Veteran actress Begum Khursheed Shahid dies at age of 95

LAHORE (92 News) - Veteran and PTI pioneer actress Begum Khursheed Shahid died at the age of 95 in Lahore on Sunday.

This news was confirmed by Begum Khursheed son Salman Shahid, who is also an actor. She was admitted to a hospital a few days back after she suffered a cardiac arrest.

Born in 1926, she began her acting as well as singing career at the age of nine. She also received highest civil award, the Pride of Performance, in 1984.

‘Uncle Urfi’, ‘Zair, Zabar, Pesh’ and ‘Parchaiyan’ are considered some of her best dramas. Her first PTV play was a comedy titled “Ras Malai” but she shot to fame with the drama “Fehmida Ki Kahani Ustani Rahat Ki Zabani”.

She is among the pioneers of PTV. Apart from being an actor, she was also an accomplished singer and tanpura player who famously accompanied the great classical singer Roshan Ara Begum.