Naveen Tajik

Pakistani actress

  • Actress
  • Model
Years active1970 – 1982Children2

Naveen Tajik is a former Pakistani TV and film actress who is known for playing a role in the TV drama serial Quratul Ain.[1] She was one of the most popular actress of her time and was one of the most successful actress of 1970s and early 1980s.[2] She also starred in films like Aj Diyan Kurrian (1977), Prince (1978), Parakh (1978), and Khaak Aur Khoon (1979).[3]

Early life

She was born in 1950 at Lahore and from her early childhood, she took considerable interest in show business later she started working as a model.[4] Tajik belonges to a Pakistani Christian family and her father was a military officer.[1]

Career

Naveen started working as a model in 1970 and appeared in many commercials and advertisements for PTV and fashion magazines.[5]

As an actress, she debuted in mid-70s with a PTV drama Quratul Ain which was written by Ashfaq Ahmed. Later, she opted for a career in Lollywood and her first film was a Punjabi comic movie, Aj Diyan Kurrian (Today's Girls), released in 1977.[6]

In 1978, director S. Suleman cast her in his movie Prince in which she played a role of actor Nadeem's sister. In 1979, she played a central role in the movie Khaak Aur Khoon. She also appeared in several other Urdu and Punjabi movies.[1]

In 1982, Tajik quit the film industry and moved to the United States.[3]

Personal life

Tajik is married and lives in the United States.[3][1][7]

Filmography

Television serials

Year Title Role Network
1974 Aik Mohabbat So Afsanay Sonia PTV
1975 Beena Ki Duniya Beena PTV

Film

Year Film Language
1977 Aj Diyan Kurrian Punjabi
1978 Ghazi Ilmuddin Shaheed
Parakh Urdu
Prince
1979 Khaak Aur Khoon
Pakeeza
Kis Naam Say Pukarun[8]
Nazr-e-Karm
Khak Aur Khoon
1980 Hey Yeh Shohar
1981 Kala Dhanda Goray Log
Watan
Manzil

References

  1. ^ a b c d Zafar, Abdul Hafeez (9 January 2019). "نوین تاجک". Roznama Duniya (in Urdu).
  2. ^ "ماڈل نوین تاجک اپنے فلمی کیریئر کے بارے میں بتا رہی ہیں". Weekly Nigar Lahore (Golden Jubilee Number): 191. 1980.
  3. ^ a b c "Raising the white flag: A tribute to our heroes". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 13 August 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  4. ^ "نوین تاجک اداکاری کے کیریئر کے بارے میں بات کر رہے ہیں". Pakistan Television Corporation: 201. 1977.
  5. ^ The Herald - Volume 30, Issues 1-3. Pakistan Herald Publications. p. 134.
  6. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 155. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  7. ^ Nadeem F. Paracha (22 August 2013). "The 'swinging seventies' in Pakistan: An urban history". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  8. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 294. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
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