Naseem Banu

Naseem Banu

Hindi film actress (1916–2002)

Naseem Banu was an Indian actress. Starting her acting career in the mid-1930s, she continued to act till the mid-1950s. Her first film was Khoon Ka Khoon (Hamlet) (1935) with Sohrab Modi under whose Minerva Movietone banner she acted for several years. The high point of her acting career came with Modi's Pukar (1939) in which she played the role of Empress Nur Jahan. According to composer Naushad she got the sobriquet Pari-Chehra Naseem through the publicity advertisements of her films. She was the mother of actress Saira Banu and mother-in-law to the actor Dilip Kumar.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 4 films (1935–1950) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1950 Sheesh Mahal Sohrab Modi 138 min
1948 Anokhi Ada Mehboob Khan B&W
1939 Pukar Sohrab Modi B&W
1935 Khoon Ka Khoon a.k.a. Hamlet Sohrab Modi