Aasia

Aasia Begum, better known as simply Aasia, (13 November 1951 – 9 March 2013) was a Pakistani film actress who was active in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.^[1]

Aasia Begum
آسیہ بیگم
Born	Firdous Begum (1951-11-13)13 November 1951[1] Patiala, Punjab, India
Died	9 March 2013(2013-03-09) (aged 61)[1] Long Island, New York
Nationality	Pakistani
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1970–1991[1]
Children	3
Awards	2 Nigar Awards

Early life

Aasia was born in 1951 as Firdous in Patiala, Punjab, India.^[2][1] She emigrated from India to Pakistan.^[1] She resided in New York after retiring from her career, where she died on 9 March 2013, aged 60.^[1][3]

Career

She made her debut in the Pakistani film industry in 1970 in a film by producer Shabab Kiranwi.^[2][4] In the same year, she also acted in film director Riaz Shahid's movie Gharnata (1970).^[1] Aasia acted in more than 179 Punjabi movies,^[1] including also several Urdu films.^[5] Aasia is best remembered for her role of 'Mukkho' in the Punjabi film Maula Jatt (1979). This role redefined the concept of 'Jatti' and 'Chaudhrani' in Pakistani Punjabi language films. In that film, she had based her Punjabi language accent on the Sargodha and Jhang accents.^[1][3][2]

Personal life

She married a Karachi-based businessman, and they had four children together.^[1]

Death

Aasia quit the film industry in the mid 1990s, and had been residing in New York with her family. She had sought treatment for some health issue in 2011 at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi and then quietly went back to New York.^[1] She died on 9 March 2013 in New York aged 60, from undisclosed causes.^[1][3][2][6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1970	Insaan Aur Aadmi
1971	Raja Rani		Director and Producer: Diljeet Mirza; in Punjabi
	Yaaden
	Parai Aag
	Gharnata
	Charagh Kahan Roshni Kahan
	Dil Aur Dunya
1972	Main Akela
	Main Bhi To Insan Hun
	Punnu Di Sassi
	Do Rangeelay
	Pazeb
	Umrao Jan Ada
1973	Khoon Da Darya
	Sheru
	Mastana	Female lead	Director: Al-Hamid; Producers: Khalifa Khursheed Ahmad, Khalifa Sarwar Saeed; in Urdu
	Sehray Kay Phool
	Chaar Khoon De Pyasay
	Khuda Tay Maa
	Beimaan
	Daku Tay Insaan
	Maa Tay Qanoon
	Kehnday Nay Nainan
	Ghairat Meray Veer Di
	Jhalli
	Jeera Blade	Azra
	Khabardar		Director: Diljeet Mirza; Producer: Atta Ullah Bosan; in Punjabi
	Ghulam
1974	Shehanshah
	Khana day Khan Prohnay		Punjabi[7]
	Pyar Hi Pyar
	Tum Salamat Raho		Urdu[8]
	Sasta Khoon Mehnga Pani	Rano	Punjabi[9]
	Bhola Sajjan
	Sikandra		Punjabi
1975	Khooni Khet
	Haku		Punjabi
	Rawal
	Khanzada
	Shareef Budmaash	Balil	Punjabi[10]
	Sar-e-Aam
	Hathkari
	Sheeda Pastol	Najma
	Doghla
	Shoukan Melay Di
1976	Mout Khed Jawana Di
	Ajj Di Taza Khabar
	Yaar Da Sehra
	Akhar
	Hukam Da Ghulam	Razia
	Ultimatum
	Toofan		Punjabi
	Chor Nu Mor
	Jano Kapatti	Shanno
	Anjaam
	Kothay Tapni
	Dukki Tikki
	Mehboob Mera Mastana
	Waada
	Dara
	Chitra Te Shera	Amina
	Hashar Nashar
1977	Dharti Lahu Mangdi
	Dildar Sadqay
	Aakhri Medan
	April Fool		Urdu
	Fraud		Punjabi
	Lahori Badshah
	Haji Khokhar
	Sher Babbar
	Qanoon
	Pehli Nazar
	BeGunah
	Jeenay Ki Rah
	Ghairat Di Mout
	Baray Mian Deewanay
	Baghi Tay Qanoon
	Himmat		Punjabi
	Aakhri Goli
1978	Nidarr
	Wafadar
	Elaan		Punjabi
	Bohat Khoob
	Guarantee
	Heera Tay Basheera
	Prince
	Ibrat
	Jashan
	Goga		Punjabi
	Puttar Phannay Khan Da
	Ranga Daku
	Boycott		Punjabi
	Lalkara
1979	Notan Nu Salam
	Maula Jatt	Mukkho Jatti
	Chalaan
	Muqabla		Punjabi
	Goga Sher		[11]
	Attal Faisala
	Do Jeedar
	Hathiar
	Makhan Khan
	Aag		Urdu
	Jatt Da Kharak
	Bakka Rath
	Permit
	Dada Pota
	Ghunda Act
	Wehshi Gujjar
1980	Dushman Mera Yaar
	Haseena Maan Jaye Gi
	Do Toofaan
	Yaar Dushman
	Mann Mauji
	Ladla Puttar
	Behram Daku	Taji
1981	Khan-e-Azam
	Anokha Daaj
	Athra Puttar	Lachhi
1982	Ik Doli
	Lalay Di Jan		Punjabi
	Medan
	Bharia Mela		Punjabi
1983	Des Pardes	Rano
	Nazra
1984	Shanakhti Card		Punjabi
	Ilaqa Incharge
1985	Angara		Directed and produced by Mohammad Ikram; in Punjabi
1986	Baghi Sipahi	Pareeto	Directed and produced by Fiaz Sheikh; in Punjabi
	Yeh Adam
1989	Meri Hathjori		Directed by Masood Butt
1990	Dushmani		Punjabi
1991	Chann Meray		Punjabi

Awards and honours

Year	Award	Category	Result	Title	Ref.
1977	Nigar Award	Best Actress	Won	Qanoon	[12][2]
1979	Nigar Award	Best Supporting Actress	Won	Aag	[12][2][13]

See also

• List of Pakistani actresses

References

1. Shoaib Ahmed (10 March 2013). "Film star Aasia is no more". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
2. Khan, Sher (10 March 2013). "Transition: Aasia Begum passes away in Canada". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
3. INP. "Veteran Pakistani actress Aasia dies in Canada". The Nation (Pakistani newspaper). Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
4. Amjad Parvez (28 July 2018). "Lal Mohammad Iqbal — the forgotten hero duo". Daily Times (newspaper). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
5. "25th death anniversary of Sultan Rahi observed". Daily Times. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
6. "Transition: Maula Jutt actor Aasia Begum passes away". The Express Tribune. 26 March 2022.
7. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 278. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
8. "Waheed Murad: remembering the Chocolate Hero of Pakistani cinema — Part II". Daily Times. 24 January 2022.
9. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 278. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
10. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 281. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
11. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 294. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
12. "The Nigar Awards (1972 - 1986)". The Hot Spot Online website. 5 January 2003. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
13. "Pakistan's "Oscars"; The Nigar Awards". Desi Movies Reviews. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

External links

• Aasia at IMDb