Arsh Muneer
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] |
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]
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] She also did stage shows and theatre plays.[7][8]
Career
While she was in British India she had started working at All India Radio in Delhi. She made her debut as an actress on PTV in 1964, the same year that PTV was launched.[2][9] She performed in dramas Zair, Zabar, Pesh, Jaidi and Eid Ka Jora.[10][11] She also appeared in dramas Oh, Maaf Kijiye, Intezar Farmaiye, Kya Bane Baat and Fanooni Lateefay.[12][13] She worked at Radio Pakistan for 30 years.[14][15] She also appeared in movie Insan Badalta Hay.[16][17] She also sanged songs for Radio, dramas and films.[3][18] Since then she appeared in dramas Ana, Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza Hoshiyar and Shehzori.[19][20] For her contributions towards the television industry, she was honored by the Government of Pakistan with the Pride of Performance in 1983.[21] 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.[22][23]
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[9] |
| 1973 | Kiran Kahani | Chand's mother | PTV |
| 1974 | Zair, Zabar, Pesh | Laddan Khala | PTV[24][25] |
| 1974 | Shehzori | Mali Khala | PTV[26][27] |
| 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[19] |
Telefilm
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Yeh Shadi Nahi Ho Gi | Amma |
Film
| Year | Film | Language |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Insan Badalta Hai | Urdu[28] |
| 1968 | Ham Bhi Parhay Hayn Rahon Mein | Urdu |
| 1972 | Zindagi Aik Safar Hai | Urdu |
| 1973 | Baadal Aur Bijli | Urdu |
| 1981 | Kiran Aur Kali | Urdu |
Awards and recognition
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Pride of Performance | Award by the President of Pakistan | Won | Herself | [1][21][3] |
| 1998 | PTV Award | Best Actress | Won | Herself | [14] |
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.
- ^ 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), November 2011, archived from the original on 2 January 2022, retrieved 26 December 2021
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "Arsh-e-Muneer ; Tributes paid on the occasion of her retirement", Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV), 20 July 2020, archived from the original on 2 May 2021, retrieved 6 April 2021
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "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, 8 March 2018, archived from the original on 3 May 2021, retrieved 17 April 2021
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "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. 19 March 2015. 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