Arsh Muneer was a Pakistani actress and singer who acted in television dramas. She played roles in the dramas '' Khuda Ki Basti'', '' Shama'', ''

Shehzori ''Shehzori'' (Urdu: شہزوری) is a Pakistani Urdu-language television series that aired in 1974. It was the debut serial of the playwright and scriptwriter Haseena Moin, who went on to become the most famous and successful drama writer of P ...

'', ''

Zair, Zabar, Pesh ''Zair, Zabar, Pesh'' () is a 1974 Pakistani television series written by Haseena Moin and directed by Ishrat Ansari and produced by Shireen Khan and Zaheer Khan. Synopsis The story is about Sabeen ( Roohi) and Khadim (Shakeel); both of them ...

'', ''Intezar Farmaiye'' and '' Ana''.

Early life

Arsh was born in 1914 in

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. She migrated to Pakistan in

Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...

with her family Later she completed her studies from the

University of Karachi The University of Karachi (; informally Karachi University, KU, or UoK) is a public research university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in June 1951 by an act of Parliament and as a successor to the University of Sindh (which is ...

. She started working at

Radio Pakistan The Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (); also known as ''Radio Pakistan'', serves as the national public broadcaster for radio in Pakistan. Although some local stations predate its founding, it is the oldest existing broadcasting network in P ...

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in 1947 after migrating to

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. She also did stage shows and theatre plays.

Career

While she was in British India she had started working at

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Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...

. She made her debut as an actress on PTV in 1964, the same year that PTV was launched. She performed in dramas ''

'', ''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 sanged songs for Radio, dramas and films. Since then she appeared in dramas '' Ana'', ''Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza Hoshiyar'' and ''

''. For her contributions towards the television industry, she was honored by the

Government of Pakistan The Government of Pakistan () (abbreviated as GoP), constitutionally known as the Federal Government, commonly known as the Centre, is the national authority of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, a federal republic located in South Asia, con ...

with the

Pride of Performance The Pride of Performance (), officially known as the Presidential Pride of Performance, is an award bestowed by the Pakistan, Islamic Republic of Pakistan to recognize people with "notable achievements in the field of art, science, literature, sp ...

in 1983. In 2005, Tributes were paid to her at the 1st Indus Drama Awards in

by television personalities

Moin Akhter Moin Akhter (Urdu: معین اختر), (24 December 1950 – 22 April 2011) was a Pakistani television, film and stage artist, humorist, comedian, impersonator, host, writer, singer, director and producer who rose to fame in the era of Radio P ...

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, Faysal Qureshi,

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Sultana Siddiqui Sultana Siddiqui also known as Sultana Apa ( Sindhi: سلطانا آپي) is a Pakistani media mogul, television director, and producer who is the founder of Hum Network Limited. Siddiqui is an active director of Hum Network Limited and the ...

and

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Personal life

Arsh was married and had five children.

Death

She died on 8 September 1998 in Karachi and was buried at Sakhi Hassan Graveyard.

Filmography

Television

Telefilm

Film

Awards and recognition

References

External links

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