Pakistan
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i actress. She was known for her roles in dramas ''Zameen'', ''Fasad Ki Jar'', ''Takmeel'', ''Machalay Ka Sauda'', ''Saat Bhiraie'', ''
Teen Bata Teen
''Teen Bata Teen'' (or ''3 Bata 3'') ( Lit: ''Three divided by Three'') was a 1995 Pakistani comedy-drama sitcom which was written by Adeel Hashmi and directed by Jawad Bashir. It was the first television sitcom of Pakistan. It was aired on Pa ...
'' and ''
Barson Baad
''Barson Baad'' is a popular drama serial shown on the PTV network in 2006. The drama was written by Nasir Jaffri, scripted by the late Salman Wajih Hassan and directed by Syed Faisal Bukhari. The show was filmed in Pakistan and Scotland .
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Early life
She was born in 1946
Shimla
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,
British India
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and her father named Nazir Ahmed was a government servant.
Career
Rehana started working at
Radio Pakistan
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in 1962 and before joining Radio she used to write short stories for newspaper and magazines using her pen name Rehana Zeerat. She made her debut as an actress in 1964 when PTV was newly established, and was noted for her roles in dramas ''Fasad Ki Jar'', ''Shama Har Rang Main Jalti Hai'', ''Zameen'', ''Kuch Tou Kaho'', ''Takmeel'' and ''Kallo''. She also appeared in dramas ''Saat Bhiraie'', ''Aadhi Roti Aik Langoti'', ''Tanha'' and ''Gohra Gass Ka Ta Hai'', and did theatre and stage plays at
Lahore
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. She also worked in Urdu and Punjabi films and appeared in films ''Bahu Rani'', ''Aanch'', ''Hamdam'', ''Agg Tay Khoon'' and ''Mohabbat Rang Laye Gi''. For her contributions towards the Radio, Television and Film industry, she was honored by the
Government of Pakistan
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with the
Pride of Performance
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in 2009.
Later in late 2012 she retired and went to live with one of her daughters at
Blackburn
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at
United Kingdom
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.
Personal life
She married film actor Aurangzeb but later they divorced and she took the custody of her two daughters. Her elder sister
Talat Siddiqui
Adeeba Nazeer, also known as Talat Siddiqui (18 February 1939 - 9 May 2021), was a Pakistani actress and singer. She acted in both Urdu and Punjabi films and is known for her roles in films ''Ishq-e-Habib'' (1965), ''Kon Kisi Ka'' (1966), ''Lor ...
was also an actress and singer. Rehana's nieces
Fariha Pervez
Fariha Pervez () is a Pakistani pop singer-songwriter, and a music producer.
She is specially known for the rendition of various popular and famous ghazals (a form of romantic poem). She started her career anchoring and acting from a very youn ...
and
Arifa Siddiqui
Arifa Siddiqui ( Urdu ) is a Pakistani actress and singer who worked for PTV in the 1980s and 1990s.Nahid Siddiqui is a famous dancer.
Illness and death
She contracted a prolonged illness from which she died in
Blackburn
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,
United Kingdom
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