Asha Posley better known as Asha Posley (1927 – 25 March 1998) was the first heroine of Pakistani films.
Posley was the daughter of music composer Inayat Ali Nath and the sister of renowned film playback singer Kausar Perveen and another sister Rani Kiran. She made her debut as a supporting actress in Lahore made Punjabi film Gawandi (1942), then the lead role in Hindi film Champa. She played the female lead opposite Nasir Khan, famous Indian actor Dilip Kumar's brother, who played the male lead in the film. After playing the female lead role in just a few films, she was cast mainly in supporting roles especially opposite comedian actors Nazar and Asif Jah in most of her films.
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