Tamanna Begum (1944 – 20 February 2012) was a Pakistani film and television actress.
Early life Tamanna Begum was born in 1944 at Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh in British India.
Career Tamanna Begum started her media career as a presenter at Radio Pakistan in Lahore in 1960 and later performed in theater plays before moving into the film industry. She debuted in films with Daaman in 1962. She won the Nigar Awards for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Bharosa in 1977. Over her career, she appeared in more than 263 films, often in negative roles, but also in some comedic ones.
In 1964, soon after the launch of PTV earlier in the year, she worked in PTV's first-ever play, Nazrana, co-starring with Kanwal Naseer, Qavi Khan and Khursheed Shahid. The drama was written by Najma Farooqi. After decades in film, she transitioned to television and worked in hundreds of TV drama serials, appearing in various character roles in Pakistani TV dramas.
Personal life Tamanna Begum was married and she had one daughter.
Illness and death Tamanna Begum died after a long illness in Karachi on 20 February 2012. She had a heart attack which led to kidney failure, and she was receiving treatment in a private hospital, including dialysis twice a week. Despite the treatment, she did not recover and died. At the time of her death, reports varied about her age: Samaa TV claimed she was 64, Dawn reported 68 and The Express Tribune stated 75.
Filmography Film Tamanna Begum did a total of 263 films. Some of her popular films are:
YearTitleLanguage1963 Daaman Urdu1964 AshianaUrdu1970 Najma Urdu1970 Naseeb Apna Apna Urdu1970 Parai Beti Urdu1971 Afshan Urdu1971 Khamosh Nigahen Urdu1971 Ilzaam Urdu1971 Nadaan Urdu1972 Sajjan Beparwah Punjabi1972 Mohabbat Urdu1972 Pazeb Urdu1972 Umrao Jaan Ada Urdu1973 Anmol Urdu1974 Shama Urdu1975 Zeenat Urdu1976 Nasheman Urdu1977 Bharosa Urdu1978 Juvand Ya Marg Pashto1978 Nazrana Urdu1979 Behan Bhai Urdu1979 Neya Andaz Urdu1979 Waaday Ki Zanjeer Urdu1980 Zamir Urdu1980 Sohra Te Jawai Punjabi1981 Bara Aadmi Urdu1982 Ek Din Bahu Ka Urdu1983 Deevangi Urdu1984 Muqaddar Ka Sikandar Urdu 1989 Shaani Urdu1996 Mehndi Urdu1997 Sangam Urdu1998 Dupatta Jal Raha Hay Urdu1999 Dunya Say Kya Darna Urdu
Television YearTitleRoleNetwork1964 Nazrana Begum Sahiba PTV1982 Alif Noon Amma PTV1982 Sona Chandi Ruqaya PTV1988 Mirat-ul-Uroos Nani PTV1988 Bakht Nama Grandmother PTV1994 Saat Bhiraie Dai PTV1995 Dukh Sukh Masi PTV1995 Uraan Bibi Ji PTV1995 Kallo Zulfiqar's mother PTV1995 Red Card Salika STN1995 Maigh Malhar Professor Chaudhry's Sister PTV1997 Zahar Baad Sarfaraz's mother STN1998 Jeet Bua PTV1999 Is Ghar Ke Andar Dadi PTV2002 Faaslay Meeru's aunt PTV2002 Chaandni Raatain Bubbo PTV2003 Mehndi Janna Bi PTV2004 Moorat Kinza's mother Geo Entertainment2005 Chahatain Aunty PTV2009 Veena Munna's mother ARY Digital2010 Halaat Afzal's mother ARY Digital2011 Mere Sanwariya Ka Naam Munni's mother ARY Digital2011 Khandan e Shughlia Moinuddin's mother ARY Digital2011 Masab Ki Dillagi Amma ARY Digital2012 Juhi Jenny Javeria Aneesa Begum ATV2012 Dil Dard Dhuan Khala ARY Digital2012 Vanee Dadi Geo TV
Telefilm YearTitleRole2011 Ahsaas Amma
Awards and recognition Year Award Category Result Title 1977 Nigar Awards Best Supporting Actress Bharosa
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