Asha Posley
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Asha Posley (died 25 Mar 1998) was the first actress in Pakistan
i films.
Asha Posley was the daughter of music composer Inayat Ali Nath and the sister of singer Kausar Perveen. She made her debut as an actress in the Hindi
film Champa (1945), filmed, shot and made in India
. After the Partition of India
in 1947, she migrated with her family to the newly-created Pakistan
.
She was the heroine of the first ever released film in Pakistan
, which was the Urdu
film Teri Yaad (1948). She played the female lead opposite Nasir Khan, famous Indian actor Dilip Kumar
's brother, who played the male lead. However, the film flopped.
She did not succeed as a heroine and appeared in many of B-grade films in the 1950s, playing B-grade roles. Later in her career she was stereotyped in mostly vamp roles. Her last film was the Urdu film Insaaf (1986). She died in Pakistan
in 1998 after 12 years retirement.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i films.
Asha Posley was the daughter of music composer Inayat Ali Nath and the sister of singer Kausar Perveen. She made her debut as an actress in the Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
film Champa (1945), filmed, shot and made in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. After the Partition of India
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
in 1947, she migrated with her family to the newly-created Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
.
She was the heroine of the first ever released film in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, which was the Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
film Teri Yaad (1948). She played the female lead opposite Nasir Khan, famous Indian actor Dilip Kumar
Dilip Kumar
Dilip Kumar , is an Indian actor and a former Member of Parliament.He lives in Pali Hill, Bandra in Mumbai, India. He is commonly known as "Tragedy King",and is described as "the ultimate method actor" by Satyajit Ray....
's brother, who played the male lead. However, the film flopped.
She did not succeed as a heroine and appeared in many of B-grade films in the 1950s, playing B-grade roles. Later in her career she was stereotyped in mostly vamp roles. Her last film was the Urdu film Insaaf (1986). She died in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
in 1998 after 12 years retirement.