Arsh Muneer was a Pakistani actress and singer who acted in television dramas. She played roles in the PTV dramas Khuda Ki Basti, Shama, Shehzori, Zair, Zabar, Pesh, Intezar Farmaiye and Ana.
Early life Arsh was born in 1914 in Lucknow, British India. She migrated to Karachi, Pakistan with her family. Later she completed her studies from the University of Karachi. She started working at Radio Pakistan in Lahore in 1947 after migrating to Pakistan. She also did stage shows and theatre plays.
Career While she was in British India, she had started working at All India Radio in Delhi. She made her debut as an actress on PTV in 1964, the same year that PTV was launched. She performed in dramas Zair, Zabar, Pesh, Jaidi and Eid Ka Jora. She also appeared in dramas Oh, Maaf Kijiye, Intezar Farmaiye, Kya Bane Baat and Fanooni Lateefay. She worked at Radio Pakistan for 30 years. She also appeared in movie Insan Badalta Hay. She also sang songs for Radio, dramas and films. Since then she appeared in dramas Ana, Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza Hoshiyar and Shehzori.
For her contributions towards the television industry, she was honored by the Government of Pakistan with the Pride of Performance in 1983. In 2005, Tributes were paid to her at the 1st Indus Drama Awards in Karachi by television personalities Moin Akhter, Babra Sharif, Faysal Qureshi, Humayun Saeed, Sultana Siddiqui and Adnan Siddiqui.
Personal life Arsh was married to the prominent Pakistani novelist Shaukat Thanvi and had five children.
Death She died on 8 September 1998 in Karachi and was buried at Sakhi Hassan Graveyard in Karachi, Pakistan.
Filmography Television YearTitleRoleNetwork1969 Khuda Ki Basti Sultana's aunt PTVReportedly it was the first highly popular TV drama during which Pakistani streets looked deserted in 1969 and 1974 while people stayed home to watch it. The original Urdu-language novel was written by Shaukat Siddiqui in 1957. Later translated in 11 other languages.1969 Eid Ka Jora Khala PTV1973 Kiran Kahani Chand's mother PTV1974 Zair, Zabar, Pesh Laddan Khala PTV1974 Shehzori Mali Khala PTV1976 Shama Bua PTV1976 Intezar Farmaiye Bano Apa PTV1977 Professor Saib's wife PTV1981 Afshan Chachi Jan PTV1982 Jaidi Nunhi PTV1983 Silver Jubilee Herself PTV1984 Ana Begum PTV1985 Kese Kese Khwab Aunty Flower PTV1986 Oh, Maaf Kijiye Ama PTV1987 Ghar Rama Amma PTV1988 Yeh Shadi Nahi Ho Gi Anwar's mother PTV1990 Rozi Bua Begum PTV1990 Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza Hoshiyar Malika PTV1990 Kareem Saheb Ka Ghar Noor Jahan PTV1991 Studio 2 1/9: Comedy Specialist Anwar Maqsood Arsh Khala PTV1992 Fanooni Lateefay Begum Rasheed PTV1993 Yes Sir, No Sir Herself PTV1995 Kya Bane Baat Salma's mother PTV
Telefilm YearTitleRole1986 Yeh Shadi Nahi Ho Gi Amma
Film Year Film Language1955 Hamari Zuban Urdu1961 Insan Badalta Hai Urdu1968 Ham Bhi Parhay Hayn Rahon Mein Urdu1970 Parai Beti Urdu1972 Zindagi Aik Safar Hai Urdu1973 Baadal Aur Bijli Urdu1981 Kiran Aur Kali Urdu
Awards and recognition Year Award Category Result Title Ref. 1983 Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan Herself 1998 PTV Award Best Actress Herself
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