Parveen Rizvi, better known as Sangeeta, ( ur, ; born 14 June 1947) is a Pakistani film

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and director of television drama serials.

Early life

Parveen Rizvi was born on 14 June 1947 in Karachi,

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. Parveen Rizvi's (or Sangeeta's) mother Mehtab Rizvi also had a career in show business. Additionally, Parveen's younger sister, Nasreen Rizvi (professionally known as

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) is also associated with Pakistani

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. The British-American actress

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is her niece.

Career

Acting

In 1969, Sangeeta appeared on the film ''Koh-e-Noor'' (1969) as a child star; it was directed by Agha Husaini. In 1971, she moved to

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from her birthplace of

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and started a more serious career in

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movies in Lahore. Her role as a supporting actress in

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's movie ''Yeh Aman'' (1971) was well-liked by the Pakistani public. She went on to act in dozens of other movies before deciding to become a film producer-director with her own film ''

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'' in 1976. Sangeeta has over 120 films to her credit as an actress and a producer-director. In 2022 on August 14, she was honored by the

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with the

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for her contributions towards the film and television industry.

Film directing

Sangeeta directed her debut film in 1976, ''Society Girl'', which was a box-office hit. Her second film as director was ''Mujhay Galay Laga Lo'', starring Sangeeta,

, Ghulam Mohiuddin,

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, and

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. In 1978, she directed the critically acclaimed film ''Mutthi Bhar Chawal''. Her film ''

Mian Biwi Razi ''Mian Biwi Razi'' is a 1982 comedy–drama film directed by Sangeeta, written by Iqbal Rizvi and produced by Syed Tayyab Ali. The film stars Nadeem Baig, Tahira Naqvi, Kaveeta, Agha Sikandar and Saqi. It was released on 29 January 1982, wa ...

'' (1982) celebrated its Platinum Jubilee and was a highly successful movie. Her film ''Thori Si Bewafai'' was the first Pakistani film to be shot in

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. During the 1990s, she directed commercially successful films like ''Khilona'' (1996) and ''Nikah'' (1998). In 2019, she directed the romantic film '' Sirf Tum Hi To Ho''.

Personal life

Sangeeta's first marriage was to fellow Pakistani actor Humayun Qureshi. Together, they had a daughter. After some years, this marriage failed and they divorced. Sangeeta,then married the business tycoon Naveed Akbar Butt with him she had two daughter but they divorced and took the custoday of her daughters. She is also the aunt of British American actress

Filmography

As director

As actress

Television series

Awards and recognition

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sangeeta 1947 births Living people Muhajir people Nigar Award winners Pakistani film actresses Pakistani film directors Actresses in Pashto cinema Pakistani film producers Pakistani television actresses Actresses in Punjabi cinema Pakistani television directors 20th-century Pakistani actresses Actresses in Urdu cinema 21st-century Pakistani actresses Recipients of the Pride of Performance Women television directors