Acting

Nayyar Sultana

Born 1937-01-01 · Aligarh, United Provinces, British India

Nayyar Sultana was an actress from Pakistan. She became one of the foremost screen actresses of Lollywood in the 1950s and 1960s. he started her movie career with Anwar Kamal Pasha'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. 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).[1][2] 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.[3] In the 1970s, she moved to performing character roles in S. Sulaiman’s Abhi To Main Jawan Hoon and two films by Hassan Tariq, Mazi Haal Mustaqbil and Seeta Maryam Margaret.[3] 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.

Acting credits

A heiress has to marry in order to spend her financial assets and physical possessions worth PKR seven lakh each. As part of this condition, she makes a plan to marry a convicted man....

Seven Lacs

1957

8.0

A glowing space ship that arrives in the middle of the forest near a village in Pakistan and a glowing figure appears and follows a terrified girl Hina and assume the appearance of a young man he happens to view in a framed portrait.He is greeted with open arms by the villagers and especially by Hina because of his new appearance that is of Shaani,but they know nothing about reality.

Shani

1989

10.0

A story about two women, who shared their husband.

Saheli

1960

When a tyrannical landlord breaks a fragile peace treaty and murders a young man, his family is thrust into a bitter cycle of revenge. Split between a personal blood oath and the strict boundaries of the law, two separated brothers must navigate their clashing duties, bound only by a hidden physical mark and a mother's blessing.

Nishan

1973

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Pakistani Film

Dil Nasheen

1975

5.0

Farzana, a lonely young widow known as "Baaji," finds her quiet life disrupted when her cousin Nasir visits. A tragic misunderstanding leads her to believe Nasir intends to marry her, unaware that his heart actually belongs to another.

Baji

1963

A social‑musical drama from early Pakistani cinema, starring Sabiha Khanum and Santosh Kumar. With music by Master Inayat Hussain, the film helped make its lead pair a bankable romantic duo, introduced fresh talent like Musarrat Nazir, and delivered box‑office success in 1955.

Qatill

1955

Two childhood sweethearts are driven apart by a bitter family feud, only for a twist of fate and a shared tragedy to reunite them under the most complicated of circumstances.

Surayya

1961

A Pakistani Urdu-language social film directed by Luqman, starring Nayyar Sultana, Darpan, Mustafa Qureshi, Adeeb, and Lehri.

Hamjoli

1970

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A remake of the film Bharosa (1958)

Samaj

1974

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10.0

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Aakhri Dao (Final Trick)

1958

The story of a woman who confessed her greatness after the great struggle and sacrifices proved to be an ideal mother and wife.

Aulad

1962

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10.0

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Lalkaar

1959

A classic Pakistani Urdu-language drama film directed by Pervez Malik

Talash

1976

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The Punjabi film Behrupia (1960) was directed by Aslam Irani.

Behrupia

1960

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Pakistani Film

Love in London

1987

Khalid and Rehana come across each other in their college, where they fall for each other after the usual bantering, and get married. Rehana who belongs to an upper-class family in contrary to Khalid, faces hurdles in the marriage created by Sarkar Maa (Khalid's mother). She compromise and tries to save her married life, until she loses her unborn due to her mother-in-law's cruel behaviour. After the incident, she decides to separate from Khalid and leaves him.

Bahisht

1974

Meherbani is known for Nadeem and Babra Sharif’s iconic pairing Pervez Malik’s brilliant direction, but perhaps most for its soundtrack. The iconic number “Kabhi Khwahishon ne Loota” composed by M. Ashraf, written by Masoor Anwar, and sung by Akhlaq Ahmad became a huge hit. Meherbani was a superhit and ran for over 50 weeks at the cinemas.

Meharbani

1982

10.0

The Urdu film Sardar (1957) was directed by M.S. Dar. A story about love, hatred, revenge, politics, and conflicts between the two tribes of Sandal's and Gondal's.

Sardar

1957

10.0

Khaibar Mail (or Khyber Mail) is a classic Pakistani film from 1960, known for its adventure/drama set around a train journey, featuring stars like Agha Hussaini, Nasira, Neelo, and Aslam Pervaiz, telling tales of love, danger, and local culture against the backdrop of the Khyber Pass region