Anjuman

Anjuman is a Pakistani film actress. She was one of the most successful Punjabi film heroines of Pakistan during the 1980s and early 90s. Her real name is Anjuman Shaheen and she was born in Bahawalpur. Anjuman's parents came from Ahmed Pur East and settled in Multan and then migrated to Lahore. Her career spanned almost 20 years and she appeared in more than 160 films She first appeared in the Urdu film, Soorath co-starring with Waseem Abbas, Afshan, Taj Niazi, in 1973 and she gave her last appearance in 2000 in the film Peengan.Soorath was not a success; her first major hit was Waadey ki zanjeer (1979). She had major roles in Sher Khan andChan Varyam and played a supporting role in Sala sahib. All three films were diamond jubilee hits and were released the same day, a unique record, which she shared with her partner hero Sultan Rahi, her playback voice (singer) Melody Queen Madam Noor Jehan, and musician Wajahat Attre. Anjuman was a darling of the working classes, who went to the cinema frequently. She could dance according to their taste and she had the figure of a traditional Punjabi mutyaar, which is the ideal of adult males, especially in Punjab. She appeared with every hero of her era but with Sultan Rahi she ruled the Punjabi cinema for more than a decade. She also appeared with Ali Ijaz, Javed Sheikh, Ghulam Mohiuddin,Izhar Qazi and Nadeem. Her initial films were in Urdu but the bulk of her career was based on acting in Punjabi films. Her roles ranged from a traditional innocent village girl to modern sexy bombshell, romance to action packed. Anjuman married an income tax officer, Mubeen Malik, has two sons and one daughter, quit films, and moved to the United Kingdom. Some insiders disclosed that, Malik got fed up with her lifestyle; he was shocked at his wife's "fast" life, and slowly but surely bickering and fighting became the tone of their marriage. During this time, Sultan Rahi was murdered on theNational Highway. Lollywood was deprived of its most famous star, and the Punjabi film industry virtually grounded to a halt. Relations between Anjuman and Malik always remained tense, though they managed to tolerate each other but after a long tense marriage, Anjuman decided to part ways in 2009 and returned to Lahore, Pakistan. She passed away in 2011.