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Top Well-Known Urdu Celebrities With Indian Citizenship

1. Begum Para


Image Begum Para is also known as Zubeda Ul Haq. She was an Indian Hindi film actress and costume designer. She had predominantly worked in the 1940s and 1950s. She was born on December 25, 1926. She was born in Jhelum, Punjab. It is in Pakistan, now. Her father, Mian Ehsan-ul-Haq, was a chief justice. She married to Nasir Khan, younger brother of Dilip Kumar, actor. The couple had three children; Ayub Khan, the actor, is the son of Begum Para. Begum Para made her debut in the film ‘Chand’ released in 1944. Further, she appeared in movies like ‘Sohni Mahiwal’ (1946), ‘Zanjeer’ (1947), ‘Neel Kamal’ (1947) and many more. Her family belonged to Aligarh. She ...
Date of Birth: 25-12-1926
Date of Death: 09-12-2008
Age: 97
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Skills: Movie Actress
Date of Birth: 25-12-1926
Date of Death: 09-12-2008
Age: 97
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Skills: Movie Actress

2. Qurratulain Hyder


Image Qurratulain Hyder was an Indian Urdu writer, novelist, academic, short story writer, and journalist. She was born on 20th January 1927 in Aligarh, United Provinces in British India, to parents Sajjad Haidar Yildarim and Nazar Zahra. Both of her parents were pioneers in Urdu short story writing. She was given her name in honor of the celebrated Iranian poet Qurrat-ul-Ain Táhirih. She pioneered Urdu fiction, starting when fiction had yet to establish itself as a legitimate subgenre in the poetry-centric field of Urdu literature. She gave it a fresh sensibility and introduced previously undiscovered lines of thought and creativity. Her reputation as the "Grande Dame" of Urdu writing is well-known. Ms Hyder pursued higher ed...
Date of Birth: 20-01-1927
Date of Death: 21-08-2007
Age: 97
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Female
Language: Urdu
Skills: Writer, Novelist
Date of Birth: 20-01-1927
Date of Death: 21-08-2007
Age: 97
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Female
Language: Urdu
Skills: Writer, Novelist

3. Nasir Khan


Image Nasir Khan is an Indian Film Actor. He worked in the Hindi Film Industry. Nasir was born on the 11th of January in the year 1924. He was born in Peshawar, British India (currently in Pakistan). His father’s name is Lal Ghulam Sarwar Ali Khan, and his mother’s name is Ayesha Begum. He had eleven siblings. He was first married to the daughter of the filmmaker Nazir Ahmed Khan whose name is Suraiya Nazir. They had a daughter whose name is Naheed Khan. He later married an actress, Begum Para. They have a son whose name is Ayub Khan. Nasir started his acting career with the film Teri Yaad (1948). He later appeared in the films Shahida (1949), Nagina (1951), Aasmaan (1952), Daaera (1953), Angarey (1954), Bairaag (1976), Hum...
Date of Birth: 1924
Date of Death: 03-05-1974
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Movie Actor
Date of Birth: 1924
Date of Death: 03-05-1974
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Movie Actor

4. Sahir Ludhianvi


Image Sahir Ludhianvi is one of the celebrated lyricists that Hindi film industry has ever had. Coming from Urdu background from Ludhiana Punjab (undivided then), Sahir was enormously gifted and this gift was exploited royally in Indian film industry. Born on 8th of March 1921 in Ludhiana, Sahir had to face parental separation during his childhood. Born as Abdul Hayee, Sahir adopted this pen name which has so deeply imbibed among people’s memories. He hails from a wealthy family and his grandparents and parents were zamindars in Ludhiana. His father Fazal Mohammad and his mother Sardar Begum who was a Kashmiri went through a divorce when Sahir was just 13 years old. Both battled over his custody and it was his mo...
Date of Birth: 08-03-1921
Date of Death: 25-10-1980
Age: 103
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Lyricist, Poet
Date of Birth: 08-03-1921
Date of Death: 25-10-1980
Age: 103
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Lyricist, Poet

5. Bade Ghulam Ali Khan


Image Bade Ghulam Ali Khan was a classical singer of Indian origin with a career spanning forty-four years. He belonged to the Patiala Gharana of singing. Bade Ghulam Ali Khan was born in Kasur in 1902 in the former Punjab Province of British India, received vocal music training from his uncle Kale Khan at the age of five and later from his father. After India's partition in 1947, Kasur Tehsil was assigned to Pakistan. Bade Ghulam Ali Khan had three younger siblings - Mubarak Ali Khan, Barkat Ali Khan, and Amanat Ali Khan. Bade Ghulam Ali Khan was a renowned vocalist who combined the best elements of three distinct musical traditions to create his own unique style, the Patiala-Kasur style. He incorporated gyrations of Jaipur, Behram Khani ...
Date of Birth: 02-04-1902
Date of Death: 23-04-1968
Age: 122
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Singer
Date of Birth: 02-04-1902
Date of Death: 23-04-1968
Age: 122
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Singer

6. Faisal Qureshi


Image Faisal Qureshi is a well-known Pakistani anchor and actor who acted in almost all types of character roles in television and films. He was born on October 26, 1974 in Lahore, Punjab. His father is Abid Qureshi and his mother is Afshan Qureshi, one of the most popular film actress in Lahore, Pakistan. Faisal was discovered after his recurrent visit to the set while his mother is on shoot. The actor got married for three times; the first time was when he is only 18-years old and got divorced with one daughter after three years of marriage. Faisal remarries to Ayesha Agha when he was 24-years old but after 18-months, they got divorced with a son. Recently, he remarries to Sana and they now lived in Karachi, Pakistan. The a...
Date of Birth: 26-10-1973
Age: 50
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Male
Language: Urdu
Skills: Actor, Anchor
Date of Birth: 26-10-1973
Age: 50
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Male
Language: Urdu
Skills: Actor, Anchor

7. Adnan Sami


Image Adnan was born on august 15,1973. He is keenly interested in music. He is presently married to Roya Faryabi in 2010. Before this, he did two marriages, but because of less understanding, he got divorced from both his wives Sabah Galadari and Zeba Bakhtiar. He got a baby from his first wife Zeba too. Adnan is not only a singer but a composer, actor and television presenter also. He appeared in a Pakistani Urdu movie Sargam in the year 1995 which is directed by Sayeed Noor. This film was a great hit. Adnan acted in this movie with her wife Zeba Bakhtiar. The film is so good that it won so many awards in the category of Best Film, Best Director, Best Script Writer, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Musician. Adnan wo...
Date of Birth: 15-08-1973
Age: 50
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Date of Birth: 15-08-1973
Age: 50
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi

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