Ragni (born Shamshad Begum; 22 October 1924 – 27 February 2007), also known as Shaado, was a Pakistani actress.

[2] Ragni is considered to be the highest-paid actress of her time in the 1940s, being paid 1 lakh rupees by AR Kardar for her role in Shahjehan.

Her mother died when Ragni was very young, and her father, Seth Diwan Parmanand, took her with him to Lahore, and they lived at a house on Fleming Road.

Ragni went on to act in several Lahore- based productions in Hindi and Punjabi, like Sehti Murad (1941), Nishani (1942), Ravi Par (1942), Poonji (1943), Daasi (1944), and Kaise Kahun (1945).

She also successfully performed a number of character roles in films such as Husn-o-Ishq, Gumnaam, Ghulam, Duniya Na Maane, Mirza Jat ,and Aab-i-Hayat.

[6] After the death of her husband, Ragni did not marry again and lived in Gulberg, although she remained in contact with her daughter Saira.