Shamim Bano

Shamim Bano
شمیم بانو
Born
Shamim Bano Begum

(1920-07-29)29 July 1920
Died23 October 1984(1984-10-23) (aged 64)
Other namesShamim
Bano Begum
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Singer
Years active1939–1977
SpouseAnwar Kamal Pasha (husband)
Children3
RelativesHakim Ahmad Shuja (father-in-law)
AwardsNigar Award:
Best Supporting Actress Award for Zehr-e-Ishq (1958) and Ghalib (1961)

Shamim Bano (also commonly termed 'Shamim' or 'Bano Begum'; 29 July 1920 23 October 1984) was a Pakistani actress and singer active in Indian and Pakistani Cinema. She starred alongside Dilip Kumar in his debut film Jwar Bhata. She was the wife of prominent Pakistani film director and producer Anwar Kamal Pasha, and thus daughter-in-law of poet, writer and scholar Hakim Ahmad Shuja.