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Born in a nawab family of Peshawar in 1920, Naseem Akhtar
was the younger sister of Sardar Akhtar (wife of famous Indian director
Mehboob Khan) and Bahar Akhtar (wife of A.R. Kardar – another famous
Indian director credited for establishing the film industry of Lahore).
She was an established playback singer before partition and sang for major music directors of that era including Khurshid Anwar, Naushad, and Khemchand Prakash. After partition, she migrated to Pakistan. Divorced from Rafiq Maula(?), a Pakistani producer, she spent her last days in miserable poverty and breathed her last around 1952 after severe unattended illness.
Some of her memorable songs include Aag lagi dil mein woh pyari (Shahjehan, 1946) and Kisi kai madhur pyar mein dil mera kho gaya with Sushil Sahu (Sindoor, 1947).
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July 17th, 2011
A query by one of the readers prompted me to write this post. Here are few clarifications :-
1. Nasreen (Senior) – Salma Agha’s mother appeared in 2 films – Shah jehan (1946) and Ek Roz (1947). She migrated to Pakistan after independence and married a wealthy carpet dealer from Karachi. Nasreen was the daughter of actress Anwari and music-director/actor Rafiq Ghaznavi. Rafiq and Anwari played the title roles in 1932 version of Heer Ranjah (also the first talkie produced in Lahore). Nasreen died in 2004.
Naseem Akhtar singing for Nasreen in Shah Jehan (1946), music by Naushad.
2. Nasreen (Junior) – Nasreen was a Pakistani starlet who was introduced by Anwar Kamal Pasha in Gumnaam (1954). She is best remembered for her role as the female vampire in Zinda Laash (1967). Some websites like thehotspotonline are confusing her with Salma Agha’s mother in their review of the film Zinda Laash.
Nasreen as female vampire in Zinda Laash (1967) trying to seduce Asad Bokhari.
3. The girl who sang “Aag lagi dil mein woh pyari” for Nasreen (Senior) in Shah Jehan (1946) was Naseem Akhtar. A popular playback singer of the ’40s Naseem sang for many music directors including Naushad and Khemchand Prakash. Here is her brief profile :-
Naseem Akhtar
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Naseem Akhtar
Naseem Akhtar
She was an established playback singer before partition and sang for major music directors of that era including Khurshid Anwar, Naushad, and Khemchand Prakash. After partition, she migrated to Pakistan. Divorced from Rafiq Maula(?), a Pakistani producer, she spent her last days in miserable poverty and breathed her last around 1952 after severe unattended illness.
Some of her memorable songs include Aag lagi dil mein woh pyari (Shahjehan, 1946) and Kisi kai madhur pyar mein dil mera kho gaya with Sushil Sahu (Sindoor, 1947).
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July 17th, 2011
Nasreen (Senior), Nasreen (Junior) and Naseem Akhtar
From left to right - Nasreen (Senior) and Nasreen (Junior)
1. Nasreen (Senior) – Salma Agha’s mother appeared in 2 films – Shah jehan (1946) and Ek Roz (1947). She migrated to Pakistan after independence and married a wealthy carpet dealer from Karachi. Nasreen was the daughter of actress Anwari and music-director/actor Rafiq Ghaznavi. Rafiq and Anwari played the title roles in 1932 version of Heer Ranjah (also the first talkie produced in Lahore). Nasreen died in 2004.
Naseem Akhtar singing for Nasreen in Shah Jehan (1946), music by Naushad.
2. Nasreen (Junior) – Nasreen was a Pakistani starlet who was introduced by Anwar Kamal Pasha in Gumnaam (1954). She is best remembered for her role as the female vampire in Zinda Laash (1967). Some websites like thehotspotonline are confusing her with Salma Agha’s mother in their review of the film Zinda Laash.
Nasreen as female vampire in Zinda Laash (1967) trying to seduce Asad Bokhari.
3. The girl who sang “Aag lagi dil mein woh pyari” for Nasreen (Senior) in Shah Jehan (1946) was Naseem Akhtar. A popular playback singer of the ’40s Naseem sang for many music directors including Naushad and Khemchand Prakash. Here is her brief profile :-
Naseem Akhtar