Anjuman

Anjuman Shaheen is a Pakistani film actress and singer. She was one of the most successful Punjabi film heroines of Pakistan during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. She was born in Bahawalpur. Anjuman's parents were from Ahmadpur East, and settled in Multan where Anjuman was brought up. She later moved to Lahore. Career Her career spanned almost 20 years and she appeared in more than 300 films. She first appeared in the Urdu film, Soorath (1973) co-starring with Waseem Abbas, Afshan, Taj Niazi. Her last appearance was in Peengan (2000). Soorath was not a success. Her first major hit was Waadey Ki Zanjeer (1979). She had major roles in Sher Khan and Chan Varyam (1981) and played a supporting role in the film Sala Sahib (1981). All three were diamond jubilee hit films and were released the same day, a unique record, which she shared with her co-star Sultan Rahi, her playback voice Madam Noor Jehan, and musician Wajahat Attre. She appeared with every hero of her era, but her pairing with Sultan Rahi ruled the Punjabi cinema for more than a decade. She also appeared with Waheed Murad, Ali Ejaz, Javed Sheikh, Ghulam Mohiuddin, Izhar Qazi and Nadeem. Her initial films were in Urdu but the bulk of her career was based on acting in Punjabi films. Her roles ranged from a traditional innocent village girl to modern sexy bombshell, romantic to action-packed films. Anjuman was a darling of the working classes. She had the figure of a traditional Punjabi Mutyaar much admired in Punjab, Pakistan. Her fans also admired her dancing, especially her thumkas (a dance form which consists of pelvic thrusting). In the 1980s, after the box-office success of Chan Varyam (1981 film), Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Anjuman and the playback singing of Madam Noor Jehan dominated the Punjabi film industry to such an extent that a film was not considered a viable project unless they were present in it. Film after film was launched with all the four stars, with different names, but merely repeating their roles from the previous efforts. Nonetheless, the public lapped it up and all of them became icons of an era.