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Arifa Siddiqui (Urdu عارفہ صدیقی) is a Pakistani actress and singer who worked for PTV in the 1980s and 1990s.[1]

Arifa Siddiqui
عارفہ صدیقی
Born
Arifa Siddiqui

(1969-06-09) 9 June 1969 (age 53)
Lahore, Pakistan
Occupation
  • Actress
  • Singer
Years active1980 – present
Spouse(s)
Tabeer Ali
(m. 2020)

Ustad Nazar Hussain
(m. 1995; died 2018)
Children1
Parent(s)Talat Siddiqui (mother)
Mohammad Bashir Siddiqui (father)
RelativesNahid Siddiqui (sister)
Fariha Pervez (cousin)
Rehana Siddiqui (aunt)

Early life


Arifa was born on 9 June 1969 in Lahore, Pakistan. She is the daughter of actress Talat Siddiqui who worked for Pakistan radio and film industry.[2][3] Her sister Nahid Siddiqui is a classical dancer and was, at one time, married to another television personality Zia Mohyeddin. Arifa is also a cousin to another noted Pakistani pop and TV singer Fariha Pervez and her aunt Rehana Siddiqui was a film actress.[2]


Career


Arifa started acting and singing at a very young age. She appeared in various TV serials and programs in Pakistan. Her most famous work is in Dehleez (1981), Sona Chandi (1982) (PTV), Samundar (1983), Khawaja and Son (1988) and Ainak Wala Jin (1993). Arifa Siddiqui was a likeable and talented actress whose smile was infectious.[4] She had a reputation for delivering her on-screen dialogue with perfect pronunciation.[5][6]


Personal life


Arifa first married at age of 26 years with Ustad Nazar Hussain age 56 who was 30 years older than her. He was a music composer and singer at PTV, Lahore, Pakistan who also was her music teacher.[2] This was a love marriage and lasted successfully for 23 years till his death due to lung cancer in January 2018. Arifa had quit the TV industry after her first marriage.[1][5][7] After the death of Ustad Nazar Hussain, she married Tabeer Ali 23 years younger than her who is also a composer and singer.[5][1] She has one daughter from her first marriage with Ustad Nazar Hussain.


Filmography



Television series



Film


Year Film Language
1984Aisa Bhi Hota HayUrdu
1985QismatPunjabi
1985NarazUrdu
1985WaderaPunjabi[10]
1986AawaraUrdu
1986Shah ZamanPunjabi
1986DhanakUrdu
1986Qatil Ki TalashUrdu
1987SangalPunjabi
1987FaqeeriaPunjabi
1987JugnuPunjabi[11]
1987Moti SherPunjabi
1987Son of Ann DaataUrdu
1988Pyar Tera MeraPunjabi
1990BabulPunjabi
1992Wadero SainSindhi
1993Da Dushmanai OrPashto
1996GhoonghatUrdu[12]

Awards and recognition


YearAwardCategoryResultTitleRef.
1985Nigar AwardBest Supporting ActressWonQismat[13]
1986Nigar AwardBest Supporting ActressWonQatil Ki Talash[13]

References


  1. Arifa Siddiqui likely to make a comeback soon Dunya TV News website, Published 17 April 2018, Retrieved 28 June 2020
  2. Zullu (9 November 2018). "Global Marriages? How Some Biz Girls Escaped Them!". MAG The Weekly (magazine). Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. "Popular yesteryear actor Talat Siddiqui is no more". Dawn News. 23 December 2021.
  4. South and Southeast Asia Video Archive Holdings. University of Wisconsin-Madison. p. 80.
  5. Profile of Arifa Siddiqui on Encyclopedia Pakpedia website Published 27 March 2018, Retrieved 28 June 2020
  6. "Arifa Siddiqui makes singing comeback with husband". Daily Pakistan. 2 January 2022.
  7. Renowned Music Director Ustad Nazar Hussain passes away Radio Pakistan website, Published 21 January 2018, Retrieved 28 June 2020
  8. The Herald, Volume 36, Issues 4-6. Karachi : Pakistan Herald Publications. p. 2.
  9. Pakistan Television Drama and Social Change: A Research Paradigm. Karachi : Department of Mass Communication, University of Karachi. p. 184.
  10. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 313. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  11. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 317. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  12. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 225. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  13. "Pakistan's "Oscars"; The Nigar Awards". Desi Movies Reviews. Archived from the original on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.





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