa Qureshi is a Pakistani film and television actor. He has acted in more than 600 movies, in Urdu, Punjabi and Sindhi languages. He is best remembered for playing the antagonist Noori Natt in ''Maula Jatt'' (1979). He was born into ...

helped Mushtaq Changezi in his release from the jail. Chakori married second time with director and actor

Kaifee Kaifi (born Kifayat Hussain Bhatti; 13 March 1943, Gujrat – 13 March 2009, Lahore) was the younger brother of the legendary Punjabi singer and actor Inayat Hussain Bhatti. Both brothers worked with each other to make some highly successf ...

Filmography

Chakori worked in

, her movies were ''Jeejal Maau'' (), ''Sodha Putr Sindh Ja'', ''Muhinjo Piyar Pukary'', ''Sindhiri taa Sadaqy'', ''Acch ta Bhakur payoon''. Raat'u aen Ajrak,۽ ’رت ۽ اجرڪ‘ Her

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
''

Punjabi movies were

, ''Hera Pheiri'', ''Koounj'', ''Takarao'', ''Dangal'', ''Permit'', ''Badmashi Banda''. She worked in these movies with various actors including Mushtaq Changezi,

, Sultan Raahi, Badar Muneer,

Shahid ''Shaheed'' ( , , ; pa, ਸ਼ਹੀਦ) denotes a martyr in Islam. The word is used frequently in the Quran in the generic sense of "witness" but only once in the sense of "martyr" (i.e. one who dies for his faith); ...

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, Yousuf Khan, Ghulam Muhiuddin, Anjuman, Saima,

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, Aasia, Naghma and Aliya.

Death

Chakori died due to asthma, diabetes and heart disease on November 2, 2010 in

, She is buried in Lahore.Book:

Encyclopedia Sindhiana ''Encyclopedia Sindhiana'' ( sd, انسائيڪلوپيڊيا سنڌيانا), published by the Sindhi Language Authority, is a general knowledge encyclopedia specially covering a wide range of information regarding Sindh. A total of fifteen vol ...

، Edition fourth، Publisher:

Sindhi Language Authority Sindhi Language Authority (SLA) ( sd, سنڌي ٻولي جو با اختيار ادارو) ( ur, سندھی زبان کا با اختیار ادارہ) is an autonomous body under the administrative control of the Culture Tourism and Antiquities ...

() Year: 2012

References

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External links

Chakori on IMDb website
1947 births 2010 deaths Pakistani film actresses Actresses in Sindhi cinema Actresses in Punjabi cinema Actresses in Urdu cinema