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Babra Sharif (Urdu: بابرہ شرِیف), (born 10 December 1954),[2] is a Pakistani film actress, best known for her roles from the mid-1970s to the 1990s. She started her career in television commercials. She has worked with many famous names of her time, including Shahid, Nadeem, Asif Khan, Waheed Murad, Ghulam Mohyedin, Faisal Rehman, Muhammad Ali and even Sultan Rahi. She had great success in Urdu films in Pakistan. She was also known as Audrey Hepburn of Pakistan and Marilyn Monroe of Pakistan due to her fashion styles roles and romantic comedy roles in films.[1] She did a variety of roles which proved her versatility as an actress. Some critics have also considered her among the best actresses of her time in Pakistan.[3][4]
She has worked in more than 150 movies.[5]
Early life
Sharif was born in Lahore, Pakistan in a middle-class family. From her early childhood, she took considerable interest in show business.[6]
Career
Modelling and television
Sharif began modelling at the age of 12; she made her presence felt in a 'Jet' washing powder commercial in 1973 and came to be known as the 'Jet' powder girl. Fair-haired, attractive and intelligent, she soon became a household name.[7][8] In the same year, she appeared in Mohsin Shirazi's television play, which was telecast from PTV Karachi station and also in the PTV drama Kiran Kahani, a classical slapstick comedy written by Haseena Moin and directed by Shirin Khan which had Roohi Bano, Manzoor Qureshi and Jamshed Ansari in the cast. After a long while, she came back to television in 1992 for Nadan Nadia, a Pakistan television comedy play by Anwar Maqsood
Personal life
Babra's sister Fakhra Sharif was also an actress. She married actor Shahid. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1978.[60]
Awards and accolades
She received the Nigar Awards eight times in her movie career.[61]
Special Award from Nigar Awards for her work in the film Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat in 1975.
Nigar Award for best actress in the film Shabana in 1976. (Urdu)
Nigar Award for best actress in the film Sangdil in 1982. (Urdu)
Nigar Award for best actress in the film Miss Colombo in 1984. (Urdu)
Nigar Award for best actress in the film Miss Bangkok in 1986. (Urdu)
Nigar Award for best actress in the film Kundan in 1987. (Urdu)
Nigar Award for best actress in the film Mukhra in 1988. (Punjabi)
Nigar Award for best actress in the film Gori deyaan jhan jharan in 1990. (Punjabi)
In 2003, Sharif won LUX Icon of Beauty Award by Lux Style Awards held in Karachi.[62]
In 2019 she was honoured by the Government of Pakistan with the Sitara-e-Imtiaz for her contributions towards the film and television industry.[63]
In 2023 she received PTV National Icon Award at PTV Icon Awards.[64]