Munaza Sheikh

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Munaza Sheikh
منزہ شیخ
NationalityPakistani
OccupationFilm actress
Years active1986 - 1993
AwardsNigar Award (1990)

Munaza Sheikh is a former Pakistani film actress. She is known for her supporting roles in the movies Deewani Disco Di (1989), Shani (1989), Sher Dil (1990), and Zid (1991). In 1990, she won the best supporting actress Nigar Award.

Career[edit]

Sheikh started her film career in 1986 in the Urdu film Miss Bangkok, directed by Iqbal Akhtar. In 1989, she was paired with Ismael Shah in a lead role in Ejaz Hussain's Punjabi movie Dewani Disco Di. Her last film Ruqqa was released in 1993.[1]

Filmography[edit]

  • Miss Bangkok (1986)
  • Dewani Disco Di (1989)[2]
  • Shani (1989)
  • Jangloos (1990)
  • Sher Dil (1990)
  • Sholay ee Sholay (1990)
  • Aalmi Jasoos (1991)
  • Zid (1991)
  • Billu Badshah (1991)
  • Shera Pandi (1992)[3]
  • Koday Shah (1992)
  • Ruqqa (1993)

Awards[edit]

Year Award Category Result Film Ref.
1990 Nigar Award Best Supporting Actress Won Sher Dil [4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Munaza Sheikh". Pakistan Film Magazine. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Divani Disco Di". Pakistan Film Magazine. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022.
  3. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 330. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  4. ^ "Pakistan's "Oscars"; The Nigar Awards". Desi Movies. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020.
  5. ^ "نگار ایوارڈز برائے سال1990". Nigar Weekly (in Urdu). Golden Jubilee Number: 298. 2000.

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