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Najma Mehboob

Najma Mehboob

Pakistani film and TV actress

Najma Mehboob (1949 – 6 December 1983) was a Pakistani film and TV actress.[1] She mostly played character and mother roles in dramas and films both in Urdu and Punjabi languages.[2]

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Early life

Najma was born in 1949 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Initially, she worked in stage plays.[3]

Career

Then, she came to television in 1969 with a drama Haathi Daant telecast from Pakistan Television, Lahore. Afterward, she appeared in several individual television dramas and serials.[4] She also acted in 82 films in which, the first one was Geo Dhola (1969) and Nazak Rishtay (1987) was her last film which was released after her death.[3][5]

Personal life

Najma was married to TV producer Muhammad Nisar Hussain and had one child with him.[3]

Death

On 6 December 1983, she died at Lahore after being hit by a running train during the shooting for a Punjabi film Rickshaw Driver while she was trying to save a child.[6][7]

Filmography

Television series

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References

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    "فلم اور ٹی وی کی مایہ ناز اداکارہ نجمہ محبوب کی آج 40 ویں برسی". Dunya News. 2 January 2024.
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    "Spotlight: World's greatest mums". Dawn News. 15 October 2022.
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    "Najma Mehboob". Pak Film Magazine. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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    "نجمہ محبوب کی وفات". Tareekh-e-Pakistan. 19 March 2023.
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    "معروف اداکارہ نجمہ محبوب کی 36 ویں برسی آج منائی جارہی ہے". Nawai Waqt (in Urdu). 6 December 2019.
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    Shah, Sabir (10 December 2016). "Celebrated Pakistanis who met unnatural deaths". The News.
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    "34th death anniversary of Najma Mahboob". APP. 5 December 2017.
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    "تفریح اداکارہ نجمہ محبوب کو مداحوں سے بچھڑے 40 برس بیت گئے". Lahore News. 12 February 2024.
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    Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 273. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
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    Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 281. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
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    Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 287. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
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    "ٹرین حادثے میں زندگی کھو دینے والی اداکارہ نجمہ محبوب کی برسی". ARY News. 10 October 2022.
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    "And the award goes to ..." Herald Dawn. 22 January 2022.
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