Tamanna Begum


Tamanna Begum was a Pakistani film and television actress.

Early life

Tamanna Begum was born in 1944 at Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh in British India.

Career

Tamanna Begum started her media career as a presenter at Radio Pakistan in Lahore in 1960 and later performed in theater plays before moving into the film industry. She debuted in films with Daaman in 1962. She won the Nigar Awards for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Bharosa in 1977. Over her career, she appeared in more than 263 films, often in negative roles, but also in some comedic ones.
In 1964, soon after the launch of PTV earlier in the year, she worked in PTV's first-ever play, Nazrana, co-starring with Kanwal Naseer, Qavi Khan and Khursheed Shahid. The drama was written by Najma Farooqi. After decades in film, she transitioned to television and worked in hundreds of TV drama serials, appearing in various character roles in Pakistani TV dramas.

Personal life

Tamanna Begum was married and she had one daughter.

Illness and death

Tamanna Begum died after a long illness in Karachi on 20 February 2012. She had a heart attack which led to kidney failure, and she was receiving treatment in a private hospital, including dialysis twice a week. Despite the treatment, she did not recover and died. At the time of her death, reports varied about her age: Samaa TV claimed she was 64, Dawn reported 68 and The Express Tribune stated 75.

Filmography

Film

Tamanna Begum did a total of 263 films. Some of her popular films are:
YearTitleLanguage
1963DaamanUrdu
1964AshianaUrdu
1970NajmaUrdu
1970Naseeb Apna ApnaUrdu
1970Parai BetiUrdu
1971AfshanUrdu
1971Khamosh NigahenUrdu
1971IlzaamUrdu
1971NadaanUrdu
1972Sajjan BeparwahPunjabi
1972MohabbatUrdu
1972PazebUrdu
1972Umrao Jaan AdaUrdu
1973AnmolUrdu
1974ShamaUrdu
1975ZeenatUrdu
1976NashemanUrdu
1977BharosaUrdu
1978Juvand Ya MargPashto
1978NazranaUrdu
1979Behan BhaiUrdu
1979Neya AndazUrdu
1979Waaday Ki ZanjeerUrdu
1980ZamirUrdu
1980Sohra Te JawaiPunjabi
1981Bara AadmiUrdu
1982Ek Din Bahu KaUrdu
1983DeevangiUrdu
1984Muqaddar Ka SikandarUrdu
1989ShaaniUrdu
1996MehndiUrdu
1997SangamUrdu
1998Dupatta Jal Raha HayUrdu
1999Dunya Say Kya DarnaUrdu