Veena

Veena

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1924-07-04
Deathday: 2004-11-14 (80 years old)

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. 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).

Filmography

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Movies 46

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Purnima's mother
Mazloom

Mazloom (1986)

Movie
Empress Shah Turkhan
Razia Sultan

Razia Sultan (1983)

Movie
Mrs. Kulwant Rai 'Rani Maa'
Jheel Ke Us Paar

Jheel Ke Us Paar (1973)

Movie
Mrs. Rajendra Jain
Chhupa Rustam

Chhupa Rustam (1973)

Movie
Mrs. Gupta (Satyan's mom)
Do Raaste

Do Raaste (1969)

Movie
Leela S. Choudhary
Aashirwad

Aashirwad (1968)

Movie
Rajni's Mother
Saathi

Saathi (1968)

Movie
Ratna - Shanker's wife
Chhoti Si Mulaqat

Chhoti Si Mulaqat (1967)

Movie
Mrs. Hayat Baig
Noorjehan

Noorjehan (1967)

Movie
Razia, Ali Baba's elder sister
Alibaba and 40 Thieves

Alibaba and 40 Thieves (1966)

Movie
Malka-E-Alam Noor Jehan
Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal (1963)

Movie
Halaku's Beghum - Maharani
Halaku

Halaku (1956)

Movie

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1924-07-04

Deathday
2004-11-14 (80 years old)

Birth Place
Quetta, Baluchistan Agency, Pakistan

Citizenships
British Raj, Dominion of India, India

Also Known As
वीना, Veena, Tajour Sultana, Veena Kumari

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