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Uzma Gillani
Pakistani actress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Uzma Gillani (born 1945; Urdu: عظمیٰ گیلانی) is a veteran Pakistani television actress. She starred in and made appearances in several television shows in 1970s through the 1990s.[1][2]
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Early life
Uzma was born in Meerut, British India and her parents migrated to Pakistan.
Career
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), Dehleez (1981), Panah (1981) and Nangay Paoon (1983), which earned her recognition and a Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1982.[3][4]
Gillani has had cancer.[5] With her career spanning over 60 years, she is one of Pakistan's early TV actresses that gained fame when television emerged in Pakistan in 1964.[6][7]
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Personal life
Uzma married Inayat Shah Gillani and the couple had two children. Her husband died in 2017.
Filmography
Television series
Telefilm
Film
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Honours
The Government of Pakistan named a street and intersection after her in Lahore on August 16, 2021.[14] 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.[15]
Awards and recognition
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