Husna ( born Nudrat Jahan 6 September 1942) was a Pakistani actress in the late 1950s to early 80s, who worked in

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. She made her debut in 1958 and mostly appeared in supporting roles in films. She was the recipient of the Nigar Award for Best Supporting Actress for film “ Sabaq” in 1972.

Career

Actress Husna was born 6 September 1942 as Nudrat Jahan in the household of Aftab Ali Khan, a friend of veteran film producer Shaukat Hussain Rizvi, who introduced her into the

Pakistani film industry The film industry of Pakistan, consisting of motion pictures, has had a large effect on Pakistani society and culture since the nation's independence. Pakistani cinema is made up of various sub-industries, including Lollywood, which mak ...

with the professional name 'Husna'. She made her debut as a child actor with his film ''Jan-e-Bahar'' (1958). Husna never became a top heroine and mainly played the side-heroine or vamp roles in

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and Punjabi films during her almost -30- years long career. Her big breakthrough came with ''Ajab Khan'' (1961), starring opposite Sudhir. Her other appearances include '' Changez Khan'' (1958), '' Nagin'' (1959), ''Rani Khan'' (1960), '' Dosti'' (1971), and ''Sabaq'' (1972), among other musical films. Ahmad Bashir's '' Neela Parbat'' (1969) was one of her memorable films opposite

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, which was an experimental film inspired by Neo-realism. Her leading roles were in ''Honeymoon'' (1970) and '' Khamosh Nigahen'' (1971) opposite Kamal and

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, respectively.

Personal life

She married film actor Darpan, actor Santosh Kumar's younger brother, but that marriage lasted only for two years. Then she remarried within her own extended family and retired from films after acting in more than 150 films.

Major films

* ''Jaan-e-Bahar'' (1958) * ''Changez Khan'' (1958) * '' Nagin'' (1959) * ''Sathi'' (1959) * ''Rani Khan'' (1960) * ''Farishta'' (1961) * ''Ajab Khan'' (1961) * ''

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'' (1962) * ''

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'' (1965) * '' Behan Bhai'' (1968) * '' Neela Parbat'' (1969) * ''Honeymoon'' (1970) * '' Dosti'' (1971) * '' Khamosh Nigahen'' (1971) * ''Sajan Milde Kadi Kadi'' (1972) * ''Sabaq'' (1972) * '' Jaal'' (1973) * '' Surraya Bhopali'' (1976)

Awards

* Husna received the ''Best Supporting Actress'' Nigar Award in 1972 for film ''Sabaq''.

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