Asha Posley

Who was Asha Posley?

Sabira Begum better known as Asha Posley was the first heroine of Pakistani films.

Posley was the daughter of music composer Inayat Ali Nath and the sister of singer Kausar Perveen. She made her debut as an actress in the Hindi film Champa, filmed, shot and made in British India. After the Partition of India in 1947, she migrated with her family to the newly created Pakistan.

She was the heroine of the first ever released film in Pakistan, which was the Urdu film Teri Yaad. She played the female lead opposite Nasir Khan, famous Indian actor Dilip Kumar's brother, who played the male lead.