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Shabana is a blockbuster Pakistani Urdu colour film produced by A. Hameed and directed by Nazar Shabab. The film cast Shahid, Babra Sharif and Waheed Murad. The film was released on November 12, 1976 in Pakistani cinemas. The film completed more than 100 weeks at Pakistani cinemas and became a " Diamond Jubilee film". During the same year two more Diamond Jubilee Urdu films were released: Nadeem's Talash and Rahat Kazmi's Aaj Aur Kal. Talash was directed by Pervez Malik. This film was released during the "struggling days of Waheed Murad". In Shabana, Waheed Murad had been cast in a secondary role. For Babra, the film gave a boost to her career and she won her first Nigar award as best actress. Before that in 1975, she had received a Special Nigar award for film Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat (1975). The best actress award was taken away by Shabnam for film Zeenat (1975).
Shabana is a feminine given name. People named Shabana include:
- Shabana (Bangladeshi actress), Bangladeshi actress
- Shabana (dancer), a Pakistani dancer killed by the Taliban
- Shabana Akhtar, Pakistani athlete
- Shabana Azmi, Indian actress
- Shabana Bakhsh, Scottish actress
- Shabana Rehman Gaarder, Norwegian comedian
- Shabana Mahmood, British politician
Afroza Sultana Ratna (known by her stage name Shabana) is a Bangladeshi film actress.
Shabana ( Urdu/ Pashtoo:شبانه) was a Pakistani singer and dancer from Mingora, Swat, Pakistan. She was shot and killed by the Pakistani Taliban of Swat in January 2009 at Mingora.