Sheeba Hassan
{{short description|Pakistani actress}}
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{{Use Pakistani English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix = PP
| name = Sheeba Hassan
| image =
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| native_name = {{Nq|شیبا حسن }}
| birth_name = Sheeba Arshad
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|05|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Lahore, Pakistan
| other_names = Tomboy of The Punjabi Stage
| occupation = {{Hlist | TV actress | Stage actress}}
| years_active = 1960s – 2014
| children = 4
| relatives = Mukhtar Begum (aunt)
Farida Khanum (aunt)
| awards = PTV Award (1983)
Pride of Performance (2025)
}}
Sheeba Hassan (née Arshad) is a Pakistani stage and television actress who is known for her comic role as Chandi in the TV serial Sona Chandi (1982).
Early life
Sheeba was born into a family of musicians in Lahore, Pakistan. Both of her aunts, Mukhtar Begum and Farida Khanum, were well known ghazal singers of their times. She learnt classical dance from Maharaj Ghulam Hussain Kathak. She made her debut as a child artist at Radio Pakistan Lahore in the 1960s, and her first radio play was Mehtab Din Di Baithak (Gathering With Mehtab Din).{{cite book |last1=Pamment |first1=Clarie |title=Comic Performance in Pakistan: The Bhānd |date=10 January 2023 |publisher=Performing Arts |isbn=9788189013318 |pages=209 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ACclDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA209|language=en}}
Career
In the 1970s, she started her career as a stage artist at the Alhamra Hall, Lahore. She did many theatre and stage plays, including the play Twist , but it was a comedy role in Lada Pithi (Spoilt Girl) that made her well known in the world of theater. Sheeba worked in hundreds of stage plays, most typically Hakkay Bakkay. Because of her sharp wit and Punjabi-language acting, she was known as Mahi Munda (Tomboy of the Punjabi Stage).
She earned fame by starring as Chandi in Munnu Bhai's TV serial Sona Chandi, which was aired in 1982 on PTV.{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1025685/flashback-6-classic-comedy-duos-of-pakistani-television|title=Flashback: 6 classic comedy duos of Pakistani television|website=The Express Tribune|date=6 December 2022}} She was paired with actor Hamid Rana who acted as Sona in the play.{{cite web|url=https://www.nation.com.pk/21-Jan-2018/sona-chandi-and-munnu-bhai|title=Sona, Chandi and Munnu Bhai|website=The Nation|date=17 March 2022}} Later, she again appeared in Munnu Bhai's another play, Ababeel.{{cite web |title=ڈرامہ سونا چاندی کے ذریعے شہرت کے آسمان پر چمکنے والے اداکاروں کے عروج اور زوال کی حیرت انگیز کہانی |url=https://hamariweb.com/articles/133305 |website=HumariWeb |date=18 May 2020 |access-date=15 February 2023 |language=ur}}{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Sufyan |title=جب مزاحیہ شاہکار ڈراما 'سونا چاندی' مسترد ہوتے ہوتے بچا |url=https://www.independenturdu.com/node/63806/classic-pakistan-television-drama-series-sona-chandi |work=Independent Urdu |date=1 April 2021 |language=ur}} She also continued participating in stage dramas until she announced retirement in 2014.{{cite news |title=اداکارہ شیبا حسن نے سٹیج پر دوبارہ کام کرنے کی معذرت کر لی |url=https://www.nawaiwaqt.com.pk/21-Apr-2014/297543 |work=Nawaiwaqt |date=21 April 2014 |language=ur}}
In 2025 on 23rd March the Government of Pakistan honored her with Pride of Performance for her contributions to the television Industry.{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1220082-president-announces-national-awards-for-105-pakistanis-foreigners|title=President announces national awards for 105 Pakistanis, foreigners|website=The News International|date=March 27, 2025}}
Personal life
Sheeba got married in the late 1980s and has four children.{{Citation|title=Sheeba Hassan and Mariam|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7iXg7VaIug|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507052632/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7iXg7VaIug|archive-date=7 May 2023|url-status=bot: unknown|website=A-Plus|access-date=15 February 2023}}
Filmography
=Television series=
- Aik Mohabbat So Afsanay as Zahira (1973)
- Dastaan-e-Habib as Feroza (1974)
- Ajar-e-Aswad as Bua Ji (1975)
- Alif Noon as Sakina (1982)
- Sona Chandi as Chandi (1982){{cite web|url=https://www.masala.com/tv-reviews/best-pakistani-dramas-of-all-time-324525|title=Best Pakistani Dramas of All Time|website=Masala|date=17 July 2022}}
- Jokar Pokar (1989)
- Dareechay (1990){{cite book|title=South and Southeast Asia Video Archive Holdings, Issue 5|publisher=University of Wisconsin--Madison|page=59}}
- Ahsas Aur Kamtari as Razia (1991)
- Keh Jaaan Mein Koon as Nazeera (1992)
- Damad (1993)
- Ababeel as Nagina (1994)
=Other appearance=
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2011
| Jee Saheeli | Herself | A-Plus |
2017
| Salam Zindagi | Herself |
2022
| G-Sarkar | Herself | Neo News |
Awards and nominations
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Year | Award | Category | Result | Title | Ref. |
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1983 | PTV Award | Best actress | {{Won}} | Sona Chandi | {{cite journal |title=Interview with Sheeba Arshad |journal=TV Times Magazine |date=1983 |page=139}} |
2025 | Pride of Performance | Award by the President of Pakistan | {{Won}} | Arts |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|4307987}}
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Category:20th-century Pakistani actresses
Category:Pakistani television actresses
Category:Pakistani stage actresses
Category:Radio personalities from Lahore
Category:Pakistani radio personalities