Veena (4 July 1926 – 14 November 2004), also known as Veena Kumari, real name Tajour Sultana, was an Indian actress.
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).
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Filmography (Movies)
Mazloom
Character:Purnima's mother
Release Date:19/09/1986
Jaanwar
Character:
Release Date:07/01/1983
Khwaja Ki Diwani
Character:
Release Date:19/08/1981
Payal Ki Jhankaar
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1980
The Chess Players
Character:Queen Mother
Release Date:02/10/1977
Raja Shiv Chhatrapati
Character:Vadisohabeen
Release Date:19/12/1974
5 Rifles
Character:Maharani
Release Date:09/08/1974
Madhosh
Character:Raj's Mother
Release Date:27/02/1974
Jheel Ke Us Paar
Character:
Release Date:28/08/1973
Parichay
Character:Satidevi
Release Date:18/10/1972
Shehzada
Character:
Release Date:08/09/1972
Pakeezah
Character:Nawabjaan
Release Date:04/02/1972
Kaun Ho Tum
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1970
Heer Raanjha
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1970
Do Raaste
Character:Mrs. Gupta
Release Date:05/12/1969
Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai
Character:Gurmukh Singh's wife
Release Date:01/01/1969
Aashirwad
Character:Leela S. Choudhary
Release Date:18/06/1968
Saathi
Character:Rajni's Mother
Release Date:17/01/1968
Shrimanji
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1968
Kahin Din Kahin Raat
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1968
Noorjehan
Character:Mrs. Hayat Baig
Release Date:07/12/1967
Sannata
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1966
Noor Mahal
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1965
Shehnai
Character:
Release Date:01/12/1964
Taj Mahal
Character:Empress Nur Jahan
Release Date:31/01/1963
Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1963
Chhoti Bahen
Character:Yashoda
Release Date:06/02/1959
Kaagaz Ke Phool
Character:Veena Varma / Veena Sinha
Release Date:01/02/1959
Khota Paisa
Character:Geeta
Release Date:31/12/1958
Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi
Character:Kamini
Release Date:28/02/1958
Mehndi
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1958
Delhi Durbar
Character:
Release Date:13/06/1956
Halaku
Character:Maharani
Release Date:01/01/1956
Afsana
Character:Meera
Release Date:01/01/1951
Biwi
Character:
Release Date:01/12/1950
Dastan
Character:Rani
Release Date:17/08/1950
Pehli Nazar
Character:
Release Date:24/08/1945
Phool
Character:
Release Date:10/08/1945
Humayun
Character:Rajkumari (as Veena Kumari)
Release Date:27/07/1945
Najma
Character:Najma
Release Date:30/07/1943
Garib
Character:Lata
Release Date:10/04/1942
Radhika
Character:Rama
Release Date:07/11/1941
Aasra
Character:Geeta
Release Date:28/02/1941
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