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Native name
  
انجمن

Occupation
  
Film Actress

Children
  
Zeeshan, Adnan, Iman

Years active
  
1978–2000

Siblings
  
Gori

Name
  
Anjuman Shaheen

Role
  
Film actress

Full Name
  
Anjuman Shaheen

Spouse
  
Mobin Malik (m. ?–2009)


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Movies
  
Mehndi, Sher Khan, Chan Varyam, Shah Behram, Madam Rani

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Anjuman (Urdu: انجمن‎) is a Pakistani film actress. She was one of the most successful Punjabi film heroines of Pakistan during the 1980s and early 1990s. Her real name is Anjuman Shaheen and she was born in Bahawalpur. Anjuman's parents were from Ahmadpur East, settled in Multan where Anjuman was brought up, and then later migrated to Lahore. Her younger sister Gori is also an actress.

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Career

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Her career spanned almost 20 years and she appeared in more than 300 films. She first appeared in the Urdu film, Soorath (1973) co-starring with Waseem Abbas, Afshan, Taj Niazi, and she gave her last appearance in 2000 in the film Peengan. Film Soorath was not a success; her first major hit was Waadey Ki Zanjeer (1979). She had major roles in Sher Khan and Chan Varyam (1981) and played a supporting role in film Sala Sahib (1981). All three were diamond jubilee hit films and were released the same day, a unique record, which she shared with her partner-hero Sultan Rahi, her playback voice (singer) Melody Queen Madam Noor Jehan, and musician Wajahat Attre. Anjuman was a darling of the working classes, who went to the cinema frequently. She could dance according to their taste and she had the figure of a traditional Punjabi Mutyaar, which is the ideal of adult males, especially in Punjab, Pakistan.

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She appeared with every hero of her era but with Sultan Rahi she ruled the Punjabi cinema for more than a decade. She also appeared with Ali Ejaz, Javed Sheikh, Ghulam Mohiuddin, Izhar Qazi and Nadeem. Her initial films were in Urdu but the bulk of her career was based on acting in Punjabi films. Her roles ranged from a traditional innocent village girl to modern sexy bombshell, romantic to action-packed films.

Marriage

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Anjuman married income tax commissioner, Mobin Malik, gave birth to two sons and one daughter. Zeeshan, Adnan and Iman, quit films, and lived in the United Kingdom with her family. However, Mobin Malik, Anjuman's husband was murdered on the Eid day in 2013 while he was in Lahore visiting relatives. During this period Sultan Rahi was murdered on the National Highway in 1996. Lollywood was deprived of its most famous star, Anjuman who retired from her film career, and the Punjabi film industry virtually ground to a halt for a few years until its revival with Syed Noor's film Choorian (1998 film).

Comeback in films

Anjuman returned to acting in 1999 in the title role in the film Chaudrani (1999 film). The adoring masses welcomed their beloved 'Queen' home and lifted Chaudhrani to a considerable success upon its release but soon the golden touch began to fade. Anjuman, however, perceived Chaudhrani's success as vindication of everything she had planned. She refused any further character roles, opting only for solo heroine projects and required a lofty salary of Rs. 300,000. She felt that she was in a position to be calling all the shots, but in any film industry you are only as good as your last hit and she was soon to taste the price of stardom. Her next release was Jag Mahi, opposite Ghulam Mohiuddin, in 2000. It had a superb response and ran for 103 weeks at Metropole cinema lahore, ran packed to houses till 75 weeks. Anjuman's next release was a litmus test of sorts and this she succeeded flawlessly. The film Peengan (2000) opposite the young hero Saud was met with applause by the viewers. Audiences started shouting slogans of Sohni Mutyar (Beautiful Girl) during the showing of the film. Peengan became super blockbuster and ran for record 202 weeks at Shabistan cinema lahore, 108 weeks at Metropole cinema, 116 weeks at Capitol cinema lahore. It is the only film in history that completed 200 weeks during its 2nd run at Prince cinema Lahore. Peengan became lottery for the producers who have earned 100 times the investment made. She was abruptly dropped from the film Badmaash, for which she had already canned two songs and numerous scenes, and replaced by upcoming starlet Noor due sudden rise in the signing amount (ie 1 crore per movie).The producer felt they would be better off cutting Anjuman, and their costs, rather than going ahead with Anjuman as the leading lady.

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Further news arrived that Anjuman's scenes in the film Badmaash tey Qanoon had also been dropped and edited out of the film, and that she had been replaced by the actress Nargis. This was the final straw for Anjuman, the humiliation proving too much to take. She announced her immediate retirement, that she was just hanging around to complete her on hand assignments, and that she would shortly be leaving Pakistan altogether for a life of anonymity in the UK where her former husband Mobin Malik owned a flat in Knightsbridge, London. Her final two movies were Jatti da vair in 2000 and Ik dhee punjab di (Daughter of Punjab), they were huge hits.

End of career

Her departure may have been a crushing blow to many of her die-hard fans, who admired the thumkas (pelvic thrusting dance manoeuvres) of Anjuman. In the 1980s, after the box-office success of Chan Varyam (1981 film), Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Anjuman and the playback singing of film songs by Noor Jehan dominated the Punjabi film industry to such an extent that a film was not considered a viable project unless they were present. Film after film was launched with all the four stars, with different names, but merely repeating their roles from the previous efforts. Nonetheless, the public lapped it up and all three became icons of an era.

Anjuman in action films

Action was the essential element of the Punjabi films; Sultan Rahi gained a reputation as an action hero but in many films Anjuman herself played an action heroine. The audience saw her fighting with bad guys and displaying her powers along with her dances simultaneously in those movies. Some of her action films are . Mela (1986), Hunter Wali (1988), Dulari (1987), Qatil Haseena (1989), Daku Haseena, Kali Charan, Sultana, Nangi Talwar, etc.

She was seen in action films, riding horses, driving motor bikes and doing stunts thus giving a new dimension to female roles in Lollywood movies, which were previously based on a shy and innocent girl. Plots of Anjuman's action films were based on revenge, although she played a don in Insaniyat ke dushman. Anjuman can be considered as the first established action heroine of the Pakistan film industry. Her viewers not only liked her acting and dances but also her action skills.

Filmography

Actress
2007
Chan Badshah (Chan gujjar)
2004
Jatti da Vair
1998
Mehndi as
Banne Miya's wife
1995
Khoon da Hisab
1995
Mangal Khan
1995
Madame Rani
1994
Khandan
1994
Taqat
1992
Bulanda
1992
Gawah Te Badmash
1992
Hasinon Ki Barat
1992
Kakay Da Kharrak
1992
Khooni Sholay
1992
Mehbooba
1992
Wadero Sain
1992
Hijrat as
Captain Julia
1992
Majhoo
1991
Action
1991
Billu Badmash
1991
Mola Tay Makho
1991
Riaz Gujjar
1990
Allah Shahanshah
1990
Insaanyat Ke Dushman
1990
Loha
1990
Mazdoor
1990
Palay khan
1990
Shadmani
1990
Shera Baloch
1990
Sholay-E-Sholay
1990
Sultana
1990
Lutera
1990
Allah Waris
1990
Hoshiar
1989
Kalka
1989
Maula Sain
1989
Qatil Haseena
1989
Nangi Talwar
1989
Zabardast
1989
Aakhri Qatal
1988
Noori
1988
Qismat Wala
1988
Bardasht
1987
Doli tey hathkari
1987
Ik Si Daku
1987
Janbaz
1987
Jernail Singh
1987
Dulari
1987
Allah Rakha as
Bali
1987
Silsila
1987
Gernail Singh as
Billo
1986
Do Qaidi
1986
Insaaf
1986
Qarz as
Lado (as Anjuman Shaheen)
1986
Sanjhi Hathkadi
1986
Zulm Da Toofan
1986
Mela
1986
Malanga as
Rani
1986
Qeemat
1986
Dara Gujjar
1986
Akbar Khan
1986
Hitlar
1986
Qaidi
1986
Joora
1985
Ajab Khan
1985
Chan Heera
1985
Mehndi
1985
Nikkah
1985
Ziddi Khan
1985
Shah Behram
1985
Khuddar
1985
Badle Di Aag
1984
Kalyar
1984
Rishta Kaghaz Da
1984
Sholay
1983
Khan Veer
1983
Lawaris
1983
Qudrat
1983
Dara Baloch as
Tajji
1983
Sahib Jee
1982
Dostana
1982
Aina Aur Zindgi
1981
Hera Moti
1981
Jeedar
1981
Sala Sahib
1981
Muftbar as
Billo
1981
Veryam as
Parito
1981
Chacha Bhateeja
1981
Chan Veryam as
Taji
1981
Sher Khan as
Tange Wali
1981
SHER MEDAN DA as
Reshma
1980
Rishta
1979
Do Rastey
1979
Aap Se Kya Parda
1977
Dameena Dameena
1976
Khaufnak
1972
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References

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