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Tahira Naqvi

Tahira Naqvi[3][4] (Punjabi, Urdu: طاہرہ نقوی; 20 August 1956 – 2 June 1982) was a Pakistani actress who began her career in the 1970s and worked until her death at the age of 25.[5] She became popular by appearing in several television series and two films in her career spanning a few years.[6][5] She was known as the Mistress of Emotions because she portrayed roles of sentiment, nostalgia, and despondency in dramas.[1] Tahira, along with Uzma Gillani, Khalida Riyasat ,and Roohi Bano dominated Pakistan's television screens during the 1970s and 1980s.[7]

Tahira Naqvi
طاہرہ نقوی
Born
Tahira Naqvi

(1956-08-20)20 August 1956
Allo Mahar, Daska, Sialkot District, Punjab, Pakistan
Died2 June 1982(1982-06-02) (aged 25)
Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Resting placeLahore
Other namesMistress of Emotions[1]
EducationConvent of Jesus and Mary, Lahore
OccupationActress
Years active1974 - 1982
Children1
AwardsPTV Best Actress Award (1982)[2]

Early life

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Tahira Naqvi was born in Daska, Pakistan, on August 20, 1956.[5] Tahira completed her early studies at the Convent of Jesus and Mary, Lahore, and later she graduated from Government Girls College.[1]

Career

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She began her career as a television actress.[8][5] Tahira also worked at Radio Pakistan in 1974, and she worked in fifty television dramas.[9][5][10] In 1976, she played a role in a theatre play which was about drug addiction among the young people of Pakistan and Tahira did a lead role in Hash along with Talat Hussain which was written by playwright and film director Sarmad Sehbai the play was shown at Government College, Kinnaird College, National Councils of the Arts and Lahore College.[11] She acted in television serials Zindagi Bandagi (1978), Waris (1979) and Dehleez (1981).[12][13] She also won the PTV Award for Best Actress.[2] Tahira also appeared in two films Badaltey Mosam (1980) and Mian Biwi Razi (1982) both of the movies were Silver Jubliee hits at the Box Office but her main focus was on television.[5] She became a famous name in early 80s and received extensive praise for her work.[14][5][15]

Personal life

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Tahira was married and she had one daughter named Asma Ahmed Khan.[9]

Illness and death

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Naqvi's grave at Mian Mir graveyard Lahore

Tahira was daigonsed with cancer and was admitted to Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi for treatment.[16][17] On 2 June 1982, she died at Combined Military Hospital in Rawalpindi at the age of 25 after battling with cancer and was buried in the compound's graveyard at the tomb of Mian Mir in Lahore.[17][18][19][20]

Filmography

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Television series

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  • Dastak Na Do
  • Zanjeer
  • Madan-e-Mohabbat
  • Zindagi Bandagi[5]
  • Manzil Hai Kahan
  • Khana Badosh[21]
  • Waris[5]
  • Ek Haqeeqat Ek Fasana
  • Dehleez[5]
  • Eshaan
  • Siah Kiran
  • Aur Drame
  • Sayeen Aur Psychiatrist

Telefilm

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  • Madawa

Film

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Theatre

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Honour

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In 2021 on August 16 the Government of Pakistan named a street and intersection after her in Lahore.[22]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Title Ref.
1982 PTV Award Best Actress Won Zindagi Bandagi [2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "چھوٹی سی گڑیا سوتی رہ گئی طاہرہ نقوی نے صرف26 برس". Dunya News. 15 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "And the award goes to ..." Herald Dawn. 22 January 2022.
  3. ^ Mohamed, Khalid. "When a book dared to chronicle a doomed Bollywood romance". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Lahore's art and culture celebrated at NYU Urdu Conference". Daily Times. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "ادکارہ طاہرہ نقوی کی34 ویں برسی آج منائی جائے گی". Daily Pakistan. 16 July 2021.
  6. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 301. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  7. ^ Pakistan Illustrated, Volume 13, Issues 1-2. Karachi : S.K. Shahab. p. 66.
  8. ^ "پی ٹی وی کی مقبول اداکارہ طاہرہ نقوی کا یومِ‌ وفات". ARY News. 18 June 2022.
  9. ^ a b Asiaweek, Volume 8. Asiaweek Limited. p. 24.
  10. ^ a b "Interview: Amjad Islam Amjad". Newsline Magazine. 28 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Our whole culture reeks of sickening nostalgia: Sarmad Sehbai". Herald Dawn. 4 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Best Pakistani Dramas of All Time". Masala. 12 September 2021.
  13. ^ Pakistan Television Drama and Social Change: A Research Paradigm. University of Karachi. p. 3.
  14. ^ Teenager, Volumes 11-12. Karachi : M.M. Ahmed. p. 29.
  15. ^ The Herald, Volume 24, Issues 10-12. Pakistan Herald Publications. p. 66.
  16. ^ Asiaweek, Volume 8. Asiaweek Limited. p. 27.
  17. ^ a b "طاہرہ نقوی کی پیدائش". pakistanconnection. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  18. ^ "ٹی وی اداکارہ طاہرہ نقوی کو دنیا سے رخصت ہوئے 32برس بیت گئے". Nawa-i-waqt. 28 February 2022.
  19. ^ "Pakistan Showbiz Artis". Pakistan Film Magazine. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  20. ^ "طاہرہ نقوی کی وفات". Tareekh-e-Pakistan. 23 July 2022.
  21. ^ Pakistan Affairs - Volumes 33-37. Information Division, Embassy of Pakistan. p. 3.
  22. ^ "Lahore streets, intersections to be named after famous personalities". Dawn News. 10 November 2021.
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