Sangeeta (Pakistani actress)

Early life

Parveen Rizvi's (or Sangeeta's) mother Mehtab Rizvi had been affiliated with show business in her times. Additionally, Parveen's younger sister, Nasreen Rizvi who is professionally known as Kaveeta is also associated with Pakistani cinema.

Acting career

In 1969, Sangeeta worked in film Koh-e-Noor (1969), as a child star, which was directed by Agha Husaini. In 1971, She moved to Lahore from Karachi where she was born, and started her career more seriously in Lollywood movies in Lahore. Her role as a supporting actress in Riaz Shahid's movie Yeh Aman (1971) was well-liked by the Pakistani public. Then she went on to act in dozens of other movies before deciding to become a film producer-director with her own film Society Girl in 1976. Sangeeta has over 120 films to her credit as an actress and producer-director.

Film directing

Sangeeta directed her debut film in 1976, Society Girl. Her second film as director was Mujhay galay laga lo, starring, Sangeeta, Kaveeta, Ghulam Mohiuddin, Nayyar Sultana, Bahar Begum. Film Mian Biwi Razi (1982) celebrated its Platinum Jubilee and was a highly successful movie.

TV Dramas

Personal life

Sangeeta first married fellow Pakistani actor Humayun Qureshi. Together, they had a daughter. After some years, this marriage did not work out and they got a divorce. Then Sangeeta married actor Naveed Butt.