Bahar Begum (born Kishwar Begum; ) is an actress best known for many Pakistani movies since 1956.
She was first introduced to the Pakistani film industry by the renowned film director Anwar Kamal Pasha in the film Chann Mahi (1956). Anwar Kamal Pasha is the one that gave her the professional film world name Bahar Begum. She later acted in Punjabi, Pashto and Urdu language Pakistani films and had a very active career from 1956 till the 2000s. She has more than 600 films to her credit and she has been reportedly given the title of 'Queen of Sentiments' (Malika-i-Jazbat) for playing the supporting roles in films.
Early life and education Bahar Begum studied at the Convent of Jesus and Mary Lahore, Pakistan.
Career Having grown up in Lahore, Pakistan, her career has centered on the Punjabi film industry, initially playing heroines and then "emotionally strong mothers", usually ending-up playing 'mother' to a popular lead actor of Punjabi films Sultan Rahi in his films during the 1980s. She has performed well in films playing a loud rural woman, especially the role of a Chaudhrani in Punjabi movies. Bahar Begum can speak Punjabi, Urdu, Pashto and English fluently.
Personal life Bahar Begum married director and actor Iqbal Yousuf, son of film director S. M. Yusuf. They have two children. The couple divorced some years later.
Filmography Television series YearTitleRoleNetwork1996 Teesra Aadmi Tehmina's mother PTV1998 Paranda Begum Zara PTV2011 Akbari Asghari Amma Hum TV2014 Bhabhi Sarim's mother ARY Digital2017 Wafa Ka Mausam Soni's mother TV One
Film Title Released Language Chann Mahi 1956 Punjabi Kartar Singh 1959 Punjabi Watan 1960 Urdu Aik Thi Maa 1960 Urdu Salma 1960 Urdu Sohni Kumaharan 1960 Punjabi Mitti Diyan Moortan 1960 Punjabi Laggan 1960 Urdu Aabroo 1961 Punjabi Jaduger 1961 Urdu Mangti 1961 Punjabi Tum Na Mano 1961 Urdu Do Raste 1961 Urdu Ajnabi 1962 Urdu Suraj Mukhi 1962 Urdu Dal Me Kala 1962 Urdu Dhoop Chaon 1963 Urdu Shararat 1963 Urdu Suhaag 1963 Urdu Azad 1964 Urdu Bharjai 1964 Punjabi Khandan 1964 Urdu Lunda Bazar 1964 Urdu Lutera 1964 Urdu Mamta 1964 Urdu Waris Shah 1964 Punjabi Doctor 1965 Urdu Kalay Log 1965 Urdu Sanam 1965 Urdu Jeera Blade 1973 Punjabi Sargent 1977 Urdu Sadqay Teri Mout Tun 1977 Punjabi Begum Jaan1977 Urdu Aina 1977 Urdu Wehshi Gujjar 1979 Punjabi Sher Khan 1981 Punjabi Chan Suraj 1981 Punjabi Khan-e-Azam 1981 Punjabi Jatt Da Vair 1981 Punjabi Aangan1982 Urdu Charda Suraj 1982 Punjabi Jatt Te Dogar 1983 Punjabi Des Pardes 1983 Punjabi Moti Dogar 1983 Punjabi Rustam Te Khan 1983 Punjabi Sher Mama 1983 Punjabi Dara Baloch 1983 Punjabi Sholay 1984 Punjabi Pukar 1984 Punjabi Khuddar 1985 Punjabi Ghulami 1985 Punjabi Qaidi 1986 Punjabi Malanga 1986 Punjabi Joora 1986 Punjabi Gernail Singh 1987 PunjabiMoti Sher1987Punjabi Silsila 1987 Punjabi Roti 1988 Punjabi Sarmaya 1990 Punjabi Sher Dil 1990 Punjabi Kalay Chor 1991 Punjabi/Urdu Riaz Gujjar 1991 Punjabi Daku Raj 1992 Punjabi Zamana 1993 Punjabi/Urdu Pajero Group 1994 Punjabi/Urdu Sher Punjab Da 1994 Punjabi Zameen Aasman 1994 Punjabi/Urdu Choorian 1998 Punjabi Mehndi Waley Hath 2000 Punjabi Soha Jora 2007 Punjabi Khamosh Raho 2011 Urdu Shareeka 2012 Punjabi Shor Sharaba 2018 Urdu
Awards and recognition Year Award Category Result Title Ref. 1993 Nigar Award Best Supporting Actress Zamana 1994 Nigar Award Best Supporting Actress Zameen Aasman 1999 Nigar Award Special Award Millennium Award 2002 Nigar Award Lifetime Achievement Award Contribution to Cinema
References
External links Filmography of Bahar Begum on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website - Archived