Portrait of Shabnam

Shabnam

Acting

Biography

Shabnam is a Bangladeshi–Pakistani stage and film actress. Actor Waheed Murad introduced her to the Pakistani film industry by offering her a lead role in his film Samundar in 1968. Shabnam remained active in Lollywood in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. She has appeared in over 150 films. She was a leading actress in the Pakistani film industry for 28 years. Shabnam migrated from East to West Pakistan in 1968, and lived in the country until the late 1990s, later she returned to her native Bangladesh

Born: August 17, 1946

Place of Birth: Dacca, East Bengal, British India

Filmography

1999
Ammajan

as Ammajan/Jahanara Begum

1977
Aina

as Rita

1971
1969
Ladla

as Seema

1966
1963
Talash

as Sheena

1961
Harano Din

as Mala