Neeli ( ur, , born Neelofar) is a former

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i film actress who acted in both

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films.Filmography of actress Neeli on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website
Retrieved 14 March 2018

Early life and career

Neelofar was born on 24 June 1966 in

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. Neeli is a graduated from Saint Mary's Convent. The director/producer Yunus Malik, a family friend, offered Neeli a role in a Punjabi film called ''Akhri Jang''.Profile of actress Neeli on pak101.com website
Retrieved 13 March 2022 Sangeeta signed her for a role in the Urdu film ''Kasam Munne Kee''. After that film,

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signed her up in his films ''Choron Ki Barat'' and ''Haseena 420''. She starred in ''Madame Bavary'' in 1988 and had a double role in ''Kalay Chor''. Later, she was paired with

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, and together they starred in ''Sher Ali'' (1992), ''Khuda Gawah'' (1993), ''Mushkil'' (1995), ''Jeeva'' (1995), and ''Chief Saab'' (1996). ''Mushkil'', dealing with the subject of child labour, was Sheikh's debut as director. After the decline of the Pakistani film industry in the early 2000s, Neeli gradually left the business.

Personal life

First she was married to Pakistani actor and film director

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and got divorced. Later she married again and settled in

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Filmography

Films

Awards and nominations

Neeli won 7

Nigar Award The Nigar Awards ( ur, , translit=Inʿām Negār, lit=Picture Awards) were presented in an annual award show to recognize outstanding achievement in Pakistani cinema. The honors are awarded by Nigar Magazine founded in 1948. The Nigar Awards ...

s. *

for Best Supporting Actress in film ''Qasam munney ki'' (1987) *

for Best Actress in film ''Madam Bawari'' (1989) *

for Best Actress in film ''Bakhtawar'' (1991) *

for Best Actress in film ''Zamana'' (1993) *

for Best Actress in film ''Aakhri mujra'' (1994) *

for Best Supporting Actress in film ''Sakahi Badshah'' (1996) *

for Best Actress in film ''Mard Jeenay Nahi Dete'' (1997)

References

External links

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Actress Neeli on YouTube
{{DEFAULTSORT:Neeli 1966 births Living people Sindhi people Pakistani film actresses Nigar Award winners Actresses from Lahore 20th-century Pakistani actresses 21st-century Pakistani actresses People from Hyderabad District, Pakistan Actresses in Urdu cinema