Tahira Naqvi

Tahira Naqvi
طاہرہ نقوی
Born
Tahira Naqvi

(1956-08-20)20 August 1956
Allo Mahar, Daska, Sialkot District, Punjab, Pakistan
Died2 June 1982(1982-06-02) (aged 25)
Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Resting placeLahore
Other namesMistress of Emotions[1]
EducationConvent of Jesus and Mary, Lahore
OccupationActress
Years active1974 - 1982
Children1
AwardsPTV Best Actress Award (1982)[2]

Tahira Naqvi[3][4] (Punjabi, Urdu: طاہرہ نقوی; 20 August 1956 – 2 June 1982) was a Pakistani actress who began her career in the 1970s and worked until her death at the age of 25.[5] She became popular by appearing in several television series and two films in her career spanning a few years.[6][5] She was known as the Mistress of Emotions because she portrayed roles of sentiment, nostalgia, and despondency in dramas.[1] Tahira, along with Uzma Gillani, Khalida Riyasat ,and Roohi Bano dominated Pakistan's television screens during the 1970s and 1980s.[7]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference DunyaNews was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  3. ^ Mohamed, Khalid. "When a book dared to chronicle a doomed Bollywood romance". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Lahore's art and culture celebrated at NYU Urdu Conference". Daily Times. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference DailyPakistan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 301. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  7. ^ Pakistan Illustrated, Volume 13, Issues 1-2. Karachi : S.K. Shahab. p. 66.