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Nayyar Sultana

Nayyar Sultana was an actress from Pakistan. She became one of the foremost screen actresses of Lollywood in the 1950s and 1960s. he started her movie career with Anwar Kamal Pasha's film Qatil in 1955 as a supporting actress. Her parents were related to actress Shamim Bano, wife of famous Pakistani film producer/director Anwar Kamal Pasha. Later the same year, she landed the second lead in Humayon Mirza’s Intikhab (1955). Thereafter, she started performing lead roles with the screen name Nayyar Sultana. Her notable films include Saat Lakh (1957), Baaji (1963), Mazloom (1959), Saheli (1960).[1][2] She briefly left the industry after her marriage with Darpan. She had a comeback in the late 1960s, but most of her films like Ek Musafir Ek Haseena (1968), Meri Bhabhi (1969), Hamjoli (1970) and Azmat (1973) were not very successful at the box office.[3] In the 1970s, she moved to performing character roles in S. Sulaiman’s Abhi To Main Jawan Hoon and two films by Hassan Tariq, Mazi Haal Mustaqbil and Seeta Maryam Margaret.[3] These were her last critically acclaimed films before she gradually faded away from the screen. After the death of her husband, Darpan, in 1981, Nayyar managed his recruiting agency till her own death. She appeared in a few movies in the next decade. Nayyar Sultana had worked in over 225 films during her 37-year movie career and received a number of awards. She was known for performing tragic roles; as otherwise known as queen of emotions.


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Born:
Jan 1, 1937 In Aligarh, United Provinces, British India
Movie/TV Credits:
21
First Appeared:
In the movie Anokhi 1956-01-20
Latest Project:
Movie Shani 1989-03-10
Known For
Poster of Mohabbat Zindagi Hai
Poster of Bahisht
Poster of Baji
Poster of Seven Lacs
Filmography
Movie Shani 1989-03-10
Movie Meharbani 1988-12-04
Movie Dil Nay Phir Yaad Kiya 1981-05-15
Movie Mohabbat Zindagi Hai 1975-06-06
Movie Ek Gunah Aur Sahi 1975-03-03
Movie Sharafat 1974-08-07
Movie Bahisht 1974-11-29
Movie Baji Baji 1963-05-03
Movie Shake Hand 1962-03-09
Movie Ghoonghat Usha Rani 1962-11-03
Movie Ayaz 1960-04-29
Movie Khaibar Mail 1960-06-03
Movie Saheli 1960-12-23
Movie Daku Ki Larki 1960-12-02
Movie Lalkaar 1959-08-07
Movie Rukhsana 1958-06-29
Movie Final Trick 1958-10-31
Movie Man 1958-11-14
Movie Sardar 1957-09-06
Movie Seven Lacs 1957-10-11
Movie Anokhi 1956-01-20