Firdous Begum (born Parveen Begum; 4 August 1947 16 December 2020), known mononymously as Firdous, was a Pakistani actress and she is best known for her role as Heer in the 1970 film Heer Ranjha.
She was born as Parveen Begum in Lahore, British India on 4 August 1947.
In 1961, she made her debut in film Gul Bakavli. She appeared as a supporting actress with the film Fanoos in 1963, and later played the lead role in Malangi (1965). Her other prominent films include Khandaan, Lai Laag and Aurat.
She appeared in over 197 films, including 130 Punjabi, 20 Urdu and three Pushto films.
During her career, she met Akmal Khan, lead actor of Malangi, and later they married, however Akmal died in 1967. She then married Ejaz Durrani, her co-actor of Heer Ranjha. She had three children, including two sons and a daughter.
Firdous Begum died of brain hemorrhage on 16 December 2020 at a hospital in Lahore. She was 73. She is survived by are two sons and a daughter.