Sangeeta (Pakistani actress)


Parveen Rizvi, better known as Sangeeta, is a Pakistani film actress, filmmaker and director of television drama serials.

Early life

Parveen Rizvi was born on 14 June 1947 in Karachi, British India. Parveen Rizvi's mother Mehtab Rizvi also had a career in show business. Additionally, Parveen's younger sister, Nasreen Rizvi is also associated with Pakistani cinema.

Career

Acting

In 1969, Sangeeta appeared on the film Koh-e-Noor as a child star; it was directed by Agha Husaini. In 1971, she moved to Lahore from her birthplace of Karachi and started a more serious career in Lollywood movies in Lahore. Her role as a supporting actress in Riaz Shahid's movie Yeh Aman was well-liked by the Pakistani public. She went on to act in dozens of other movies before deciding to become a film producer-director with her own film Society Girl in 1976. Sangeeta has over 120 films to her credit as an actress and a producer-director.

Film directing

Sangeeta directed her debut film in 1976, Society Girl. Her second film as director was Mujhay galay laga lo, starring, Sangeeta, Kaveeta, Ghulam Mohiuddin, Nayyar Sultana, Bahar Begum. Her film Mian Biwi Razi celebrated its Platinum Jubilee and was a highly successful movie. Her film Thori Si Bewafai was the first Pakistani film to be shot in United States. During the 1990s, she directed commercially successful films like Khilona and Nikah. Her film Sirf Tum Hi To Ho was released in 2019.

Personal life

Sangeeta's first marriage was to fellow Pakistani actor Humayun Qureshi. Together, they had a daughter. After some years, this marriage failed and they divorced. Sangeeta then married famous Business Tycoon Naveed Akbar Butt.

Filmography

As director

Television