Sabira Sultana Explained

Birth Date:21 September 1945
Birth Place:Bombay, British India (present day Mumbai, India)
Other Names:Statue of Marble
Years Active:19602002

Sabira Sultana is a Pakistani film actress. She started her career in the early 1960s and played leading to supporting roles in films. Her last film appearance was in 2002.

Career

After playing supporting roles in several films, Sultana first appeared as lead in Shabab Kiranvi's romantic dramas Jamila and Shukria in 1964.[1] She played a young to old role in Hassan Tariq's family drama Kaneez in the following year.[1] [2] Following the success of her first pashto film Ajab Khan Afridi which was based on eponymous character and released in 1971, she appeared in some other Pashto films as well.[2] [3] In 1975, she played the only villainous role of her career in Bemisaal.[1] [4] After Bemisaal, she went into hiatus and made comeback in 1992, playing elderly roles. During 1990s, she also did modelling for several brands.[2] Chalo Ishq Larain is the last film in which she starred.

Filmography

YearTitlelanguage width=5%
1960InsafUrdu
1961Tum Na ManoUrdu
1963Yahudi Ki LarkiUrdu
1964ShukriaUrdu
JamilaUrdu
Maa Ka PyarUrdu
Choti BehanUrdu
1965Bahu BegunUrdu
Eid MubarakUrdu
MujahidUrdu[5]
KaneezUrdu
1966MoajzaUrdu
Mera SalaamUrdu
AadilUrdu
InsaanUrdu
Naghma-e-SehraUrdu
1967ElaanUrdu
Burma RoadUrdu
Shaam SaveraUrdu
196814 SaalUrdu[6]
Shareek-e-HayatUrdu[7]
Sonay Ki ChiryaUrdu
SaiqaUrdu
Taj MahalUrdu
1969BuzdilUrdu[8]
Dil De Ke DekhoUrdu
1970Takht Aur TajUrdu
Ansoo Ban Gaye MotiUrdu
NaureenUrdu
Chand SurajUrdu
1971GharnataUrdu
Ajab Khan AfridiPashto
1972Dil Ek AinaUrdu
1973FarzUrdu
Sarhad Ki Gaud MeinUrdu
Naya RastaUrdu
ZakhmiUrdu
Rangeela Aur Munawwar ZarifUrdu
1974Jang Aw AmanPashto
IntezarUrdu
Wotan MenaUrdu
Mastani MehboobaUrdu
1975BemisaalUrdu[9]
1992HeroUrdu/ Punjabi
1997Mard Jeenay Nahi DeteUrdu
1999QismatUrdu
2000Bali JattiPunjabi
Jagg MahiPunjabi
Sharang Da BangrooPashto
Tere Pyar MeinUrdu
2001JanwarUrdu
2002Chalo Ishq LarainUrdu

Notes and References

  1. Web site: . Dunya (newspaper). 4 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20230421172301/https://dunya.com.pk/index.php/special-feature/2013-11-04/6829. 21 April 2023.
  2. Web site: . 16 January 2021. Hum Sub. 21 April 2023.
  3. Web site: Actress of yore days seeks recognition of services. Sher Alam Shinwari. 25 March 2022. Dawn (newspaper).
  4. Web site: Tribute to Shabab Kairanvi‘Bemisaal’ screened at Lok Virsa . 10 December 2017 . Aijaz Gul . Islamabad. The News International (newspaper).
  5. Book: Gazdar, Mushtaq . Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 . Oxford University Press . Mushtaq Gazdar . 1997 . 255 . 0-19-577817-0.
  6. Web site: The iconic playback singer of yesteryears — Irene Perveen . 23 June 2019 . Daily Times (newspaper) . https://web.archive.org/web/20230331193508/https://dailytimes.com.pk/417175/the-iconic-playback-singer-of-yesteryears-irene-perveen/ . 31 March 2023 . 30 April 2023.
  7. Book: Gazdar, Mushtaq . Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 . Oxford University Press . Mushtaq Gazdar . 1997 . 261 . 0-19-577817-0.
  8. Book: Gazdar, Mushtaq . Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 . Oxford University Press . Mushtaq Gazdar . 1997 . 263 . 0-19-577817-0.
  9. Book: The Statesman . 20 . Mohammad Owais . 1974.