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Veena
Acting

Veena
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1924-07-04,Quetta, Baluchistan Agency, Pakistan
Gender
Female
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).

Filmography

7

Parichay
1972-10-18

5.5

Humayun
1945-07-27

8.25

Aashirwad
1968-06-18

8

Shrimanji
1968-01-01

7

Delhi Durbar
1956-06-13

Kahin Din Kahin Raat

7.5

Kahin Din Kahin Raat
1968-01-01

Raja Shiv Chhatrapati

0

Raja Shiv Chhatrapati
1974-12-19

8

Mazloom
1986-09-19

Jheel Ke Us Paar

6.75

Jheel Ke Us Paar
1973-08-28

9

Phool
1945-08-10

8

Noor Mahal
1965-01-01

6.429

Pakeezah
1972-02-04

Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai

10

Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai
1969-01-01

7

Do Raaste
1969-12-05

6

Najma
1943-07-30

9

Sannata
1966-01-01

7.5

Afsana
1951-01-01

9

Dastan
1950-08-17

Kaagaz Ke Phool

6.855

Kaagaz Ke Phool
1959-02-01

Payal Ki Jhankaar

5.667

Payal Ki Jhankaar
1980-01-01

6.5

Saathi
1968-01-17

9

Halaku
1956-01-01

9

Shehzada
1972-09-08

6

Jaanwar
1983-01-07

6.667

Chhoti Bahen
1959-02-06

3.8

Madhosh
1974-02-27

The Chess Players

7.047

The Chess Players
1977-10-02

7

5 Rifles
1974-08-09

9

Shehnai
1964-12-01

Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi

6.233

Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi
1958-02-28

7.2

Taj Mahal
1963-01-31

Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon

6.5

Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon
1963-01-01

Khwaja Ki Diwani

7

Khwaja Ki Diwani
1981-08-19

7

Mehndi
1958-01-01

10

Khota Paisa
1958-12-31

0

Kaun Ho Tum
1970-01-01

7

Heer Raanjha
1970-01-01

8

Noorjehan
1967-12-07

10

Garib
1942-04-10

7

Pehli Nazar
1945-08-24

9

Aasra
1941-02-28

7

Radhika
1941-11-07

8

Biwi
1950-12-01

0

Mumtaz Mahal
1957-01-01