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{{Short description|Pakistani film actress}}
{{Short description|Pakistani film actress}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Rozina Qureshi<br/>
| name = Rozina<br/>
{{Nastaliq|روزینہ قریشی}}
{{Nastaliq|روزینہ }}
| image =
| image =
| imagesize =
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| caption =
| caption =
| birth_name = Ivy Cynthia
| birth_name = Ivy Cynthia
| other_names = Ayesha Qureshi
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1950|09|21}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1950|09|21}}
| birth_place = [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]]
| birth_place = [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]]
| occupation = Actress
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1962 – present
| yearsactive = 1963 – present
| spouse = Riffat Qureshi (husband)
| spouse = Riffat Qureshi (husband)
| children = [[Saima Qureshi]] (daughter)
| children = [[Saima Qureshi]] (daughter)
| awards = [[Nigar Awards|Nigar Award]]:<br /> Best supporting actress Award for ''Ishara'' (1968)
| awards = [[Nigar Awards|Nigar Award]] for best supporting actress (1968)
| relations = [[Faysal Quraishi]] (nephew) <br> [[Afshan Qureshi]] (cousin) <br> Abid Qureshi (cousin) <br> Daniyal Khan (grandson)
| relations = [[Faysal Quraishi]] (nephew) <br> [[Afshan Qureshi]] (cousin) <br> Abid Qureshi (cousin) <br> Daniyal Khan (grandson)
}}
}}


'''Rozina Qureshi''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|روزینہ قریشی}}}}), or just '''Rozina''' (born September 21, 1950), is a Pakistani film actress. She is known for movies like [[Armaan (1966 film)|''Armaan'']] (1966), ''Josh'' (1966), ''[[Ehsaan]]'' (1967), ''Ishara'' (1969), ''Tum hi ho mehboob mere'' (1969), ''Khamosh Nigahen'' (1971), ''Basheera'' (1972), and ''Daulat aur dunya'' (1972). She won a [[Nigar Awards|Nigar Award]] for best supportive actress in the movie ''Ishara'' (1968).<ref>{{cite web|title=Pakistan's "Oscars"; The Nigar Awards.|url=https://www.desimoviesreviews.com/index.php/2017/11/24/pakistans-oscars-nigar-awards|website=Desi Movies Reviews|access-date=28 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722111654/https://www.desimoviesreviews.com/index.php/2017/11/24/pakistans-oscars-nigar-awards|archive-date=15 March 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><br/>
'''Ayesha Qureshi''', best known by her screen name '''Rozina''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|روزینہ }}}};born September 21, 1950), is a [[Pakistani]] film actress. She is known for movies like [[Armaan (1966 film)|''Armaan'']] (1966), ''Josh'' (1966), ''[[Ehsaan]]'' (1967), ''Ishara'' (1968), ''Tum hi ho mehboob mere'' (1969), ''[[Khamosh Nigahen (1971 film)|Khamosh Nigahen]]'' (1971), ''Basheera'' (1972), and ''Daulat aur dunya'' (1972). She won a [[Nigar Awards|Nigar Award]] for best supportive actress in the movie ''Ishara'' (1968).
Rozina is the mother of model/actress [[Saima Qureshi]] and the aunt of actor/producer [[Faysal Quraishi]].
Rozina is the mother of model/actress [[Saima Qureshi]] and the aunt of actor/producer [[Faysal Quraishi]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Rozina was born in a Christian family, as ''Ivy Cynthia'', on September 21, 1950, in [[Karachi]]. In the early 1960s, she lived with her sister, Raheela, and her mother at Pakistan Chowk, [[Karachi]]. She was educated at St. Joseph School Karachi.<ref name="bio at Pak film magazine">{{cite web |title=Rozina |url=https://pakmag.net/film/artist.php?pid=3222 |website=Pak Film Magazine |access-date=23 September 2021}}</ref><ref name="Jang">{{cite web |title=بیتے دنوں کی بیتی یادیں اداکارہ ''روزینہ'' |url=https://jang.com.pk/news/598030 |website=Roznama Jang |access-date=23 September 2021}}</ref>
Rozina was born in a [[Sindhis|Sindhi]] family, as ''Ayesha Qureshi'', on September 21, 1950, in [[Karachi]]. In the early 1960s, she lived with her sister, Raheela, and her mother at Pakistan Chowk, [[Karachi]]. She was educated at St. Joseph School Karachi.<ref name="Jang">{{cite web |title=بیتے دنوں کی بیتی یادیں اداکارہ ''روزینہ'' |url=https://jang.com.pk/news/598030 |website=Roznama Jang |access-date=23 September 2021}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Rozina started her career with film ''Hamay jeenay do'' in 1962 as a supporting actress. She gradually progressed from supporting to leading roles in films. Her first film as a heroine was ''Ishqe Habib'' (1965) which was based on a religious theme. She was paired with the romantic hero [[Waheed Murad]] in several notable movies like, ''Josh'' (1966), ''Khamosh Nigahein'' (1971}, and ''Daulat Aur Dunya'' (1972). She was labelled as a "glamorous actress" by the critics and the viewers. After working in 61 [[Urdu]] and 32 [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] films, Rozina ended her cinema career with her last movie, ''Mashriq Maghrab'', that was released in 1985.<ref name="Faisal qureshi family">{{cite web |title=Faisal Qureshi and his family - Rozina |url=https://reviewit.pk/faisal-qureshi-and-his-family/ |website=Reviewit.pk |access-date=23 September 2021}}</ref><ref name="Jang" /><ref name="masood rana and rozine">{{cite web |title=مسعودرانا اور روزینہ |url=https://pakmag.net/MasoodRana/Rozina.php |website=Pak Film Magazine |access-date=23 September 2021}}</ref><ref name="filmography at PakFilmMag">{{cite web |title=Rozina - Filmography |url=https://pakmag.net/film/artist/Rozina.php |website=Pak Film Magazine |access-date=23 September 2021}}</ref>
Rozina started her career with the film "''Hamein Bhi Jeenay Do''" in 1963 as a supporting actress. She gradually progressed from supporting to leading roles in films. Her first film as a heroine was ''Ishqe Habib'' (1965) which was based on a religious theme. She was paired with the romantic hero [[Waheed Murad]] in several notable movies like, ''Josh'' (1966), ''[[Khamosh Nigahen (1971 film)|Khamosh Nigahen]]'' (1971), and ''Daulat Aur Dunya'' (1972). She was labelled as a "glamorous actress" by critics and viewers. After working in 61 [[Urdu]] and 32 [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] films, Rozina ended her cinema career with her last movie, ''Mashriq Maghrab'', that was released in 1985.<ref name="Jang" /><ref name="cineplot">{{cite web |title=Rozina |url=http://cineplot.com/rozina/ |website=Cineplot |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617172843/http://cineplot.com/rozina/ |archive-date=17 June 2020}}</ref>


==In the commercials==
==In the commercials==
In the late 1960s, Rozina gained enormous popularity by appearing in a 'Lipton' tea jingle along with [[Nirala]] for [[Pakistan Television Corporation|Pakistan television]].<ref name="masood rana and rozine" /> She also showed her face in a [[Lux (soap)|Lux]] advertisement in the 60s.<ref name="lux">{{cite web |title=Vintage Lux Gallery – Pakistani Stars |url=http://cineplot.com/vintage-lux-gallery-pakistani-stars/ |website=Cineplot.com |access-date=8 September 2021}}</ref>
In the late 1960s, Rozina gained enormous popularity by appearing in a 'Lipton' tea jingle along with [[Nirala]] for [[Pakistan Television Corporation|Pakistan television]]. She also showed her face in a [[Lux (soap)|Lux]] advertisement in the 60s.<ref name="lux">{{cite web |title=Vintage Lux Gallery – Pakistani Stars |url=http://cineplot.com/vintage-lux-gallery-pakistani-stars/ |website=Cineplot.com |access-date=8 September 2021}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Rozina married the sound specialist, Riffat Qureshi and converted to Islam as Ayesha Qureshi. She has a daughter, Saima Qureshi, who is a famous model and actress. Renowned TV actor and producer [[Faysal Quraishi]] is her nephew.<ref name="Jang" /><ref name="Faisal qureshi family" />
Rozina married the sound specialist, Riffat Qureshi and converted to Islam as Ayesha Qureshi.<ref name="Jang" /> She has a daughter, [[Saima Qureshi]], who is a model and actress.<ref name="cineplot" /> TV actor and producer [[Faysal Quraishi]] is her nephew.<ref name="Jang" />


==Retirement and later life==
==Retirement and later life==
After leaving films in 1985, she devoted herself to her family. Her husband died on September 21, 1995, in Karachi. Laterly, she has inclined towards religion and doesn't like much to talk about her film career. She performed a pilgrimage (Umrah) along with her daughter in 2020. She now lives in [[Karachi]].<ref name="Jang" /><ref name="Faisal qureshi family" /><ref>{{cite web |title=فلم سٹار روزینہ اورانکی بیٹی صائمہ قریشی نے عمرہ کی سعادت حاصل کرلی |url=https://dunya.com.pk/index.php/entertainment/2020-01-20/1579124 |website=Roznama Dunya |access-date=23 September 2021}}</ref>
After leaving films in 1985, she devoted herself to her family.<ref name="Jang" /> Her husband died on September 21, 1995, in Karachi. Lately, she has been inclined towards religion and doesn't like to talk about her film career. She performed a pilgrimage ([[Umrah]]) to [[Mecca]] along with her daughter in 2020. She now lives in [[Karachi]].<ref name="Jang" /><ref>{{cite web |title=فلم سٹار روزینہ اورانکی بیٹی صائمہ قریشی نے عمرہ کی سعادت حاصل کرلی |url=https://dunya.com.pk/index.php/entertainment/2020-01-20/1579124 |website=Roznama Dunya |access-date=23 September 2021}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Language
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Language
|-
|-
| 1965 || ''Ishq-e-Habib'' || Urdu<ref name="filmography at PakFilmMag" />
| 1963 || ''Hamen Bhi Jeenay Do'' || Urdu
|-
| 1964 || ''Chhoti Behan'' || Urdu
|-
| 1965 || ''Ishq-e-Habib'' || Urdu
|-
|-
| 1966 || ''Azadi Ya Mout'' || Urdu
| 1966 || ''Azadi Ya Mout'' || Urdu
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| 1970 || ''Love in Europe'' || Urdu<ref>{{cite book |last=Gazdar |first=Mushtaq |author-link=Mushtaq Gazdar |year=1997 |title=Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=267 |isbn=0-19-577817-0}}</ref>
| 1970 || ''Love in Europe'' || Urdu<ref>{{cite book |last=Gazdar |first=Mushtaq |author-link=Mushtaq Gazdar |year=1997 |title=Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=267 |isbn=0-19-577817-0}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1971 || ''Khamosh Nigahein'' || Urdu
| 1970 || ''[[Afsana (1970 film)|Afsana]]'' || Urdu
|-
| 1970 || ''Honeymoon'' || Urdu
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Khamosh Nigahen (1971 film)|Khamosh Nigahen]]'' || Urdu
|-
|-
| 1971 || ''Waris'' || Punjabi<ref>{{cite book |last=Gazdar |first=Mushtaq |author-link=Mushtaq Gazdar |year=1997 |title=Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=271 |isbn=0-19-577817-0}}</ref>
| 1971 || ''Waris'' || Punjabi<ref>{{cite book |last=Gazdar |first=Mushtaq |author-link=Mushtaq Gazdar |year=1997 |title=Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=271 |isbn=0-19-577817-0}}</ref>
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|-
|-
| 1973 || ''Azmat'' || Urdu
| 1973 || ''Azmat'' || Urdu
|-
| 1973 || ''[[Insan Aur Gadha]]'' || Urdu
|-
|-
| 1973 || ''Khoon Da Badla Khoon'' || Punjabi<ref>{{cite book |last=Gazdar |first=Mushtaq |author-link=Mushtaq Gazdar |year=1997 |title=Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=274 |isbn=0-19-577817-0}}</ref>
| 1973 || ''Khoon Da Badla Khoon'' || Punjabi<ref>{{cite book |last=Gazdar |first=Mushtaq |author-link=Mushtaq Gazdar |year=1997 |title=Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=274 |isbn=0-19-577817-0}}</ref>
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|-
|-
| 1977 || ''Ghairat Di Mout'' || Punjabi
| 1977 || ''Ghairat Di Mout'' || Punjabi
|-
| 1978 || ''Lathi Charge'' || Punjabi
|-
| 1978 || ''Sheeshay Ka Ghar'' || Urdu
|-
| 1978 || ''Jashan'' || Punjabi
|-
| 1978 || ''Qayamat'' || Urdu
|-
|-
| 1985 || ''Mashriq Maghrib'' || Urdu
| 1985 || ''Mashriq Maghrib'' || Urdu
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! Year !! Award !! Category !! Result !! Title !! Ref.
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Result !! Title !! Ref.
|-
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Nigar Awards|Nigar Award]]'' || ''Best Supporting Actress'' || {{Won}} || ''Ishara'' ||<ref>{{cite web |title=THE NIGAR AWARDS 1957 - 1971 |url=http://www.thehotspotonline.com/moviespot/bolly/Lollywood/NigarAwards.htm |website=Internet Archive Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080803194443/http://www.thehotspotonline.com/moviespot/bolly/Lollywood/NigarAwards.htm |access-date=23 September 2021|archive-date=2008-08-03 }}</ref>
| 1968 || ''[[Nigar Awards|Nigar Award]]'' || ''Best Supporting Actress'' || {{Won}} || ''Ishara'' ||<ref>{{cite web |title=THE NIGAR AWARDS 1957 - 1971 |url=http://www.thehotspotonline.com/moviespot/bolly/Lollywood/NigarAwards.htm |website=Internet Archive Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080803194443/http://www.thehotspotonline.com/moviespot/bolly/Lollywood/NigarAwards.htm |access-date=23 September 2021|archive-date=2008-08-03 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Pakistan's "Oscars"; The Nigar Awards.|url=https://www.desimoviesreviews.com/index.php/2017/11/24/pakistans-oscars-nigar-awards|website=Desi Movies Reviews|access-date=28 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722111654/https://www.desimoviesreviews.com/index.php/2017/11/24/pakistans-oscars-nigar-awards|archive-date=22 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 20:42, 4 November 2024

Rozina
روزینہ
Born
Ivy Cynthia

(1950-09-21) 21 September 1950 (age 74)
Karachi, Pakistan
Other namesAyesha Qureshi
OccupationActress
Years active1963 – present
SpouseRiffat Qureshi (husband)
ChildrenSaima Qureshi (daughter)
RelativesFaysal Quraishi (nephew)
Afshan Qureshi (cousin)
Abid Qureshi (cousin)
Daniyal Khan (grandson)
AwardsNigar Award for best supporting actress (1968)

Ayesha Qureshi, best known by her screen name Rozina (Urdu: روزینہ ;born September 21, 1950), is a Pakistani film actress. She is known for movies like Armaan (1966), Josh (1966), Ehsaan (1967), Ishara (1968), Tum hi ho mehboob mere (1969), Khamosh Nigahen (1971), Basheera (1972), and Daulat aur dunya (1972). She won a Nigar Award for best supportive actress in the movie Ishara (1968). Rozina is the mother of model/actress Saima Qureshi and the aunt of actor/producer Faysal Quraishi.

Early life

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Rozina was born in a Sindhi family, as Ayesha Qureshi, on September 21, 1950, in Karachi. In the early 1960s, she lived with her sister, Raheela, and her mother at Pakistan Chowk, Karachi. She was educated at St. Joseph School Karachi.[1]

Career

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Rozina started her career with the film "Hamein Bhi Jeenay Do" in 1963 as a supporting actress. She gradually progressed from supporting to leading roles in films. Her first film as a heroine was Ishqe Habib (1965) which was based on a religious theme. She was paired with the romantic hero Waheed Murad in several notable movies like, Josh (1966), Khamosh Nigahen (1971), and Daulat Aur Dunya (1972). She was labelled as a "glamorous actress" by critics and viewers. After working in 61 Urdu and 32 Punjabi films, Rozina ended her cinema career with her last movie, Mashriq Maghrab, that was released in 1985.[1][2]

In the commercials

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In the late 1960s, Rozina gained enormous popularity by appearing in a 'Lipton' tea jingle along with Nirala for Pakistan television. She also showed her face in a Lux advertisement in the 60s.[3]

Personal life

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Rozina married the sound specialist, Riffat Qureshi and converted to Islam as Ayesha Qureshi.[1] She has a daughter, Saima Qureshi, who is a model and actress.[2] TV actor and producer Faysal Quraishi is her nephew.[1]

Retirement and later life

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After leaving films in 1985, she devoted herself to her family.[1] Her husband died on September 21, 1995, in Karachi. Lately, she has been inclined towards religion and doesn't like to talk about her film career. She performed a pilgrimage (Umrah) to Mecca along with her daughter in 2020. She now lives in Karachi.[1][4]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Film Language
1963 Hamen Bhi Jeenay Do Urdu
1964 Chhoti Behan Urdu
1965 Ishq-e-Habib Urdu
1966 Azadi Ya Mout Urdu
1966 Armaan Urdu
1966 Josh Urdu
1967 Ehsaan Urdu
1968 Doosri Maan Urdu
1968 Ishara Urdu
1968 Sangdil Urdu
1969 Baharen Phir Bhi Ayen Gi Urdu
1970 Love in Europe Urdu[5]
1970 Afsana Urdu
1970 Honeymoon Urdu
1971 Khamosh Nigahen Urdu
1971 Waris Punjabi[6]
1971 Jaltay Suraj Ke Neechay Urdu
1972 Japani Guddi Punjabi
1972 Doulat Aur Duniya Urdu
1972 Basheera Punjabi
1972 Thhaah Punjabi
1973 Zarq Khan Urdu
1973 Ghairat Da Nishan Punjabi[7]
1973 Azmat Urdu
1973 Insan Aur Gadha Urdu
1973 Khoon Da Badla Khoon Punjabi[8]
1973 Nishan Punjabi
1974 Usay Dekha Usay Chaha Urdu
1974 Sikandra Punjabi
1974 Usay Dekha Usay Chaha Urdu
1974 Rangi Punjabi
1975 Mardan Hath Medan Punjabi
1975 Haku Punjabi
1975 Ustad Punjabi
1975 Ashiq Lok Soudai Punjabi
1976 Sohni Mehinwal Punjabi
1976 2 Dushman Punjabi
1977 Dharti Lahu Mangdi Punjabi
1977 Jasoos Urdu
1977 Inteqam Di Agg Punjabi
1977 Ghairat Di Mout Punjabi
1978 Lathi Charge Punjabi
1978 Sheeshay Ka Ghar Urdu
1978 Jashan Punjabi
1978 Qayamat Urdu
1985 Mashriq Maghrib Urdu

Awards and recognition

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Year Award Category Result Title Ref.
1968 Nigar Award Best Supporting Actress Won Ishara [9][10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "بیتے دنوں کی بیتی یادیں اداکارہ روزینہ". Roznama Jang. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Rozina". Cineplot. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Vintage Lux Gallery – Pakistani Stars". Cineplot.com. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  4. ^ "فلم سٹار روزینہ اورانکی بیٹی صائمہ قریشی نے عمرہ کی سعادت حاصل کرلی". Roznama Dunya. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  5. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 267. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  6. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 271. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  7. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 274. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  8. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 274. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  9. ^ "THE NIGAR AWARDS 1957 - 1971". Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 2008-08-03. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Pakistan's "Oscars"; The Nigar Awards". Desi Movies Reviews. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
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