Sangeeta (Pakistani actress)

Pakistani actress

This article is about the Pakistani actor. For other persons, see Sangeeta.

Sangeeta

سنگیتا
Born|

Parveen Rizvi

(1958-06-14) 14 June 1958 (age 66)[1]

Karachi, Pakistan

Occupations|

* Film director
* Actress

Years active| 1969 – present
Spouse(s)| Naveed Akbar Butt (divorced)
Humayun Qureshi (divorced)
Children| 3
Parent(s)| Tayyab Hussain Rizvi (father)
Mehtab Rizvi (mother)
Relatives| See Khan family
Kaveeta (sister)
Raza Ali Rizvi (brother)
Hina Rizvi (sister)
Jiah Khan (niece)
Awards| Nigar Award
Best Director
1998 Nikah
1978 Mutthi Bhar Chawal
Best Actress
1978 Mutthi Bhar Chawal
Special Award
1976 Society Girl
1983 Sona Chandi
Best Supporting Actress
1971 Yeh Aman
1984 Naam Mera Badnaam
Honours| Pride of Performance (2023)[2]

Parveen Rizvi, better known as Sangeeta, (Urdu: سنگیتا; born 14 June 1958) is a Pakistani film actress, filmmaker and director of television drama serials.[3]

## Early life

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Parveen Rizvi was born on 14 June 1958 in Karachi, Pakistan.[4] Parveen Rizvi's (or Sangeeta's) mother Mehtab Rizvi also had a career in show business.[5] Additionally, Parveen's younger sister, Nasreen Rizvi (professionally known as Kaveeta) is also associated with Pakistani cinema.[6] The British-American actress Jiah Khan was her niece.[7]

## Career

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### Acting

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In 1969, Sangeeta appeared on the film Koh-e-Noor (1969) as a child star; it was directed by Agha Husaini.[8] In 1971, she moved to Lahore from her birthplace of Karachi and started a more serious career in Lollywood movies in Lahore.[9] Her role as a supporting actress in Riaz Shahid's movie Yeh Aman (1971) 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.[10] In 2022 on August 14, she was honored by the Government of Pakistan with the Pride of Performance for her contributions towards the film and television industry.[2]

### Film directing

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Sangeeta directed her debut film in 1976, Society Girl, which was a box-office hit.[11] Her second film as director was Mujhay Galay Laga Lo, starring Sangeeta, Kaveeta, Ghulam Mohiuddin, Nayyar Sultana, and Bahar Begum. In 1978, she directed the critically acclaimed film Mutthi Bhar Chawal.[12] Her film Mian Biwi Razi (1982) 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.[13] During the 1990s, she directed commercially successful films like Khilona (1996) and Nikah (1998). In 2019, she directed the romantic film Sirf Tum Hi To Ho.[14][15]

## Personal life

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Sangeeta's first marriage was to fellow Pakistani actor Humayun Qureshi.[13] Together, they had a daughter.[13] After some years, this marriage failed and they divorced.[13] Sangeeta,then married the business tycoon Naveed Akbar Butt with him she had two daughters but they divorced and took the custody of her daughters.[13] She is also the aunt of British American actress Jiah Khan.[13]

## Filmography

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### As director

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Year  | Film  | Language

|
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1976 | Society Girl | Urdu
Mujhe Gale Laga Lo
1977 | Ishq Ishq
1978 | Mutthi Bhar Chawal
1979 | Laad Pyar Aur Beiti
1980 | Mahal Mere Sapnon Ka
1982 | Mian Biwi Razi
Thori Si Bewafai
1984 | Naam Mera Badnam
1985 | Jeeney Nahin Dungi
1986 | Ik Shehanshah
1987 | Qasam Munnay Ki
1988 | Shahenshah | Urdu/Punjabi
1989 | Taqat Ka Toofan | Urdu
Kalka | Punjabi
1990 | Kaali | Urdu
Zehreelay
1991 | Betab
1993 | Behroopia
1996 | Khilona
1997 | Aashqi Khel Nahin
Dream Girl
Jeet
1998 | Ehsaas
Nikah
Harjai
Do Boond Pani
1999 | Qaid
Qismat
Dil To Pagal
2001 | Mere Mehboob
Gharana
Daldal
2002 | Jahad
2003 | Qayamat
Remand | Punjabi
Soldier | Urdu
Yeh Wada Raha
2005 | Daku Haseena
Kuriyaan Shehr Diyan  | Punjabi
Mustafa Khan
2006 | Tarap | Urdu
Athra  | Punjabi
Yaar Badmash
2008 | Gulabo
Ziddi Badmash
2010 | Hakim Arain
Haseeno ka Mela
2012 | Chunri  | Urdu
2019 | Sirf Tum Hi To Ho

### As actress

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Year  | Film  | Role  | Language  | Notes

|
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|
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1969 | Koh-e-Noor |  | Urdu | [1]
1969 | Kangan |  | Urdu | [1]
1971 | Yeh Aman |  | Urdu |
Naag Muni |  | Urdu |
1972 | Baharo Phool Barsao |  | Urdu |
1973 | Khushia | Taaji / Seema | Punjabi | Double role
Baharon Ki Manzil |  |
1975 | Bin Badal Barsaat | Gori | Urdu |
1976 | Society Girl | Julie |
1984 | Pukar |  | Punjabi |
1986 | Joora |  |
1987 | Disco Dancer | Sangeeta |
1989 | Kala |  |
2019 | Betabiyan |  | Urdu |

### Television series

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Year  | Drama  | Network

|
|

2010  | Dastaan | Hum TV
2011  | Kis Din Mera Viyah Howay Ga Season 1 | Geo TV
2012  | Nikhar Gaye Gulab Sare | Hum TV
2012  | Meri Behan Meri Dewrani | ARY Digital
2013  | Main Chup Rahungi | TV One
2013  | Quddusi Sahab Ki Bewah | ARY Digital
2013  | Kis Din Mera Viyah Howay Ga Season 2 | Geo Entertainment
2013  | Mohabbat Humsafar Meri | TV One
2013  | Rehaai | Hum TV
2013  | Yeh Shaadi Nahi Ho Sakti | ARY Digital
2013  | Kis Din Mera Viyah Howay Ga Season 3 | Geo Entertainment
2014  | Rishtey | ARY Zindagi
2015  | Malaika | Urdu 1
2015  | Dil-e-Barbaad | ARY Digital
2016  | Haya Ke Daaman Main | Hum TV
2016  | Sakeena | A-Plus
2017  | Jatan | ARY Digital
2017  | Mohabbat Khawab Safar | Hum TV
2017  | Larka Karachi Ka Kudi Lahore Di | Express Entertainment
2018  | Kis Din Mera Viyah Howay Ga Season 4 | Geo Entertainment
2018  | Do Biwian Ek Bechara | ARY Digital
2018  | Bari Phuppo | A-Plus
2019  | Mein Na Janoo | Hum TV
2019  | Mera Maan Rakhna | TV One
2019  | Abba | PTV Home
2020  | Tera Ghum Aur Hum | Hum TV
2020  | Qarar | Hum TV
2021  | Aslam Ka Gaon | PTV
2021  | Pehli Si Muhabbat | ARY Digital
2021  | Badnaseeb | Hum TV
2022  | Teri Rah Mein | ARY Digital
2022  | Sirat-e-Mustaqeem Season 2 | ARY Digital
2023  | Sotailay | PTV
2023  | Qabeel | Aur Life
2023  | Dil Pe Zakham Khaye Hain | Hum TV

### Telefilm

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Year  | Title  | Role

|
|

2020  | Tuition Wali Tabbassum | Tabbassum's mother

## Awards and recognition

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Year | Award | Category | Result | Title | Ref.

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|
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1971 | Nigar Award | Best Supporting Actress | Won | Yeh Aman | [16]
1976 | Nigar Award | Special Awards | Won | Society Girl | [16]
1978 | Nigar Award | Best Director | Won | Mutthi Bhar Chawal | [16]
1978 | Nigar Award | Best Actress | Won | Mutthi Bhar Chawal | [16]
1983 | Nigar Award | Special Awards | Won | Sona Chandi | [16]
1984 | Nigar Award | Best Supporting Actress | Won | Naam Mera Badnaam | [16]
1998 | Nigar Award | Best Director | Won | Nikah | [16]
2020 | Pakistan International Screen Awards | Life Time Achievement Award | Won | Contribution to Cinema | [17]
2023 | Pride of Performance | Award by the Government of Pakistan | Won | Contribution to Media Industry | [2]
2023 | PTV Icon Awards | National Icon Awards | Won | Contribution to Media Industry | [18]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Taron Sey Karen Batain with Fiza Ali | Sangeeta". GNN. 7 November 2023.
2. ^ a b c "Celebrities Getting Pakistan's Highest Honours On 75th Independence Day". Galaxy Lollywood. 15 August 2022.
3. ^ "Sangeeta, the film industry's saviour?". Dawn (newspaper). 24 January 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
4. ^ "Sangeeta's pearl of wisdom". Dawn (newspaper). 1 June 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
5. ^ Sheharyar Rizwan (15 October 2017). "SPOTLIGHT: THE COMEBACK KIDS?". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 23 January 2022.
6. ^ "Film, TV artistes critical of govt indifference". Dawn (newspaper). 16 January 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
7. ^ "Scene-stealer Sangeeta". Dawn (newspaper). 10 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
8. ^ "Pakistan's film industry is in collapse". Los Angeles Times (newspaper). 8 November 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
9. ^ "Career highlights of film star Chakori". Dawn (newspaper). 3 November 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
10. ^ Peerzada Salman (2 October 2015). "Sangeeta announces launch of her film Tum Hi To Ho". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 23 January 2022.
11. ^ Sher Khan (1 May 2014). "Revival of the 'society girl'". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 23 January 2022.
12. ^ "Mandwa to screen 'Muthi Bhar Chawal' on 26th". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 23 January 2022.
13. ^ a b c d e f Rashid Nazir Ali (18 January 2016). "Family of Tayyab Rizvi (including Sangeeta)". Reviewit.pk website. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
14. ^ Ahmed, Hira (4 February 2019). "Three Pakistani Movies To Battle in March!". VeryFilmi. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
15. ^ Jamal Sohail (30 October 2019). "Cinema of Pakistan — 72 years on and beyond". Daily Times (newspaper). Retrieved 23 January 2022.
16. ^ a b c d e f g "Pakistan's "Oscars"; The Nigar Awards (1957 - 2002)". The Hot Spot Film Reviews website. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
17. ^ Sadiq Saleem (9 February 2020). "'Mere Paas Tum Ho' sweeps PISA in Dubai; Suhail Galadari hands over awards". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
18. ^ Mossadiq, Zainab (9 October 2023). "Icon Awards 2023: All You Need to Know About the Government's Initiative". Galaxy Lollywood.

## External links

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* Sangeeta at IMDb

* v
* t
* e

Films directed by Sangeeta

* Society Girl (1976)
* Mutthi Bhar Chawal (1978)
* Mian Biwi Razi (1982)
* Jeenay Nahin Doon Gi (1984)
* Nikah (1998)
* Sher-e-Lahore (2001)
* Qayamat (2003)
* Yeh Wada Raha (2003)
* Tarap (2006)
* Gulabo (2008)
* Tum Hi To Ho (2016)

Awards for Sangeeta

* v
* t
* e

Nigar Award for Best Director (for Urdu films)

* W. Z. Ahmed (1957)
* Luqman (1958)
* Khalil Qaiser (1959)
* S. M. Yusuf (1960)
* Khalil Qaiser (1961)
* S. M. Yusuf (1962)
* Qadeer Ghori (1963)
* S. M. Yusuf (1964)
* Sharif Nayyar (1965)
* Pervez Malik (1966)
* Ehtisham (1967)
* Hassan Tariq (1968)
* Riaz Shahid (1969)
* Hassan Tariq (1970)
* Sharif Nayyar (1971)
* Nazar-ul-Islam (1972)
* Ali Sufiyan Afaqi (1973)
* Nazar-ul-Islam (1974)
* Shabab Kiranvi (1975)
* S. Suleman (1976)
* Nazar-ul-Islam (1977)
* Sangeeta (1978)
* Masood Parvez (1979)
* Javed Fazil (1980)
* Pervez Malik (1981)
* Hassan Tariq (1982)
* Javed Fazil (1983)
* Hassan Askari (1984)
* Javed Fazil (1985)
* Iqbal Kashmiri (1986)
* Iqbal Kashmiri (1987)
* Javed Fazil (1988)
* Saeed Rizvi (1989)
* Hasnain (1990)
* Hasnain (1991)
* Umer Sharif (1992)
* Shamim Ara (1993)
* Shamim Ara (1994)
* Syed Noor (1995)
* Syed Noor (1996)
* Syed Noor (1997)
* Sangeeta (1998)
* Hassan Askari (1999)
* Hassan Askari (2000)
* Ajab Gul (2001)
* Jawed Sheikh (2002)
* Nabeel Qureshi (2017)

* v
* t
* e

Nigar Award for Best Actress

Urdu films|

* Sabiha Khanum (1957)
* Musarrat Nazir (1958)
* Musarrat Nazir (1959)
* Nayyar Sultana (1960)
* Musarrat Nazir (1961)
* Nayyar Sultana (1962)
* Sabiha Khanum (1963)
* Shamim Ara (1964)
* Shamim Ara (1965)
* Zeba (1966)
* Shamim Ara (1967)
* Shamim Ara (1968)
* Neelo (1969)
* Zeba (1970)
* Shabnam (1971)
* Zeba (1972)
* Shabnam (1973)
* Shabnam (1974)
* Shabnam (1975)
* Babra Sharif (1976)
* Shabnam (1977)
* Sangeeta (1978)
* Shabnam (1979)
* Shabnam (1980)
* Shabnam (1981)
* Babra Sharif (1982)
* Shabnam (1983)
* Babra Sharif (1984)
* Shabnam (1985)
* Babra Sharif (1986)
* Babra Sharif (1987)
* Salma Agha (1988)
* Kaveeta (1989)
* Anjuman (1990)
* Nadira (1991)
* Ruby Niazi (1992)
* Reema (1993)
* Neeli (1994)
* Zeba Bakhtiar (1995)
* Meera (1996)
* Neeli (1997)
* Reema (1998)
* Saima (1999)
* Zara Sheikh (2000)
* Meera (2001)
* Sana (2002)
* Saba Qamar (2018)

Punjabi films|

* Firdous (1970)
* Rani Begum (1971)
* Aliya Begum (1972)
* Firdous (1973)
* Neelo (1974)
* Mumtaz (1975)
* Neelo (1976)
* Aasia (1977)
* Najma (1978)
* Mumtaz (1979)
* Mumtaz (1980)
* Anjuman (1981)
* Anjuman (1982)
* Rani Begum (1983)
* Durdana Rehman (1984)
* Mumtaz (1985)
* Anjuman (1986)
* Anjuman (1987)
* Babra Sharif (1988)
* Neeli (1989)
* Babra Sharif (1990)
* Neeli (1991)
* Anjuman (1992)
* Neeli (1993)
* Reema (1994)
* Reema (1995)
* Saima (1996)
* Reema (1997)
* Saima (1998)
* Reema (1999)
* Saima (2000)

Television|

* Shehnaz Sheikh (1982)
* Bushra Ansari (1984)
* Marina Khan (1986)
* Saba Hameed (1987)
* Shakila Qureshi (1989)

* v
* t
* e

Nigar Award for Best Supporting Actress (for Urdu films)

* Nayyar Sultana (1957)
* Shamim Bano (1958)
* Neelo (1959)
* Shamim Ara (1960)
* Shamim Bano (1961)
* Shabnam (1962)
* Neelo (1963)
* Sumeeta (1964)
* Shabnam (1965)
* Nabeela (1966)
* Tarannum (1967)
* Rozina (1968)
* Aaliya (1969)
* Saiqa (1970)
* Sangeeta (1971)
* Husna (1972)
* Sofia Bano (1973)
* Nayyar Sultana (1974)
* Kaveeta (1975)
* Kaveeta (1976)
* Tamanna Begum (1977)
* Nadia (1978)
* Aasia (1979)
* Bazgha (1980)
* Shaista Qaiser (1981)
* Sabiha Khanum (1982)
* Bazgha (1983)
* Sangeeta (1984)
* Samina Ahmad and Arifa Siddiqui (1985)
* Arifa Siddiqui (1986)
* Neeli (1987)
* Aasfa (1988)
* Neelo (1989)
* Samina Peerzada (1990)
* Rubina (1991)
* Zoya Butt (1992)
* Kanwal (1993)
* Nayyar Sultana (1994)
* Zeba Shehnaz (1995)
* Andaleeb (1996)
* Sana (1997)
* Sahiba Afzal (1998)
* Sana (1999)
* Atiqa Odho (2000)
* Not Awarded (2001)
* Veena Malik (2002)

* v
* t
* e

Special Awards from Nigar Awards

Special Awards|

| 1965–1967|

* Noor Jehan (1965) (for 1965 war-time national songs)
* Sohail Hashmi (1966) (for film Jaan Pehchaan)
* Master Rufi (1966) (for film Lori)
* Allauddin (1966) (for film Badnaam)
* Sabiha Khanum (1967) (for film Devar Bhabi)
* Anwar Hussain (1967) (for film Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah)

|

1968–1970|

* Kamal (1968) (for film Behan Bhai)
* Rani (1968) (for film Mera ghar meri jannat)
* Babu Jugnu (1968) (for film Mera Ghar Meri Jannat)
* Shabnam (1969) (for film Andaleeb)
* Firdous (1969) (for film Chan Veer)
* Ejaz (1969) (for film Dilan De Sauday)
* A. J. Kardar (1969) (for film Qasam us waqt ki)
* Habib Wali Mohammad (1970) (for singing "Aashian jal gaya")
* M. Ajmal (1970) (for film Heer Ranjha)
* Deeba (1970) (for film Sajna Door Daya)

1971–1975|

* Firdous (1971) (for film Aansu)
* Aliya Begum (1971) (for film Mastana Mahi)
* Sultan Rahi (1971) (for film Babul)
* Munawar Zarif (1971) (for film Ishq Deewana)
* Rangeela (1972) (for film Meri Zindagi hai naghma)
* Akhlaq Ahmed (1974) (for singing Sawan Aayae Sawan jaayae)
* Sabiha Khanum (1975) (for film Ek gunah aur sahi)
* Babra Sharif (1975) (for film Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat)
* Ghulam Mohiuddin (1975) (for film Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat)

1976–1978|

* Roohi Bano (1976) (for film Insaan aur Farishta)
* Sangeeta (1976) (for film Society Girl)
* Alamgir (1977) (for singing in Aaina)
* Shahzeb (1977) (for film Aaina)
* Mumtaz (1978) (for film Haider Ali)
* Ghulam Mohiuddin (1978) (for film Mutthi bhar chaawal)

1979–1983|

* Ashar (1979) (for film Aag)
* Nazir Chan (1979) (for film Miss Hong Kong)
* Diana Kristina (1980) (for film Bandish)
* Faisal Rehman (1980) (for film Nahin Abhi Nahin)
* Master Khurram (1981) (for film Qurbani)
* Rangeela (1982) (for film Naukar tay malik)
* Master Shahbaz (1983) (for film Kabhi alvida na kehna)
* Sangeeta (1983) (for film Sona Chandi)

1984–2000|

* Aslam Pervaiz (1984) (for film Miss Colombo)
* Muhammad Ali (1984) (for films Doorian and Bobby)
* Kaveeta (1985) (for film Jeenay nahin doon gi)
* Faisal Rehman (1985) (for film Naraz)
* Meera (1999) (for film Mujhe Jeene Do)
* Anjuman (1999) (for film Chohdrani)
* Shehzad Roy (1999) (for singing)
* Reema (2000) (for film Mujhe Chand Chahiye)
* Babar Ali (2000) (for film Mehndi Waley Hath)

For 30 Years of Excellence|

* Noor Jehan (1981)
* Sabiha Khanum (1981)
* Shabab Kiranvi (1981)
* Anwar Kamal Pasha (1981)
* Sudhir (1981)
* Aslam Pervaiz (1981)
* Asha Posley (1982)
* Meena Shorey (1982)
* Nazir (1982)
* Azad (1982)
* Saqi (1985)

Millennium Award|

* Muhammad Ali (1999)
* Zeba (1999)
* Yousuf Khan (1999)
* Nadeem (1999)
* Qateel Shifai (1999)
* Badar Munir (1999)
* Umer Shareef (1999)
* Rangeela (1999)
* Sabiha Khanum (1999)
* Bahar Begum
* Neelo (1999)
* Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1999)
* Mehdi Hassan (1999)
* Noor Jehan (1999)
* Aslam Azhar (1999)
* Agha Nasir (1999)
* Ashfaq Malik (1999)
* Ali Sufiyan Afaqi (1999)
* Sharif Nayyar (1999)
* Umer Shareef (1999)

Ilyas Rashidi Gold Medal|

* Shamim Ara (1999)
* Zeba (2002)
* Nadeem (2002)

Honorary gold medal awarded|

* Sabiha Khanum (2000)

Legend awards|

* Waheed Murad (2002)

Lifetime Achievement Award|

* Kamal (2000)
* Naghma (2000)
* Habib (2002)
* Bahar Begum (2002)
* Ghulam Mohiuddin (2002)

* v
* t
* e

Recipients of the Pride of Performance for Arts

1950s|

* Abdur Rehman Chughtai (1958)
* Zainul Abedin (1958)
* Hafeez Jalandhari (1958)
* Professor Abdus Salam (1958)

1960s|

* Roshan Ara Begum (1960)
* Fateh Ali Khan (Qawwali singer) (1960)
* Tassaduq Hussain (1960)
* Sadequain (1962)
* Mehdi Ali Mirza (1962)
* Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum (1962)
* Ahmed Mohiuddin (1962)
* Allah Bakhsh (1963)
* Shahid Ahmad Dehlvi (1963)
* Noor Jehan (1965)
* A.S.M. Qamarul Hasan (1965)
* Zubaida Agha (1965)
* Ferdausi Begum (1965)
* Sharif Khan Poonchwaley (1965)
* Imtiaz Ali Taj (1965)
* Salimuzzaman Siddiqui (1966)
* Shakir Ali (1966)
* Khwaja Moinuddin (1966)
* Ayat Ali Khan (1966)
* Ustad Haji Mohammad Sharif (1967)
* Munshi Raziuddin (1967)
* Rafi Peer (1967)
* Ali Imam (1968)
* Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi (1968)
* Amanat Ali Khan (1969)
* Bade Fateh Ali Khan (1969)
* Leila Arjumand Banu (1969)
* Umeed Ali Khan (1969)
* Mohammad Kibria (1969)
* Anna Molka Ahmed (1969)

1970s|

* Ismail Gulgee (1970)
* Farida Khanum (1970)
* Naheed Niazi (1970)
* Muslehuddin (1970)
* Ustad Gul Mohammad Khan (1971)
* S. M. Ikram (1971)
* Iqbal Bano (1974)
* Salamat Ali Khan (1977)
* Munir Sarhadi (1978)
* Ahmed Parvez (1978)
* Ustad Manzoor Ali Khan (1978)
* Sabri Brothers (1978)
* Ibn-e-Insha (1978)
* Faiz Mohammad Baloch (1979)
* Khamiso Khan (1979)
* Kishwar Sultan (1979)
* Ustad Fateh Ali Khan (Sitar Nawaz) (1979)
* Ghulam Ali (1979)
* Alam Lohar (1979)
* Mureed Buledi (1979)
* Misri Khan Jamali (1979)
* Pathanay Khan (1979)
* Mohammad Azam Chishti (1979)
* Ashfaq Ahmed (1979)
* Nabi Bakhsh Baloch (1979)

1980s|

* Mohammad Qavi Khan (1980)
* Ustad Khyal Muhammad (1980)
* Allan Fakir (1980)
* Sohail Rana (1980)
* Khalid Iqbal (1980)
* Aazar Zubi (1980)
* Malika Pukhraj (1980)
* Muhammad Juman (1980)
* Qari Shakir Qasmi (1981)
* Nasir Jahan (1981)
* Mansoor Tabish (1981)
* Qari Syed Ali Sharfuddin Yemni (1981)
* Nanhe Ali Khan (music performer))(1981)
* Roohi Bano (1981)
* Alexander Robert (1981)
* Mai Bhagi (1981)
* Mirza Adeeb (1981)
* Uzma Gillani (1982)
* Qari Ubaidur Rehman (1982)
* Talat Hussain (1982)
* Tufail Niazi (1982)
* Reshma (1982)
* Arsh Muneer (1983)
* Ustad Nazar Hussain (1983)
* Atta Shad (1983)
* Qari Waheed Zafar Qasmi (1984)
* Begum Khurshid Mirza (1984)
* Abida Parveen (1984)
* Muhammad Ali (1984)
* Sayed Nafees al-Hussaini, Nafees Raqam (1985)
* Ustad Chhote Ghulam Ali Khan (1985)
* Bundu Khan (1985)
* Mehdi Hasan (1985)
* Shaukat Hussain (1985)
* Qari Ghulam Rasool (1985)
* Siddiq Ismail (1985)
* Abid Ali (1985)
* Syed Mehmood Ali (1985)
* Sabiha Khanum (1986)
* Shahzad Khalil (1986)
* Suraiya Multanikar (1986)
* Firdous Jamal (1986)
* Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan(1986)
* Azhar Lodhi (1986)
* Riaz Batalvi (1986)
* Intizar Hussain (1986)
* Amjad Islam Amjad (1987)
* Ustad Abdul Majeed Dehlvi (1987)
* Haseena Moin (1987)
* Aadil Salahuddin (1987)
* Sain Akhtar Hussain (1987)
* Qari Izhar Ahmed Thanvi (1987)
* Shaista Zaid (1988)
* Ghulam Hassan Shaggan (1988)
* Mustafa Qureshi (1988)
* Muzaffar Warsi (1988)
* Qazi Wajid (1988)
* Ustad Kabir Khan (1989)
* Ghulam Ahmed Chishti (1989)
* Musarrat Nazir (1989)
* Shafi Mohammad Shah (1989)
* Kamal Ahmed Rizvi (1989)
* Jameel Bismil (1989)
* Bushra Ansari (1989)
* Ameer Khan (1989)
* Amjad Hussain (1989)
* Ustad Salamat Ali Khan (1989)
* Aziz Mian (1989)
* Talish (1989)
* Maharaj Ghulam Hussain Kathak (1989)
* Jamil Naqsh (1989)
* Enver Sajjad (1989)

1990s|

* Salim Nasir (1990)
* Daud Kamal (1990)
* Khalid Hameed Baig (1990)
* Shaukat Ali (1990)
* Ustad Sadiq Ali Khan Mando (1990)
* Ustad Hamid Ali Khan (1990)
* Ustad Fateh Ali Khan (Gwalior gharana) (1990)
* Ahmed Saeed Nagi (1990)
* Qari Mohammad Fida (1990)
* Parveen Shakir (1990)
* Iftikhar Arif (1990)
* Ibrahim Jalees (1990)
* Jamiluddin Aali (1991)
* Khursheed Alam known as Gohar Qalam (1991)
* Khayyam Sarhadi (1991)
* Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi (1991)
* Ata ul Haq Qasmi (1991)
* Nayyar Ali Dada (1992)
* Shakeel (Yousuf Kamal) (1992)
* Noor Mohammad Lashari (1992)
* Tariq Aziz (1992)
* Mustansar Hussain Tarar (1992)
* Pervez Malik (1992)
* Jawed Iqbal (1992)
* Mian Ijazul Hasan (1992)
* Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman (1992)
* Munir Niazi (1992)
* Naseem Hijazi (1992)
* Mian Sheheryar (1992)
* Mushtaq Gazdar (1992)
* Waheed Qureshi (1993)
* Ismail Shahid (1993)
* Saeed Akhtar (1993)
* Ali Ejaz (1993)
* S. H. Hashmi (1993)
* Syed Manzoorul Kaunain (1993)
* Qari Syed Buzurg Shah Al-Azhari (1993)
* Agha Nasir (1993)
* Farooq Qaiser (1993)
* Bashir Mirza (1994)
* Ahmad Bashir (1994)
* Shahid Jalal (1994)
* Qari Mohammad Younus (1994)
* Qari Syed Ali Abid Naqvi (1994)
* Mehr Abdul Haq (1994)
* Nisar Bazmi (1994)
* Hamid Ali Bela (1994)
* Zareena Baloch (1994)
* Anwar Maqsood (1994)
* Shujaat Hashmi (1994)
* Qateel Shifai (1994)
* Zamir Niazi (1994))
* Tufail Hoshiarpuri (1994)
* Nahid Siddiqui (1994))
* Laeeq Ahmed (1994)
* Abdus Salam (newscaster) (1994)
* Allah Rakha (sarangi) (1995)
* Ustad Talib Hussain Khan (1995)
* Colin David (1995)
* Shoaib Hashmi (1995)
* Rauf Khalid (1995)
* Laila Shahzada (1995)
* Hajra Masroor (1995)
* Khursheed Ahmad (1996)
* Mashooq Sultan (1996)
* Safeerullah Lehri (1996)
* Afzal Ahsan Randhawa (1996)
* Qari Noor Mohammad (1996)
* Rubina Khalid (1996)
* Fatima Surayya Bajia (1996)
* Sehba Akhtar (1996)
* Mohammad Ali Shah (surgeon) (1996)
* Ahmad Rahi (1997)
* Ahmed Ghulam Ali Chagla (1997)
* Nadeem Baig (1997)
* Abdul Hameed (1997)
* Masroor Anwar (1997)
* Ahmad Ali Khan (1997)
* Akhtar Chanal Zahri (1998)
* Mumtaz Mirza (1998)
* Suhrab Faqir (1999)
* Dilawar Figar (1999)
* Salima Hashmi (1999)
* Anwar Masood (1999)
* Anita Ghulam Ali (1999)
* Zafar Iqbal (poet) (1999)
* Khalid Abbas Dar (1999)
* Khatir Ghaznavi (1999)
* Mujahid Kamran (1999)
* Raza Mir (1999)

2000s|

* Amjad Parvez (2000)
* Sharif Kunjahi (2000)
* Kajjan Begum (2001)
* Kamaluddin Ahmed (2001)
* Athar Shah Khan Jaidi (2001)
* Jameel Fakhri (2002)
* Nazia Hassan (2002)
* Deena M. Mistri (2002)
* Askari Mian Irani (2002)
* Himayat Ali Shair (2002)
* Shoaib Mansoor (2002)
* Jilani Kamran (2002)
* Iftikhar Ahmad (2003)
* Ada Jafri (2003)
* Syed Afzal Hussain (2003)
* Syed Munawwar Saeed (2003)
* Abdul Aziz Baloch (2003)
* Ghulam Mustafa (2003)
* Majeed Khan (sarangi player) (2003)
* Muneeza Hashmi (2003)
* Muhammad Ali Siddiqui (2003)
* Imdad Hussaini (2003)
* Muhammad Usman Diplai (2004)
* Yousuf Khan (actor) (2004)
* Mahtab Akbar Rashdi (2004)
* Chishty Bin Subh-o-Mujahid (2004)
* Navid Shahzad (2004)
* Salahuddin Toofani (2004)
* S. M. Naqi (2004)
* Haji Atta Muhammad (2004)
* Moin Niazi (2004)
* Shahida Parveen (2004)
* Tina Sani (2004)
* Niaz Ahmed (2004)
* Samiur Rahman (2004)
* Tariq Rahman (2004)
* Rais Khan (2005)
* Arif Lohar (2005)
* Rangeela (2005)
* Muhammad Mansha Yaad (2005)
* Shabnam Shakeel (2005)
* Abdul Rauf Rufi (2005)
* Khawaja Najmul Hassan (2005)
* Amir Adnan (2006)
* Asghar Nadeem Syed (2006)
* Arshad Mehmood (2006)
* Arfa Karim (2006)
* Fareed Ayaz (2006)
* Nayyar Kamal (2006)
* Tassawar Khanum (2006)
* Ustad Badar uz Zaman (2006)
* Ustad Qamar uz Zaman (2006)
* Shafqat Tanvir Mirza (2006)
* Zehra Nigah (2006)
* Khalida Hussain (2006)
* Ghazi Sial (2006)
* Nayyara Noor (2006)
* Masood Akhtar (2006)
* Aftab Iqbal Shamim (2006)
* Naheed Akhtar (2007)
* Shaan (2007)
* Asad Amanat Ali Khan (2007)
* Hamid Ali Khan (2007)
* Faakhir Mehmood (2007)
* Munnu Bhai (2007)
* Munni Begum (2008)
* Akhtar Munir (2008)
* Gopal Das (2008)
* Haji Mehr Ali (2008)
* Haji Sher Ali (2008)
* Nahid Raza (2008)
* Gul Bahar Bano (2008)
* Mujahid Hussain (2008)
* Rasheed Malik (2008)
* Sultana Siddiqui (2008)
* Abdul Karim Balouch (2008)
* Abdul Qadir Junejo (2008)
* M. Hanif Raza (2008)
* Nasreen Askari (2008)
* Shafqat Amanat Ali (2008)
* Mansoor Rahi (2008)
* Tari Khan (2008)
* Noorul Huda Shah (2008)
* Rasheed Naz (2009)
* Ustad Shafqat Ali Khan (2009)
* Muhammad Younus Khan (2009)
* Emanuel Philip (2009)
* Rehana Siddiqui (2009)
* Shabbir Hussain (2009)
* Manzoor Hussain (2009)
* Parveen Nazzar (2009)
* Javaid Tufail Niazi (2009)
* Babar Ali Niazi (2009)
* Hajra Mansoor (2009)
* Behroze Sabzwari (2009)
* Obaidullah Baig (2009)
* Khalifa Muhammad Irshad Beg (2009)
* Naseem Sultan (2009)
* Ghous Bux Brohi (2009)
* Sahib Dino Mallah (2009)
* Satish Chandra Anand (2009)
* Rubeena Malik (2009)
* Badar Munir (2009)
* Muhammad Gul (2009)
* Mehnaz Hyat (2009)
* Abdul Qadir (2009)
* Ghayyur Akhtar (2009)
* Aslam Farrukhi (2009)
* Ali Moeen Nawazish (2009)

2010s|

* Afzal Tauseef (2010)
* Musarrat Misbah (2010)
* Rabia Zuberi (2010)
* Zulfiqar Ali (2010)
* Mahmood Shaam (2010)
* Hameed Akhtar (2010)
* Fahmida Riaz (2010)
* Shahid Nadeem (2010)
* Muhammad Ibrahim Joyo (2010)
* Masood Mufti (2010)
* Masood Ashar (2010)
* Habib-ur-Rehman (2011)
* Khalida Inayat Noor (2011)
* Khan Tehsil (2011)
* Abdul Rahim Nagori (2011)
* S. Amjad Bukhari (2011)
* S. B. John (2011)
* S.H. Qasim Jalali (2011)
* Samina Ahmad (2011)
* Sohail Ahmed (2011)
* Ustad Hussain Bukhsh Gullu (2011)
* Khalid Ahmad (2011)
* Ustad Muhammad Alam (2011)
* Ustad Sharafat Ali Khan (2011)
* Wazir Afzal (2011)
* Zafar Kazmi (2011)
* Moin Akhter (2011)
* Sahira Kazmi (2012)
* Mohsin Gillani (2012)
* Nauman Ijaz (2012)
* Saba Hameed (2012)
* Jawed Sheikh (2012)
* Meera (2012)
* Rahat Naveed Masud (2012)
* Lutfullah Khan (2012)
* Kazim Pasha (2012)
* Tahira Syed (2013)
* Muhammad Ajmal Khan (2013)
* Alamgir (2013)
* Shahida Mini (2013)
* Naghma (2013)
* Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema (2013)
* Cecil Chaudhry (2013)
* Shahid Abdullah (2014)
* Ustad Shafiquz Zaman Khan (2014)
* Aurangzeb Leghari (2014)
* Nazir Leghari (2014)
* Ayub Khawar (2014)
* Mir Mohammad Ali (TV comedian) (2015)
* Ayesha Haroon (2015)
* Saleem Kausar (2015)
* Saba Qamar (2016)
* Waseem Abbas (2016)
* Wajahat Masood (journalist) (2016)
* Gulab Chandio (2016)
* Nathoo Khan (2016)
* Khalid Butt (2016)
* Sarmad Khoosat (2017)
* Humaira Channa (2017)
* Ghazi Salahuddin (2017)
* Rashid Mehmood (2017)
* Shakir Shuja Abadi (2017)
* Zulfiqar Bhutta (2017)
* Aslam Pervaiz (2018)
* Ghulam Haider (musician) (2018)
* Amin Hafeez (2018)
* A. Nayyar (singer) (2018)
* Bilqees Khanum (2018)
* Rauf Parekh (journalist) (2018)
* Amanullah (comedian) (2018)
* Nighat Chaudhry (classical dancer) (2018)
* Nighat Butt (2018)
* Zareen Panna (2018)
* Ishrat Fatima (newsreader) (2019)
* Reema Khan (2019)
* Arshad Sharif (journalist) (2019)
* Nasir Adeeb (2019)
* Shabbir Jan (2019)
* Iftikhar Thakur (2019)

2020s|

* Deeba (2020)
* Ghulam Mohiuddin (2020)
* Sahir Ali Bagga (2020)
* Waris Baig (2020)
* Ghulam Abbas 2020
* Saieen Zahoor (2020)
* Fareed Ayaz (for qawwali group member Abu Muhammad) (2020)
* Sarmad Sehbai (2021)
* Resham (2021)
* Sakina Samo (2021)
* Khalid Masud Gondal (2021)
* Humayun Saeed (2021)
* Hafeez Tahir (2023)
* Sangeeta (2023)
* Sher Miandad Khan (2023)
* Ustad Tafu (2023)
* Anjuman (2023)
* Naghma (2023)

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