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Uzma Gillani (born 1947; Urdu: عظمیٰ گیلانی) is a veteran Pakistani television actress and advertiser.[1] She along with Khalida Riyasat, Tahira Naqvi and Roohi Bano dominated the television screens of Pakistan during 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.[1]

Uzma Gillani
عظمیٰ گیلانی
Born	Uzma Begum (1947-12-01) 1 December 1947 (age 74) Meerut, British India
Occupation	Actress Advertiser
Years active	1968 – present
Notable work	Waris (1979) Dehleez (1982) Kaisa Hai Naseeban (2019)
Spouse	Inayat Shah Gillani ​ ​ (m. 1965; died 2017)​
Children	2
Honours	Pride of Performance (1982)

Early life

Uzma was born in Meerut, British India and her parents migrated to Pakistan.

Career

Uzma is known for her tough nature and autocratic choice of roles, she is considered to be one of the greatest television actors of all time in Pakistan.[1] Uzma began her career through PTV's most successful plays Waris (1979–1982), Nasheman (1982), Dehleez (1981) and Panah (1981) which earned her widespread acclaim and recognition and a Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1982.[2][3]

Uzma Gillani also battled successfully with cancer in her life.[4] With her career spanning over forty-five years, she is one of the early TV actresses that gained fame when television came into Pakistan in 1964.[5][6]

Personal life

Uzma married Inayat Shah Gillani who died in 2017 and she has two children.

Filmography

Television series

• Panah (1981) (subject was the Afghan war and the refugees)[2]
• Waris (1979–1982)[5]
• Badlon Par Basera[7]
• Manzil Hai Kahan
• Dehleez (1981)
• Neelay Hath (1989)
• Maa[8]
• Man-o-Salwa (2007)
• Firaaq (2014)
• Maryam(2015)
• Shehr-e-Ajnabi (2014)
• Amar Bail (TV One)[5]
• Tujh Pe Qurban
• Nasheman
• Masuri
• Kinara Mil Gaya Hota
• Ishq Atish
• Chahtain
• Taar-e-Ankaboot
• Alao
• Punkh
• Shaam Sey Phelay
• Dastar-e-Ana (2017)
• Kaisa Hai Naseeban (2019)[9]
• Bhool (2019)

Film

• Sacch (2019) as Uzma[10]

Honour

The Government of Pakistan named a street and intersection after her in Lahore on August 16th, 2021.[11] In 2022 on May 19th the Cantonment Board of Bahawalpur (CBB) named a Park after her called Uzma Gillani Park for children and women in Model Town.[12]

Awards and recognition

Year	Award	Category	Result	Title	Ref.
1982	Pride of Performance	Award by the President of Pakistan	Won	Herself	[5][2]
1998	PTV Award	Best Actress	Won	Shaam Sey Phelay	[13]
2013	2nd Hum Awards	Hum Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role	Won	Firaaq	[14][15]
2014	3rd Hum Awards	Hum Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role	Nominated	Firaaq	[14]

References

External links

• Uzma Gillani on Instagram
• Uzma Gillani at IMDb, Uzma Gillani on IMDb website
• Uzma Gillani on Facebook

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