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Veena

Veena

Veena (4 July 1926 – 14 November 2004), also known as Veena Kumari, real name Tajour Sultana, was an Indian actress. Veena was born as Tajour Sultana on 4 July 1926 in Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistani. At some point of time, her family shifted to Lahore and she belonged to Lahore's Chuna Mandi.[1] She married actor-hero Al Nasir in 1947 and had two children. She started out playing heroine roles in pre-partition films. She made her debut with Garib and Gawandhi (1942) at around sixteen years of age. Garib was made in Urdu and Gawandhi was made in Punjabi and directed by Mehboob Khan. In Garib, she played the role of Lata and in Gawandhi she played heroine opposite Shyam, who played the hero. She became known for her roles in pre-partition Hindi and Urdu films. Her early years in films came with films such as Najma (1943), Phool (1945) and Humayun (1945). Her last film before the Partition of India was Rajputani (1946), in which she played a supporting role. She decided to remain in India after the partition, and she acted through the mid-to-late-1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. She played roles in big productions such as Halaku (1956), Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958), Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), Taj Mahal (1963) (for which she received the Filmfare's Award for Best Supporting Actress), Do Raaste (1969) and Pakeezah (1972). She retired in 1983 after the release of Razia Sultan (1983) in which she played Empress Shah Turkhan. She died in Bombay in 2004 after 21 years of retirement when she was 78 years old after suffering from a protracted illness. She had appeared in over 70 feature films in a career spanning 41 years (1942 till 1983).

Personal information

Birthday

1924-07-04

Birth Place

Quetta, Baluchistan Agency, Pakistan

Movies and TV shows :

5 Rifles

5 Rifles

1974

6.5

Movie
Aashirwad

Aashirwad

1968

8.5

Movie
Afsana

Afsana

1951

6.0

Movie
Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi

Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi

1958

5.5

Movie
Chhoti Bahen

Chhoti Bahen

1959

5.0

Movie
Dastan

Dastan

1950

10.0

Movie
Delhi Durbar

Delhi Durbar

1956

0.0

Movie
Do Raaste

Do Raaste

1969

7.0

Movie
Halaku

Halaku

1956

9.0

Movie
Humayun

Humayun

1945

3.0

Movie
Jaanwar

Jaanwar

1983

6.0

Movie
Jheel Ke Us Paar

Jheel Ke Us Paar

1973

6.0

Movie
Kaagaz Ke Phool

Kaagaz Ke Phool

1959

6.9

Movie
Kahin Din Kahin Raat

Kahin Din Kahin Raat

1968

5.0

Movie
Kaun Ho Tum

Kaun Ho Tum

1970

0.0

Movie
Khota Paisa

Khota Paisa

1958

0.0

Movie
Khwaja Ki Diwani

Khwaja Ki Diwani

1981

0.0

Movie
Madhosh

Madhosh

1974

3.0

Movie
Mazloom

Mazloom

1986

0.0

Movie
Mehndi

Mehndi

1958

0.0

Movie
Najma

Najma

1943

4.0

Movie
Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai

Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai

1969

0.0

Movie
Noor Mahal

Noor Mahal

1965

0.0

Movie
Pakeezah

Pakeezah

1972

6.7

Movie
Parichay

Parichay

1972

5.5

Movie
Payal Ki Jhankaar

Payal Ki Jhankaar

1980

5.0

Movie
Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon

Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon

1963

6.0

Movie
Phool

Phool

1944

0.0

Movie
Raja Shiv Chhatrapati

Raja Shiv Chhatrapati

1974

0.0

Movie
Saathi

Saathi

1968

6.0

Movie
Sannata

Sannata

1966

0.0

Movie
Shehnai

Shehnai

1964

0.0

Movie
Shehzada

Shehzada

1972

0.0

Movie
Shrimanji

Shrimanji

1968

0.0

Movie
Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal

1963

6.3

Movie
The Chess Players

The Chess Players

1977

7.1

Movie