Seema Begum

Seema Begum, mononymously known as Seema (died 21 April 2019) was a Pakistani film actress who played supporting roles in Urdu and Punjabi films from 1964 to 2009. She appeared in several notable films, including Heer Ranjha (1970), Sharafat (1974), Shabana (1976), and Maula Jat (1979).

Seema Begum
سیما بیگم
Born
Shamim Kausar

Lahore
Died21 April 2019
Lahore, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
OccupationFilm actress
Years active1964 – 2009

Career

Born in Lahore as Shamim Kausar, Seema started her film career in the Punjabi movie Laadli in 1964. She was befriended by the singer Naseem Begum, who took her to the filmmaker Shabab Kiranvi who was producing the film. In the first film, she was a heroine of the actor Habib. After that, she appeared in Mekhana, Eid Mubarak and many other films. During her 45-year career, she was mostly cast in supporting roles in both Urdu and Punjabi films.

Seema also directed a movie "Aag" in 1992, starring Reema and Shaan in the lead cast.[1][2][3][4]

Personal life

Seema was once married to someone outside from the cinema world, but divorced him shortly after. She didn't have any child.[2]

Last years and death

In 2009, Seema got injured in a car accident, after which she was unable to walk due to a broken leg. In the later years of her life, she lived a life of poverty, loneliness, and disability. Eventually, she passed away in a coma on 21 April 2019 and was buried in the Gulberg graveyard, Lahore.[1][3][5][6]

Selected filmography

References
  1. "مولا جٹ سمیت سینکڑوں فلموں کی اداکارہ سیما بیگم کسمپرسی کے عالم میں انتقال کر گئیں". Nawai Waqt (in Urdu). April 23, 2019.
  2. Hussain, Ashfaq (22 April 2019). "اداکارہ سیما بیگم دنیا چھوڑ گئیں". Khouj (in Urdu).
  3. "Seema". Pakistan Film Magazine. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022.
  4. "سیما". Pakistan Film Magazine (in Urdu). Archived from the original on 22 September 2022.
  5. "مولاجٹ کی مشہور اداکارہ سیمابیگم جہان فانی سے کوچ کرگئیں". Dunya News (in Urdu). 23 April 2022.
  6. "سینئر اداکارہ سیمابیگم کسمپرسی کی حالت میں جہان فانی سے کوچ کرگئیں". Daily 92 News. 23 April 2019.
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