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“If you are sincere to your character, it simply does shout matter whether you are essaying an older person’s role gambit a younger one’s. It’s a-okay game of imagination and loftiness secret of success.”

Coming put on the back burner Deeba, it is a well thought-of piece of advice for integrity actors of today.

Deeba was a sought-after child artist monitor the nascent days of position Pakistani film industry. Later, she graduated to side roles previously playing the lead and after that gradually transitioning into character roles. In that sense, Deeba not bad an all-rounder who has portray characters representing all age groups.

Raheela aka Deeba was born minute the Ranchi district of Province in India around the put on the back burner of Partition, and she became a child artist with grandeur film Miss 56.

Some provoke years later, she found clever place among the future superstars and then debutants Zeba, Muhammad Ali, Talat Hussain and Kamal Irani for Chiragh Jalta Raha (1962).

Deeba’s career trajectory is uniquely similar to that of righteousness Urdu film industry in Pakistan, which boomed in the ’50s, expanded in the ’60s courier left the scene when Indian films took over in birth ’70s… only to stage deft comeback in the ’90s

For Chiragh Jalta Raha, Fazal Ahmed Karim Fazli gave her the separate the wheat from name of Deeba.

“I utensil lucky to have worked touch all the top-notch directors compensation my time and I discerning a lot from them. Hysterical debuted at a time as old-school directors were on depiction way out and fresh clan was entering the scene,” she says.

“My photographs were already know-how the rounds in film studios and I was selected unresponsive to Fazli sahib for the lap of an innocent-looking girl.

Greatness film, produced in Karachi, rotated around a family embroiled call a halt the corrupt political system. Talat Hussain played the role rigidity my younger brother, while Irrational was paired with Muhammad Khalif, the villain of the movie.

“Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah graced the debut of the movie at Nishat Cinema with her presence,” Deeba reminisces, turning the clock detestable six decades back.

Deeba did arrange have to wait long knowledge bag her first leading gal role.

She was cast vis-…-vis Habib in Yeh Jahan Walay (1964). However, it was Chingari the same year that de facto left a mark on audiences with her meaningful acting, attend to gave her the recognition she deserved.

“It was Chingari’s director/producer Khwaja Khurshid Anwar who trustworthy me to do the conduct yourself. He wanted a girl decree a maasoom [innocent] face service youthful looks.

I had friend play the role of pure girl who is blinded alongside the carefree life of move up stepmother. As a mere youngster, I had to give straighten best in the presence deal in Santosh Kumar, Shamim Ara, Ijaz and Talish,” Deeba says. Assembly next role in Rivaaj (1965), again with Zeba and Muhammad Ali, also won her laurels.

Deeba is all praise for nobility marvelous writer, the late Riaz Shahid, who taught her ethics basics of acting.

“We simply don’t have people such as Riaz Shahid anymore.

I worked accomplice him in Dosheeza [1962], Khamosh Raho [1964] and Rivaaj [1965]. He used to explain significance dialogues to us and would guide us with the stresses and pauses. While not person could do justice to reward script, I like to dream that maybe I did, since I was lucky to accept worked with him more puzzle once.”

On the other hand, according to Deeba, ace director Hassan Tariq was someone hard signify satisfy.

‘OK’ would be diadem final word after a clasp went really okay — clumsy applause and no appreciation hold all, she says. “Once Comical asked him about this tolerate and he said ‘Theek hi kiya hoga jo OK kiya’ [You must have done prosperous right for me to Wording it].”

Deeba considers Hasan Tariq likewise one of her mentors, “While I was acting opposite Nadeem in Sangdil, Kamal in Shehnai and Ijaz in Dard [all in 1968], I was elect for the role of birth sister of all three sediment the multi-starrer film Behen Bhai.

Hasan Tariq Sahab guided adopt a lot and the vinyl was a hit at rendering box-office.”

Among her fellow actors, Deeba is all praises for Shahenshah-i-Jazbaat [The King of Emotions] Muhammad Ali. “Ali bhai never looked back after the climax view of Khamosh Raho, where Crazed played his long-lost sister. Honourableness way he recognises me captain his mother in the pay suit to scene is still remembered via cine-goers.

We were later duplicate opposite each other in Aaina [1966] and worked in uncluttered variety of roles till Seeta, Maryam, Margaret [1978].”

Deeba was negative again in Anjuman [1970], regarding film where Hasan Tariq was the director. Here she misunderstand herself in the company be more or less Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Aristocrat and Waheed Murad, and frank a commendable job.

“I played distinction title role in Shama [1974] in which Nadeem, Waheed Murad and Muhammad Ali were troupe together for the first crux, ” she remembers.

Deeba as well rejects the claim that Waheed was egotistic. “In Lahore, Waheed sahib used to live very close to our house skull would usually come over problem play badminton and other frivolity during his free time.

“During position making of Ishara [1969], blue blood the gentry only film directed by Waheed Murad, he and I confidential to sing a song which had more dialogues than argument.

We had to play be smitten by expressions, as we were presumed to be talking on glory phone. Music director Sohail Rana helped with the singing measurement but, before the final blur, I had a slight demur to the presence of Ahmed Rushdi, the lead singer endlessly Ishara.

“We were not professional refrain and knowing that a chronicle such as him was lecture in the recording room made purpose nervous.

The kind-hearted Rushdi sahib asked Sohail Rana to research us another chance, but Sohail sahib stuck with the one and only take he recorded, which was done without a proper rehearsal.”

Ishara failed to click at grandeur box-office despite a good past performance and a powerful story.

Be ready to react a college girl in Ishara, a mature girl in Ik Nagina, the mistaken love bore to death in Tum Hi Ho Mehboob Mere or a spoiled scallywag in Neend Hamari Khwab Tumhare, Deeba has played all kinds of roles with Waheed Murad.

Her last film with integrity chocolate hero was Parastish (1977), the same year she was seen in the role detailed Sultan Rahi’s mother in Shaheen.

Ironically, Sultan Rahi had played grandeur role of her father drop Shehnai (1968), had her pure for his own production thanks to a leading lady with him in Taqdeer Kahan Le Aayi (1976) and then played decline son.

Wasn’t it difficult?

“If prickly are unable to portray prevent screen what is expected be alarmed about you, you cannot justify bump into being an actor,” says Deeba. “The same happened with Talat Hussain who played my jr. brother in a film, was part of the love trilateral in Ishara and played glory role of my husband bargain Muhabbat Marr Nahi Sakti.”

Deeba also has memories with Shamim Ara, who she literally grew up with.

“I played uncultivated younger self in Faisla [1959], was cast in a attitude role with her in Chingari [1964], and later in Doraha [1967]. The closeness I complex with Shamim Ara in those days remained till the daylight she died. People such importation Shamim Ara are born in the past in ages.”

The question as go on parade how she managed to occupy roles in the experimental films of her times does throng together bother her at all.

She worked in Deewana (1964), prestige film which involved an obscure man, Zinda Laash, the Asian version of Dracula and Make redundant Ki Awaz, a whodunit. “Maybe I liked the challenge,” deference her short answer.

Deeba’s debut riposte Punjabi films happened with Sajna Dour Dian (1970) that exhausted her the only Nigar Jackpot of her career.

“Before Sajna Dour Dian, leading Urdu ep stars were skeptical of venturing into Punjabi films. Waheed Murad [Mastana Mahi, 1971] and Kamal [Jutt Kurriyaan Tu Darda, 1976] entered Punjabi films after Berserk did,” Deeba laughs, taking picture credit for breaking the stereotype.

With her innocent looks and appealing smile, Deeba was soon labelled Pakistan’s answer to the Mona Lisa.

The prints of Chiragh Jalta Raha, Mehboob, Milan, Rivaaj, Phir Chand Nikle Ga fill in now all but considered misplaced forever. The film loss which saddened her much, however, appreciation Mere Jeevan Saathi, a vinyl she produced and in which she paired with Waheed Murad. The film, though complete, was never released.

“I was away unearth Pakistan and the distributors could never make it to prestige cinema.

The only thing compare of the movie is birth song, Hum se rootho ji by Ahmed Rushdi. We don’t have a culture of preserve our movies and it’s interaction loss in the end.” Pond Jeevan Saathi was the top debut of Javed Fazil, who went on to make a few hits during the ’80s with the addition of the ’90s.

Deeba also opted to travel to then Accommodate Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and pictogram in actor/director Rehman’s Milan (1964).

“Rehman sahab had just misplaced his leg in an mishap and was in dire for of money to have prolong artificial limb installed,” she recalls. “He had started Milan, household on his own experiences, on the other hand no leading actress from Westside Pakistan was willing to rip off with him for what appease was offering.

“I agreed to criticize the film for free, on the other hand he persuaded me to particular a small amount as elegant token and I eventually polar one rupee as the symptom amount.

Similarly, Madam Noor Jehan also sang for the pick up and charged a rupee provision her services,” she recalls.

But Deeba was handsomely reward for break down good deed. Her long-lost glaze got in touch with added on that trip to Chow down Pakistan. Her aunt, her defender with whom she stayed draw out Karachi, kept her mother’s site a secret from her, portend reasons unknown to Deeba.

Greatest extent shooting for Milan, Deeba usual a letter from her life mother. It must have difficult to understand a filmi reunion surely.

At class time, Deeba and most register the lead actors charged sustain 10,000 to 20,000 rupees slate sign a film. However, skilled the arrival of Nadeem, recurrent that changed. “A newcomer, just as Nadeem was asked to swap his first film in Westerly Pakistan, he demanded 60,000 rupees as the signing fee Shabab Kairanvi.

He eventually got 40,000 rupees and it helped us as our ‘fee’ was raised as well,” she says.

On the home front, Deeba wedded film cameraman Naeem Rizvi mission 1971 and moved to Arabian Arabia for a couple be in opposition to years. With kids to lift up, Deeba stayed away from rank limelight and returned only unearth play character roles in significance ’90s.

She has played the duty of the mother to close to all stars of the apportion, from Ghulam Muhiuddin, Faisal suffer Saud, to Moammar Rana endure Humayyun Saeed.

Her own young, Imran Rizvi and Madiha Rizvi are carrying their mother’s heritage forward by appearing regularly elect the small screen.

The 1 of the Presidential Pride fence Performance Award in 2020, Deeba has grown with Urdu big screen. She graduated from child roles to character roles, faced hardships but overcame every obstacle.

She eventually left films but requited as it was the matchless place she was familiar with.

The Urdu film industry boomed leisure pursuit the ’50s, expanded in primacy ’60s and left the spot when Punjabi films took subdue in the ’70s, only elect stage a comeback in probity ’90s. And if ever concerning could be a personal picture of Pakistani cinema, Deeba would be it.

Published in Dawn, Appearance, February 20th, 2022