Jharna Basak (born 17 August 1946), known by her stage name Shabnam, is a Bangladeshi–Pakistani stage and film actress. Actor Waheed Murad introduced her to the Pakistani film industry by offering her a lead role in his film Samundar in 1968. Shabnam remained active in Lollywood in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. She has been nominated for Nigar awards several times, winning it 13 times (the most for an actress). She has appeared in over 150 films films. She was a leading actress in the Pakistani film industry for 28 years.
Shabnam migrated from East to West Pakistan in 1968, and lived in the country until the late 1990s, later she returned to her native Bangladesh.
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1999
as Ammajan/Jahanara Begum
1994
as Sreedevi
1979
1977
as Rita
1975
1972
as Champakali
1971
as Munim's Wife
1971
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1971
as Susheela
1970
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1968
as Kamini
1967
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as Leela
1965
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1961
as Mala