Plots of Anjuman's action films were mainly revenge based. She was seen in action films, riding horses, driving motor bikes and doing stunts which gave a new dimension to female roles in Lollywood movies, which previously only promoted the image of a shy and innocent girl. Some of her action films are Mela (1986), Hunter Wali (1988), Dulari (1987), Qatil Haseena (1989), Daku Haseena, Kali Charan, Sultana, Nangi Talwar, etc. In Punjabi films, Sultan Rahi gained reputation as an action hero but in many films Anjuman herself played an action heroine where she would fight with the villains. Nonetheless, the public lapped it up and all of them became icons of an era. Film after film was launched with all the four stars, with different names, but merely repeating their roles from the previous efforts. In the 1980s, after the box-office success of Chan Varyam (1981 film), Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Anjuman and the playback singing of Madam Noor Jehan dominated the Punjabi film industry to such an extent that a film was not considered a viable project unless they were present in it.
Her fans also admired her dancing, especially her thumkas (a dance form which consists of pelvic thrusting). She had the figure of a traditional Punjabi Mutyaar much admired in Punjab, Pakistan. Anjuman was a darling of the working classes. Her roles ranged from a traditional innocent village girl to modern sexy bombshell, romantic to action-packed films. Her initial films were in Urdu but the bulk of her career was based on acting in Punjabi films. She also appeared with Waheed Murad, Ali Ejaz, Javed Sheikh, Ghulam Mohiuddin, Izhar Qazi and Nadeem.
She appeared with every hero of her era, but her pairing with Sultan Rahi ruled the Punjabi cinema for more than a decade.
All three were diamond jubilee hit films and were released the same day, a unique record, which she shared with her co-star Sultan Rahi, her playback voice Madam Noor Jehan, and musician Wajahat Attre. She had major roles in Sher Khan and Chan Varyam (1981) and played a supporting role in film Sala Sahib (1981). Her first major hit was Waadey Ki Zanjeer (1979). Her last appearance was in Peengan (2000). She first appeared in the Urdu film, Soorath (1973) co-starring with Waseem Abbas, Afshan, Taj Niazi. Her career spanned almost 20 years and she appeared in more than 300 films.
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