Bindiya (Pakistani actress)

Bindiya is a Pakistani actress and singer.^[1] She is known for her roles in dramas Noor Bano, Nadamat, Samundar, Thakan ,and Meri Behan Maya ,and she also acted in Urdu and Punjabi films Begum Jaan, Awaz, Pakeeza, Behan Bhai, Ek Din Bahu Ka, and Joora.^[2] She is one of the most popular actress of her time and was one of the most successful actresses of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.^[1][3]

Bindiya
Born	Rubina Ahmad (1960-05-02) 2 May 1960 (age 64) Lahore, Pakistan
Education	University of Lahore
Occupations	Actress Singer Newscaster
Years active	1973 – present
Spouses	Zafar Ibrahim ​ (m. 2013)​ Asad Nazir ​ ​ (m. 1997; div. 1999)​ Muhammad Al-khumaish ​ ​ (m. 1980; div. 1986)​
Children	1
Relatives	Vaneeza Ahmad (niece) Meena Pervaiz (sister)

Early life

Bindiya's parents lived in Calcutta her mother was from Calcutta, and her father was from Bengal. After Partition, her parents migrated from India to Pakistan and settled in Lahore.^[4] Bindiya was born in 1960 in Lahore, Pakistan, and completed her studies at the University of Lahore, graduating with a master's degree in English literature.^[4]

Career

Bindiya started working as an English newscaster on PTV, and later she made her debut as an actress in drama Jhok Siyal.^[1] Then she appeared in the dramas Chattan Par Ghonsala, Samundar, Din, and Aik Din.^[5] She also appeared in dramas Drama 83, Andhera Ujala, Status, and Footpath Ki Ghaas. In the late 1980s, she worked in theatre with Saba Hameed and Samina Ahmad.^[6] Then, she worked in films both Urdu and Punjabi, including Khan Baloch, Begum Jaan, Awaz, Pakeeza, Behan Bhai, Ek Din Bahu Ka, Joora ,and Aahat.^[3][7][8] Since then she has appeared in the dramas Meri Behan Maya, Noor Bano, Nadamat ,and Takkay Ki Ayegi Baraat.^[9][10][11]

Personal life

Bindiya first married Muhammad Al-khumaish, a pilot from Jordan, in the 1980s, but later she divorced him and took custody of her only son,Jahanzeb.^[12] Then she married actor Asad Nazir; after one-and a half years, she divorced him.^[1] In 2013, she married Zafar Ibrahim.^[13] Bindiya's sister Meena Pervaiz was also a newscaster, and her niece Vaneeza Ahmad is an actress and singer.^[4]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
1973	Jhok Siyal	Sania	PTV[4]
1975	Moorat	Zohra	PTV
1981	Chattan Par Ghonsala	Hina Shaukat	PTV
1983	Samundar	Nosheen	PTV
	Qasai Aur Mehngai	Zartaj	PTV
1984	Khul Ja Simsim	Ayesha	PTV
	20 Golden Years Of PTV	Herself	PTV
	Andhera Ujala	Nasreen	PTV
	Status	Shahina	PTV
1985	Footpath Ki Ghaas	Kulsoom	PTV
1986	Aik Din Raat	Naheed	PTV
1988	Gumshuda	Afshan	PTV
1989	Neelay Hath	Sajida Hameed	PTV
1990	Baraf Ke Rang	Rita Raty	STN
1992	Din	Tabinda	PTV
1993	Aik Shaam Din Ke Naam	Herself	PTV
2006	Dobara	Aroosa	PTV
2007	Mithaas	Reshma	PTV
2009	Sitarey	Sitara	PTV[1]
	Tinkay	Zari	PTV
2010	Noor Bano	Alvina's mother	Hum TV
2011	Jee Saheeli	Herself	A-Plus
	Nadamat	Farzana	Hum TV
	Tera Pyar Nahi Bhoole	Walusha	PTV[14]
	Takkay Ki Ayegi Baraat	Sukaina's mother	Geo TV[15]
2012	Thakan	Izmat	ARY Digital[16]
	Chalo Phir Se Jee Kar Dekhain	Zaitoon Bano	PTV
	Anushka	Romana	PTV[17]
	Meri Behan Maya	Attiya Shahzeb	Geo Entertainment[18]
2014	Tum Woh Nahi	Munazzah	Express Entertainment
2020	The Shareef Show Mubarak Ho	Herself	Geo Entertainment

Film

Year	Film	Language
1977	Begum Jaan	Urdu[19]
	Yadon Ki Barat	Urdu[20][4]
1978	Nazrana	Urdu
	Awaz	Urdu
	Shola	Punjabi[21]
1979	Mr. Ranjha	Urdu[22]
	Tandur	Pashto[23]
	Waaday Ki Zanjeer	Urdu
	Behan Bhai	Urdu[24]
	Tarana	Urdu
	Pakeeza	Urdu[25]
1980	Aap Ki Khatir	Urdu[26]
	Chotay Nawab	Urdu[27]
	Jhagra	Punjabi
	Sathi	Urdu
1981	Bara Aadmi	Urdu
	Moula Jatt Tay Noori Natt	Punjabi[28]
	Mr. Aflatoon	Punjabi
	Aladin	Urdu
	Rustam	Punjabi
	Tangay Wali	Urdu
1982	Sangdil	Urdu
	Aangan	Urdu[29]
	Aahat	Urdu[30]
	Bivian Hey Bivian	Urdu
	Ek Din Bahu Ka	Urdu[31]
1984	Muqaddar Ka Sikandar	Urdu[32]
	Shadi Magar Aadhi	Urdu
1985	Khan Baloch	Siraiki
	Deewanay Do	Urdu[33]
1986	Joora	Punjabi
1987	Mera Insaf	Urdu
1988	Yadona Dolei	Pashto

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Title	Ref.
1986	6th PTV Awards	Best Actress	Nominated	Footpath Ki Ghaas	[34]

References

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5. South and Southeast Asia Video Archive Holdings. University of Wisconsin-Madison. p. 65.
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9. "Primetime: Battle of the babes?". Dawn News. 18 March 2021.
10. 50 Years of Lahore Arts Council, Alhamra: An Overview. Sang-e-Meel Publications. p. 3.
11. The Herald, Volume 21, Issues 10-12. Pakistan Herald Publications. p. 91.
12. Pakistan & Gulf Economist, Volume 10, Issues 14-26. Economist Publications. p. 18.
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15. "Ali Zafar lights up the night as "Bol" sweeps Lux Style Awards 2012". Dawn News. 20 April 2022.
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30. "Mandwa to celebrate anniversary with film 'Aahat'". The News International. 4 July 2021.
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33. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 312. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
34. "6th PTV Awards", Pakistan Television Corporation, archived from the original on 1 January 2022, retrieved 8 November 2021{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

External links

• Bindiya at IMDb
• Film and TV actress Bindiya