Asha Posley

Asha Posley

Asha Posley was born Sabira Begum in Patiala, Punjab, British India in 1927. She was given the film name Asha Posley by the renowned music director Ghulam Haider. She made her film debut in a Lahore-made Punjabi film Gawandi (1942) as a supporting actress.Later she played just a few female lead roles in some films starting with film Champa (1945) and then Kamli (1946) in British India. After independence of Pakistan in 1947, her whole family migrated to Lahore, Pakistan including her music director father Inayat Ali Nath and her 2 sisters- actress Rani Kiran and Kausar Perveen who later gained fame in Pakistan as a film playback singer. Her father was the music director for the first-ever released film in Pakistan Teri Yaad (1948) and Asha Posley played the female lead role in the film opposite Nasir Khan who was a brother of famous Indian actor Dilip Kumar.Later she was mostly cast in supporting roles opposite comedian actors Nazar and Asif Jah in films both in Urdu and Punjabi languages. She acted in 129 films in total in her career spanning over 4 decades (1942-1986). Asha Posley was awarded a Special Award for Excellence in 30 years of acting by the prestigious Nigar Awards organization in Pakistan in 1982.

  • Popularity : 0.479
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1927-01-01
  • Place of Birth : Patiala, Punjab, British India
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Asha Posley Movies

  • 1953
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    Shehri Babu

    Shehri Babu

    1 1953 HD

    Film starring Swaran Lata.

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  • 1948
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    Teri Yaad

    Teri Yaad

    10 1948 HD

    The year 1947 saw the independence of Pakistan. During this time, the Indian film industry was segregated and the only film production centre left in...

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  • 1970
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    Insan Aur Aadmi

    Insan Aur Aadmi

    1 1970 HD

    Film starring Zeba and Mohammad Ali.

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  • 1957
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    Murad

    Murad

    1 1957 HD

    Murad (1957) is a lost Pakistani film not much is known about this film however we do know that it was a Musical Romance it had a hit song Ho chukka...

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  • 1948
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    Teri Yaad

    Teri Yaad

    10 1948 HD

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