Husna

Husna was a Pakistani film actress in the late 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. She was first introduced as a child star in film Jan-e-Bahar (1958) and played the daughter of Sudhir and Musarrat Nazir. She appeared in such films as Changez Khan (1958) and Ajab Khan (1961).[1]

She never became a top heroine and mainly played the side-heroine or vamp roles in Urdu and Punjabi films during her long career. Then came her big breakthrough in the block buster film Ajab Khan (1961), starring again opposite Sudhir. She appeared in Rani Khan (1960) and Dosti (1971), among other musical films. She retired after making over 150 films.[2]

Major films
  • Jaan-e-Bahar (1958)
  • Changez Khan (1958)
  • Nagin (1959)[2]
  • Rani Khan (1960)
  • Farishta (1961)
  • Ajab Khan (1961)[1]
  • Shaheed (1962)[2]
  • Naila (1965)
  • Dosti (1971)
  • Jaal (1973)
  • Sajan Milde Kadi Kadi (1972)
  • Surraiyya Bhopali (1976)

Awards
  • Husna received the Best Supporting Actress Nigar Award in 1972 for film Sabaq.[3]

See also

References
  1. Husna in film Ajab Khan (1961) Dawn (newspaper), Published 28 March 2021, Retrieved 4 July 2021
  2. Profile of actress Husna on Cineplot.com website Published 27 September 2009, Retrieved 4 July 2021
  3. 1972 Nigar Award info on Cineplot.com website Published 13 May 2010, Retrieved 4 July 2021


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