Tamanna Begum (1944 â 20 February 2012) was a Pakistani film and television actress.
Tamanna Begum was born in 1944 at Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh in British India.
Tamanna Begum started her media career as a presenter at Radio Pakistan in Lahore in 1960 and later performed in theater plays before moving into the film industry. She debuted in films with Daaman in 1962. She won the Nigar Awards for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Bharosa in 1977. Over her career, she appeared in more than 263 films, often in negative roles, but also in some comedic ones.
In 1964, soon after the launch of PTV earlier in the year, she worked in PTV's first-ever play, Nazrana, co-starring with Kanwal Naseer, Qavi Khan and Khursheed Shahid. The drama was written by Najma Farooqi. After decades in film, she transitioned to television and worked in hundreds of TV drama serials, appearing in various character roles in Pakistani TV dramas.
Tamanna Begum was married and she had one daughter.
Tamanna Begum died after a long illness in Karachi on 20 February 2012. She had a heart attack which led to kidney failure, and she was receiving treatment in a private hospital, including dialysis twice a week. Despite the treatment, she did not recover and died. At the time of her death, reports varied about her age: Samaa TV claimed she was 64, Dawn reported 68 and The Express Tribune stated 75.
Tamanna Begum did a total of 263 films. Some of her popular films are: