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Naseem Banu

Actor, Additional Credits
Born July 4, 1916Died June 18, 2002 (85 years)
Naseem Banu (4 July 1916 – 18 June 2002) was an Indian actress. She was referred to as Naseem and known as "Beauty Queen" and the "first female superstar" of Indian Cinema. Starting her acting career in the mid-1930s she continued to act till mid-1950s. Her first film was Khoon Ka Khoon (Hamlet) (1935) with Sohrab Modi under whose Minerva Movietone banner she acted for several years. Her high-point came with Modi's Pukar (1939) in which she played the role of Empress Nur Jahan. According to composer Naushad she got the sobriquet Pari-Chehra (fairy face) Naseem through the publicity advertisements of her films. She was the mother of actress Saira Banu and mother-in-law to the actor Dilip Kumar.

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Known For

  • Pukar
  • Anokhi Ada
  • Sheesh Mahal
  • Nausherwan-E-Adil
  • Holiday in Bombay

Filmography

1972
Pakeezah · as Cast
1963
Holiday in Bombay · as Seema
1957
Nausherwan-E-Adil · as Malka-E-Iran Khazar
1950
Sheesh Mahal · as Ranjana Singh
1948
Anokhi Ada · as Kamini
1939
Pukar · as Malika Noor Jahan

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