Childhood tragedy As a child,
Deeba lost her father, and her mother was separated from her during the partition of British India into Pakistan and India. She was taken to
Karachi by her aunt and uncle, not knowing the fate of her mother until she became a film actress. In 1964, during the filming of her movie "
Milan", her picture was published in a
Dhaka film magazine. Her mother saw that picture and recognized her as her daughter
Raheela. The Bengali writer
Mohiuddin Nawab, who happened to be a neighbor of Deeba's mother in Dhaka, heard her story and wrote to the magazine. When
Deeba saw an article about her mother in a magazine, she immediately began searching for her and eventually found her in Pakistan. After reuniting, she brought her mother with her to
Lahore, where she continued her film career.
Marriage Deeba married cameraman Naeem Rizvi in 1971 and left the silver screen for 10 years. However, financial hardships made her join the
Pakistani film industry again in 1987 as a supporting actress. == List of television projects ==