Rukhsana
Real Name –
Profession – Actress
Active Years – 1950s – 1970s
Nationality – Pakistani
Religion – Muslim
Ethnicity –
Date of Birth –
Date of Death –
Debut Film – Perhaps Sitaroun Ki Duniya (1958)
Last Film –
Significant others in the Film Industry –
Miscellaneous Info – Rukhsana started her career as a stage actress at Rivoli Theatre, Karachi with the screen name of Cheeko. Later she joined the film industry and appeared in few Karachi productions including Sitaroun Ki Duniya, Apna Paraya etc. She gained nationwide prominence as a dancer in Salma (1960) with the superhit song “Oonchi neechi rahoun mein payal meri thumkey” sung by Naseem Begum picturized on her. Although she played leading roles in few films – Ghareeb, Teer Andaz, Neelam etc, she was mostly cast as side heroine in Pakistani films throughout the 1960s. Rukhsana ended her film career somewhere around mid to late 70s.
Nowadays Rukhsana is living a widow’s life in England. One of Rukhsana’s daughters lives in Mazhar’s (of Mazhar.dk fame) neighborhood. However, he is unable to meet Rukhsana or interview her. According to reliable sources, she doesn’t like to talk about her time spent in the film industry and prefers her privacy.
Filmography
Filmographies might not be 100% accurate or complete because of various reasons including artistes with similar names
Title
Year
Country
Producer
Director
More Info
Sitaron ki Duniya
1958
Pakistan
Sheda Imam
M.H.Muhib
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Wah Re Zamane
1958
Pakistan
Wazir Ali
Rafiq Rizvi
Apna Paraya
1959
Pakistan
Munir Gilani
Rafiq Rizvi
Savera
1959
Pakistan
Mamnoon Hasan
Rafiq Rizvi
Click
Alladin ka Beta
1960
Pakistan
Wazir Ali
R.A.Raju
Ghareeb
1960
Pakistan
A.R.Khan
Qaiser Pasha
Salma
1960
Pakistan
Ashfaq Malik
A.Malik
Sham Dhalay
1960
Pakistan
Santosh Kumar
Santosh Kumar
Click
Yeh Duniya
1960
Pakistan
M.Siddiqui
Nazir Sufi
Sher-e-Islam
1961
Pakistan
Ratan Kumar
M.J.Rana
Sunheray Sapne
1961
Pakistan
Amin Malik
A.Malik
Surraiya
1961
Pakistan
Mujaddid Ali
S.Kiranvi
Zamana Kya Kahega
1961
Pakistan
F.M.Sardar
lqbal Yusuf
Click
Ajnabi
1962
Pakistan
Ashfaq Malik
Ashfaq Malik
Click
Suraj Mukhi
1962
Pakistan
A.Kamal Pasha
Dilshad Malik
Susral
1962
Pakistan
Riaz Shahid
R.Shahid
Kala Aadmi
1963
Pakistan
Jahangir Sheikh
Maqsud Ahmed
Khoon ki Piyas
1963
Pakistan
Jahangir Sheikh
Maqsood Ahmed
Maa Beti
1963
Pakistan
Ch.Latif
Ch.Latif
Neelam
1963
Pakistan
Shabab Kiranvi
A.Hameed
Teer Andaz
1963
Pakistan
K.Khadim Hussain
M.Akram
Aashiana
1964
Pakistan
Sardar/Yusuf
S.M.Yusuf
Khyber Pass
1964
Pakistan
Shamsul Alam
Daud Chand
Maa ka Pyar
1964
Pakistan
Atiq Shah
Ziaullah
Maikhana
1964
Pakistan
Nakhshab
Nakhshab
Paigham
1964
Pakistan
Sardar/S.M.Yusuf
Nazir Ajmeri
Pyar Ki Saza
1964
Pakistan
Mamnoon Hasan
M.Hasan
Pyar Na Kar Nadan
1964
Pakistan
Ch.Sharif
Baqar Rizvi
Shikari
1964
Pakistan
Film Corporation
Jaffer Malik
Shukriya
1964
Pakistan
A.Hameed
S.Kiranvi
Eid Mubarak
1965
Pakistan
Sardar/Yusuf
S.M.Yusuf
Fashion
1965
Pakistan
A.Hameed
Shabab Kiranvi
Raqaasa
1965
Pakistan
M.Mushtaq
Mushtaq/Ashraf
Haunehar
1966
Pakistan
Sardar/Yusuf
S.M.Yusuf
Josh
1966
Pakistan
G.Danewalailqbal
lqbal Yusuf
Hamdam
1967
East Pakistan
Nizamul Haq
N.Haq
Hatim Tai
1967
Pakistan
Nasimul Saglain
Akbar A.Akku
Main Woh Nahin
1967
Pakistan
Rashid Mukhtar
Qadeer Malik
Shola Aur Shabnam
1967
Pakistan
Nasimul Saqlain
K.Khurshid
Sitamgar
1967
Pakistan
Salim Ashrafi
Aziz Meeruthi
Adalat
1968
Pakistan
G.S.& Co
Hasan Tariq
Nakhuda
1968
Pakistan
Ch.Bashir Ahmed
Munnawer Rashid
Shabistan
1969
Pakistan
Salim Ashrafi
Khan Aziz
Darinda
1970
Pakistan
S.Gul
Shaukat Hashmi
Kauser
1970
Pakistan
Jahangir Sheikh
Maqsood Ahmed
Baharon Phool Barsao
1972
Pakistan
M.Sadiq
M.Sadiq
Kaun Apna Kaun Praya
1972
Pakistan
M.Ibrahim
Latif Shahid
Kaee Saal Pehlay
1974
Pakistan
Bostan/Dilawar
M.Dilawar