Arsh Muneer
Arsh Muneer was a Pakistani actress and singer who acted in television dramas.[2] She played roles in the dramas Khuda Ki Basti, Shama, Shehzori, Zair, Zabar, Pesh, Intezar Farmaiye and Ana.[2]
Arsh Muneer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 May 1914 |
| Died | 8 September 1998 (aged 84) |
| Education | University of Karachi |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1929 – 1998 |
| Children | 5 |
| Awards | Pride of Performance (1983)[1] |
Early life
Arsh was born in 1914 in Lucknow, British India.[3] She migrated to Pakistan in Karachi with her family.[3] Later she completed her studies from the University of Karachi.[3][4] She started working at Radio Pakistan in Lahore in 1947 after migrating to Pakistan.[3][5][6][7] She also did stage shows and theatre plays.[8][9]
Career
While she was in India she started working at All India Radio in Delhi. She made her debut as an actress on PTV in 1964.[2][10] She performed in dramas Zair, Zabar, Pesh, Jaidi and Eid Ka Jora.[11][12] She also appeared in dramas Oh, Maaf Kijiye, Intezar Farmaiye, Kya Bane Baat and Fanooni Lateefay.[13][14] She worked at Radio Pakistan for 30 years.[6][15][16] She also appeared in movie Insan Badalta Hay.[17][18] She also sanged songs for Radio, dramas and films.[3][19] Since then she appeared in dramas Ana, Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza Hoshiyar and Shehzori.[20][6][21] For her contributions towards the television industry, she was honored by the Government of Pakistan with the Pride of Performance in 1983.[22] In 2005, Tributes were paid to her at the 1st Indus Drama Awards in Karachi by television personalities Moin Akhter, Babra Sharif, Faysal Qureshi, Humayun Saeed, Sultana Siddiqui and Adnan Siddiqui.[23][24]
Personal life
Arsh was married and had five children.[3]
Death
She died on 8 September 1998 in Karachi and was buried at Sakhi Hassan Graveyard.[3]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Khuda Ki Basti | Sultana's aunt | PTV |
| 1969 | Eid Ka Jora | Khala | PTV[10] |
| 1973 | Kiran Kahani | Chand's mother | PTV |
| 1974 | Zair, Zabar, Pesh | Laddan Khala | PTV[25][26] |
| 1974 | Shehzori | Mali Khala | PTV[27][28] |
| 1976 | Shama | Bua | PTV |
| 1976 | Intezar Farmaiye | Bano Apa | PTV |
| 1977 | Professor | Saib's wife | PTV |
| 1981 | Afshan | Chachi Jan | PTV |
| 1982 | Jaidi | Nunhi | PTV |
| 1983 | Silver Jubilee | Herself | PTV |
| 1984 | Ana | Begum | PTV |
| 1985 | Kese Kese Khwab | Aunty Flower | PTV |
| 1986 | Oh, Maaf Kijiye | Ama | PTV |
| 1988 | Yeh Shadi Nahi Ho Gi | Anwar's mother | PTV |
| 1990 | Rozi | Bua Begum | PTV |
| 1990 | Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza Hoshiyar | Malika | PTV |
| 1990 | Kareem Saheb Ka Ghar | Noor Jahan | PTV |
| 1991 | Studio 2 1/9: Comedy Specialist Anwar Maqsood | Arsh Khala | PTV |
| 1992 | Fanooni Lateefay | Begum Rasheed | PTV |
| 1993 | Yes Sir, No Sir | Herself | PTV |
| 1995 | Kya Bane Baat | Salma's mother | PTV[20] |
Telefilm
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Yeh Shadi Nahi Ho Gi | Amma |
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Insan Badalta Hay | Ami Jan[29] |
| 1972 | Zindagi Aik Safar Hai | Naseeba |
| 1973 | Baadal Aur Bijli | Begum |
Awards and recognition
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Pride of Performance | Award by the President of Pakistan | Won | Herself | [1][22][3] |
| 1998 | PTV Award | Best Actress | Won | Herself | [15] |
References
- ^ a b "Death of Arsh e Muneer (عرش منیر کی وفات)". www.tareekhepakistan.com. 13 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "FLASHBACK: 'THE MOTHER OF ALL SERIALS'". Dawn News. 1 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Arsh Muneer". Pakistan Television Corporation. 8 April 2021.
- ^ "ریڈیو اور پاکستان ٹیلی ویژن کی معروف فن کار عرشِ منیر کی برسی". ARY News. 23 September 2022.
- ^ Pakistan Quarterly, Volume 17. Pakistan Publications. p. 56.
- ^ a b c "She was a famous Radio and TV artist". Pak Film Magazine. 11 April 2021.
- ^ Karachi, Megacity of Our Times. Karachi : Oxford Univ. Press, 1997. p. 325.
- ^ National Academy Theatre Arts Karachi magazine. National Academy Theatre Arts Karachi. p. 27.
- ^ Illustrated Weekly of Pakistan, Volume 22, Issues 1-9. Pakistan Herald Publications. p. 28.
- ^ a b "Neelofar Abbasi: "Here comes the bad guy"". Dawn (Newspapwe). 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Lal Mohammad Iqbal — the forgotten hero duo". Daily Times. 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Best Pakistani Dramas of All Time". Masala. 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Happy Birthday PTV". Daily Times. 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Silver Jubilee - M.Ali, Zeba, Arsh Muneer, Moin Akhter - 1983", PTV (News), archived from the original on 3 January 2021, retrieved 26 December 2021
- ^ a b "Arsh-e-Muneer ; Tributes paid on the occasion of her retirement", Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV), archived from the original on 1 January 2021, retrieved 6 April 2021
- ^ "Binge watch these cult classic shows by the late Athar Shah Khan". Mashable Pakistan. 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Firstperson: Hina in the heartbeat". Dawn News. 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Arsh Muneer song", PTV, archived from the original on 2 January 2021, retrieved 17 April 2021
- ^ "Fanooni Lateefey". Pakistan Television Corporation. 9 April 2021.
- ^ a b "5 Nostalgic Old Long Plays of PTV". PTV. 10 April 2021.
- ^ "ٹی وی ڈراموں کی چند مقبول مائیں". Daily Jang News. 20 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Artist Arsh-e-Muneer Remembered On 19th Death Anniversary". UrduPoint. 12 April 2021.
- ^ "The 1st Indus Drama Awards". dailymotion. Indus TV Network. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Remembering Arsh Muneer". Radio Pakistan. 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Primetime: When drama was king". Dawn News. 18 April 2021.
- ^ A woman of substance : the memoirs of Begum Khurshid Mirza, 1918-1989. New Delhi : Zubaan, an imprint of Kali for Women. p. 215.
- ^ "5 day Workshop on the "Future of Book Trade in Pakistan", held from 26-30th April, 1986, at Karachi", National Book Council of Pakistan, 1987, 14 April 2021,
... Some of these better known TV adaptations include "Shehzori" by Azim Beg Chughtai ...
- ^ "Shehzori", Pakistanica TV, 15 April 2021,
... Shehzori is a Drama of PTV network written by Haseena Moin. Cast includes Shakeel, Neelofar Aleem, Ishrat Hashmi, Arsh Muneer ...
- ^ "'انسان بدلتا ہے' وہ یادگار فلم، جس نے چاکلیٹی ہیرو وحید مراد کو بہ طور فلم ساز متعارف کرایا'". Daily Jang News. 18 June 2022.
External links
- Arsh Muneer at IMDb