| Native name শবনম Nationality Bangladeshi Awards Nigar Award Full Name Jharna Basak Years active 1961–1999 Parents Nani Basak | Name Jharna Basak Occupation Actress Spouse Robin Ghosh (m. 1964) Ethnicity Bengali Role Film actress | |
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| Born 17 AugustDhaka, Bengal Presidency, British India(now in Bangladesh) Similar People Nadeem Baig, Waheed Murad, Robin Ghosh, M Ashraf, Pervez Malik | ||
Filmstar SHABNAM - Aik Din Dunya Ke Sath - Sohail Warraich - 26 March 2017
Jharna Basak (known by the stage name Shabnam; born 17 August) is a Bangladeshi stage and film actress. Actor Waheed Murad introduced her to the Pakistani film industry by offering her a lead role in his film Samundar in 1968. Shabnam remained active in Lollywood in the 1960s, '70s, and '80s. She has been nominated for Nigar awards several times, winning it 13 times (the most for an actress). She has appeared in over 180 films.
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- Filmstar SHABNAM Aik Din Dunya Ke Sath Sohail Warraich 26 March 2017
- Family
- Career
- Filmography
- References
Family
Her father is Nani Basak, a football referee from Dhaka. Shabnam was married to Robin Ghosh, a music composer.
Career
Around 1988, she switched on to character acting and was again doing films in her native Dhaka and Lahore.
Shabnam left Pakistan and its film industry in the late 1990s.
Shabnam lastly performed in movie 'Ammajan,’ directed by Kazi Hayat. She performed in that movie in the central role and it was released in 1999. In 2012 she visited Pakistan along with her husband after 13 years where they were awarded lifetime achievement award by Pakistani government.
Filmography
Shabnam worked in total 160 films, including 152 Urdu films, 14 Bengali and 4 Punjabi films. Her debut film was a Bengali film. Her first Urdu film, Chanda was filmed in Bangladesh.