Nayyar Sultana

Nayyar Sultana (born Tayyaba Bano; 1937 – 27 October 1992), known as Malka-i-Jazbaat (Queen of Sentiments) and Queen of Emotions, was a Pakistani film actress.^[1][2] She became one of the foremost screen actresses of Lollywood in the 1950s and 1960s.^[3]

Nayyar Sultana
نیر سلطانہ
Nayyar Sultana in 1963 film Baji
Born	Tayyaba Bano (1937-03-04)4 March 1937 Aligarh, United Provinces, British India
Died	27 October 1992(1992-10-27) (aged 55)[1] Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Other names	Malka-i-Jazbaat (Queen of Sentiments) Queen of Emotions
Education	Aligarh Muslim University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1955 – 1992
Spouse	Darpan ​ ​ (m. 1962; died 1980)​
Children	2
Relatives	Santosh Kumar (brother-in-law) Mansoor (brother-in-law) S. Suleman (brother-in-law)
Awards	Nigar Awards in 1957, 1960, 1962, 1974 and 1994

Early life

Nayyar Sultana was born Tayyaba Bano in Aligarh (British India) in 1937 to a Muslim family.^[4] She had her education in Women's College, Aligarh.^[5] Her family migrated to Karachi, after the independence of Pakistan in 1947.

Career

Sultana's parents were related to actress Shamim Bano, wife of famous Pakistani film producer/director Anwar Kamal Pasha, who cast her in his directorial Qatil in 1955 in a supporting role with the screen name Nazli, marking her acting debut.^[4][6] Later the same year, she landed the second lead in Humayun Mirza’s Intikhab.^[4] Thereafter, she appeared with the screen name of Nayyar Sultana. She came into prominence in 1957 with Jaffar Malik's Saat Lakh, where she portrayed a tawaif opposite Santosh Kumar, and earned a Nigar Award for best supporting actress for her performance.^[4][7] S. M. Yusuf's Saheli in 1960 proved her greatest success till that point. The film celebrated its golden jubilee on the box office and Sultana's portrayal of a loving wife and a selfless friend earned her a Nigar Award for Best Actress.^[1][8] In 1963, she played the titular role in S. Suleman's Baaji and earned praise for the portrayal of a young frustrated widow. While reviewing Baaji, Herald called her performance the strongest element of the film.^[1][4][9]

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) were not very successful at the box office.^[4]

In the 1970s, she moved to performing character roles in S. Suleman's Abhi To Main Jawan Hoon and two films by Hassan Tariq, Mazi Haal Mustaqbil and Seeta Maryam Margaret.^[4] 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 a few movies in the next decade. Nayyar Sultana had worked in over 225 films during her 37-year movie career and received a number of awards. She was known for performing tragic roles; as otherwise known as Queen of Emotions.^[4]

Personal life

She married Darpan, her co-star and one of the foremost romantic hero in Pakistani film industry, at the pinnacle of her movie career and had two sons Qaisar and Ali. His elder brother Santosh Kumar was also an actor, and another brother S. Suleman was a film director.

Illness and death

Nayyar Sultana died of cancer on 27 October 1992 at Aga Khan Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan.^[4][2][1]

Filmography

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Yes Sir, No Sir	Herself	PTV

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1955	Qatil
1955	Intekhab
1957	Saat Lakh
1958	Dil Mein Tu
1958	Mukhra
1958	Touheed
1958	Akhri Dao
1958	Aadmi
1959	Bacha Jamoora
1959	Lalkar
1959	Mazloom
1960	Rahguzar		[10]
1960	Behrupiya		[10]
1960	Aik Thi Maa		[10]
1960	Ayaz		[10]
1960	Khaibar Mail		[10]
1960	Daku Ki Ladki		[11]
1960	Saheli	Razia	[11]
1961	Surayya	Surayya	[11]
1961	Son of Ali Baba		[11]
1961	Bombay Wala		[11]
1961	Gulfarosh		[11]
1961	3 Phool		[12]
1962	Aulad		[12]
1962	Mehtab		[12]
1962	Ghunghat	Naheed / Usha Rani	[12]
1962	Barsat Mein		[13]
1962	Shake Hand		[12]
1963	Baghawat		[13]
1963	Maa kay Aansoo		[13]
1963	Yahudi Ki Ladki		[13]
1963	Baaji	Farzana / Baaji	[13]
1963	Dulhan	Shabnum	[14]
1963	Tangay Wala		[14]
1963	Aurat Ek Kahani		[14]
1965	Devdas	Chandramukhi
1968	Nadir Khan
1968	Aik Musafar Aik Haseena		[4]
1969	Saza
1970	Chann Sajna
1972	Farz Aur Mohabbat
1972	Jagde Rehna
1972	Umrao Jaan Ada	Khanam
1973	Khuda Te Maa
1974	Bahisht	Sarkar Maa
1974	Dillagi	Baji
1975	Pehchan	Fakirni	guest appearance
1975	Sheeda Pastol
1975	Aik Gunnah Aur Sahi
1976	Chitra Tay Shera
1976	Badtameez
1977	Naya Suraj
1978	Kora Kaghaz
1979	Khushboo
1980	Smuggler
1980	Aag Aur Sholay
1982	Ek Din Bahu Ka	Malika Aliya
1983	Sher Mama	Sabara
1983	Wadda Khan
1989	Shaani
1994	Sarkata Insaan

Awards and recognition

Year	Award	Category	Result	Title	Ref.
1957	Nigar Award	Best Supporting Actress	Won	Saat Lakh	[15]
1960	Nigar Award	Best Actress	Won	Saheli	[15]
1962	Nigar Award	Best Actress	Won	Aulad	[15]
1974	Nigar Award	Best Supporting Actress	Won	Bahisht	[15]
1994	Nigar Award	Best Supporting Actress	Won	Sarkata Insaan	[15]

See also

• List of Pakistani actresses

References

1. M. Shoaib Khan (6 January 2013). "Nayyar Sultana forgotten? (includes profile of Nayyar Sultana)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 9 June 2022.
2. "Nayyar Sultana's 18th death anniversary observed". AAJ TV News. 27 October 2011. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
3. "Silver Screen: Golden Girls". Dawn (newspaper). 17 December 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
4. "Nayyar Sultana (a profile)". Cineplot.com website. 27 September 2009. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
5. Nayyar Sultana's education at Women's College of Aligarh Muslim University TwoCircles.net website, Published 12 July 2009, Retrieved 9 June 2022
6. Trishla Goyal (1966). The Marketing of Films. Intertrade Publications. p. 256.
7. Mushtaq Gazdar (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-19-577817-5. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
8. Aijaz Gul (1 March 2016). "'Saheli' screened". Islamabad. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023.
9. The Herald. Vol. 29. Pakistan Herald Publications. 1998.
10. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 248. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
11. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 249. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
12. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 250. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
13. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 251. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
14. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 252. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
15. "The Nigar Awards (1957 - 1971)". The Hot Spot Online website. 17 June 2002. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

External links

• Nayyar Sultana at IMDb Filmography of Nayyar Sultana on IMDb website
• "Filmography of Nayyar Sultana". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. 2 May 2017. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018.