Sultana Zafar was a Pakistani actress. Sultana acted in numerous television dramas. She was known for her roles in dramas '' Munkir'', '' Ana'', '' Zid'' and '' Tanhaiyaan''. She used to run her boutique called ''Armale Studios''.

Early life

Sultana was born in 1955 on 21 February in

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, Pakistan. She completed her studies at the University of Hyderabad.

Career

Sultana went to Karachi PTV Centre and started acting in 1970s. Sultana was known for being well-mannered, fine speech and graceful lady which helped her and became reasons for her success in acting career. She was also known for her serious style acting with her Hyderabad accent dialogue delivery. Sultana portrayed characters of family values and traditions of the time of PTV in 1970s, 1980s and 1990s and she was noted for her roles in dramas ''Akhri Chattan'', '' Aroosa'', ''Khala Khairan'' and '' Aangan Terha''. She also appeared in dramas ''Akhri Chattan'', ''Nadan Nadia'', '' Ana'', '' Zeenat'', '' Tanhaiyaan'' and ''Babar''. Since then she appeared in dramas '' Ru Baru'', '' Zid'', ''Haq Meher'', '' Woh'' and '' Munkir''.

Personal life

Sultana was married and had three children and she used to live in America in Dallas. There she used to run her boutique called ''Armale Studios''. Huma Akbar, an actress, is her niece, together they worked in drama ''Shaheen'' and Huma also appeared in dramas ''Karawan'', ''Choti Choti Baatein'' and ''Khaleej''.

Death

Sultana died at age 66 in

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on 16 July 2021.

Filmography

Television

Telefilm

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zafar, Sultana 1955 births 20th-century Pakistani actresses Pakistani television actresses 21st-century Pakistani actresses People from Hyderabad, Sindh 2021 deaths Pakistani film actresses