
Veena
Known for ActingBorn 1924-07-04Died 2004-11-14Quetta, Baluchistan Agency, Pakistan
Veena (4 July 1926 – 14 November 2004), also known as Veena Kumari, real name Tajour Sultana, was an Indian actress. Veena was born as Tajour Sultana on 4 July 1926 in Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistani. At some point of time, her family shifted to Lahore and she belonged to Lahore's Chuna Mandi.[1] She married actor-hero Al Nasir in 1947 and had two children. She 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. 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, and she 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) (for which she received the Filmfare's Award for Best Supporting Actress), Do Raaste (1969) and Pakeezah (1972). She retired in 1983 after the release of Razia Sultan (1983) in which she played Empress Shah Turkhan. She died in Bombay in 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 till 1983).Read more
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Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai
1969 · Movie
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Khota Paisa
1958 · Movie
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Garib
1942 · Movie
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Shehzada
1972 · Movie
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Sannata
1966 · Movie
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Shehnai
1964 · Movie
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Halaku
1956 · Movie
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Dastan
1950 · Movie
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Phool
1945 · Movie
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Aasra
1941 · Movie
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Aashirwad
1968 · Movie
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Mazloom
1986 · Movie
Shrimanji
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Shrimanji
1968 · Movie
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Noorjehan
1967 · Movie
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Noor Mahal
1965 · Movie
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Biwi
1950 · Movie
Kahin Din Kahin Raat
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Kahin Din Kahin Raat
1968 · Movie
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Afsana
1951 · Movie
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Taj Mahal
1963 · Movie
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The Chess Players
1977 · Movie
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Khwaja Ki Diwani
1981 · Movie
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5 Rifles
1974 · Movie
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Parichay
1972 · Movie
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Heer Raanjha
1970 · Movie
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Do Raaste
1969 · Movie
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Mehndi
1958 · Movie
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Delhi Durbar
1956 · Movie
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Jheel Ke Us Paar
1973 · Movie
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Pehli Nazar
1945 · Movie
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Kaagaz Ke Phool
1959 · Movie
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Radhika
1941 · Movie
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Chhoti Bahen
1959 · Movie
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Saathi
1968 · Movie
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Pakeezah
1972 · Movie
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Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon
1963 · Movie
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Jaanwar
1983 · Movie
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Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi
1958 · Movie
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Payal Ki Jhankaar
1980 · Movie
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Najma
1943 · Movie
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Humayun
1945 · Movie
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Madhosh
1974 · Movie

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Raja Shiv Chhatrapati
1974 · Movie

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Kaun Ho Tum
1970 · Movie

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Mumtaz Mahal
1957 · Movie