| Arsh Muneer | |
| Birth Date: | 28 May 1914 |
| Birth Place: | Lucknow, British India |
| Death Place: | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Education: | University of Karachi |
| Children: | 5 |
| Years Active: | 1929 – 1998 |
| Awards: | Pride of Performance (1983) |
Arsh Muneer was a Pakistani actress and singer who acted in television dramas. She played roles in the dramas Khuda Ki Basti, Shama, Shehzori, Zair, Zabar, Pesh, Intezar Farmaiye and Ana.
Arsh was born in 1914 in Lucknow, British India. She migrated to Pakistan in Karachi with her family. Later she completed her studies from the University of Karachi.[1] She started working at Radio Pakistan in Lahore in 1947 after migrating to Pakistan.[2] [3] She also did stage shows and theatre plays.[4] [5]
While she was in India she started working at All India Radio in Delhi. She made her debut as an actress on PTV in 1964.[6] [7] She performed in dramas Zair, Zabar, Pesh, Jaidi and Eid Ka Jora.[8] [9] She also appeared in dramas Oh, Maaf Kijiye, Intezar Farmaiye, Kya Bane Baat and Fanooni Lateefay.[10] She worked at Radio Pakistan for 30 years.[11] She also appeared in movie Insan Badalta Hay.[12] She also sanged songs for Radio, dramas and films.[13] [14] Since then she appeared in dramas Ana, Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza Hoshiyar and Shehzori.[15] [16] For her contributions towards the television industry, she was honored by the Government of Pakistan with the Pride of Performance in 1983.[17] In 2005, Tributes were paid to her at the 1st Indus Drama Awards in Karachi by television personalities Moin Akhter, Babra Sharif, Faysal Qureshi, Humayun Saeed, Sultana Siddiqui and Adnan Siddiqui.[18] [19]
Arsh was married and had five children.[13]
She died on 8 September 1998 in Karachi and was buried at Sakhi Hassan Graveyard.[13]
| Year | Title | Role | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Khuda Ki Basti | Sultana's aunt | PTV | |
| 1969 | Eid Ka Jora | Khala | PTV | |
| 1973 | Kiran Kahani | Chand's mother | PTV | |
| 1974 | Zair, Zabar, Pesh | Laddan Khala | PTV[20] [21] | |
| 1974 | Shehzori | Mali Khala | PTV | |
| 1976 | Shama | Bua | PTV | |
| 1976 | Intezar Farmaiye | Bano Apa | PTV | |
| 1977 | Professor | Saib's wife | PTV | |
| 1981 | Afshan | Chachi Jan | PTV | |
| 1982 | Jaidi | Nunhi | PTV | |
| 1983 | Silver Jubilee | Herself | PTV | |
| 1984 | Ana | Begum | PTV | |
| 1985 | Kese Kese Khwab | Aunty Flower | PTV | |
| 1986 | Oh, Maaf Kijiye | Ama | PTV | |
| 1988 | Yeh Shadi Nahi Ho Gi | Anwar's mother | PTV | |
| 1990 | Rozi | Bua Begum | PTV | |
| 1990 | Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza Hoshiyar | Malika | PTV | |
| 1990 | Kareem Saheb Ka Ghar | Noor Jahan | PTV | |
| 1991 | Studio 2 1/9: Comedy Specialist Anwar Maqsood | Arsh Khala | PTV | |
| 1992 | Fanooni Lateefay | Begum Rasheed | PTV | |
| 1993 | Yes Sir, No Sir | Herself | PTV | |
| 1995 | Kya Bane Baat | Salma's mother | PTV |
| Year | Film | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Insan Badalta Hai | Urdu[22] | |
| 1968 | Ham Bhi Parhay Hayn Rahon Mein | Urdu | |
| 1972 | Zindagi Aik Safar Hai | Urdu | |
| 1973 | Baadal Aur Bijli | Urdu | |
| 1981 | Kiran Aur Kali | Urdu |
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Title | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Pride of Performance | Award by the President of Pakistan | Herself | [23] | ||
| 1998 | PTV Award | Best Actress | Herself |