Nayyar Sultana

Nayyar Sultana, born Tayyaba Bano popularly known as Malka-i- Jazbaat (Queen of Sentiments), was an actress from Pakistan. She became one of the foremost screen actresses of Lollywood golden age.

Career

She started her movie career with Anwar Kamal Pasha's venture Qatil in 1955 as a supporting actress. She landed the second lead in Humayon Miraz’s Intikhab (1955). This had struck a huge success for her debut and thereafter, she started performing lead roles with a screen name Nayyar Sultana, for which she was known in her 40 year career. Her notable films include Saath Lakh (1957), Baaji (1963), Mazloom (1959), Saheli (1960).

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) did not cast much success at the box office.

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. 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 few movies in the next decade. with her last appearance in Teen Yakke teen Chhakke (1991). Nayyar has worked in 100+ movies and received a number of awards. She was known for performing tragic roles; as otherwise known as queen of emotions.

Sultana

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Sultana (film)

Sultana is a 1934 Hindi/Urdu social film directed by A. R. Kardar. The film was produced under the East India Film Company banner. The music director was Mushtaq Ahmed, who also played a small role in the film. The lyrics were written by Munshi Aziz. The cast included Gul Hamid, Zarina, Mazhar Khan, Nazir, Indubala, Nawab and Athar.

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Soundtrack

Akhbar Khan Peshawri sang two of the popular songs from the film, "Kitab-E-Dard Mein Likha Mere Gam Ka Fasana Hai" and "Mushkil Kusha Hai Naam Tera". The music composer was Mushtaq Ahmed.

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Sultana (title)

The term Sultana (Arabic: سلطانه‎) is an Islamic title reserved for a few Muslim women rulers in history. It is sometimes mistaken for the title of the chief wife of a Sultan.

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A famous Sultana was Razia Sultana of India.

In the former kingdom of Touggourt (now part of Algeria) there was one sultana: Aïsha.

In Aceh, Indonesia, there were five Sultanas who ruled: