Neeli (, born Neelofar) is a former Pakistani film actress who acted in both

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, Pashto, Sindhi and

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Early life

Neelofar was born on 24 June 1966 in

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. Neeli is a graduate of St. Mary's College.

Career

The director/producer Yunus Malik, a family friend, offered Neeli a role in a Punjabi film called ''Akhri Jang''.

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signed her for a role in the Urdu film ''Kasam Munne Kee''. After that film, Sajjad Gul 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). Neeli's pairing with

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was popular in films and then she work in a PTV drama ''Yeh Jahan'' in 1994 under the name "Khoobsurat Jahan", which was shot at the locations of

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. ''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 in 2006.

Personal life

She married a businessman and has two children with him then she along with her family moved and settled in

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.Profile of actress Neeli on pak101.com website
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Filmography

Television series

Film

Awards and recognition

Neeli won 7

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and 2 National Awards.

Nigar Awards

National Awards

References

External links

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