Islamabad: Veteran Pakistani actress Firdous Begum, known for her character ‘Heer’ in the classical Punjabi movie ‘Heer Ranjha’ has passed away at Lahore’s hospital. She was 73.
It was rumoured that she died of COVID-19, however, later her family and doctors too attributed to brain hemorrhage that claimed her life.
Though she did well in the beginning of her showbiz days of late 1960s, her acting career received a boost when she played the lead role in the adaptation of the Heer story by the mystic poet, Warris Shah.
Firdous symbolized the golden period of Pakistan’s film industry when theatres were not attacked by radical Islamists and movies screened there meant for family entertainment. Ejaz Durrani, another iconic film star of that period, had played the character of Ranjha in the Punjab classic. Firdous is survived by two sons and a daughter.
Pakistani filmmaker Sangeeta tests positive for coronavirus
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Pakistani filmmaker Sangeeta tests positive for coronavirus
Pakistani filmmaker Sangeeta has been diagnosed with coronavirus and quarantined herself at home in Lahore, she has confirmed.
Parveen Rizvi, better known as Sangeeta, further said that she is displaying no coronavirus symptoms.
The former actress urged her fans for their prayers for her speedy recovery from the novel coronavirus.
Sangeeta tests positive for Covid-19
The veteran actor has urged fans to pray for her
Veteran Pakistani actor and filmmaker, Parveen Rizvi, better known as Sangeeta is the latest public figure to test positive for the coronavirus, reported
Express News. The actor revealed that she had been feeling ill for a few days after which she got tested for the virus.
Sangeeta has subsequently quarantined herself following her diagnosis and has gone on to urge fans to pray for her health. It should be noted that several artists in the showbiz industry have fallen victim to the second wave of coronavirus. Last Sunday, superstar Mahira Khan tested positive for Covid-19.