Gauhar Afroz (also known as Gori; ur, ) is a former Pakistani film actress. Gori acted in both Punjabi, Pashto and Urdu films including '' Hathiar'' (1979), ''Zara Si Baat'' (1982), ''Super Girl'' (1989), ''Mujrim'' (1989) and ''Chattan'' (1992).

Early life

Gori's parents were from Ahmedpur East and later they went to Multan there they settled and Gori was born as ''Gauhar Afroz'' in

Multan Multan (; ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, on the bank of the Chenab River. Multan is Pakistan's seventh largest city as per the 2017 census, and the major cultural, religious and economic centre of southern Punjab. Multan is one of the old ...

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on 14 September in 1965.

Career

In 1979 Gori started her career with her debut in '' Hathiar'' the film was a hit, starring with Sultan Rahi,

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and

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 a ...

. She was successful in 1980s and 1990s. Gori was very selective about her work and she worked in about 56 movies. After the decline of Urdu Cinema in early 2000s and in 2003 she worked in her last Punjabi film ''Khar Damagh Gujjar'' and quit the Pakistani film industry after the film was released.

Personal life

Gori's older sister Anjuman is an actress and she has one daughter.

Filmography

Film

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gori 1965 births People from Multan 20th-century Pakistani actresses Actresses in Punjabi cinema Pakistani film actresses Actresses in Urdu cinema Actresses from Lahore Living people Actresses in Pashto cinema 21st-century Pakistani actresses