Actor Shaan Shahid’s mother Neelo Begum passes away

LAHORE: Film star Shaan Shahid has informed his fans that his mother Neelo Begum has passed away on Saturday.

On a social media website Twitter, Shaan announced, “It is wit saddest of heart I share departure of my mother as she has gone to her creator… May Allah bless her.”

It is with the saddest of heart I share the departure of my mother as she has gone to her creator .may ALLAH bless her ????????

— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) January 30, 2021

Born in 1940, Neelo was an acclaimed actress who rose to fame for her work in the film “Aaye Mausam Rangeelay Suhanay”.

She got her big breakthrough from the film Saat Lakh (1957) as she performed ar the song “Aaye Mausam, rangilay suhanay”, a song by the renowned music director Rasheed Attre.

 Neelo won the Best Actress Nigar Award for the film Zarqa (1969), produced and directed by Riaz Shahid.

She was born into a Catholic family and her birth name was Cynthia Alexander Fernandes.

Neelo embraced Islam and was married to film screenwriter and film director Riaz Shahi. She adopted the name Abida Riaz and Neelo was her screen name.

The iconic Lollywood actress hasd more than 136 films to her credit in her five decades-long acting career in the Pakistani film industry.