Sangeeta real name is Parveen Rizvi, is a senior and well known Pakistani actress and director. She was born on 14th June 1947 in Karachi, Pakistan. She is best known for her roles in dramas Mutthi Bhar Chawal (1978), Tarap (2006), Sirf Tum Hi Tou Ho (2019) and Mera Maan Rakhna (2020). As a child star, Sangeeta appeared in the 1969 film Koh-e-Noor; it was directed by Agha Hussaini. In 1971, She moved to Lahore from her birthplace of Karachi and started a more serious career in Lollywood movies in Lahore. Sangeeta has over 120 films to her credit as an actress and a producer-director.

In 1976, She directed her debut film, Society Girl, which was a box office success. Her second film as director was Mujhay Galay Laga Lo, starring Sangeeta, Kaveeta, Ghulam Mohiuddin, Nayyar Sultana, and Bahar Begum. In 1978, she directed the critically acclaimed film Mutthi Bhar Chawal. Her film Thori Si Bewafai was the first Pakistani film to be shot in United States. During the 1990s, she directed commercially successful films like Khilona (1996) and Nikah (1998). In 2019, she directed the romantic film Sirf Tum Hi To Ho.

Sangeeta father name is Tayyab Hussain Rizvi and her mother name is Mehtab Rizvi. younger sister, Nasreen Rizvi (professionally known as Kaveeta), she is also associated with Pakistani cinema and she has one brother Raza Ali Rizvi. Her marital status is divorced. Sangeeta’s first marriage was to fellow Pakistani actor Humayun Qureshi. Together, they had a daughter. After some years, this marriage failed and they divorced. Sangeeta,then married the business tycoon Naveed Akbar Butt with him she had two daughter but they divorced and took the custoday of her daughters. She is also the aunt of British American actress Jiah Khan.