[6] Shabnam migrated from East to West Pakistan in 1968,[7] and lived in the country until the late 1990s, later she returned to her native Bangladesh.

[4] Shabnam was born on 17 August 1946 in Dhaka, in the erstwhile British India in a Bengali Hindu family.

A close friend of her father got her a role in a dance sequence in the movie "Ei Desh Tomar Amar".

After starring in dozens of super-hit films, Shabnam became the number one reigning actress in Pakistan by the early 1970s.

It was later revealed that Lollywood had requested the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan to not give her a visa, as they feared she would not return from Bangladesh.

But because of the overwhelming number of fans and offers she had in Pakistan, it took her 20 years to finish her last films, and then enter retirement.

[6] After returning to Dhaka and taking a break for 2 years, Shabnam lastly performed in movie 'Ammajan,’ directed by Kazi Hayat.

The show was attended by top members of the Pakistani community, most notably the then Prime Minister of Pakistan, Yousaf Raza Gillani.

[14] In an interview, she described him as a loving, caring and very understanding person who never interfered in her film life and never asked questions when she came home late from work.

[16] A Special Military Court handed Bandial and four other men death sentences for committing armed dacoity.

He used his influences and the accused were later commuted by General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq after Robin Ghosh and Shabnam granted them a pardon, and it was later changed to a life sentence.

[17] Bhandial joined Imran Khan's PTI in 2018, but was expelled the same day after news of his involvement in the dacoity re-surfaced.

Her unreleased films include: Gharonda, Bunjarun and Itna Pyar Kon Karay.