Summary
Uzma Gillani (born 1942; Urdu: عظمیٰ گیلانی) is a veteran Pakistani television actress and advertiser.[1] She, along with Khalida Riyasat, Tahira Naqvi and Roohi Bano, dominated the television screens of Pakistan from the 1970s to the 1990s.[1]
Uzma Gillani | |
|---|---|
| عظمیٰ گیلانی | |
| Born | Uzma Begum 1 December 1942 |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1968 – present |
| Notable work | Waris (1979) Dehleez (1982) Kaisa Hai Naseeban (2019) |
| Spouse |
Inayat Shah Gillani
(m. 1965; died 2017) |
| Children | 2 |
| Honours | Pride of Performance (1982) |
Early life edit
Uzma was born in Meerut, British India and her parents migrated to Pakistan.
Career edit
Gillani 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 (1979–1982), Nasheman (1982), Dehleez (1981) and Panah (1981), which earned her recognition and a Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1982.[2][3]
Gillani has had cancer.[4] 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.[5][6]
Personal life edit
Uzma married Inayat Shah Gillani and the couple had two children. Her husband died in 2017.
Filmography edit
Television series edit
- Panah (1981) (subject was the Afghan war and the refugees)[2]
- Waris (1979–1982)[5]
- Badlon Par Basera[7]
- Doosra Kinara
- Manzil Hai Kahan
- Dehleez (1981)
- Neelay Hath (1989)
- Alao (1994)
- Maa[8]
- Man-o-Salwa (2007)
- Firaaq (2014)
- Maryam(2015)
- Shehr-e-Ajnabi (2014)
- Amar Bail (TV One)[5]
- Tujh Pe Qurban
- Nasheman
- Masuri
- Bulbulay
- Kinara Mil Gaya Hota
- Ishq Atish
- Chahtain
- Taar-e-Ankaboot
- Punkh
- Shaam Sey Phelay
- Dastar-e-Ana (2017)
- Kaisa Hai Naseeban (2019)[9]
- Bhool (2019)
Film edit
- Sacch (2019) as Uzma[10]
Honour edit
The Government of Pakistan named a street and intersection after her in Lahore on August 16, 2021.[11] 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.[12]
Awards and recognition edit
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | PTV Award | Best Actress | Nominated | Panah | [13] |
| 1982 | Pride of Performance | Award by the President of Pakistan | Won | Herself | [5][2] |
| 1998 | PTV Award | Best Actress | Won | Shaam Sey Phelay | [14] |
| 2013 | 2nd Hum Awards | Hum Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role | Nominated | Firaaq | [15][16] |
References edit
- ^ a b c "Angels of the fall", Dawn News (Newspaper), retrieved 11 May 2021
- ^ 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, retrieved 8 January 2021
- ^ "This photo from the shoot of 'Badlon Par Basera' reminds of Noorul Huda Shah's masterpiece", The Nation, retrieved 27 May 2021
- ^ "Recalling Zulfiqar Sheikh's drama serial 'Maa' on Mother's Day", The Nation, retrieved 12 January 2021
- ^ "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, 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), 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.