Birth Place Matching "Lahore, Punjab, British India" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Gabrielle Drake
Actress | UFO
Gabrielle Drake was born March 30, 1944 in Lahore, Pakistan. Her father worked in an import/export company or as an engineer and she spent her first 8 years travelling around Burma, India, and the Orient. The family returned to England when Gabrielle was eight years old, after which they moved back...
2. Kabir Bedi
Actor | Octopussy
Kabir Bedi is one of India's most famous international actors, with a career that spans from Bollywood to Hollywood and Europe, in films, television, theatre, and radio.
Kabir's Italian series "SANDOKAN" made him a major star across all of Europe.
He starred in one of the world's most-watched TV ...
3. Shekhar Kapur
Director | Elizabeth
Shekhar Kapur was born on December 6, 1945 in Lahore, Punjab, British India [now Pakistan]. He is a director and actor, known for Elizabeth (1998), Bandit Queen (1994) and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007). He was previously married to Suchitra Krishnamoorthi.
4. Yash Chopra
Producer | Veer-Zaara
Labeled the eternal romantic and with one of the best musical senses in the business, Yash Chopra is arguably India's most successful director of romantic films. Although he made action-oriented films like the ever-popular Deewaar (1975), it is in tackling love and its various aspects that he has ...
5. Prem Chopra
Actor | Koi... Mil Gaya
Prem Chopra is an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. Prem Chopra was born to a Hindu Punjabi family in Lahore on 23 September 1935 to Ranbirlal and Rooprani Chopra. He was third of six children.His father worked at the attorney-general's office. He was brought up in Shimla. His father wanted him to ...
6. Om Prakash
Actor | Dus Lakh
Om Prakash was born on December 19, 1919 in Lahore, Punjab, British India [now Pakistan]. He was an actor and director, known for Dus Lakh (1966), Namak Halaal (1982) and Joroo Ka Ghulam (1972). He died on February 12, 1998 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
7. Navin Nischol
Actor | Zorro
Navin Nischol was born on March 18, 1946 in Lahore, Punjab, British India. He was an actor, known for Zorro (1975), Khosla Ka Ghosla! (2006) and Dhund (1973). He was previously married to Geetanjali Nischol. He died on March 19, 2011 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
8. Kamini Kaushal
Actress | Kabir Singh
Kamini Kaushal was born on February 24, 1927 in Lahore, Punjab, British India. She is an actress and producer, known for Kabir Singh (2019), Chennai Express (2013) and Biraj Bahu (1954). She is married to BS Sood .
10. Kamal Kapoor
Actor | Don
Kamal Kapoor was born on February 22, 1920 in Lahore, Punjab, British India [now Pakistan]. He was an actor, known for Don (1978), Aag (1948) and Namak Halaal (1982). He died on August 2, 2010 in Mumbai, India.
11. Chetan Anand
Director | Kudrat
Chetan Anand was born on January 3, 1921 in Lahore, Punjab, British India. He was a director and writer, known for Kudrat (1981), Haqeeqat (1964) and Neecha Nagar (1946). He died on July 10, 1997 in Delhi, India.
12. Ramanand Sagar
Director | Ankhen
Dr. Ramanand Sagar was born on December 29, 1917 at Asal Guru Ke, near the city of Lahore, Pakistan (then part of Hindustan).
During the British Rule itself, Ramanand began his film career with a silent movie called "Raiders of the Railroad" (1936). Subsequently, he went on to make, what is now ...
13. Suraiya
Actress | Anmol Ghadi
Suraiya was born on June 15, 1929 in Lahore, Punjab, British India [now Pakistan]. She was an actress and producer, known for Anmol Ghadi (1946), Jeet (1949) and Dastan (1950). She died on January 31, 2004 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
14. O.P. Nayyar
Composer | Naya Daur
O.P. Nayyar was born on January 16, 1926 in Lahore, Punjab, British India [now Pakistan]. He was a composer, known for Naya Daur (1957), C.I.D. (1956) and Don (2006). He was previously married to Saroj Mohini. He died on January 28, 2007 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
15. Musarrat Nazir
Actress | Baghi
Musarrat Nazir was born in 1937 in Lahore, Punjab, British India [now Pakistan]. She is an actress, known for Baghi (1956), Jatti (1958) and Mangol (1961). She is married to Dr. Arshad Majeed. They have one child.
16. Lekh Tandon
Director | Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaaye
Lekh Tandon was born on February 13, 1929 in Lahore, Punjab, British India. He was a director and actor, known for Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaaye (1977), Chennai Express (2013) and Swades (2004). He died on October 15, 2017 in Mumbai, India.
17. M. Sadiq
Director | Chaudhvin Ka Chand
M. Sadiq was born on March 10, 1910 in Lahore, Punjab, British India [now Pakistan]. M. was a director and writer, known for Full Moon (1960), Bahu Begum (1967) and Baharo Phool Barsao (1972). M. died on October 3, 1971 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
18. Gohar Rasheed
Actor | Kambakht
From theater, to dramas, to films, Gohar Rasheed has found his place in the industry and undoubtedly one of the most bankable young actors we have. Rasheed was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the movie Seedlings at 2012 New York Film Festival and at 1st ARY Film Awards in same ...
19. Tariq Ali
Producer | Partition
Tariq Ali was born on October 21, 1943 in Lahore, Punjab, British India [now Pakistan]. He is a producer and writer, known for Partition (1987), The Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree and Wittgenstein (1993).
20. Kuldip Kaur
Actress | Baaz
Kuldip Kaur was born in 1927 in Lahore, Punjab, British India. She was an actress, known for Baaz (1953), Nau Bahar (1952) and Teerandaz (1956). She died on February 3, 1960 in Bombay, India.
21. Gulshan Rai
Producer | Deewaar
Gulshan Rai was born on March 2, 1924 in Lahore, Punjab, British India [now Pakistan]. She was a producer, known for Deewaar (1975), Gupt: The Hidden Truth (1997) and Trishul (1978). She died on October 11, 2004 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
22. Khurshid Begum
Actress | Tansen
Khurshid started her film career way back in the late thirties and was among the two surviving actresses to have shared stellar honours with the renowned singer K.L. Saigal. Suraiya, another popular singer-actress of the forties and fifties, remains the only one now. Irshad Begum in real life, ...
23. Fazal Hussain
Music Department | Mitti Dian Murtaan
Fazal Hussain was born in 1935 in Lahore, Punjab, British India [now Pakistan]. Fazal is known for Mitti Dian Murtaan (1960), Gulnaar (1953) and Pengaan (1956). Fazal died on September 26, 1992 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
24. Ghulam Mohammed
Actor | Baghi
Ghulam Mohammed was born in 1902 in Lahore, Punjab, British India. He was an actor, known for Baghi (1956), Waada (1957) and Sanyasi (1945). He died on March 10, 1961 in Pakistan.
25. Percy Brandt
Actor | Vildanden
Percy Brandt was a Swedish actor, born on November 7, 1922 in Lahore, Punjab, British India. He is best known for his legendary performances as the father in Swedish playwright Lars Noréns "Modet att döda", "Natten är dagens mor" and "Kaos är granne med Gud". All three made for television in the ...
26. John Bayley
Writer | Iris
John Bayley was born on March 27, 1925 in Lahore, Punjab, British India. He was a writer, known for Iris (2001) and Take It or Leave It (1964). He was previously married to Audihild Villers and Iris Murdoch. He died on January 12, 2015 in Lanzarote, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain.
27. Nazir
Actor | Laila Majnu
Nazir,as film director,became well-known in Old India with the release of film Laila Majnu (1945) which celebrated its success with a Silver Jubilee.Nazir & Swaran Lata (husband & wife team) migrated to Pakistan in 1947 and made several commercially successful movies in Pakistan...Pheray (1949),...
28. Imtiaz Ali Taj
Director | Gulnaar
Syed lmtiaz Ali Taj, prose and drama writer, was born in Lahore on October 13, 1900. After his education, he was able to partake in his father's publishing institution, Dar-ul-Ishaat Punjab.
During his college days he showed his literary qualities by translating and directing several English plays, ...
29. Santosh Kumar
Actor | Shaam Dhalay
Santosh Kumar, whose real name was "Syed Musa Raza", son of Syed Daud Musa, successfully graduated with higher grades, from Usmania University, Hyderabad Deccan. After independence, Santosh migrated to Lahore, Pakistan, along with his family. "Ahensa" was the first film of Santosh as a hero, which ...
30. Mohammad Afzal
Actor | Elan
Mohammad Afzal was born on January 1, 1922 in Lahore, Punjab, British India [now Pakistan]. He was an actor, known for Elan (1947), Anarkali (1958) and Shahjehan (1946). He died on January 1, 1984 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
31. Abdul Rashid Kardar
Director | Baghban
Abdul Rashid Kardar was born on October 2, 1904 in Lahore, Punjab, British India. He was a director and producer, known for Baghban (1938), Dulari (1949) and Shahjehan (1946). He died on November 22, 1989 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India.
32. Rani
Actress | Umrao Jaan Ada
Rani was born on December 8, 1946 in Lahore, Punjab, British India [now Pakistan]. She was an actress, known for Umrao Jaan Ada (1972), Black Warrant (1982) and Ek Dil Do Diwane (1964). She was previously married to Mian Javed Qamar, Hasan Tariq and Sarfaraz Nawaz. She died on May 27, 1993 in ...
34. Firdous
Actress | Heer Ranjha
Firdous was born on August 8, 1947 in Lahore, Punjab, British India. She was an actress, known for Heer Ranjha (1970), Ghadaar (1964) and Jaag Utha Insan (1966). She was previously married to Akmal. She died on December 16, 2020 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
35. Manzoor Ashraf
Soundtrack | Knight of Cups
Manzoor Ashraf was born in 1942 in Lahore, Punjab, British India [now Pakistan]. Manzoor was a composer and director, known for Knight of Cups (2015), Josh-E-Inteqaam (1968) and Munda Bigra Jaye (1995). Manzoor died on February 4, 2007 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
36. Gohar Jan
Actress | Radha Rani
Gohar Jan was born on November 19, 1910 in Lahore, Punjab, British India. She was an actress, known for Radha Rani (1932), Devi Devayani (1931) and Prabhu Ka Pyara (1936). She was previously married to Chandulal Shah. She died on September 28, 1985 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India.
37. Ilyas Kashmiri
Actor | Waada
Ilyas Kashmiri was born on December 25, 1925 in Lahore, Punjab, British India [now Pakistan]. He was an actor and producer, known for Waada (1957), Ishq Par Zor Nahin (1963) and Allah Rakha (1987). He died on December 12, 2007 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
38. W.Z. Ahmed
Director | Waada
W.Z. Ahmed or W.Z.Ahmed , the shorter name he himself preferred to use on screen for his movie credits, received his basic early education from Government College, Lahore, Pakistan. Then, when the Silent Era in movies ended in 1931, he was very much interested in writing scripts for films. So he ...
39. Vinod
Composer | Sheikh Chilli
Vinod was born on May 28, 1922 in Lahore, Punjab, British India. He was a composer and actor, known for Sheikh Chilli (1956), Makkhee Choos (1956) and Garma Garam (1957). He died on December 25, 1959 in Mumbai, India.
40. Riaz Shahid
Writer | Haider Ali
Riaz Shahid was born in 1930 in Lahore, Punjab, British India [now Pakistan]. He was a writer and director, known for Haider Ali (1978), Zarqa (1969) and Bahisht (1974). He was previously married to Neelo. He died on October 1, 1972 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
41. Aslam Pervaiz
Actor | Juram Te Insaf
Aslam Pervaiz was born in 1932 in Lahore, Punjab, British India [now Pakistan]. He was an actor, known for Juram Te Insaf (1981), Baharo Phool Barsao (1972) and Pholay Khan (1957). He was previously married to Sultana, Khawar and Surriya Aslam. He died on November 21, 1984 in Lahore, Punjab, ...
42. Roderick MacFarquhar
Self | Panorama
Roderick MacFarquhar was born on December 2, 1930 in Lahore, Punjab, British India [now Pakistan]. He was previously married to Dalena Wright and Emily Jane Cohen. He died on February 10, 2019 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
43. Pran Chopra
Self | Indira Gandhi: The Death of Mother India
Pran Chopra was born in January 1921 in Lahore, Punjab, British India. He was previously married to ???. He died on December 22, 2013 in New Delhi, India.
44. Hakim Ahmed Shuja
Writer | Dupatta
Hakim Ahmed Shuja was born on November 4, 1893 in Lahore, Punjab, British India. He was a writer, known for Dupatta (1952), Qatil (1955) and The Love of a Prince (1928). He died on January 4, 1969 in Lahore, Pakistan.
45. Amjad Islam Amjad
Soundtrack | Paap
Amjad Islam Amjad was born on August 4, 1944 in Lahore, Punjab, British India [now Pakistan]. He was a writer, known for Paap (2003), Waris (1979) and Salakhain (2004). He was previously married to Firdous Amjad. He died on February 10, 2023 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.