Deeba


Deeba,
is a Pakistani film actress. She was one of the leading film actresses during the 1960s and 1970s, well-known for her romantic and tragic roles in Urdu and Punjabi films.

Early life and career

Raheela was born at Ranchi, Bihar, British India on 1 August 1947. In the 1950s, she was living with her married sister near Karachi Cantt. Station in a slum area of Karachi. She started her career as a child actress in the film Faisla and was nicknamed "Chutanki" as she was stll a little girl.
She got a breakthrough in Charagh Jalta Raha, a Fazal Karim Fazli film. Her performances in several films, such as Milan, Khamosh Raho, Aina, Payal ki jhankar, Doraha, Sangdil, Dard, Sajna Door Diya, Neend hamarey khuwab tumharey, Ansoo, Pardes, and Seeta Maryam Margaret have won critical acclaim. She played many supporting characters, including on-screen mother in several films throughout most of the 1980s and 1990s.
She received a Nigar Best Actress award for the Punjabi film Sajna door diya in 1970. Her smiling face and innocent look have given rise to the description "Pakistani Mona Lisa".
Deeba married camera man Naeem Rizvi in 1971 and left silver-screen for 10 years. However, financial hardships made her join the Pakistani film industry again in 1987 as a supporting actress.
She acted in several television plays in early 2000s.

List of television projects

Awards and recognition