Kaveeta

{{Infobox person

| name = Kaveeta

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| birth_name = Nasreen Rizvi

| birth_date = 1960

| birth_place = Karachi, Pakistan

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| children = 2

| relatives = Sangeeta (sister)
Hina Rizvi (sister)
Raza Ali Rizvi (brother)
Jiah Khan (niece)

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1974–1994

| parents = Tayyab Hussain Rizvi (father)
Mehtab Rizvi (mother)

| awards = 4 Nigar Awards
Best Supporting Actress

}}

Nasreen Rizvi,{{Cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/article/86032/the-unforgettable-iconic-queens-of-70s-cinema|newspaper=The Express Tribune (newspaper)|author=Zeeshan Shah|title=The unforgettable iconic queens of 70s cinema|access-date=2022-01-21}} also known as Kaveeta, is a Pakistani film actress who is known for films Tere Mere Sapne (1975), Society Girl (1976), Mohabbat Aur Mehangai (1976), Kabhi Kabhi (1978), Mutthi Bhar Chawal (1978), Mian Biwi Razi (1982) and Qasam (1993).

Early life

Nasreen Rizvi was born in 1960 in Karachi, Pakistan. Her mother Mehtab Rizvi also had a career in the film industry and her father Tayyab Hussain Rizvi was a producer. Kaveeta's elder sister Sangeeta was already associated with Pakistani cinema.{{cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/702827/revival-of-the-society-girl|title=Revival of the 'society girl'|author=Sher Khan|date=1 May 2014|newspaper=The Express Tribune (newspaper)|access-date=21 January 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/353977/remembering-iconic-music-director-kemal-ahmad|title=Remembering iconic music director Kemal Ahmad|date=15 June 2021|newspaper=Daily Times (newspaper)|access-date=21 January 2022}}

Career

=Acting=

She has mostly worked in films produced and directed by her elder sister Sangeeta.{{cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/167204-Mandwa-to-screen-Muthi-Bhar-Chawal-on-26th|title=Mandwa to screen 'Muthi Bhar Chawal' on 26th|date=24 November 2016|author=Aijaz Gul|newspaper=The News International (newspaper)|access-date=21 January 2022}} Kaveeta worked in almost 70 films during her 20-year career from 1974 – 1994.{{cite news |url=https://nation.com.pk/03-Oct-2013/remembering-the-chocolate-hero|title=Remembering the chocolate hero|date=7 June 2021|website=The Nation (newspaper)|accessdate=21 January 2022}}{{cite news | url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1177139|title=Nauman Ijaz will make his cinematic comeback with 'Maidaan'|date=17 May 2021|newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|access-date=21 January 2022}} In 1994, she quit the Pakistani film industry and decided to settle in the United States.{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1397364|title=NON-FICTION: A HISTORY OF DREAMS|date=2 May 2021|newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|access-date=21 January 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/883689|title=POSTMARK: Divas Of Yore|date=11 March 2021|newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|access-date=21 January 2022}}{{cite news | url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/378253-in-loving-memory-of-waheed-murad|title=In loving memory of Waheed Murad|date=22 March 2021|website=The International News|access-date=22 March 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/198772-Remembering-Amjad-Bobby|title=Remembering Amjad Bobby!|date=1 July 2021|newspaper=The News International (newspaper)|access-date=21 January 2022}}

Personal life

Actress Kaveeta also known as Kavita was born as Nasreen Rizvi. She is also the aunt of British American actress Jiah Khan.

Filmography

=Film=

Do Badan (1974)
Tere Mere Sapne (1975)
Mujhe Gale Laga Lo (1976)
Society Girl (1976)
Mohabbat Aur Mehngai (1976)
Kabhi Kabhi (1978)
Mutthi Bhar Chawal (1978)
Mehndi Lagi Mere Hath (1980)
Mian Biwi Razi (1982)
Jeene Nahin Doongi (1985)
Dakket (1989)
Manila Ke Janbaz (1989)
Barood Ki Chhaoon Mein (1989)
Siren (1990)
Hijrat (1992)
Qasam (1993)
Jungli Mera Naam (1994)

Awards and recognition

Kaveeta won 4 Nigar Awards - first for the film Tere Mere Sapne (1975), then her second one in 1976 for 'Best Supporting Actress' for Society Girl, third in film Jeenay Nahin Doongi and fourth in film Barood Ki Chha (1989).{{cite web|title=Pakistan's "Oscars"; The Nigar Awards (scroll down for year 2000)|url=https://www.desimoviesreviews.com/index.php/2017/11/24/pakistans-oscars-nigar-awards|author=Swami Ji|website=The Hot Spot Film Reviews website|access-date=23 January 2022|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}}

Year	Award	Category	Result	Title
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1975	Nigar Award	Best Supporting Actress	{{Won}}	Tere Mere Sapne
1976	Nigar Award	Best Supporting Actress	{{Won}}	Society Girl
1985	Nigar Award	Special Awards	{{Won}}	Jeenay Nahin Doongi
1989	Nigar Award	Best Actress	{{Won}}	Barood Ki Chhaoon Mein