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Shehla Gill
Born
Shehla Gill

(1960-09-12) 12 September 1960 (age 64)
EducationKinnaird College for Women
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Model
Years active1977 – 2010
Children2

Shehla Gill is a Pakistani actress. She worked in both Urdu and Punjabi films and is known for her roles in films Mutthi Bhar Chawal (1978), Permit (1979), 2 Rastay (1979), Sathi (1980), Anokha Daaj (1981) Wehshi Daku (1982) and Ek Din Bahu Ka (1982).[1]

Early life

Shehla was born in Lahore at Pakistan and completed her studies from Kinnaird College for Women.[2]

Career

She was doing a theatre play at college and was spotted by Sangeeta later she offered Shehla to work in films which she accepted.[2] Then she made her debut as an actress in diirector Baqar Rizvi's film Black Cat and appeared in several films including Shama-e-Mohabbat, Bobby And Julie and Saheli.[3]

In 1978 she breakthrough came in film Mutthi Bhar Chawal which was directed by Sangeeta and starred with Ghulam Mohiuddin, Sangeeta, Kaveeta and Nadeem Baig.[4] She portrayed the role of Rano's daughter the film received positive reviews and it won numerous awards and she won Nigar Award for Best Supporting Actress.[5]

In 1979 she appeared in films Waaday Ki Zanjeer, Permit, Har Fun Maula, 2 Rastay, Aurat Raj and Sohni Dharti.[6] Later she also started doing modeling for magazines, advertisements and commercials.[2] The following year in 1980 she appeared in films Aap Ki Khatir, Hey Yeh Shohar and Sathi.[7]

In 1981 she worked in films Laggan, Dushman and then she starred in film Anokha Daaj along with Waheed Murad, Ilyas Kashmiri, Aasia and Sabiha Khanum the film was a super hit at box office.[8]

Personal life

Shehla married a businessman and has two children later they went abroad and settled in France.[2]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Language
1977 Black Cat Urdu
1977 Shama-e-Mohabbat Urdu
1977 Bobby And Julie Urdu
1977 Saheli Urdu[9]
1978 Mutthi Bhar Chawal Urdu
1979 Permit Punjabi[10]
1979 Aurat Raj Urdu[11]
1979 Waaday Ki Zanjeer Urdu[12]
1979 Har Fun Maula Punjabi[13]
1979 2 Rastay Urdu[14]
1979 Sohni Dharti Punjabi
1980 Aap Ki Khatir Urdu[15]
1980 Hey Yeh Shohar Urdu[16]
1980 Sathi Urdu[7]
1981 Anokha Daaj Punjabi
1981 Laggan Urdu[17]
1981 Dushman Urdu
1981 Bara Aadmi Urdu[18]
1982 Wehshi Daku Punjabi
1982 Aaina Aur Zindagi Urdu[19]
1982 Mian Biwi Razi Urdu
1982 Ek Din Bahu Ka Urdu
1982 I Love You Urdu[20]
1982 Jagat Tay Murad Punjabi
1982 Agent 009 Urdu
1984 Chor Chokidar Punjabi
1985 Shehbaz Khan Pashto[21]
1987 Kundan Urdu
1988 Lady Boss Urdu[22]
1989 Ajal Pashto

Awards and recognition

Year Award Category Result Title Ref.
1978 Nigar Award Best Supporting Actress Won Mutthi Bhar Chawal [5]

References

  1. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 294. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  2. ^ a b c d "شہلا گل". Nigar Magazine (Golden Jubilee Number): 186. 2000.
  3. ^ "Black Cat". Pakistan Film Magazine. January 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "Mutthi Bhar Chawal". Pakistan Film Magazine. June 15, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "1978 نگار ایوارڈز". Nigar Magazine (Golden Jubilee Number): 188. 2000.
  6. ^ "Sohni Dharti". Pakistan Film Magazine. December 28, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Sathi". Pakistan Film Magazine. January 19, 2023.
  8. ^ "Anokha Daaj". Pakistan Film Magazine. October 26, 2015.
  9. ^ "Saheli". Pakistan Film Magazine. June 6, 2018.
  10. ^ "Permit". Pakistan Film Magazine. April 7, 2023.
  11. ^ "Aurat Raj". Pakistan Film Magazine. October 20, 2017.
  12. ^ "Waaday Ki Zanjeer". Pakistan Film Magazine. July 10, 2022.
  13. ^ "Har Fun Maula". Pakistan Film Magazine. February 12, 2019.
  14. ^ "2 Rastay". Pakistan Film Magazine. July 23, 2020.
  15. ^ "Aap Ki Khatir". Pakistan Film Magazine. March 8, 2019.
  16. ^ "Hey Yeh Shohar". Pakistan Film Magazine. March 21, 2019.
  17. ^ "Laggan". Pakistan Film Magazine. May 9, 2022.
  18. ^ "Bara Aadmi". Pakistan Film Magazine. November 17, 2022.
  19. ^ "Aaina Aur Zindagi". Pakistan Film Magazine. December 20, 2022.
  20. ^ "I Love You". Pakistan Film Magazine. April 19, 2020.
  21. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 312. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  22. ^ "Lady Boss". Pakistan Film Magazine. October 6, 2022.