Nayyar Sultana (born Tayyaba Bano; 1937 – 27 October 1992), sometimes referred to in Pakistan as ''Malka-i-Jazbaat'' (Queen of Sentiments), was a Pakistani film actress. She became one of the foremost screen actresses of
Lollywood
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Lahore has been the center of Pakistani cinema since the partition of I ...
in the 1950s and 1960s.
Career
She started her movie career with
Anwar Kamal Pasha
Anwar Kamal Pasha ( ur, ), (23 February 1925 – 13 October 1987) was the pioneer in the Pakistan film industry and an early Pakistani film director and producer from Lahore, Pakistan.
Life and career
Pasha was a graduate from the For ...
's film ''Qatil'' in 1955 as a supporting actress. Her parents were related to actress Shamim Bano, wife of famous Pakistani film producer/director
Anwar Kamal Pasha
Anwar Kamal Pasha ( ur, ), (23 February 1925 – 13 October 1987) was the pioneer in the Pakistan film industry and an early Pakistani film director and producer from Lahore, Pakistan.
Life and career
Pasha was a graduate from the For ...
. Later the same year, she landed the second lead in Humayon Mirza’s ''Intikhab (1955)''. Thereafter, she started performing lead roles with the screen name ''Nayyar Sultana''. Her notable films include '' Saat Lakh (1957)'', ''Baaji (1963)'', ''Mazloom (1959)'', '' Saheli (1960)''.
She briefly left the industry after her marriage with Darpan. She had a comeback in the late 1960s, but most of her films like ''Ek Musafir Ek Haseena (1968)'', ''Meri Bhabhi (1969)'', ''Hamjoli (1970)'' and ''Azmat (1973)'' were not very successful at the box office.
In the 1970s, she moved to performing character roles in S. Sulaiman’s ''Abhi To Main Jawan Hoon'' and two films by
Hassan Tariq
Hassan Tariq (22 October 1934 – 24 April 1982) was a Pakistani film director, film producer and screenwriter who was famous for making films like Anjuman, Kaneez, Baharo Phool Barsao, ''Dewar Bhabhi''.
Early life and career
Hassan was b ...
, ''Mazi Haal Mustaqbil'' and ''Seeta Maryam Margaret''. These were her last critically acclaimed films before she gradually faded away from the screen. After the death of her husband Darpan in 1981, Nayyar managed his recruiting agency till her own death. She appeared in a few movies in the next decade. Nayyar Sultana had worked in over 225 films during her 37-year movie career and received a number of awards. She was known for performing tragic roles; as otherwise known as ''queen of emotions''.
Personal life
Nayyar Sultana was born as ''Tayyaba Bano'' in
Aligarh
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(
British India
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) in 1937 to a Muslim family. She had her education in
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,
Aligarh
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,
British India
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Karachi
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, after the
independence
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of
Pakistan
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in 1947. She married Darpan, her co-star and one of the foremost romantic hero in Pakistani film industry, at the pinnacle of her movie career. His elder brother Santosh Kumar was also an actor, and another brother S. Sulaiman was a film director.
Death
Nayyar Sultana died of cancer on 27 October 1992 at Aga Khan Hospital in
Karachi
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,
Pakistan
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. Among the survivors were her two sons Qaisar and Ali.
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Shaani
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