After the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Netflix web series Heeramandi, many old stories of courtesans are appearing on the internet. Sanjay Leela Bhansali has told the story of Bhavya Hiramandi in his series which is actually based on the real place of Pakistan. The stories of the courtesans here have also been quite painful and famous. One of them was Nargis Begum alias Niggo who later went into the film world and was murdered.
Niggo became a dancer in films
After the release of Hiramandi, the story of courtesan Nargis and Niggo is also being read a lot on the internet. After the partition of India-Pakistan, Nargis turned towards Pakistani film industry i.e. Lollywood. This must have been the 60s. Niggo was a very beautiful courtesan of Hiramandi and expert in many arts. She knew how to dance very well, so she became a dancer in films and started doing Mujra. At that time it was like an item number. In 1964, he made his debut with the film Ishrat. Money started raining on niggas by dancing in films.
The family got upset due to Niggo’s marriage.
While working in films, Niggo fell in love with producer Khawaja Mazhar and both of them got married. According to reports, Nargis’s mother and family living in Hiramandi were not happy with her marriage. In fact, his family was running on Niggo’s earnings, but with his departure, problems started arising at home. There was a custom that a tawaif could not leave the royal mohalla of Lahore until the family received her price. Niggo’s mother tried to convince him to return but he did not agree. After this the mother made a move.
Niggo’s mother brainwashed him
Niggo’s mother spread the false news of his illness to her daughter. The message reached Niggo that his mother could pass away at any time. Niggo Hiramandi came to spend time with her mother. There Niggo’s mother slowly brainwashed her and she stayed there. On the other hand, Niggo’s husband Mazhar started insisting to bring her back but Niggo did not agree. One day Mazhar Hiramandi reached Niggo’s brothel.
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Bullets rained on niggas
There he asked Niggo to come back. Niggo did not agree and the laborer opened fire with a sten gun, killing Niggo along with two more people from the brothel. Niggo’s mother got Mazhar sentenced to life imprisonment. This case was much discussed in the media at that time. Mazhar could not complete his sentence and died a natural death in jail.
