Uzma Gillani (born 1947; Urdu: عظمیٰ گیلانی) is a veteran Pakistani television actress. She starred and made appearances in several television shows in 1970s through the 1990s.[1][2]
Uzma Gillani | |
|---|---|
| عظمیٰ گیلانی | |
| Born | Uzma Begum |
| Occupation |
|
| Years active | 1964 – present |
| Spouse |
Inayat Shah Gillani
(m. 1965; died 2017) |
| Children | 2 |
| Honours | Pride of Performance (1982) |
Early life
editUzma was born in Meerut, British India and her parents migrated to Pakistan.
Career
editGillani is known for her choice of roles that demonstrate a character's tough nature and autocratic disposition.[citation needed] She is considered to be one of the greatest television actors of all time in Pakistan.[1] Gillani began her career through PTV's most successful plays Waris (1979), Dehleez (1981), Panah (1981) and Nangay Paoon (1983), which earned her recognition and a Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1982.[3][4]
Gillani has had cancer.[5] With her career spanning over 45 years, she is one of Pakistan's early TV actresses that gained fame when television emerged in Pakistan in 1964.[6][7]
Personal life
editUzma married Inayat Shah Gillani and the couple had two children. Her husband died in 2017.
Filmography
editTelevision series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Dada Aur Dil Dada | Hamida | PTV |
| 1972 | Aik Mohabbat Sau Afsanay | Maa | PTV |
| 1973 | Maraat-e-Mohabbat | Zakia | PTV |
| 1976 | Maai Aur Kamai | Amma Shana | PTV |
| 1978 | Manzil Hai Kahan | Ishrat | PTV |
| 1979 | Waris | Zakiya Ghulam Ali | PTV[6] |
| 1981 | Dehleez | Anisa Ahmed | PTV |
| 1982 | Alif Noon | Shadani | PTV |
| 1982 | Doosra Kinara | Malkani | PTV |
| 1983 | Nangay Paoon | Mariam-uz-Zamani | PTV |
| 1983 | Phoolon Wala Rasta | Fozia Ahmed | PTV |
| 1986 | Koi To Ho | Abida | PTV |
| 1989 | Neelay Hath | Zulekha | PTV |
| 1990 | Badaltay Qabil | Lali | PTV[8] |
| 1992 | Nasheman | Farida | PTV |
| 1994 | Alao | Hajra | PTV |
| 1998 | Shaam Sey Phelay | Yasmeen Ahmed | PTV |
| 2002 | Punkh | Zohra Begum | PTV |
| 2002 | Reshma To Jhalli Hai | Jammi | Indus TV |
| 2003 | Ishq Aatish | Irene | Geo TV |
| 2003 | Chahtain | Fari | Geo TV |
| 2003 | Badlon Par Basera | Fareedoon's mother | PTV[9] |
| 2004 | Maa | Gohar | PTV[10] |
| 2006 | Masuri | Rani | PTV |
| 2006 | Lagan | Faiza's mother | PTV |
| 2006 | Amar Bail | Ammi | TV One[6] |
| 2007 | Man-o-Salwa | Karam's mother | Hum TV |
| 2008 | Sookhey Pattey | Aini | Geo TV[11] |
| 2009 | Kinara Mil Gaya Hota | Mira | TV One |
| 2009 | Tujh Pe Qurban | Razia Sultana | ARY Zindagi |
| 2012 | Bulbulay | Malika | ARY Digital |
| 2013 | Taar-e-Ankaboot | Hazrat Bibi | Geo TV |
| 2014 | Firaaq | Maa Jee | Hum TV |
| 2015 | Maryam | Firdous Begum | Geo Entertainment |
| 2016 | Shehr-e-Ajnabi | Aapa Begum | A-Plus |
| 2017 | Dastar-e-Ana | Zaibunnisa | TV One |
| 2019 | Kaisa Hai Naseeban | Musarrat | ARY Digital[12] |
| 2019 | Bhool | Mrs. Sherazi | ARY Digital |
Telefilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Panah | Shah Bibi | [3] |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Sacch | Uzma | [13] |
Honour
editThe Government of Pakistan named a street and intersection after her in Lahore on August 16, 2021.[14] In 2022 on May 19 the Cantonment Board of Bahawalpur (CBB) named a Park after her called Uzma Gillani Park for children and women in Model Town.[15]
Awards and recognition
edit| Year | Award | Category | Result | Title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | PTV Award | Best Actress | Nominated | Panah | [16] |
| 1982 | Pride of Performance | Award by the President of Pakistan | Won | Herself | [6][3] |
| 1998 | PTV Award | Best Actress | Won | Shaam Sey Phelay | [17] |
| 2013 | 2nd Hum Awards | Hum Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role | Nominated | Firaaq | [18][19] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Angels of the fall", Dawn News (Newspaper), 16 April 2015, retrieved 11 May 2021
- ^ "TV actress Khalida Riyasat remembered". 26 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Mairas (23 July 2011). "Best Pakistani Female TV Actors: Uzma Gillani". filmplusmovies.com website. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "Upcoming plays of 2019", The News International, retrieved 21 February 2021
- ^ "World Cancer Day: Famous Pakistanis who battled the vicious disease", Pak Tribune, retrieved 2 February 2021
- ^ a b c d Profile of Uzma Gillani on tv.com.pk website Retrieved 21 March 2019
- ^ "Importance of education highlighted", The Nation, 13 December 2019, retrieved 8 January 2021
- ^ "لالی! چار آنے دے نا". BBC News. 16 January 2023.
- ^ "This photo from the shoot of 'Badlon Par Basera' reminds of Noorul Huda Shah's masterpiece", The Nation, 22 May 2018, retrieved 27 May 2021
- ^ "Recalling Zulfiqar Sheikh's drama serial 'Maa' on Mother's Day", The Nation, 13 May 2018, retrieved 12 January 2021
- ^ "مجھ سے بناوٹی ایکٹنگ بالکل نہیں ہوتی، ایوب کھوسہ". Daily Jang News. 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Women portraying negative characters on TV", The News International, retrieved 11 February 2021
- ^ "Punjab governor hosts cast of upcoming film 'Sacch' at the Governor's House", Daily Times, 15 December 2019, retrieved 26 May 2021
- ^ "Lahore streets, intersections to be named after famous personalities". Dawn News. 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Actor Uzma Gillani virtually opens park named after her". Dawn Newspaper. 6 July 2022.
- ^ "پی ٹی وی کی سب سے بہترین اداکارائیں". Dawn Newspaper. 13 June 2023.
- ^ "PTV Awards 1998", PTV (News), 10 October 2019, retrieved 28 July 2021
- ^ "2014 Hum Awards winners". Correspondent. Dawn News newspaper. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "3rd Hum TV Awards: Complete Nomination List 2015". Rida Sadiq. Brand Synario. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
External links
edit- Uzma Gillani on Instagram
- Uzma Gillani at IMDb, Uzma Gillani on IMDb website
- Uzma Gillani on Facebook