Sumbul Shahid

Sumbul Shahid (1 January 1954 – 6 May 2021) was a Pakistani actress, singer, and host. She was the daughter of Ahmad Bashir (Urdu: احمد بشیر; 24 March 1923 – 25 December 2004), a writer, journalist, intellectual, and film director from Pakistan She was known for her roles in the dramas Takkay Ki Ayegi Baraat, Pani Jaisa Piyar, Dekho Chaand Aaya, Ishqaaway, and Nand.

Sumbul was born on 1 January 1954 in Karachi, Pakistan. She completed her studies at the University of Karachi.

She made her debut as an actress on PTV in the 1990s. She was noted for her roles in the dramas Aeteraaf, Parchaiyan, Happily Married, Yeh Shadi Nahi Ho Sakti, and Nazdeekiyan. She also appeared in the dramas Malika-e-Aliya, Takkay Ki Ayegi Baraat, Daagh, Faltu Larki, and Meri Behan, Meri Dewrani. Since then she appeared in the dramas Ishqaaway, Pani Jaisa Piyar, Dekho Chaand Aaya, Aik Aur Sitam Hai, and Nand.

Sumbul was married to Major (retd) Shahid Nasir and had two sons. Her father Ahmad Bashir was a writer and film director. Sumbul's son Shiraz Nasir died in a paragliding incident in Chitral in August 2019. Sumbul's younger sisters Bushra Ansari and Asma Abbas are actresses and her elder sister Neelam is a writer.

She was diagnosed with COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan. She died on 6 May 2021, in Lahore.

• Sumbul Shahid at IMDb