Nayyar Sultana

Born: 1937-01-01

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.


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Sharafat

as uncredited
Released: 1974-08-07

A poor woman dies due to her son's inability to provide necessary treatment, leading to him...

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Man

as uncredited
Released: 1958-11-14

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Saheli

as uncredited
Released: 1960-12-23

A story about two women, who shared their husband.

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Shani

as uncredited
Released: 1989-03-10

A glowing space ship that arrives in the middle of the forest near a village in Pakistan and a...

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Ayaz

as uncredited
Released: 1960-04-29

Malik Ayaz, a general in the army of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni: Ayaz (1960)was a landmark movie in...

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Anokhi

as uncredited
Released: 1956-01-20

First film for two legends Ahmad Rushdi and Lehri.

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Seven Lacs

as uncredited
Released: 1957-10-11

A heiress has to marry in order to spend her financial assets and physical possessions worth PKR...

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Dil Nay Phir Yaad Kiya

as uncredited
Released: 1981-05-15

Arshad and Hamid fall in love with Aneela. Hamid is willing to sacrifice his love for Arshad, as...

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Baji

as Baji
Released: 1963-05-03

A hit Pakistani musical starring Nayyar Sultana in the title role.

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Bahisht

as uncredited
Released: 1974-11-29

Khalid and Rehana come across each other in their college, where they fall for each other after...

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Shake Hand

as uncredited
Released: 1962-03-09

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Ghoonghat

as Usha Rani
Released: 1962-11-03

Shahid is betrayed by his wife who ran away from him at the 1st night of their wedding and after...

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