Shehla Gill | |
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Born | Shehla Gill 12 September 1960 |
Education | Kinnaird College for Women |
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Years active | 1977 – 2010 |
Children | 2 |
Shehla Gill is a Pakistani actress. She worked in both Urdu and Punjabi films and is known for her roles in films Mutthi Bhar Chawal (1978), Permit (1979), 2 Rastay (1979), Sathi (1980), Anokha Daaj (1981) Wehshi Daku (1982) and Ek Din Bahu Ka (1982).[1]
Shehla was born in Lahore at Pakistan and completed her studies from Kinnaird College for Women.[2]
She was doing a theatre play at college and was spotted by Sangeeta later she offered Shehla to work in films which she accepted.[2] Then she made her debut as an actress in diirector Baqar Rizvi's film Black Cat and appeared in several films including Shama-e-Mohabbat, Bobby And Julie and Saheli.[3]
In 1978 she breakthrough came in film Mutthi Bhar Chawal which was directed by Sangeeta and starred with Ghulam Mohiuddin, Sangeeta, Kaveeta and Nadeem Baig.[4] She portrayed the role of Rano's daughter the film received positive reviews and it won numerous awards and she won Nigar Award for Best Supporting Actress.[5]
In 1979 she appeared in films Waaday Ki Zanjeer, Permit, Har Fun Maula, 2 Rastay, Aurat Raj and Sohni Dharti.[6] Later she also started doing modeling for magazines, advertisements and commercials.[2] The following year in 1980 she appeared in films Aap Ki Khatir, Hey Yeh Shohar and Sathi.[7]
In 1981 she worked in films Laggan, Dushman and then she starred in film Anokha Daaj along with Waheed Murad, Ilyas Kashmiri, Aasia and Sabiha Khanum the film was a super hit at box office.[8]
Shehla married a businessman and has two children later they went abroad and settled in France.[2]
Year | Film | Language |
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1977 | Black Cat | Urdu |
1977 | Shama-e-Mohabbat | Urdu |
1977 | Bobby And Julie | Urdu |
1977 | Saheli | Urdu[9] |
1978 | Mutthi Bhar Chawal | Urdu |
1979 | Permit | Punjabi[10] |
1979 | Aurat Raj | Urdu[11] |
1979 | Waaday Ki Zanjeer | Urdu[12] |
1979 | Har Fun Maula | Punjabi[13] |
1979 | 2 Rastay | Urdu[14] |
1979 | Sohni Dharti | Punjabi |
1980 | Aap Ki Khatir | Urdu[15] |
1980 | Hey Yeh Shohar | Urdu[16] |
1980 | Sathi | Urdu[7] |
1981 | Anokha Daaj | Punjabi |
1981 | Laggan | Urdu[17] |
1981 | Dushman | Urdu |
1981 | Bara Aadmi | Urdu[18] |
1982 | Wehshi Daku | Punjabi |
1982 | Aaina Aur Zindagi | Urdu[19] |
1982 | Mian Biwi Razi | Urdu |
1982 | Ek Din Bahu Ka | Urdu |
1982 | I Love You | Urdu[20] |
1982 | Jagat Tay Murad | Punjabi |
1982 | Agent 009 | Urdu |
1984 | Chor Chokidar | Punjabi |
1985 | Shehbaz Khan | Pashto[21] |
1987 | Kundan | Urdu |
1988 | Lady Boss | Urdu[22] |
1989 | Ajal | Pashto |
Year | Award | Category | Result | Title | Ref. |
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1978 | Nigar Award | Best Supporting Actress | Won | Mutthi Bhar Chawal | [5] |