Saloni (actress)

Zohra Begum, better known as Saloni (Urdu: April 26 سالونا‎; 1950 – 15 October 2010), was a Pakistani film actress of the late 1960s, and early 1970s. She remained a successful actress and gave numerous successful films.[1]

For other people with the same name, see Saloni (disambiguation).

Saloni
Born
Zohra Begum

(1950-04-26)April 26, 1950
Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
DiedOctober 15, 2010(2010-10-15) (aged 60)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
OccupationActress
Years active1964–1979
Spouse(s)Ghulam Bari Malik

Early life and career

Born in Hyderabad, Sindh, she started her film career in 1964 from film Ghaddar, starring against Mohammad Ali and Sudhir.[2] She acted both in Punjabi and Urdu films. Chan Makhna, Dil Da Jani, Sajan Piyara and Phany Khan were among her popular films. She starred with prominent heroes like Waheed Murad, Yousuf Khan, Ejaz Durrani and Akmal Khan. Her last film was Amir tay Gharib in 1979.

In the early 1970s, she married the Bari Film Studios' owner Bari Malik. Saloni was the second wife of Bari Malik and stepmother of Khurram Bari, one of the owners of Bari Studios on Multan Road. After a few years of her marriage, she announced her retirement from films and left the film industry in 1979. Along with her husband, she moved to Dubai and returned to Pakistan five years prior to her death.[3]

Death

Saloni was visiting her daughter in Karachi, when she died of liver failure there on 15 October 2010. She was laid to rest at Thai Pind, near Firdous Market, Gulberg, Lahore.[1] A few years later on December 22, 2015, her husband, Bari Malik also died in Lahore at the age of 97.[4]

Filmography
  • Ghadaar (1964)
  • Aisa Bhi Hota Hai (1965)[5]
  • Nache Nagan Baje Been (1965)
  • Khota Paisa (1965)
  • Qabeela (1966)
  • Sarhad (1966)
  • Baghi Sardar (1966)
  • Koh-e-Noor (1966)
  • Lori (1966)
  • Janbaaz (1966)[5]
  • Elan (1967)
  • Dil Da Jani (1967)[5]
  • Hatim Tai (1967)
  • Baalam (1968)
  • Zalim (1968)
  • Chann Makhna (1968)[5]
  • Badla (1968)
  • Sohna (1968)
  • Hameeda (1968)
  • Dilbar Jani (1969)
  • Bhaiyyan Di Jori (1969)
  • Shabistan (1969)
  • Kochwan (1969)
  • Guddo (1970)
  • Chor Naaley Chattar (1970)[5]
  • Pyar De Palaikhe (1971)
  • Sipah Salar (1972)
  • Amir tay Gharib (1979) - last film in her career[1]

See also
  • List of Lollywood actors

References
  1. The Newspaper's Staff Reporter (16 October 2010). "Saloni is no more". Dawn.com newspaper. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  2. https://www.dawn.com/news/572431/saloni-is-no-more
  3. Profile of actress Saloni on urduwire.com website Retrieved 22 December 2017
  4. https://tribune.com.pk/story/1015200/owner-of-bari-studio-passes-away/
  5. Filmography of actress Saloni on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website Retrieved 22 December 2017
  • Saloni at IMDb Filmography of Saloni on IMDb website


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