Uzma Gillani | |
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عظمیٰ گیلانی | |
Born | Uzma Begum 1 December 1942 |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1968 – present |
Notable work |
Waris (1979) Dehleez (1982) Kaisa Hai Naseeban (2019) |
Spouse |
Inayat Shah Gillani
(
m. 1965; died 2017) |
Children | 2 |
Honours | Pride of Performance (1982) |
Uzma Gillani (born 1942; Urdu: عظمیٰ گیلانی) is a veteran Pakistani television actress and advertiser. [1] She, along with Khalida Riyasat, Tahira Naqvi and Roohi Bano, dominated the television screens of Pakistan from the 1970s to the 1990s. [1]
Uzma was born in Meerut, British India and her parents migrated to Pakistan.
Gillani is known for her choice of roles that demonstrate a character's tough nature and autocratic disposition.[ citation needed] She is considered to be one of the greatest television actors of all time in Pakistan. [1] Gillani began her career through PTV's most successful plays Waris (1979–1982), Nasheman (1982), Dehleez (1981) and Panah (1981), which earned her recognition and a Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1982. [2] [3]
Gillani has had cancer. [4] With her career spanning over 45 years, she is one of Pakistan's early TV actresses that gained fame when television emerged in Pakistan in 1964. [5] [6]
Uzma married Inayat Shah Gillani and the couple had two children. Her husband died in 2017.
The Government of Pakistan named a street and intersection after her in Lahore on August 16, 2021. [11] In 2022 on May 19 the Cantonment Board of Bahawalpur (CBB) named a Park after her called Uzma Gillani Park for children and women in Model Town. [12]
Year | Award | Category | Result | Title | Ref. |
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1981 | PTV Award | Best Actress | Nominated | Panah | [13] |
1982 | Pride of Performance | Award by the President of Pakistan | Won | Herself | [5] [2] |
1998 | PTV Award | Best Actress | Won | Shaam Sey Phelay | [14] |
2013 | 2nd Hum Awards | Hum Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role | Nominated | Firaaq | [15] [16] |