Shabnam, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Shabnam

Bangladeshi actress

Date of Birth: 17-Aug-1942

Place of Birth: Dhaka, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh

Profession: actor

Nationality: Pakistan, Bangladesh

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Jharna Basak (known by the stage name Shabnam; born 17 August 1942) is a Bangladeshi and Pakistani stage and film actress.
Actor Waheed Murad introduced her to the Pakistani film industry by offering her a lead role in his film Samundar in 1968.
Jharna remained active in Lollywood in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
She has been nominated for Nigar awards several times, winning it 13 times (the most for an actress).
She has appeared in over 180 films.
She was a leading actress in the Pakistani film industry for 28 years.Jharna migrated from East to West Pakistan in 1968, and lived in the country until the late 1990s, later she returned to her native Bangladesh.