Arifa Siddiqui

{{Infobox person

| name = Arifa Siddiqui

| native_name = عارفہ صدیقی

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| birthname = Arifa Siddiqui

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|6|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Lahore, Pakistan

| occupation = {{Hlist | Actress | Singer}}

| years_active = 1980–present

| spouse = {{plainlist|

{{marriage|Tabeer Ali|2018}}
{{marriage|Ustad Nazar Hussain|1995|2018|reason=his death}}

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| children = 1

| relatives = Nahid Siddiqui (sister)
Fariha Pervez (cousin)
Rehana Siddiqui (aunt)

| parents = Talat Siddiqui (mother)
Mohammad Bashir Siddiqui (father)

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Arifa Siddiqui (Urdu language) is a Pakistani actress and singer who worked for PTV in the 1980s and 1990s.[https://dunyanews.tv/en/Entertainment/435783-Arifa-Siddiqui-likely-to-make-a-comeback-soon Arifa Siddiqui likely to make a comeback soon] Dunya TV News website, Published 17 April 2018, Retrieved 28 June 2020

Early life

Arifa was born on 9 June 1969 in Lahore, Pakistan. She is the daughter of actress Talat Siddiqui who worked for Pakistan radio and film industry.{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1622932/popular-yesteryear-actor-talat-siddiqui-is-no-more|title=Popular yesteryear actor Talat Siddiqui is no more|website=Dawn News|date=23 December 2021}} Her sister Nahid Siddiqui is a classical dancer and was, at one time, married to another television personality Zia Mohyeddin. Arifa is also a cousin to another noted Pakistani pop and TV singer Fariha Pervez and her aunt Rehana Siddiqui was a film actress.

Career

Arifa started acting and singing at a very young age. She appeared in various TV serials and programs in Pakistan. Her most famous work is in Dehleez (1981), Sona Chandi (1982) (PTV), Samundar (1983), Khawaja and Son (1988) and Ainak Wala Jin (1993). Arifa Siddiqui was a likeable and talented actress whose smile was infectious.{{cite book|title=South and Southeast Asia Video Archive Holdings|publisher=University of Wisconsin-Madison|page=80}} She had a reputation for delivering her on-screen dialogue with perfect pronunciation.{{cite web|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/20-Apr-2022/arifa-siddiqui-makes-singing-comeback-with-husband|title=Arifa Siddiqui makes singing comeback with husband|website=Daily Pakistan|date=2 January 2022}}

Personal life

Arifa first married aged 26 years with Ustad Nazar Hussain age 56 who was 30 years older than her. He was a music composer and singer at PTV, Lahore, Pakistan who also was her music teacher. This was a love marriage and lasted successfully for 23 years till his death due to lung cancer in January 2018. Arifa had quit the TV industry after her first marriage.[https://www.pakpedia.pk/arifa-siddique#Profile Profile of Arifa Siddiqui on Encyclopedia Pakpedia website] Published 27 March 2018, Retrieved 28 June 2020[https://www.radio.gov.pk/21-01-2018/renowned-music-director-ustad-nazar-hussain-passes-away Renowned Music Director Ustad Nazar Hussain passes away] Radio Pakistan website, Published 21 January 2018, Retrieved 28 June 2020 After the death of Ustad Nazar Hussain, she married Tabeer Ali who is also a great composer and singer.

Filmography

=Television series=

Dehleez (1981) (PTV){{cite journal|url=http://www.magtheweekly.com/detail/4735-global-marriages-how-some-biz-girls-escaped-them |author=Zullu |date=9 November 2018|journal= MAG the Weekly (Magazine)|title=Global Marriages? How Some Biz Girls Escaped Them! |accessdate=28 June 2020}}
Sona Chandi (1982) (PTV)
Samundar (1983) (PTV)
Status (1984) (PTV)
Tota Kahani (1985) (PTV)
Kahani No: 6 (1986) (PTV)
Saraab (1987) (PTV)
Band Gali (1988) (PTV)
Khawaja and Son (1988) (PTV)
Mirat-ul-Uroos (1988) (PTV){{cite book|title=Pakistan Television Drama and Social Change: A Research Paradigm|publisher=Karachi : Department of Mass Communication, University of Karachi|page=184}}
Pyas (1989) (PTV){{cite book|title=The Herald, Volume 36, Issues 4-6|publisher=Karachi : Pakistan Herald Publications|page=2}}
Neelay Hath (1989) (PTV)
Fishaar (1990) (PTV)
Wadera Sayeen (1992) (PTV)
Eshaan (1992) (PTV)
Yes Sir, No Sir (1993) (PTV)
Ainak Wala Jin (1993) (PTV)
Dal Dal (1994) (PTV)
Manchaly ka Sauda (1994) (PTV) (Written by Ashfaq Ahmed)
Aapa (1995) (PTV)
Rahain (1997) (PTV)
Larki Ek Sharmili Si (1998) (PTV)
Gharib-e-Shehar (1999) (PTV)
Inkaar (2000) (PTV)
ShahlaKot (2004) (PTV)

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" \| Language
1984	Aisa Bhi Hota Hay	Urdu
1985	Qismat	Punjabi
1985	Naraz	Urdu
1985	Wadera	Punjabi{{cite book \|last=Gazdar \|first=Mushtaq \|author-link=Mushtaq Gazdar \|year=1997 \|title=Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|page=313 \|isbn=0-19-577817-0}}
1986	Aawara	Urdu
1986	Shah Zaman	Punjabi
1986	Dhanak	Urdu
1986	Qatil Ki Talash	Urdu
1987	Sangal	Punjabi
1987	Faqeeria	Punjabi
1987	Jugnu	Punjabi{{cite book \|last=Gazdar \|first=Mushtaq \|author-link=Mushtaq Gazdar \|year=1997 \|title=Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|page=317 \|isbn=0-19-577817-0}}
1987	Moti Sher	Punjabi
1987	Son of Ann Daata	Urdu
1988	Pyar Tera Mera	Punjabi
1990	Babul	Punjabi
1992	Wadero Sain	Sindhi
1993	Da Dushmanai Or	Pashto
1996	Ghoonghat	Urdu{{cite book \|last=Gazdar \|first=Mushtaq \|author-link=Mushtaq Gazdar \|year=1997 \|title=Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|page=225 \|isbn=0-19-577817-0}}

Awards and recognition

Year	Award	Category	Result	Title	Ref.
class="wikitable"
1985	Nigar Award	Best Supporting Actress	{{Won}}	Qismat
1986	Nigar Award	Best Supporting Actress	{{Won}}	Qatil Ki Talash	{{cite web\|title=Pakistan's "Oscars"; The Nigar Awards.\|url=https://www.desimoviesreviews.com/index.php/2017/11/24/pakistans-oscars-nigar-awards\|website=Desi Movies Reviews\|access-date=28 October 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722111654/https://www.desimoviesreviews.com/index.php/2017/11/24/pakistans-oscars-nigar-awards\|archive-date=22 July 2015\|url-status=dead}}