Naseem Banu
Known for Acting · 14 credits
- Born
- 1916-07-04
- Died
- 2002-06-18
- Place of birth
- Delhi, British India
Biography
Naseem Banu (4 July 1916 – 18 June 2002) was an Indian actress. She was referred to as Naseem and known as "Beauty Queen" and the "first female superstar" of Indian Cinema. Starting her acting career in the mid-1930s she continued to act till mid-1950s. Her first film was Khoon Ka Khoon (Hamlet) (1935) with Sohrab Modi under whose Minerva Movietone banner she acted for several years. Her high-point came with Modi's Pukar (1939) in which she played the role of Empress Nur Jahan. According to composer Naushad she got the sobriquet Pari-Chehra (fairy face) Naseem through the publicity advertisements of her films. She was the mother of actress Saira Banu and mother-in-law to the actor Dilip Kumar.
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Known For
Movies (14)
Pukar
1939
as Malika Noor Jahan
Ujala
1942
as Saroj
Chal Chal Re Naujawan
1944
as Sumitra
Nausherwan-E-Adil
1957
as Malka-e-Iran Khazar
Restless
1956
Sheesh Mahal
1950
as Ranjana Singh
Holiday in Bombay
1963
as Seema
Anokhi Ada
1948
as Kamini
Khoon Ka Khoon
1935
as Ophelia
Talaq
1938
as Roopa
Meetha Zaher
1938
Begum
1945
Khan Bahadur
1937
Main Hari
1940
as Ragini
About Naseem Banu
Naseem Banu (4 July 1916 – 18 June 2002) was an Indian actress. She was referred to as Naseem and known as "Beauty Queen" and the "first female superstar" of Indian Cinema. Starting her acting career in the mid-1930s she continued to act till mid-1950s. Her first film was Khoon Ka Khoon (Hamlet) (1935) with Sohrab Modi under whose Minerva Movietone banner she acted for several years. Her high-point came with Modi's Pukar (1939) in which she played the role of Empress Nur Jahan. According to composer Naushad she got the sobriquet Pari-Chehra (f… With 14 credits spanning from 1935 to 1963, Naseem Banu has appeared in 14 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Naseem Banu Movies
- Pukar (1939) — as Malika Noor Jahan
- Ujala (1942) — as Saroj
- Chal Chal Re Naujawan (1944) — as Sumitra
- Nausherwan-E-Adil (1957) — as Malka-e-Iran Khazar
- Restless (1956)
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