Naseem Banu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Naseem Banu

Hindi film actress

Date of Birth: 04-Jul-1916

Place of Birth: Delhi, India

Date of Death: 18-Jun-2002

Profession: actor

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Naseem Banu

  • Naseem Banu (4 July 1916–18 June 2002) was an Indian film actress.
  • She was referred to as Naseem and known as "Beauty Queen" and the "first female superstar" of Indian Cinema.
  • Starting her acting career in the mid-1930s she continued to act till mid-1950s.
  • Her first film was Khoon Ka Khoon (Hamlet) (1935) with Sohrab Modi under whose Minerva Movietone banner she acted for several years.
  • Her high-point came with Modi's Pukar (1939) in which she played the role of Empress Nur Jahan.
  • According to composer Naushad she got the sobriquet Pari-Chehra (fairy face) Naseem through the publicity advertisements of her films.
  • She was the mother of popular actress Saira Banu and mother-in-law to the renowned actor Dilip Kumar.

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