Shammi (Pakistani actress)

Shamshad Begum, also known as Shammi (Urdu; شمی) (20 February 1939 – 8 July 2001) was a Pakistani actress.[1] She acted in both Urdu and Punjabi films Shahida, BeQarar, Shammi, Ghulam, Barkha, Mehbooba, Ilzam, Roohi and Tarrap.

Shammi
شمی
Born
Shamshad Begum

(1939-02-20)20 February 1939
Died8 July 2001(2001-07-08) (aged 62)
Lahore, Pakistan
Other namesShammi Mumtaz
Shimmi
EducationDehli Girls School[1]
OccupationActress
Years active1949 – 1983
Spouse
(m. 1953; died 1997)
Children2
RelativesSalma Mumtaz (sister)
Nida Mumtaz (niece)

Early life

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Shamshad Begum was born in Delhi in 1939[1] during British India and she was the younger sister of Salma Mumtaz.[1] She received her primary education in a Dehli Girls School after partition of India and then, along with her family, migrated to Pakistan to settle in Lahore.[1]

Career

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In 1949 she started working in films and made her debut as a child actress in film Shahida and later in 1950 she did a supporting role in film Be-Qarar. The same year she worked in film Shammi and was named Shammi after her character in the film it was a Punjabi film it was produced by famous singer Malika Pukhraj mother of singer Tahira Syed who owned a film studio in Lahore.

Later she appeared in a few more films including Ilzam, Mehbooba, Khizan Kai Baad. The following year in 1954 she played in Roohi along with Santosh Kumar the film, directed and produced by W. Z. Ahmed, became the first film banned by the Film Censor Board of Pakistan. The government said the film generated 'class hatred', and portrayed a rich married woman having an affair with a young, unmarried man; after the ban was lifted, the film received mixed reviews and was a moderate box office success.[2]

In 1955 she played in Sohni and later in Khizan Kay Baad the following year. In 1956, she also played in Pawan.[3] In 1960 she appeared in Sahil, which was directed by her husband Sudhir; the film, written by Arsh Lakhnavi, starred with Allauddin, Ilyas Kashmiri and Agha Talish. It was a moderate box office success.

In 1963 she worked in film Baghawat which was directed and produced by Sudhir; it was a Silver Jubilee hit at the box office. It starred Akmal Khan, Nayyar Sultana and Lehri.

She retired and lived with her family in Lahore.[4]

Personal life

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In 1953 she married actor Sudhir and they meet during the shooting of film Tarrap and together they had two sons Nadir Zaman Khan and Sikandar Zaman later Shammi's younger son Sikandar Zaman Khan married Fatima granddaughter of famous singer Noor Jehan.[3] Shammi's elder sister Salma Mumtaz was a famous actress.[5]

Death

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Shammi died on July 8, 2001, at her home in Lahore, Pakistan.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Film Language
1949 Shahida Urdu
1950 BeQarar
Shammi Punjabi
1953 Ghulam Urdu
Barkha
Mehbooba
Ilzam
Tarrap
1954 Roohi
1955 Sohni
Khizan Kay Baad
1956 Pawan
1960 Sahil
1963 Baghawat
1970 Monimala Bengali
1976 Mout Khed Jawana Di Punjabi
1982 Azeem Qaum Ki Azeem Beti Urdu
Raja Sahib

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "شمشاد بیگم نے "شاہدہ" سے فلمی کیرئیر کی ابتدا کی". The Express Tribune. January 8, 2024.
  2. ^ Ahmed, Shoaib (17 April 2007). "W.Z. Ahmed passes away". Dawn (newspaper).
  3. ^ a b "Shammi". Cineplot.com. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  4. ^ "اداکارہ شمّی وہ پہلی ہیروئین تھیں جن کے نام پر فلم بنائی". Dunya News. October 28, 2019.
  5. ^ "وہ فلمی اداکارائیں جنہوں نے ہدایت کاروں سے شادی کی". Jang News. November 11, 2023.
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