Khursheed

Biography

Khurshid started her film career way back in the late thirties and was among the two surviving actresses to have shared stellar honours with the renowned singer K.L. Saigal. Suraiya, another popular singer-actress of the forties and fifties, remains the only one now. Irshad Begum in real life, Khurshid had done a number of movies for Ranjeet Movietone and her leading men included Saigol, Motilal, Isharilal and Jairaj. Soon after partition she migrated to Pakistan and settled down in Karachi, where she did only two movies, Mandi and Fankar, both of which didn't fare well at the box-office. In 1956 Irshad Begum got married to Yusuf Bhaimia, and made philanthropy the mainstay of her existence. Since then she refused to give interviews or even talk about her film career. She was 79 when she passed away.

Most Known For

Phoolwari

as Lali

March Ahead

as Sarla

Mumtaz Mahal

as Mumtaz Mahal

Shahenshah Babar

as Hamida

Holi

as Kokila (as Khursheed)

Babul

as Munshi's Wife

Tansen

as Tani

Bhakta Surdas

as Chintamani

Musafir

Moorti

as Anami

Pardesi

as Mira

Shadi

as Shobha

Sitara

as Sitara

As You Please

as Manjri

Beti

as Kiran

Chandni

as Chandni/Devi

Meri Aankhen

Imaan Farosh

Prabhu Ka Ghar

as Alka

Laila Majnu