Bindiya is a Pakistani actress and singer. She is known for her roles in dramas Noor Bano, Nadamat, Samundar, Thakan, and Meri Behan Maya, and has also acted in Urdu and Punjabi films, including Begum Jaan, Awaz, Pakeeza, Behan Bhai, Ek Din Bahu Ka, and Joora. 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.
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. 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.
Career Bindiya started working as an English newscaster on PTV, and later she made her debut as an actress in drama Jhok Siyal. Then she appeared in the dramas Chattan Par Ghonsala, Samundar, Din, and Aik Din. 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. 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.
In 1980s during her peak, she was offered a role in a film by Indian film director Yash Chopra but she refused.
Since then she has appeared in the dramas Meri Behan Maya, Noor Bano, Nadamat, and Takkay Ki Ayegi Baraat.
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. Then she married actor Asad Nazir; after one-and a half years, she divorced him. In 2013, she married Zafar Ibrahim. Bindiya's sister Meena Pervaiz was a newscaster, and her niece Vaneeza Ahmad is an actress, model and occasional singer.
Filmography Television YearTitleRoleNetwork1973 Jhok Siyal Sania PTV1975 Moorat Zohra PTV1981 Chattan Par Ghonsala Hina Shaukat PTV1983 Samundar Nosheen PTV Qasai Aur Mehngai Zartaj PTV1984 Khul Ja Simsim Ayesha PTV 20 Golden Years Of PTV Herself PTV Andhera Ujala Nasreen PTV Status Shahina PTV1985 Footpath Ki Ghaas Kulsoom PTV1986 Aik Din Raat Naheed PTV1988 Gumshuda Afshan PTV1989 Neelay Hath Sajida Hameed PTV1990 Baraf Ke Rang Rita Raty STN1992 Din Tabinda PTV1993 Aik Shaam Din Ke Naam Herself PTV2006 Dobara Aroosa PTV2007 Mithaas Reshma PTV2009 Sitarey Sitara PTV Tinkay Zari PTV2010 Noor Bano Alvina's mother Hum TV2011 Jee Saheeli Herself A-Plus Nadamat Farzana Hum TV Tera Pyar Nahi Bhoole Walusha PTV Takkay Ki Ayegi Baraat Sukaina's mother Geo TV2012 Thakan Izmat ARY Digital Chalo Phir Se Jee Kar Dekhain Zaitoon Bano PTV Anushka Romana PTV Meri Behan Maya Attiya Shahzeb Geo Entertainment2014 Tum Woh Nahi Munazzah Express Entertainment2020 The Shareef Show Mubarak Ho Herself Geo Entertainment
Film Year Film Language 1977 Begum Jaan Urdu Yadon Ki Barat Urdu 1978 Nazrana Urdu Awaz Urdu Shola Punjabi 1979 Mr. Ranjha Urdu Tandur Pashto Waaday Ki Zanjeer Urdu Behan Bhai Urdu Tarana Urdu Pakeeza Urdu 1980 Aap Ki Khatir Urdu Chotay Nawab Urdu Jhagra Punjabi Sathi Urdu 1981 Bara Aadmi Urdu Moula Jatt Tay Noori Natt Punjabi Mr. Aflatoon Punjabi Aladin Urdu Rustam Punjabi Tangay Wali Urdu 1982 Sangdil Urdu Aangan Urdu Aahat Urdu Bivian Hey Bivian Urdu Ek Din Bahu Ka Urdu1984 Muqaddar Ka Sikandar Urdu Shadi Magar Aadhi Urdu 1985 Khan Baloch Siraiki Deewanay Do Urdu1986 Joora Punjabi Poti Ain Pag Pashto 1987 Mera Insaf Urdu 1988 Yadona Dolei Pashto
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Result Title Ref. 1986 6th PTV Awards Best Actress Footpath Ki Ghaas
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Film and TV actress Bindiya