Bazgha Explained

Bazgha
Birth Name:Bazgha Begum
Birth Date:8 June 1960
Birth Place:Lahore, Pakistan
Education:Lahore Girls College
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1980 – 2015
Children:Sanwal Esakhelvi (son)
Laraib Atta (daughter)

Bazgha is a Pakistani actress. She acted in both Urdu and Punjabi films and is known for her roles in films Saima (1980), Athra Puttar (1981), Amanat (1981), Khubsoorat (1982), Ek Din Bahu Ka (1982), Dehleez (1983), Tina (1983).[1]

Early life

Bazgha was born in Lahore at Pakistan and she completed her education from Lahore Girls College.[2]

Career

Baghza made her debut as an actress in film Saima with Babra Sharif, Rahat Kazmi, Nadeem Baig and Bahar Begum in which she portrayed the role of Yasmin the film was directed by Mohammad Javed Fazil the film was a box office super hit and she won Nigar Award for Best Supporting Actress.[3]

Then in 1981 she worked in films Samjhota, Athra Puttra, Faslay and Amanat.[2] The following year in 1982 she worked in Urdu films Khubsoorat, Raja Sahib and but her film Ek Din Bahu Ka in which she did a lead role of a daughter-in-law was a box office hit.[4]

In 1983 she worked in film Tine the film was written by Syed Noor and directed by Jan Mohammad starring with Mohammad Ali, Babra Sharif, Faisal Rehman and Waseem Abbas the film was a super hit at box office and she won Nigar Award for Best Supporting Actress.[3]

Personal life

Bazgha married folk singer Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi and they have two children.[5] Her elder son Sanwal Esakhelvi is a singer and her daughter Laraib Atta is a VFX artist.[6] [7]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmLanguage
1980 Saima Urdu
1980 Samjhota Urdu
1981 Athra Puttar Punjabi
1981 Faslay Urdu
1981 Amanat Urdu
1982 Khubsoorat Urdu
1982 Aangan Urdu
1982 Raja Sahib Urdu
1982 Ek Din Bahu Ka Urdu[8]
1983 Dehleez Urdu
1983 Insaf Ka Tarazoo Urdu[9]
1983 Deevana Mastana Punjabi
1983 Tina Urdu
1983 Da Insaf Tala Pashto
1983 Deevangi Urdu[10]
1984 Commander Punjabi
1984 Ucha Shamla Jatt Da Punjabi
1984 LarakaPunjabi[11]
1985 2 Hathkarian Punjabi
1986 Mama Saray Shehar Da Punjabi
1986 Kali Basti Punjabi
2015 Eid Ayee Pardes Mein Urdu

Awards and recognition

Year Award Category Result Title Ref.
1980 Nigar Award Best Supporting Actress Saima
1983 Nigar Award Best Supporting Actress Tina [12]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gazdar, Mushtaq . Mushtaq Gazdar . 1997 . Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 . Oxford University Press . 301 . 0-19-577817-0.
  2. بازگہ فلم اداکارہ. Nigar Magazine . 2000 . Golden Jubilee Number . 194.
  3. Web site: Nigar Awards (1972 - 1986). 5 January 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20080725090554/http://www.thehotspotonline.com/moviespot/bolly/Lollywood/NigarAwards2.htm . The Hot Spot Online website. 25 July 2008. 12 June 2020.
  4. Book: Gazdar, Mushtaq . Mushtaq Gazdar . 1997 . Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 . Oxford University Press . 303 . 0-19-577817-0.
  5. Web site: Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi - the legendary folk singer of Pakistan. Daily Times. January 16, 2023.
  6. Web site: I hope to work on projects in Pakistan, says Hollywood VFX artist Laraib Atta. Dawn News. February 18, 2023.
  7. Web site: I didn’t get into music because I had to: Sanwal Esakhelvi. The Express Tribune. March 2, 2023.
  8. Book: Gazdar, Mushtaq . Mushtaq Gazdar . 1997 . Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 . Oxford University Press . 303 . 0-19-577817-0.
  9. Book: Gazdar, Mushtaq . Mushtaq Gazdar . 1997 . Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 . Oxford University Press . 305 . 0-19-577817-0.
  10. Book: Gazdar, Mushtaq . Mushtaq Gazdar . 1997 . Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 . Oxford University Press . 305 . 0-19-577817-0.
  11. Book: Gazdar, Mushtaq . Mushtaq Gazdar . 1997 . Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 . Oxford University Press . 309 . 0-19-577817-0.
  12. Web site: Pakistan's "Oscars"; The Nigar Awards.. Desi Movies Reviews. 28 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210702084441/https://www.desimoviesreviews.com/index.php/2017/11/24/pakistans-oscars-nigar-awards. 2 July 2021. dead.