Lahore
Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...
, Pakistan.
Career
She made her debut as a child actress in 1962 film ''Unchay Mahal''. Aliya's mother Mumtaz was a producer and she worked in her mother's films. She worked in
Lollywood
Lollywood is Pakistan's film industry, which has served as the base for both Urdu- and Punjabi-language film production.
Lahore has been the center of Pakistani cinema since independence in 1947. However, with the Urdu film hub largel ...
films and appeared in films ''Taxi Driver'', ''Pagri Sanbhal Jatta'', ''Neyi Laila Neya Majnu'', ''Teray Ishq Nachaya'', ''Aasoo Billa'', ''Dara'' and ''Chann Veer''.
Then she changed her name to Aaliya and later she appeared in films ''Ghairat Tay Qanoon'', ''Zulm Da Badla'', ''Basheera'', ''2 Rangeelay'', ''Ishq Deevana'' and ''Doulat Aur Dunya''. Since then she appeared in films ''Sher Khan'', '' Daman Aur Chingari'', ''Zarq Khan'', ''Hashu Khan'', ''Sajjan Kamla'', ''Jeera Sain'' and ''Noukar Tay Malik''.
In 1969, she starred in film ''
Nai Laila Naya Majnu
''Nai Laila Naya Majnu'' is a 1969 Pakistani Urdu romantic comedy film directed by ''Munawar Rasheed''. The lead cast included Naseema Khan, Kemal, Aliya, Lehri, and Asad Bukhari. The film won 2 Nigar Awards in different categories.
Plot
The ...
'' with
Syed Kamal
Syed Kamal (; (27 April 1937 – 1 October 2009), often just known as Kamal, was a Pakistani film and TV actor, producer and director.
He had worked in 4 Bollywood films before migrating to Pakistan in 1956.Lehri and
Ilyas Kashmiri
Ilyas Kashmiri (10 February 1964– 3 June 2011) was a Pakistani ex-Special Forces Islamist turned militant who fought against Indian troops in Kashmir.
NBC News said that United States officials had mentioned him as a possible successor to O ...
the film was a hit and she won
Nigar Award
The Nigar Awards () were presented in an annual award show to recognize outstanding achievement in Pakistani cinema, after having been revived in 2017 following a 15-year absence. The honors are awarded by Nigar Magazine founded in 1948. The ...
of Best Supporting Actress.she was a good actress at that time.
In 1970, she played leading role in adventure-drama '' Love in Jungle''. It was her first leading role.
Personal life
Aliya married film director Altaf Hussain but they divorced in 1979 and she took the custody of her children including a son and daughter, both of them are married.