Sumbul Shahid (1954 – 6 May 2021) was a Pakistani actress, singer, and host. She was the daughter of Ahmad Bashir (Urdu: احمد بشیر; March 24, 1923 – December 25, 2004) a writer, journalist, intellectual, and film director from Pakistan She was known for her roles in the dramas ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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,'' and '' Nand''.

Early life

Sumbul was born in 1954 in

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, Pakistan. She completed her studies at the University of Karachi.

Career

She made her debut as an actress on PTV in the 1990s. She was noted for her roles in the dramas Aeteraaf, Parchaiyan, Happily Married, Yeh Shadi Nahi Ho Sakti, and Nazdeekiyan. She also appeared in the dramas

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, and

Meri Behan Meri Dewrani ''Meri Behan Meri Dewrani'' or ''Meri Behan Meri Devrani'' ( ur, میری بہن میری دیورانی, English: ''My sister, my sister in law'') is a Pakistani television serial first aired on 1 May 2012 at ARY Digital. Serial is directed by ' ...

. Since then she appeared in the dramas

, Aik Aur Sitam Hai, and Nand.

Personal life

Sumbul was married to Shahid and had two sons. Her father

Ahmad Bashir Ahmad Bashir (Punjabi language, Punjabi, Urdu: احمد بشیر; March 24, 1923 – December 25, 2004) was a writer, journalist, intellectual and film director from Pakistan. He was the father of leading television artists Bushra Ansari, ...

was a writer and film director. Sumbul's son Shiraz Nasir died in 2019. Sumbul's younger sisters

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and

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are actresses and her elder sister Neelam is a writer.

Death

She was diagnosed with

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during the

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. She died on May 6, 2021, in

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Filmography

Television

Telefilm

Awards and nominations

* Best Actress Award in 2019 by the Arts Council of Pakistan

References

External links

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