Suraiya

Suraiya

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

15/06/1929

Day of Death

31/01/2004
(75) years old

Place of Birth

Lahore, Punjab, British India

Biography

Suraiya Jamal Sheikh (June 15, 1929 – January 31, 2004), known by her mononym Suraiya, was an Indian actress and playback singer who worked in Hindi and Urdu films from 1936 to 1964. Regarded among the finest and most accomplished actresses in the history of Indian cinema, as well as the first femal... Read More

Filmography

Cast

1963

Rustom Sohrab

as Shehzadi Tehmina

1958

Diwana

as Laali

1954

Mirza Ghalib

as Chaudhvin, formerly Moti Begum

1954

Waris

as Shobha

1954

Shama Parwana

as Sahebzadi Aalam

1952

Goonj

1952

Moti Mahal

as Roopa

1951

Shokhiyan

as Sanwli

1951

Sanam

as Fatima

1950

Nili

1950

Dastan

as Indra

1950

Afsar

as Bimala

1949

Singaar

as Shanta

1949

Jeet

as Jeet

1949

Shair

as Rani

1949

Bari Behen

as Shyama

1949

Balam

1948

Vidya

1947

Naatak

1947

Dard

as Hamida

1946

Anmol Ghadi

as Basanti

1946

Omar Khayyam

as Mehru

1946

1857

as Tasnim

1945

Phool

1945

Tadbir

as Saguna

1943

Ishara

as Shanta

1942

Station Master

as Usha

1941

Taj Mahal

as Child Mumtaz

Crew

1952

Moti Mahal

as Playback Singer

1949

Singaar

as Playback Singer

1949

Shair

as Playback Singer

1949

Balam

as Playback Singer

1947

Naatak

as Playback Singer

1945

Tadbir

as Playback Singer

1942

Station Master

as Playback Singer