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Veena‌

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Birthday

calendar1924-07-04

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Veena

Quetta, Baluchistan Agency, Pakistan

Veena

Quetta, Baluchistan Agency, Pakistan

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1924-07-04

Popularity

star0.4

Biography

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).

Movie Credits

Parichay

Parichay‌
star5.5
calendar 1972

Humayun

Humayun‌
star3.0
calendar 1945

Aashirwad

Aashirwad‌
star8.5
calendar 1968

Shrimanji

Shrimanji‌
star0.0
calendar 1968

Delhi Durbar

Delhi Durbar‌
star0.0
calendar 1956

Kahin Din Kahin Raat

Kahin Din Kahin Raat‌
star5.0
calendar 1968

Raja Shiv Chhatrapati

Raja Shiv Chhatrapati‌
star0.0
calendar 1974

Mazloom

Mazloom‌
star0.0
calendar 1986

Jheel Ke Us Paar

Jheel Ke Us Paar‌
star6.0
calendar 1973

Phool

Phool‌
star0.0
calendar 1944

Noor Mahal

Noor Mahal‌
star0.0
calendar 1965

Pakeezah

Pakeezah‌
star6.7
calendar 1972

Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai

Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai‌
star0.0
calendar 1969

Do Raaste

Do Raaste‌
star7.0
calendar 1969

Najma

Najma‌
star4.0
calendar 1943

Sannata

Sannata‌
star0.0
calendar 1966

Afsana

Afsana‌
star6.0
calendar 1951

Dastan

Dastan‌
star10.0
calendar 1950

Kaagaz Ke Phool

Kaagaz Ke Phool‌
star6.9
calendar 1959

Payal Ki Jhankaar

Payal Ki Jhankaar‌
star5.0
calendar 1980

Saathi

Saathi‌
star6.0
calendar 1968

Halaku

Halaku‌
star9.0
calendar 1956

Shehzada

Shehzada‌
star0.0
calendar 1972

Jaanwar

Jaanwar‌
star6.0
calendar 1983

Chhoti Bahen

Chhoti Bahen‌
star5.0
calendar 1959

Madhosh

Madhosh‌
star3.0
calendar 1974

The Chess Players

The Chess Players‌
star7.1
calendar 1977

5 Rifles

5 Rifles‌
star6.5
calendar 1974

Shehnai

Shehnai‌
star0.0
calendar 1964

Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi

Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi‌
star5.5
calendar 1958

Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal‌
star6.3
calendar 1963

Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon

Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon‌
star6.0
calendar 1963

Khwaja Ki Diwani

Khwaja Ki Diwani‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

Mehndi

Mehndi‌
star0.0
calendar 1958

Khota Paisa

Khota Paisa‌
star0.0
calendar 1958

Kaun Ho Tum

Kaun Ho Tum‌
star0.0
calendar 1970

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