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Suraiya is a Actor, Producer and Playback Singer Indian born on 15 june 1929 at Gujranwala (Pakistan)
Suraiya Jamaal Sheikh (15 June 1929 – 31 January 2004) (Urdu: ثریا جمال شیخ, Hindi: सुरैया जमाल शेख़) was a film playback singer and actress in Bollywood in the 1940s and 1950s. She was one of the most popular actresses and singers of the Indian sub-continent of her generation.
She was the only child of her parents. She was not formally trained in music; yet she went on to become a most successful singing film actress. She first sang for a children's program for AIR All India Radio or (Akashvani) in 1937. She was a disciple of legendary Radio broadcaster Baba-e-Nasharayat (Father of Broadcasting) Zulfiqar Ali Bukhari.
Her greatness can be judged by these comments. You have put life in the soul of Mirza Ghalib, were the remarks of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Indian Prime Minister.
Suraiya was an ardent fan of the Hollywood star Gregory Peck. So much so that Dev Anand's initial years saw a lot of influence of Gregory Peck's mannerisms and style. Dev sahib had himself gone on record to say that there was a time when he was impressed by the Hollywood legend. In connection with the shooting of some film, he happened to visit Mumbai where Suraiya met him after many years.
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Birth name Suraiya Jamaal Sheikh
Nationality Inde
Birth 15 june 1929 at Gujranwala (Pakistan)
Death 31 january 2004 (at 74 years) at Mumbai (Inde)
Nationality Inde
Birth 15 june 1929 at Gujranwala (Pakistan)
Death 31 january 2004 (at 74 years) at Mumbai (Inde)
She was the only child of her parents. She was not formally trained in music; yet she went on to become a most successful singing film actress. She first sang for a children's program for AIR All India Radio or (Akashvani) in 1937. She was a disciple of legendary Radio broadcaster Baba-e-Nasharayat (Father of Broadcasting) Zulfiqar Ali Bukhari.
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Suraiya was declared the first Melody Queen (Malika-e-Tarannum) in the sub-continent and much later Noor Jehan was awarded with the same title.Her greatness can be judged by these comments. You have put life in the soul of Mirza Ghalib, were the remarks of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Indian Prime Minister.
Suraiya was an ardent fan of the Hollywood star Gregory Peck. So much so that Dev Anand's initial years saw a lot of influence of Gregory Peck's mannerisms and style. Dev sahib had himself gone on record to say that there was a time when he was impressed by the Hollywood legend. In connection with the shooting of some film, he happened to visit Mumbai where Suraiya met him after many years.
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Deewana (1992)
Directed by Raj Kanwar, Abdur Rashid Kardar
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Crime, Romance
Actors Shahrukh Khan, Suraiya, Rishi Kapoor, Divya Bharti, Madan Puri, Amrish Puri
Roles Laali
Rating64%
Mirza Ghalib (1954)
, 2h25Directed by Sohrab Merwanji Modi
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Musical, Romance
Actors Bharat Bhushan, Suraiya, Durga Khote, Nigar Sultana, Kumkum, Iftekhar
Roles Chaudhvin, formerly Moti Begum
Rating70%
The film depicts the life of one-time wealthy and noble poet Mirza Ghalib. The story revolves around his trials, successes and failures and his ultimate descent into poverty. Ghalib falls in love with a beautiful courtesan named Chaudvin; however, tragedy befalls their ill-fated relationship. Set in a historical background, the film deals with the eternal psychological and social problems in the career of a genius poet. This film portrays one aspect of life of Mirza Ghalib (born 27 December 1797; died 15 February 1869, at age 73) in which the conflict between love and loyalty had deeply affected a sensitive artist. Mirza Ghalib fails to make an impression at the Royal Court 'Mushaira' of Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar but at the same time, unknowingly wins the heart of Chaudvin, an accomplished court dancer.
Officer (1950)
, 2h2Directed by Chetan Anand
Genres Romantic comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Dev Anand, Suraiya, Ruma Guha Thakurta, Manmohan Krishna Chadha, Zohra Sehgal
Roles Bimala
Rating67%
Dastan (1950)
, 2h2Directed by Abdur Rashid Kardar
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Suraiya, Raj Kapoor
Roles Indra
Rating68%
Officer (1950)
, 2hDirected by Chetan Anand
Actors Dev Anand, Suraiya, Meena Kumari, Gope
Roles Bimala
Rating66%
Vidya (1948)
Genres Drama
Actors Dev Anand, Suraiya, Madan Puri, Ghulam Mohammed, Amirbai Karnataki
Roles Vidya
Rating75%
Dard (1947)
Directed by Abdur Rashid Kardar
Genres Drama
Actors Suraiya
Roles Hamida
Rating63%
Nawab Sahib (Badri Prasad) lives with his wife, the Begum (Pratima Devi) and their young daughter Suraiya (Munawwar Sultana). While attending a function at an orphanage, he becomes impressed by a student, Iqbal (Nusrat) and brings him home. After some initial friction Suraiya and the boy become friends. Iqbal grows up to become a doctor while Suraiya falls in love with him. She gifts him a big diamond ring. A friend (Husn Banu) of Suraiya's takes great pleasure in teasing the two, which Suraiya doesn't mind but is frowned upon by Iqbal.
Parwana (1947)
, 1h32Actors Kundan Lal Saigal, Suraiya, K. N. Singh (Krishan Niranjan Singh)
Roles Gopi
Rating71%
1857 (1946)
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Surendra, Nigar Sultana, Suraiya, Madan Puri
Roles Tasnim
Rating54%