Ayesha Qureshi, best known by her screen name Rozina (;born 21 September 1950), is a

Pakistani Pakistanis (, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. As much as ...

film actress. She was popularly known as ''The Lipton Girl'' and ''The Glamorous Actress'' due to her stylish and fashion roles by critics and viewers. She is known for movies like ''Armaan'' (1966), ''Josh'' (1966), '' Ehsaan'' (1967), ''Ishara'' (1968), ''Tum Hi Ho Mehboob Mere'' (1969), '' Khamosh Nigahen'' (1971), ''Basheera'' (1972), and ''Daulat Aur Dunya'' (1972). She won a

Nigar Award The Nigar Awards () were presented in an annual award show to recognize outstanding achievement in Pakistani cinema, after having been revived in 2017 following a 15-year absence. The honors are awarded by Nigar Magazine founded in 1948. The ...

for best supportive actress in the movie ''Ishara'' (1968). Rozina is the mother of model/actress

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and the aunt of actor/producer

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Early life

Rozina was born in a Sindhi family, as ''Ayesha Qureshi'', on 21 September 1950, 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 ...

. In the early 1960s, she lived with her sister, Raheela, and her mother at Pakistan Chowk,

. She was educated at St. Joseph School Karachi.

Career

Rozina started her career with the film "''Hamein Bhi Jeenay Do''" in 1963 as a supporting actress. She gradually progressed from supporting to leading roles in films. Her first film as a heroine was ''Ishqe Habib'' (1965) which was based on a religious theme. She was paired with the romantic hero

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in several notable movies like, ''Josh'' (1966), '' Khamosh Nigahen'' (1971), and ''Daulat Aur Dunya'' (1972). She was labelled as a "glamorous actress" by critics and viewers. After working in 61

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and 32 Punjabi films, Rozina ended her cinema career with her last movie, '' Hum Ek Hain'', that was released in 2004. She acted in 100 films during her film career spanning over 3 decades.

In the commercials

In the late 1960s, Rozina gained enormous popularity by appearing in a 'Lipton' tea jingle along with

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for

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. She also showed her face in a

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advertisement in the 60s.

Personal life

Rozina married the sound specialist, Riffat Qureshi and converted to Islam as Ayesha Qureshi. She has a daughter,

, who is a model and actress. TV actor and producer

is her nephew.

Retirement and later life

After leaving films in 2004, she devoted herself to her family. Her husband died on 21 September 1995, in Karachi. Lately, she has been inclined towards religion and doesn't like to talk about her film career. She performed a pilgrimage (

Umrah The Umrah () is an Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, the holiest city for Muslims, located in the Hejazi region of Saudi Arabia. It can be undertaken at any time of the year, in contrast to the '' Ḥajj'' (; "pilgrimage"), which has specific d ...

) to

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along with her daughter in 2020. She now lives in

Filmography

Film

Awards and recognition

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Qureshi, Rozina 1950 births Living people Actresses from Karachi Pakistani film actresses Nigar Award winners 20th-century Pakistani actresses Actresses in Urdu cinema 21st-century Pakistani actresses Actresses in Punjabi cinema Converts to Sunni Islam from Catholicism Actresses in Bengali cinema Pakistani female models