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Ragni (actress)
Pakistani actress / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Ragini (actress).
Ragni (born Shamshad Begum; 22 October 1924 – 27 February 2007), also known as Shaado, was a Pakistani actress. She worked in Urdu and Punjabi films under her stage name Ragni. She also worked in Hindi films in cinema of India.[3] She was known for her beautiful doe like eyes and was known as Almond-eyed Beauty.[2] Ragni is considered to be the highest-paid actress of her time in the 1940s, being paid 1 lakh rupees by AR Kardar for her role in Shahjehan.[4]
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![]() Ragni in the early 1940s | |
Born | Shamshad Begum (1924-10-22)22 October 1924 |
Died | 27 February 2007(2007-02-27) (aged 82) |
Resting place | Gulberg gaveyard Lahore[1] |
Other names | Almond-eyed Beauty[2] |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1940 – 1983 |
Spouses | S. Gul
(m. 1947; died 1999)Mohammad Aslam (divorced) |
Children | Abid (son) Saira (daughter) |
Parent | Diwan Parmanand (father) |
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