# Bindiya (Pakistani actress)

Rubina Ahmad Bindiya is a Pakistani actress and singer. She is known for her roles in dramas Noor Bano, Nadamat, Samundar, Thakan ,and Meri Behan Maya ,and she also acted in Urdu and Punjabi films Begum Jaan, Awaz, Pakeeza, Behan Bhai, Ek Din Bahu Ka, and Joora. She is one of the most popular actress of her time and was one of the most successful actresses of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.

## Early life

Bindiya's parents lived in Calcutta her mother was from Calcutta, and her father was from Bengal. After Partition, her parents migrated from India to Pakistan and settled in Lahore. Bindiya was born in 1960 in Lahore, Pakistan, and completed her studies at the University of Lahore, graduating with a master's degree in English literature.

## Career

Bindiya started working as an English newscaster on PTV, and later she made her debut as an actress in drama Jhok Siyal. Then she appeared in the dramas Chattan Par Ghonsala, Samundar, Din, and Aik Din. She also appeared in dramas Drama 83, Andhera Ujala, Status, and Footpath Ki Ghaas. In the late 1980s, she worked in theatre with Saba Hameed and Samina Ahmad. Then, she worked in films both Urdu and Punjabi, including Khan Baloch, Begum Jaan, Awaz, Pakeeza, Behan Bhai, Ek Din Bahu Ka, Joora ,and Aahat. Since then she has appeared in the dramas Meri Behan Maya, Noor Bano, Nadamat ,and Takkay Ki Ayegi Baraat.

## Personal life

Bindiya first married Muhammad Al-khumaish, a pilot from Jordan, in the 1980s, but later she divorced him and took custody of her only son,Jahanzeb. Then she married actor Asad Nazir; after one-and a half years, she divorced him. In 2013, she married Zafar Ibrahim. Bindiya's sister Meena Pervaiz was also a newscaster, and her niece Vaneeza Ahmad is an actress and singer.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Network |
| 1973 | Jhok Siyal | Sania | PTV |
| 1975 | Moorat | Zohra | PTV |
| 1981 | Chattan Par Ghonsala | Hina Shaukat | PTV |
| 1983 | Samundar | Nosheen | PTV |
| 1983 | Qasai Aur Mehngai | Zartaj | PTV |
| 1984 | Khul Ja Simsim | Ayesha | PTV |
| 1984 | 20 Golden Years Of PTV | Herself | PTV |
| 1984 | Andhera Ujala | Nasreen | PTV |
| 1984 | Status | Shahina | PTV |
| 1985 | Footpath Ki Ghaas | Kulsoom | PTV |
| 1986 | Aik Din Raat | Naheed | PTV |
| 1988 | Gumshuda | Afshan | PTV |
| 1989 | Neelay Hath | Sajida Hameed | PTV |
| 1990 | Baraf Ke Rang | Rita Raty | STN |
| 1992 | Din | Tabinda | PTV |
| 1993 | Aik Shaam Din Ke Naam | Herself | PTV |
| 2006 | Dobara | Aroosa | PTV |
| 2007 | Mithaas | Reshma | PTV |
| 2009 | Sitarey | Sitara | PTV |
| 2009 | Tinkay | Zari | PTV |
| 2010 | Noor Bano | Alvina's mother | Hum TV |
| 2011 | Jee Saheeli | Herself | A-Plus |
| 2011 | Nadamat | Farzana | Hum TV |
| 2011 | Tera Pyar Nahi Bhoole | Walusha | PTV |
| 2011 | Takkay Ki Ayegi Baraat | Sukaina's mother | Geo TV |
| 2012 | Thakan | Izmat | ARY Digital |
| 2012 | Chalo Phir Se Jee Kar Dekhain | Zaitoon Bano | PTV |
| 2012 | Anushka | Romana | PTV |
| 2012 | Meri Behan Maya | Attiya Shahzeb | Geo Entertainment |
| 2014 | Tum Woh Nahi | Munazzah | Express Entertainment |
| 2020 | The Shareef Show Mubarak Ho | Herself | Geo Entertainment |

### Film

| Year | Film | Language |
| 1977 | Begum Jaan | Urdu |
| 1977 | Yadon Ki Barat | Urdu |
| 1978 | Nazrana | Urdu |
| 1978 | Awaz | Urdu |
| 1978 | Shola | Punjabi |
| 1979 | Mr. Ranjha | Urdu |
| 1979 | Tandur | Pashto |
| 1979 | Waaday Ki Zanjeer | Urdu |
| 1979 | Behan Bhai | Urdu |
| 1979 | Tarana | Urdu |
| 1979 | Pakeeza | Urdu |
| 1980 | Aap Ki Khatir | Urdu |
| 1980 | Chotay Nawab | Urdu |
| 1980 | Jhagra | Punjabi |
| 1980 | Sathi | Urdu |
| 1981 | Bara Aadmi | Urdu |
| 1981 | Moula Jatt Tay Noori Natt | Punjabi |
| 1981 | Mr. Aflatoon | Punjabi |
| 1981 | Aladin | Urdu |
| 1981 | Rustam | Punjabi |
| 1981 | Tangay Wali | Urdu |
| 1982 | Sangdil | Urdu |
| 1982 | Aangan | Urdu |
| 1982 | Aahat | Urdu |
| 1982 | Bivian Hey Bivian | Urdu |
| 1982 | Ek Din Bahu Ka | Urdu |
| 1984 | Muqaddar Ka Sikandar | Urdu |
| 1984 | Shadi Magar Aadhi | Urdu |
| 1985 | Khan Baloch | Siraiki |
| 1985 | Deewanay Do | Urdu |
| 1986 | Joora | Punjabi |
| 1987 | Mera Insaf | Urdu |
| 1988 | Yadona Dolei | Pashto |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Result | Title | Ref. |
| 1986 | 6th PTV Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | Footpath Ki Ghaas | |