Najma Mehboob

Najma Mehboob was a Pakistani film and TV actress. She mostly played character and mother roles in dramas and films both in Urdu and Punjabi languages.

Early life

Najma was born in 1949 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Initially, she worked in stage plays.

She first appeared on television in 1969 with the drama Haathi Daant telecast from Pakistan Television, Lahore. Afterward, she appeared in several individual television dramas and serials. She also acted in 82 films, the first of which was Geo Dhola, while Nazak Rishtay, her last film was released after her death.

Najma was married to TV producer Muhammad Nisar Hussain and had one child with him.

On 6 December 1983, she died at Lahore after being hit by a running train during the shooting for the Punjabi film Rickshaw Driver while she was trying to save a child.