Asha Posley

Asha Posley
آشا پوسلے
Asha Posley in the film Papiha Re
Born
Sabira Begum

1927
Died26 March 1998(1998-03-26) (aged 70–71)
Other namesFirst heroine of Pakistani film industry[1]
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Singer
  • writer
  • Playback Singer
Years active1931 - 1998
ParentInayat Ali Nath (father)
Relatives
AwardsNigar Award (1982)

Sabira Begum better known as Asha Posley (Punjabi, Urdu: آشا پوسلے) (1927 – 25 March 1998) was the first heroine of Pakistani films.[2][3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference upperstall was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Asha Posley - Profile". Cineplot.com website. 13 September 2009. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. ^ Amjad Parvez (7 July 2018). "Kausar Parveen — a phenomenal singer who died young". Daily Times (newspaper). Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  4. ^ "70 years of Pakistan's film industry". Geo TV News website. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Pakistani Cinema Had Its Own Way of Looking at Partition Too". The Wire. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  6. ^ Bali, Karan. "67 years ago today, Pakistanis lined up to see the first film made in their new nation". Scroll.in website. Retrieved 28 June 2021.