Musarrat Nazir
Musarrat Nazir | |
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| Born | Musarrat Nazir Khawaja 13 October 1940 |
| Other names | The Silver Screen's Sparkling Star Chandni |
| Education | Kinnaird College |
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| Years active | 1951 – 1993 |
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| Spouse |
Arshad Majeed (m. 1963) |
| Children | 3, including Omar Majeed |
| Relatives | Ahmad Bashir (cousin) Parveen Atif (cousin) Bushra Ansari (niece) Sumbul Shahid (niece) Neelam Bashir (niece) Asma Abbas (niece) Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gillani (brother-in-law) Ameer Gilani (grand-nephew) Zara Noor Abbas (grand-niece) |
| Awards | Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1989 |
Musarrat Nazir Khawaja (Urdu: مسرت نذیر; born 13 October 1940) is a Pakistani singer and film actress. She was one of the leading actresses of Pakistani cinema, acting in both Urdu and Punjabi films during the 1950s and 1960s. She is known as The Silver Screen's Sparkling Star. Many years later, she returned to the industry, focusing on singing, particularly wedding and folk songs. Her accolades include three Nigar Awards and a Pride of Performance.
Nazir made her acting debut with Anwar Kamal Pasha's Qaatil (1955) in a supporting role. Her portrayals in the commercially successful Punjabi romance-dramas Pattan (1955), Mahi Munda (1956), Yakke Wali (1957), and the partition-themed Kartar Singh (1959) cemented her career as a leading actress. For her performances in Zehr-e-Ishq (1958), Jhoomer (1959), and Shaheed (1962), she won three Nigar Awards for Best Actress. Nazir then took retirement from acting and shifted to Canada with her husband, returning to Pakistan in the 1970s. During that period, she pursued a career in singing, focusing on folk wedding songs and ghazals, among other genres.