Najma (actress)
{{Short description|Pakistani film actress}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Najma
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| native_name = {{Nq|نجمہ}}
| nationality = Pakistani
| occupation = Film actress
| years_active = 1972 – 1994
| known_for = Dancing roles in Urdu and Punjabi films
| spouse = Ghulam Mustafa Rind
| awards = Best actress Nigar Award (1978)
}}
Najma is a former Pakistani film actress. She appeared in more than 100 Urdu and Punjabi movies during the 1970s and 1980s. Her notable movies include Zeenat (1975), Toofan (1976), Sargent (1977), Shola (1978), Wehshi Gujjar (1979), and several others.{{cite web|author=Alan Goble|url=http://www.citwf.com/person314391.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 January 2016|access-date=30 December 2024|website=Complete Index To World Film (C.I.T.W.F.) website|title=Filmography of Najma (actress)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120202151/http://www.citwf.com/person314391.htm}}
She won the Best Actress Nigar Award in 1978.
Career
Najma started her career with a guest appearance in the Punjabi film "Heera" in 1972. But her first notable movie "Khanzada" came in 1975. She performed as a supporting actress in the film. The film was a commercial success and opened ways for Najma in Lollywood. Later, she appeared in several Urdu and Punjabi movies.{{cite journal |title=Najma |journal= Nigar Magazine Weekly |volume=Golden Jubilee Number |issue=2000 |pages=175–176}} One of her notable films was an action thriller Urdu movie "Sargent" (1977) which was directed by Aslam Irani. Her role of a club dancer in the movie was much appreciated. She acted as a heroine in the film along with Asif Khan.{{cite news |last1=Nehash |first1=Sarfraz Farid |title=ایکشن سے بھرپور ماضی کی سپر ہٹ فلم سارجنٹ |url=https://jang.com.pk/news/1070144 |work=Daily Jang |date=12 April 2022 |language=ur}} One year later, she appeared in another successful Punjabi film "Shola" and won a Nigar Award in the category of 'Best Actress' in 1978.
Personal life
She was the younger sister of actress Asha Posley and singer Kausar Parveen.{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/851720/sound-of-lollywood-go-on-makes-eyes-at-someone |title=Sound of Lollywood: Go on, make eyes at someone|author=Nate Rabe |date=26 September 2017 |work=Scroll.in website |archive-date=17 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017021813/https://amp.scroll.in/article/851720/sound-of-lollywood-go-on-makes-eyes-at-someone|url-status=dead|access-date=30 December 2024}} After release of her last Pashto film, Najma married Ghulam Mustafa Rind, a feudal lord from Mehran, Sindh and left Lollywood forever.
Selected filmography
Najma appeared in 119 films, including 29 Urdu, 83 Punjabi, and 7 Pashto language movies:
- 1975: Khanzada (Punjabi)
- 1975: Hathkari (Punjabi)
- 1976: Baghawat (Punjabi)
- 1976: Toofan (Punjabi)
- 1976: Baghi Tay Farangi (Punjabi)
- 1976: Licence (Punjabi)
- 1976: Jatt Kurian Tun Darda (Punjabi)
- 1976: Mohabbat Aur Dosti (Urdu)
- 1976: Hashar Nashar (Punjabi)
- 1977: 2 Chor (Punjabi)
- 1977: Uff Yeh Biwiyan (Urdu)
- 1977: Dildar Sadqay (Punjabi)
- 1977: 3 Badshah (Punjabi)
- 1977: Jeera Sain (Punjabi)
- 1977: Sargent (Urdu)
- 1977: Chor Sipahi (Punjabi)
- 1977: Jabroo (Punjabi)
- 1977: Qanoon (Punjabi)
- 1977: Suha Jora (Punjabi)
- 1977: Aj Diyan Kurrian (Punjabi)
- 1978: Takrao (Urdu)
- 1978: Shola (Punjabi)
- 1978: Curfew Order (Punjabi)
- 1978: Boycott (Punjabi)
- 1978: Sharif Ziddi (Punjabi)
- 1979: Wehshi Gujjar (Punjabi)
- 1979: Gehray Zakham (Urdu)