Veena
Born
Tajour Sultana

(1926-07-04)4 July 1926
Quetta, Baluchistan Agency, British India
(now in Pakistan)
Died14 November 2004(2004-11-14) (aged 78)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active1939 – 1983

Veena (4 July 1926 – 14 November 2004), also known as Veena Kumari, real name Tajour Sultana, was an Indian actress.

Early life and background

Veena was born as Tajour Sultana on 4 July 1926 in Quetta, Baluchistan Agency, British India.[1][2] At some point of time, her family moved to Lahore and they lived in Lahore.[1]

She married actor-hero Al Nasir in 1947 in Junagadh and had two children with him. Al Nasir was from a royal family in Bhopal and had already been married, first to actress Meena Shorey and then to Manorama. They both worked together in a few films but their films flopped at the box-office. Al Nasir died in 1957 due to tetanus.[1][2]

Career

Veena 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.[2] 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 in 1947 and 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), Do Raaste (1969) and Pakeezah (1972). She retired in 1983 after the release of Razia Sultan (1983) in which she played Empress Shah Turkhan.[2]

Death

Veena died in Bombay on 14 November 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 – 1983).[2]

Filmography

YearFilmCharacter/RoleNotes
1988Hamara KhandaanLast and Final film Role
1986Mazloom
1983Razia Sultan[1][2]Empress Shah Turkhan
1981Agni Pareeksha (1981 film)Karuna Choudhary
Khawaja Ki Diwani
1980Payal Ki Jhankaar
1978Satyam Shivam Sundaram[1]
Nawab SahibFarida
1977Jay VejayChandeli
Shatranj Ke KhilariQueen Mother
1974Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam Rani Sheela
19745 RiflesMaharani
Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na JayeRaja's mother
1973Jheel Ke Us PaarMrs. Kulwant Rai 'Rani Maa'
Chhupa RustamMrs. Rajendra Jain
Banrasi BabuMohan's Mother
Mere Gharib NawazBegum Baig
1972ParichaySati Devi
Pakeezah[1][2]Nawabjaan
ShehzadaRajlaxmi
1970Heer Raanjha
Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai
Naya Raasta Rukmini
1969Do RaasteMrs. Gupta, Satyan's mother
Anmol Moti
1968AashirwadLeela S. Choudhary
SaathiRajni's Mother
Shrimanji
1967Chhoti Si MulaqatShanker's wife
Noor Jehan[1]
1966Sannata
1966Alibaba Aur 40 Chor (1966 film)Razia, Ali Baba's older sister
1965Sikandar-E-AzamSikandar's mother
1964Baghi
Shehnai
1963Phir Wohi Dil Laya HoonJamuna
Taj Mahal[1][2]Malka-E-Alam Noor Jehan/Mehrunissa
1959Chhoti BahenYashoda
Kaagaz Ke Phool[1]Veena Varma/Veena Sinha
1958Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi[1][2]Kamini
Mehndi
1957Mera Salaam
Mumtaz Mahal
Naya Zamana
1956HalakuMaharani
1952Aasmaan
Annadata
1951Afsana[1][2]Meera
Kashmir
1950Dastan[1][2]Rani
1946Rajputani
1945HumayunRajkumari (as Veena Kumari)
Phool[1][2]
1943Najma[1]Najma
1942GaribLata (as Veena Kumari)
1939Swastik

References

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