PD Photo: Majida El-Roumi, Lebanese singer and soprano, photo by Yasmine Al-Samahy, taken on February 20, 2008.
Majida El-Roumi (also spelled Magida Al-Roumi), 53, a Lebanese singer and soprano, is one of the most successful and respected singers of the Arab world as well as a UN Goodwill Ambassador.
Noor Jehan (or Noorjehan) was the screen/ stage name of Allah Wasai (1926-2000), a celebrated film director, film actress, singer and music composer in British India and Pakistan. In a career spanning seven decades, Noor Jehan became renowned as one of the greatest and most influential singers of her time.
Born in a Punjabi family of musicians, Noorjehan holds the envious record of singing 10,000 songs in various languages of India and Pakistan including Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi and Sindhi languages, in genres Qawwali, Indian music and Pakistani music. She dominated the earliest Pakistani films with her talented performances, and she became the first female Pakistani film director.
In 1957, Jehan was honored with the President's Award for her acting and singing contributions. Noor Jehan died on December 23, 2000 at the age of 74 at Karachi in Pakistan.
Pakistani film actress and model Sana Nawaz, commonly known by her screen name Sana, became famous as a successful and talented actress in Lollywood film industry (of Pakistan), after her performance in director Syed Noor’s film Sangam (1997).
Shafique Hussain, an assistant producer of PTV and a relative of her mother, introduced her as a television actress, before she entered films. Noted films of Sana Nawaz include Jannat Ki Talash (1999), Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa (2002), Kyun Tumse Itna Pyar Hai (2005), Kaafila (2007), Ishq Be Parwah (2009) and Haseeno Ka Mela (2010).
Sana Nawaz married film actor Fakhar Imam in Lahore on December 13, 2008.
Actress Babra Sharif, 56, is an accomplished actress of Lollywood (Pakistani film industry), who was very active in her career during the 1980s and late 1970s. Initially in her career, she was noted for modeling for commercials such as the 'Jet' washing powder that made her famous as the Jet powder girl, and the 'Lux' soap ads with the catch phrase, 'Aakhir loag hamara chehra he to deiktay hain'. Afterwards, Babra Sharif appeared in television plays telecast from Karachi TV station.
Barbara soon became a household name and as a film actress, she acted in more than 100 movies, enjoying great success in Urdu films in Pakistan.
