Shammi

Actress Shammi was the first heroine to be named in a film

In the 1950s, many heroines made their name in the Pakistani film industry. This was the era of black and white films and films were being made in both Urdu and Punjabi languages. The sun was shining on the popularity of Sabiha Khanum, Suran Lata, Ashaposle, Bihar, Shahina, Musarat Nazir, Ragini Begum, Shamim Bano, Nasreen, Kalawati, Gulshan Ara, Sharara, Begum Parveen, Madam Noor Jahan and Nelo. But there was another actress who made a name for herself. Her name was Shammi Begum. In 1949, she acted as a child star in the film "Shahida" and then in 1950, she appeared in the film "Bekaar" as a supporting actress. Her real name was Shamshad Begum. She was born in 1937 in Delhi. She was very beautiful. He gained fame in 1950 when his Punjabi film "Shammi" was released. She was the only actress in whose name the film was made. "Shammi" proved to be a successful film. Along with Shammi, Santosh Kumar was the hero. His songs also caused a stir. Especially this song sung by Inayat Hussain Bhatti "Sohe Jode Wale" has crossed all the boundaries of popularity. This Punjabi song also became very popular in India. The filmmaker of "Shammi" was the famous singer Malaka Pakhraj. Queen Pakraj had her own studio in Lahore. Queen Pakraj was the mother of famous singer Tahira Syed. Shammi has acted in 13 films, including 12 in Urdu and one in Punjabi. His film "Rohi" was banned in 1954. The reason given was that it incited class hatred. Among his other films, "Ghulam, Alzam, Mehbooba, Tarap, Khazan Ke Baad, and Pawan" are particularly noteworthy. The film "Ghulam" was made by Anwar Kamal Pasha who was a parrot at that time. Apart from Shammi, Sabiha and Santosh Kumar were also in the film. Shami's performance in this film was liked. There is no doubt that she was a great actress who impressed the audience with her facial expressions. Then their beauty also drove people crazy. In 1953, his film "Alzam" also became very popular. It was directed by Rafiq Anwar. The story of this film was written by Naeem Hashmi and its songs were the result of the penmanship of Yazdani Jalandhari and Naeem Hashmi. In 1953, he released another notable film, Mehbooba, starring Santosh Kumar and Asha Posley. Then in the same year his film "Tarp" was released in which Sudhir and Allauddin showed the essence of acting with him. His films "Sohni, After Autumn, Wind, Coast and Rebellion" did average business. In 1953, during the shooting of the film "Tarp", Shammi fell in love with actor Sudhir. Although Sudhir later married actress Zeba, his marriage to Shammi continued. It is also important to mention here another Shammi film "Pawan". His performance in this film was much appreciated. This was Aslam Irani's first film as a director and he was accompanied by Sudhir, Asha Posley, Nazar, Zarif, Nighat Sultana, Ghulam Mohammad and Maya Devi. Its filmmaker was Chaudhry Eid Mohammad. It was a story by Anwar Batalvi and dialogues were written by Arsh Lucknow. Nazir Jafari composed the beautiful songs of Qateel Shifai and Mushir Kazmi. The singers of the film also did well and sang with great dedication. The singers included Kausar Parveen, Inayat Hussain Bhatti, Saleem Raza and Zarif. Inayat Hussain Bhatti proved that he can sing not only in Punjabi but also in Urdu. "Rebellion" was Shammi's last film made by her husband Sudhir. He had also built "beaches" before. Munshi Dil, the director of "Shammi", once said that Shammi acted in only one Punjabi film and all his other films were in Urdu. Could do and they could get better characters. Shammi is also said to have had a very good dialogue style. His films were released in competition with Indian films. Although Indian films were technically better, the hard work of Pakistani actors and other staff worked and put the fledgling film industry on its feet. Shami, like other Pakistani actresses, contributed to the development of the Pakistani film industry and her films competed with Indian films during this period. Here we will tell our readers that Shami's elder sister Salma Mumtaz was a brilliant actress of Pakistani film industry who proved herself as a character actress. People still do not forget Heer's mother in the 1970 film "Heer Ranjha". This role was played by Salma Mumtaz. Shami Begum passed away in Lahore on July 8, 2001. The amount of work she did will be remembered in the sense that she devoted all her talents to stabilizing the Pakistani film industry in comparison to Indian films.