Naveen Tajik

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Naveen Tajik
نوین تاجک
Born
Naveen Tajik

(1950-02-10) 10 February 1950 (age 74)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Model
Years active1970 – 1982
Children2

Naveen Tajik is a former Pakistani TV and film actress who is known for playing a role in the TV drama serial Quratul Ain.[1] She was one of the most popular actress of her time and was one of the most successful actress of 1970s and early 1980s.[2] She also starred in films like Aj Diyan Kurrian (1977), Prince (1978), Parakh (1978), and Khaak Aur Khoon (1979).[3][4]

Early life[edit]

She was born in 1950 at Lahore and from her early childhood, she took considerable interest in show business later she started working as a model.[5] Tajik belonges to a Pakistani Christian family and her father was a military officer.[1]

Career[edit]

Naveen started working as a model in 1970 and appeared in many commercials and advertisements for PTV and fashion magazines.[6]

As an actress, she debuted in mid-70s with a PTV drama Quratul Ain which was written by Ashfaq Ahmed. Later, she opted for a career in Lollywood and her first film was a Punjabi comic movie, Aj Diyan Kurrian (Today's Girls), released in 1977.[7]

In 1978, director S. Suleman cast her in his movie Prince in which she played a role of actor Nadeem's sister. In 1979, she played a central role in the movie Khaak Aur Khoon. She also appeared in several other Urdu and Punjabi movies.[1]

In 1982, Tajik quit the film industry and moved to the United States.[4]

Personal life[edit]

Tajik is married and lives in the United States.[4][1][8]

Filmography[edit]

Television serials[edit]

Year Title Role Network
1974 Aik Mohabbat So Afsanay Sonia PTV
1975 Beena Ki Duniya Beena PTV

Film[edit]

Year Film Language
1977 Aj Diyan Kurrian Punjabi[3]
1978 Ghazi Ilmuddin Shaheed[3]
Parakh Urdu
Prince
1979 Khaak Aur Khoon[3]
Pakeeza
Kis Naam Say Pukarun[9]
Nazr-e-Karm
Khak Aur Khoon
1980 Hey Yeh Shohar
1981 Kala Dhanda Goray Log
Watan
Manzil

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Zafar, Abdul Hafeez (9 January 2019). "نوین تاجک". Roznama Duniya (in Urdu).
  2. ^ "ماڈل نوین تاجک اپنے فلمی کیریئر کے بارے میں بتا رہی ہیں". Weekly Nigar Lahore (Golden Jubilee Number): 191. 1980.
  3. ^ a b c d "Navin Tajik profile". Pakistan Film Magazine website. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Raising the white flag: A tribute to our heroes". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 13 August 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  5. ^ "نوین تاجک اداکاری کے کیریئر کے بارے میں بات کر رہے ہیں". Pakistan Television Corporation: 201. 1977.
  6. ^ The Herald - Volume 30, Issues 1-3. Pakistan Herald Publications. p. 134.
  7. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 155. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  8. ^ Nadeem F. Paracha (22 August 2013). "The 'swinging seventies' in Pakistan: An urban history". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  9. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 294. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.

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