Naseem Banu
Age: N/A | From: Delhi, British India
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Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Delhi, British India
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Movie Involvements: 3
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
Naseem Banu (4 July 1916 – 18 June 2002) was an Indian actress. She was referred to as Naseem and known as "Beauty Queen" and the "first female superstar" of Indian Cinema. Starting her acting career in the mid-1930s she continued to act till mid-1950s. Her first film was Khoon Ka Khoon (Hamlet) (1935) with Sohrab Modi under whose Minerva Movietone banner she acted for several years. Her high-point came with Modi's Pukar (1939) in which she played the role of Empress Nur Jahan. According to composer Naushad she got the sobriquet Pari-Chehra (fairy face) Naseem through the publicity advertisements of her films. She was the mother of actress Saira Banu and mother-in-law to the actor Dilip Kumar. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Most Famous Work
Pukar
(1939) Malika Noor Jahan
Nausherwan-E-Adil
(1957) Malka-e-Iran Khazar
Sheesh Mahal
(1950) Ranjana SinghActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Seema | |
| 1957 | Malka-e-Iran Khazar | |
| 1956 | N/A | |
| 1950 | Ranjana Singh | |
| 1948 | N/A | |
| 1939 | Malika Noor Jahan | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
