Ragni (actress)

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Not to be confused with Ragini (actress).

Ragni
Ragni in early 1940s
Born
Shamshad Begum

(1924-10-22)22 October 1924
Gujranwala, Punjab, British India
Died27 February 2007(2007-02-27) (aged 82)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Resting placeGulberg gaveyard Lahore[1]
Other namesAlmond-eyed Beauty[2]
OccupationActress
Years active1940 – 1983
Spouses
S. Gul
​
​
(m. 1947; died 1999)​
Mohammad Aslam
​
(divorced)​
ChildrenAbid (son)
Saira (daughter)
ParentDiwan Parmanand (father)

Ragni (born Shamshad Begum; 22 October 1924 – 27 February 2007), also known as Shaado, was a Pakistani actress. She worked in Urdu and Punjabi films under her stage name Ragni. She also worked in Hindi films in cinema of India.[3] She was known for her beautiful doe like eyes and was known as Almond-eyed Beauty.[2] Ragni is considered to be the highest-paid actress of her time in 1940s, being paid 1 lakh rupees by AR Kardar for her role in Shahjehan.[4]

Early life[edit]

Ragini was born as Shamshad Begum in Gujranwala in 1924. Her mother died when Ragni was very young and her father Seth Diwan Parmanand took her with him to Lahore and they lived at a house on Fleming Road.[2] In Lahore filmmaker Roshan Lal Shorey was a neighbour of Ragni and noticed her and convinced Diwan to let Ragni act in films.[2]

Career[edit]

She started her acting career in a film which launched by Roop K Shorey in the Punjabi film Dulla Bhatti (1940) opposite MD Kanwar. The film was a major success and Ragni became a star overnight. Ragni went on to act in several Lahore based productions in Hindi and Punjabi like Sehti Murad (1941), Nishani (1942), Ravi Par (1942), Poonji (1943), Daasi (1944) and Kaise Kahun (1945).

In 1945, she left Lahore for Bombay and teamed up with A. R. Kardar.[2] In 1946, she played the titular role in S. M. Yusuf's Nek Pervin. The film was successful at the box office and consolidated her position as a leading actress.[2][5] Following the success of Nek Pervin, she was approached by Kardar to play Ruhi in Shahjehan. It is said that she was paid rupees one lakh for the film, making her the highest-paid actress of that time.[2]

After Partition Ragni chose to move to Pakistan but has also done a couple of Indian movies which did not fare well.[2]

In 1949 she work in her first Punjabi film, Mundri (1949) with Ilyas Kashmiri. Then she worked in films Akaili, Nazrana, Baydari, Kundan and Zanjeer. She also successfully performed a number of character roles in films such as Husn-o-Ishq, Gumnaam, Ghulam, Duniya Na Maane, Mirza Jat and Aab-i-Hayat.[6]

In 1958, she appeared as the antagonist Dilaram in Anarkali with Noor Jehan and Shamim Ara. Later she worked in film Noukar which was a hit film. Ragni worked in a number of sixty films during her career that spanned some years.[7]

Personal life[edit]

Ragni's married Mohammad Aslam in the early 1940s, the marriage did not last long but she had two children from her first marriage, Saira and Abid.[2] She again got married in Pakistan in 1947 to S. Gul who produced and co-starred opposite her in Beqarar and her son Abid died from cancer some years ago in USA and her daughter Saira got married and moved to Karachi.[6]

Illness and death[edit]

After the death of her husband Ragni did not married again and lived in Gulberg although she remained in contact with her daughter Saira.[2] Ragni was deeply sad about the death of her son and it affected her health.[3] Ragni was admitted at Services Hospital on Tuesday morning.[2] She died on 27 February because she was in an extremely serious condition while she was in hospital at age 82 in 2007.[2] She was laid to rest at Gulberg graveyard Ali-Zeb road Lahore.[8]

A Photo Lobby Card of Nek Pervin

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Film Language
1940 Dulla Bhatti Punjabi[9]
1941 Himmat Hindi / Urdu
1941 Mera Mahi Punjabi
1941 Sehti Murad Punjabi
1942 Nishani Hindi / Urdu
1942 Patwari Punjabi
1942 Ravi Par Punjabi
1943 Poonji Hindi
1944 Dasi Punjabi
1945 Shirin Farhad Hindi / Urdu[10]
1945 Dhamki Hindi / Urdu
1945 Kaisay Kahun Hindi / Urdu
1946 Nek Pervin Hindi / Urdu
1946 Bindiya Hindi / Urdu
1946 Shahjehan Hindi / Urdu[11]
1947 Manmani Hindi / Urdu
1947 Farz Hindi / Urdu
1948 Teri Yaad Urdu
1949 Mundri Punjabi
1950 Beqarar Urdu[12]
1950 Kundan Urdu
1951 Akaely Urdu[13]
1953 Ghulam Urdu
1954 Gumnam Urdu
1955 Naukar Urdu
1955 Shararey Urdu
1955 Nazrana Urdu[14]
1955 Iltija Urdu[15]
1957 Bedari Urdu[16]
1958 Bahar Urdu
1958 Anarkali Urdu[17]
1958 Mumtaz Urdu
1960 Zanjeer Urdu
1962 Husn-o-Ishq Urdu
1963 Aurat Ek Kahani Urdu
1964 Gehra Daagh Urdu[18][19]
1964 Haveli Urdu
1964 Sher Di Bachi Punjabi
1965 Saaz aur Awaz Urdu
1965 Naila Urdu[20][21]
1966 Jalwa Urdu
1966 Insan Urdu
1966 Laado Punjabi[22]
1966 Banki Naar Punjabi
1968 Baalam Urdu
1968 Yaar Dost Punjabi
1968 Asmat Urdu
1968 Sonay Ki Chirya Urdu
1968 Saiqa Urdu
1968 Chann 14vin Da Punjabi
1968 Taj Mahal Urdu
1969 Dildar Punjabi
1969 Sheran Di Jori Punjabi
1969 Meri Bhabhi Urdu
1969 Naaz Urdu
1969 Dulla Haidri Punjabi[23]
1969 Tahadi Izzat Da Sawal A Punjabi
1970 Sayyan Punjabi[24]
1970 Charda Suraj Punjabi
1971 Ucha Naa Pyar Da Punjabi
1971 Dunya Na Manay Urdu[25]
1971 Ucha Naa Pyar Da Punjabi
1972 Khalish Urdu
1972 Sabaq Urdu[26]
1972 Puttar Hattan Tay Nein Wikday Punjabi
1972 Sultan Punjabi[27]
1973 Farz Urdu
1973 Jhalli Punjabi
1974 Ishq Mera Naa Punjabi
1974 Sidha Rasta Punjabi
1977 Aina Urdu
1980 Haseena Maan Jaye Gi Urdu
1983 Ab-e-Hayat Pashto

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ragni (Shamshad Begum)". Pakistani Film Mania. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Ragni is no more". Dawn News. 24 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Legendary actress Ragni is no more – Business Recorder". Business Recorder – Pakistan's first financial daily. 20 March 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Ragni". cineplot.com website. 25 March 2021. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Nek Pervin Love-and-Revolver Muslim Romance!". Filmindia. 14 (January 1946): 2. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Ragni (actress in Pakistani and Indian Cinema)". Cineplot. 2 January 2021. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Ragni". Pakistan Film Magazine. 3 June 2022.
  8. ^ Ragni The Lost Legend Special Program | Tum Yad Ho | Ragni Begum | Life Story | Ep 22 |. YouTube. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021.
  9. ^ Cinema the World Over, Volumes 1-3. Karachi: K.S. Hosain. p. 36.
  10. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 24. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  11. ^ "Shahjehan (1946)". The Hindu. 23 January 2022.
  12. ^ "فلمی و ادابی شخصیات کے سکینڈلز...قسط نمبر 283". Daily Pakistan. 27 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Remembering Santosh Kumar: the first romantic hero of Pakistan — Part I". Daily Times. 13 August 2021.
  14. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 245. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
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  19. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 253. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  20. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 255. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  21. ^ "Four successful films that the newly-established Pakistani cinema produced". Daily Times. 23 November 2021.
  22. ^ "Takhleeq — June 2020 keeps up to its traditions". Daily Times. 2 March 2021.
  23. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 265. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  24. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 267. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  25. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 269. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
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  27. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 273. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.

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