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Also known as Deeba Begum

Deeba (; born 1 August 1947) is one of Pakistan's most popular actresses of the 1960s and 1970s. She is best known for her romantic and tragic roles in Urdu and Punjabi films and for her iconic beauty, earning her the nickname the Pakistani Mona Lisa. Deeba also received two major awards: the Nigar Award and the Pride of Performance.

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Person.name
Deeba
Person.birth_name
Raheela Begum
Person.birth_place
Ranchi, Bihar,(present-day Jharkhand), British India
Person.alias
Pakistani Mona Lisa
Person.years_active
1956 – present
Person.children
Madiha Rizvi (daughter) Imran Rizvi (son)
Person.relatives
Hassan Noman (son-in-law)
Person.awards
Pride of Performance (2020)Nigar Award:Special Award for Sajna Door Diya (1970)

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1947-08-01
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Contents
  • Early life and career
  • Personal life
  • Childhood tragedy
  • Marriage
  • List of television projects
  • Television series
  • Telefilm
  • Filmography
  • Film
  • Awards and recognition
  • See also
  • References
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Deeba (; born 1 August 1947) is one of Pakistan's most popular actresses of the 1960s and 1970s. She is best known for her romantic and tragic roles in Urdu and Punjabi films and for her iconic beauty, earning her the nickname the Pakistani Mona Lisa. Deeba also received two major awards: the Nigar Award and the Pride of Performance.

==Early life and career== Named Raheela at birth, Deeba was born in Ranchi, Bihar, British India, on 1 August 1947. In the 1950s, she was living with her married sister near Karachi Cantonment railway station in a slum area of Karachi. She started her career as a child actress in the film Miss 56 (1956) and was nicknamed "Chutanki" as she was still a little girl.

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