Arsh Muneer

Career While she was in British India, she had started working at All India Radio in Delhi. She made her debut as an actress on PTV in 1964, the same year that PTV was launched. She performed in dramas Zair, Zabar, Pesh, Jaidi and Eid Ka Jora. She also appeared in dramas Oh, Maaf Kijiye, Intezar Farmaiye, Kya Bane Baat and Fanooni Lateefay. She worked at Radio Pakistan for 30 years. She also appeared in movie Insan Badalta Hay. She also sang songs for Radio, dramas and films. Since then she appeared in dramas Ana, Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza Hoshiyar and Shehzori.

For her contributions towards the television industry, she was honored by the Government of Pakistan with the Pride of Performance in 1983. In 2005, Tributes were paid to her at the 1st Indus Drama Awards in Karachi by television personalities Moin Akhter, Babra Sharif, Faysal Qureshi, Humayun Saeed, Sultana Siddiqui and Adnan Siddiqui.

Personal life Arsh was married to the prominent Pakistani novelist Shaukat Thanvi and had five children. 1974 Shehzori Mali Khala PTV 1976 Shama Bua PTV 1976 Intezar Farmaiye Bano Apa PTV 1977 Professor Saib's wife PTV 1981 Afshan Chachi Jan PTV 1982 Jaidi Nunhi PTV 1983 Silver Jubilee Herself PTV 1984 Ana Begum PTV 1985 Kese Kese Khwab Aunty Flower PTV 1986 Oh, Maaf Kijiye Ama PTV 1987 Ghar Rama Amma PTV 1988 Yeh Shadi Nahi Ho Gi Anwar's mother PTV 1990 Rozi Bua Begum PTV 1990 Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza Hoshiyar Malika PTV 1990 Kareem Saheb Ka Ghar Noor Jahan PTV 1991 Studio 2 1/9: Comedy Specialist Anwar Maqsood Arsh Khala PTV 1992 Fanooni Lateefay Begum Rasheed PTV 1993 Yes Sir, No Sir Herself PTV 1995 Kya Bane Baat Salma's mother PTV 1968 Ham Bhi Parhay Hayn Rahon Mein Urdu 1970 Parai Beti Urdu 1972 Zindagi Aik Safar Hai Urdu 1973 Baadal Aur Bijli Urdu 1981 Kiran Aur Kali Urdu

Awards and recognition Year Award Category Result Title Ref. 1983 Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan Herself 1998 PTV Award Best Actress Herself