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Arsh Muneer

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Arsh Muneer
Born(1914-05-28)28 May 1914
Lucknow,British India
Died8 September 1998(1998-09-08)(aged 84)
Karachi,Pakistan
EducationUniversity of Karachi
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Singer
Years active1929 – 1998
Children5
AwardsPride of Performance(1983)[1]

Arsh Muneerwas a Pakistani actress and singer who acted in television dramas.[2]She played roles in the dramasKhuda Ki Basti,Shama,Shehzori,Zair, Zabar, Pesh,Intezar FarmaiyeandAna.[2]

Early life

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Arsh was born in 1914 inLucknow,British India.[3]She migrated to Pakistan inKarachiwith her family.[3]Later she completed her studies from theUniversity of Karachi.[3][4]She started working atRadio PakistaninLahorein 1947 after migrating toPakistan.[3][5][6]She also did stage shows and theatre plays.[7][8]

Career

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While she was in India she started working atAll India RadioinDelhi.She made her debut as an actress on PTV in 1964.[2][9]She performed in dramasZair, Zabar, Pesh,JaidiandEid Ka Jora.[10][11]She also appeared in dramasOh, Maaf Kijiye,Intezar Farmaiye,Kya Bane BaatandFanooni Lateefay.[12][13]She worked at Radio Pakistan for 30 years.[14][15]She also appeared in movieInsan Badalta Hay.[16][17]She also sanged songs for Radio, dramas and films.[3][18]Since then she appeared in dramasAna,Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza HoshiyarandShehzori.[19][20]For her contributions towards the television industry, she was honored by theGovernment of Pakistanwith thePride of Performancein 1983.[21]In 2005, Tributes were paid to her at the1st Indus Drama AwardsinKarachiby television personalitiesMoin Akhter,Babra Sharif,Faysal Qureshi,Humayun Saeed,Sultana SiddiquiandAdnan Siddiqui.[22][23]

Personal life

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Arsh was married and had five children.[3]

Death

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She died on 8 September 1998 in Karachi and was buried at Sakhi Hassan Graveyard.[3]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Network
1969 Khuda Ki Basti Sultana's aunt PTV
1969 Eid Ka Jora Khala PTV[9]
1973 Kiran Kahani Chand's mother PTV
1974 Zair, Zabar, Pesh Laddan Khala PTV[24][25]
1974 Shehzori Mali Khala PTV[26][27]
1976 Shama Bua PTV
1976 Intezar Farmaiye Bano Apa PTV
1977 Professor Saib's wife PTV
1981 Afshan Chachi Jan PTV
1982 Jaidi Nunhi PTV
1983 Silver Jubilee Herself PTV
1984 Ana Begum PTV
1985 Kese Kese Khwab Aunty Flower PTV
1986 Oh, Maaf Kijiye Ama PTV
1988 Yeh Shadi Nahi Ho Gi Anwar's mother PTV
1990 Rozi Bua Begum PTV
1990 Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza Hoshiyar Malika PTV
1990 Kareem Saheb Ka Ghar Noor Jahan PTV
1991 Studio 2 1/9: Comedy Specialist Anwar Maqsood Arsh Khala PTV
1992 Fanooni Lateefay Begum Rasheed PTV
1993 Yes Sir, No Sir Herself PTV
1995 Kya Bane Baat Salma's mother PTV[19]

Telefilm

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Year Title Role
1986 Yeh Shadi Nahi Ho Gi Amma

Film

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Year Film Language
1961 Insan Badalta Hai Urdu[28]
1968 Ham Bhi Parhay Hayn Rahon Mein Urdu
1972 Zindagi Aik Safar Hai Urdu
1973 Baadal Aur Bijli Urdu
1981 Kiran Aur Kali Urdu

Awards and recognition

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Year Award Category Result Title Ref.
1983 Pride of Performance Award by thePresident of Pakistan Won Herself [1][21][3]
1998 PTV Award Best Actress Won Herself [14]

References

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  1. ^ab"Death of Arsh e Muneer (عرش منیر کی وفات)".www.tareekhepakistan.com.13 April 2021.
  2. ^abc"FLASHBACK: 'THE MOTHER OF ALL SERIALS'".Dawn News.1 April 2021.
  3. ^abcdefgh"Arsh Muneer".Pakistan Television Corporation.8 April 2021.
  4. ^"ریڈیو اور پاکستان ٹیلی ویژن کی معروف فن کار عرشِ منیر کی برسی".ARY News.23 September 2022.
  5. ^Pakistan Quarterly, Volume 17.Pakistan Publications. p. 56.
  6. ^Karachi, Megacity of Our Times.Karachi: Oxford Univ. Press, 1997. p. 325.
  7. ^National Academy Theatre Arts Karachi magazine.National Academy Theatre Arts Karachi. p. 27.
  8. ^Illustrated Weekly of Pakistan, Volume 22, Issues 1-9.Pakistan Herald Publications. p. 28.
  9. ^ab"Neelofar Abbasi:" Here comes the bad guy "".Dawn (Newspapwe).2 April 2021.
  10. ^"Lal Mohammad Iqbal — the forgotten hero duo".Daily Times.3 April 2021.
  11. ^"Best Pakistani Dramas of All Time".Masala.4 April 2021.
  12. ^"Happy Birthday PTV".Daily Times.5 April 2021.
  13. ^"Silver Jubilee - M.Ali, Zeba, Arsh Muneer, Moin Akhter - 1983",PTV (News),archived from the original on 2 January 2022,retrieved26 December2021{{citation}}:CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  14. ^ab"Arsh-e-Muneer; Tributes paid on the occasion of her retirement",Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV),archived from the original on 2 May 2021,retrieved6 April2021{{citation}}:CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  15. ^"Binge watch these cult classic shows by the late Athar Shah Khan".Mashable Pakistan.18 April 2021.
  16. ^"Firstperson: Hina in the heartbeat".Dawn News.7 April 2021.
  17. ^"Arsh Muneer song",PTV,archived from the original on 3 May 2021,retrieved17 April2021{{citation}}:CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  18. ^"Fanooni Lateefey".Pakistan Television Corporation.9 April 2021.
  19. ^ab"5 Nostalgic Old Long Plays of PTV".PTV.10 April 2021.
  20. ^"ٹی وی ڈراموں کی چند مقبول مائیں".Daily Jang News.20 June 2022.
  21. ^ab"Artist Arsh-e-Muneer Remembered On 19th Death Anniversary".UrduPoint.12 April 2021.
  22. ^"The 1st Indus Drama Awards".dailymotion.Indus TV Network. 19 March 2015.Retrieved16 April2021.
  23. ^"Remembering Arsh Muneer".Radio Pakistan.19 April 2021.
  24. ^"Primetime: When drama was king".Dawn News.18 April 2021.
  25. ^A woman of substance: the memoirs of Begum Khurshid Mirza, 1918-1989.New Delhi: Zubaan, an imprint of Kali for Women. p. 215.
  26. ^"5 day Workshop on the" Future of Book Trade in Pakistan ", held from 26-30th April, 1986, at Karachi",National Book Council of Pakistan, 1987,14 April 2021,... Some of these better known TV adaptations include "Shehzori" by Azim Beg Chughtai...
  27. ^"Shehzori",Pakistanica TV,15 April 2021,... Shehzori is a Drama of PTV network written by Haseena Moin. Cast includes Shakeel, Neelofar Aleem, Ishrat Hashmi, Arsh Muneer...
  28. ^"'انسان بدلتا ہے' وہ یادگار فلم، جس نے چاکلیٹی ہیرو وحید مراد کو بہ طور فلم ساز متعارف کرایا'".Daily Jang News.18 June 2022.
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