Husna was a Pakistani actress in the late 1950s to 1970s, who worked in Pakistani cinema. She made her debut in 1958 and mostly appeared in supporting roles in films. She was the recipient of Nigar Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Husna | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1950s–1970s |
Career edit
Made her debut as a child actor with Shaukat Hussain Rizvi's Jan-e-Bahar (1958), Husna never became a top heroine and mainly played the side-heroine or vamp roles in Urdu and Punjabi films during her almost 30 years long career. Her big breakthrough came with Ajab Khan (1961), starring opposite Sudhir.[1][2] Her other appearances include Changez Khan (1958), Nagin (1959), Rani Khan (1960), Dosti (1971) and Sabaq (1972), among other musical films. Ahmad Bashir's Neela Parbat (1969) was one of her memorable films opposite Muhammad Ali, which was an experimental film, and inspired by Neo-realism.[2][3] Her leading roles were in Honeymoon (1970) and Khamosh Nigahen (1971) opposite Kamal and Waheed Murad respectively.[4][5] She retired after acting in more than 150 films.[4][6]
Major films edit
- Jaan-e-Bahar (1958)[6]
- Changez Khan (1958)
- Nagin (1959)[4]
- Sathi (1959)[4]
- Rani Khan (1960)[6]
- Farishta (1961)
- Ajab Khan (1961)[1][6]
- Shaheed (1962)[6]
- Naila (1965)
- Behan Bhai (1968)[7]
- Neela Parbat (1969)[2]
- Honeymoon (1970)
- Dosti (1971)[6]
- Khamosh Nigahen (1971)[6]
- Sajan Milde Kadi Kadi (1972)
- Sabaq (1972)[4]
- Jaal (1973)
- Surraya Bhopali (1976)
Awards edit
- Husna received the Best Supporting Actress Nigar Award in 1972 for film Sabaq.[8]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "FLASHBACK: THE EPIC STORY OF AJAB KHAN". Dawn (newspaper). 28 March 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "یادوں کے دریچے اداکارہ حُسنہ". Jang (newspaper). 25 June 2019.
- ^ Illustrated Weekly of Pakistan. 1964.
- ^ a b c d e "Husna". 27 September 2009. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Honeymoon (1970) - Pakistani Urdu film". Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Profile of Husna on Pakistan Film Magazine website". Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Aijaz Gul (18 March 2017). "Behan Bhai". The News International (newspaper).
- ^ "The Nigar Awards (1972 - 1986)". The Hot Spot Online website. 5 January 2003. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
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