Biography of naseem banu sairas
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Naseem Banu
Indian actress (–)
Naseem Banu (4 July 18 June ) was an Indian actress.
Biography of naseem banu sairas
She was referred to as Naseem.[1] Starting her acting career in the mids she continued to act till mids. Her first film was Khoon Ka Khoon (Hamlet) () with Sohrab Modi under whose Minerva Movietone banner she acted for several years.
Her high-point came with Modi's Pukar () 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.[2] She was the mother of actress Saira Banu and mother-in-law to the actor Dilip Kumar.[3]
Early years
Naseem Banu was born as Roshan Ara Begum in Old Delhi, India, into a community of performers and entertainers.
Her mother, Chamiyan Bai (also known as Shamshad Begum, not to be confused with the playback singer who had the same name), was a famous and well-earning singer and tawaif of those days.