Firdous Begum (born Parveen; 4 August 1947 16 December 2020), known mononymously as Firdous, was a Pakistani film actress known for her role in 1970's ''

Heer Ranjha '' Ranjha'' () is a classical Punjabi folk tragedy with many historic poetic narrations; with the first one penned by Damodar Gulati in 1600s, on the preexisting oral legend; and the most famous one, ''Heer'', written by Waris Shah in 17 ...

'' film. She appeared in over 150 films, including one hundred thirty

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabis, Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a ...

, twenty

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and three Pushto films, although the exact details of most remain unknown. She started her career as a supporting actress with film '' Fanoos'' in 1963, and later she played lead role in '' Malangi''.

Biography

She was born as Parveen in

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 ...

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on 4 August 1947. During her career, she met Akmal Khan, lead actor of ''Malangi'', and later they married, however Akmal died in 1967. She then married

Ejaz Durrani Ejaz Durrani (18 April 1935 – 1 March 2021), known mononymously as Ejaz, was a Pakistani film actor, director and producer active from 1956 to 1984. He was married to legendary Pakistani actress-singer Noor Jehan. He is mostly remembered for ...

, her co-actor of ''Heer Ranjha''. She had three children, including two sons and a daughter. Her other prominent films include ''Khandaan'', ''Lai Laag'' and ''Aurat''.

Filmography

Death

Firdous Begum died of brain hemorrhage on 16 December 2020 at age 73 at a local hospital in

, Pakistan. Among her survivors are her three children – two sons and a daughter.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Begum, Firdous 1947 births 2020 deaths Actresses in Pashto cinema Actresses in Punjabi cinema Actresses in Urdu cinema Actresses from Lahore Nigar Award winners People from Punjab Province (British India)