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Najma Mehboob
نجمہ محبوب
Born	1949 Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Died	6 December 1983(1983-12-06) (aged 33–34) Lahore, Pakistan
Cause of death	Train accident
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1969 – 1983
Spouse	Muhammad Nisar Hussain (husband)
Children	1

Najma Mehboob (1949 – 6 December 1983) was a Pakistani film and TV actress. She mostly played characters and mother roles in dramas and films both in Urdu and Punjabi languages.

Early life

Najma was born in 1949 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Initially, she worked in stage plays.

Career

Then, she came to television in 1969 with a drama Haathi Daant telecast from Pakistan Television, Lahore. Afterward, she appeared in several individual television dramas and serials. She also acted in 82 films in which, the first one was Geo Dhola (1969) and Nazak Rishtay (1987) was her last film which was released after her death.

Personal life

Najma was married to TV producer Muhammad Nisar Hussain and had one child with him.

Death

On 6 December 1983, she died at Lahore after being hit by a running train during the shooting for a Punjabi film Rickshaw Driver while she was trying to save a child.

Filmography

Television series

Film

Awards and nominations

References

1. "فلم اور ٹی وی کی مایہ ناز اداکارہ نجمہ محبوب کی آج 40 ویں برسی". Dunya News. 2 January 2024.
2. "Spotlight: World's greatest mums". Dawn News. 15 October 2022.
3. "نجمہ محبوب کی وفات". Tareekh-e-Pakistan. 19 March 2023.
4. "معروف اداکارہ نجمہ محبوب کی 36 ویں برسی آج منائی جارہی ہے". Nawai Waqt (in Urdu). 6 December 2019.
5. Shah, Sabir (10 December 2016). "Celebrated Pakistanis who met unnatural deaths". The News.
6. "34th death anniversary of Najma Mahboob". APP. 5 December 2017.
7. "تفریح اداکارہ نجمہ محبوب کو مداحوں سے بچھڑے 40 برس بیت گئے". Lahore News. 12 February 2024.
8. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 273. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
9. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 281. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
10. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 287. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
11. "ٹرین حادثے میں زندگی کھو دینے والی اداکارہ نجمہ محبوب کی برسی". ARY News. 10 October 2022.
12. "And the award goes to ..." Herald Dawn. 22 January 2022.

External links

• Najma Mehboob at IMDb

• 1949 births
• 20th-century Pakistani actresses
• Actresses in Punjabi cinema
• 1983 deaths
• People from Rawalpindi
• Actresses in Urdu cinema
• Pakistani film actresses
• Actresses in Pashto cinema
• PTV Award winners
• Pakistani stage actresses
• Pakistani television actresses