Film star shabnam biography
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Shabnam
Bangladeshi–Pakistani film actress
For other uses, see Shabnam (disambiguation).
Jharna Basak (born 17 August 1946),[3] known by her stage name Shabnam, is a Bangladeshi–Pakistani stage and film actress.[4] Actor Waheed Murad introduced her to the Pakistani film industry by offering her a lead role in his film Samundar in 1968.
Film star shabnam biography
Shabnam remained active in Lollywood in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. She has been nominated for Nigar awards several times, winning it 13 times (the most for an actress). She has appeared in over 150 films[5] films.
She was a leading actress in the Pakistani film industry for 28 years.[6]
Shabnam migrated from East to West Pakistan in 1968,[7] and lived in the country until the late 1990s, later she returned to her native Bangladesh.[4]
Early life
Shabnam was born on 17 August 1946 in Dhaka, in the erstwhile British India in a Bengali Hindu family.[7] Her father was