Suraiya | |
|---|---|
 Suraiya in 1949 | |
| Pronunciation | Su-rai-yaa |
| Born | Suraiya Jamal Sheikh 15 June 1929 |
| Died | 31 January 2004 (aged 74) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Resting place | Bada Qabrastan, Marine Lines, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Occupation | Actress and playback singer in her own films (in Hindi language films) |
| Years active | 1936–1963 |
| Era | Pre-Golden era and Golden era of Hindi language music and films |
| Known for | Hindi language films and songs |
Notable work | Films like Tadbir (1943), Phool (1945), Anmol Ghadi (1946), Dillagi (1949), Duniya (1950), Mirza Ghalib (1953) and multiple songs that were hit in their times |
| Style | Acting – Romantic, tragic, heroine oriented films; Dancing – Indian classical, Western, Mughal style; Singing – light ghazal, light romantic, sad with pathos. |
| Awards | See List |
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Suraiya Jamal Sheikh (15 June 1929 – 31 January 2004), popularly known by the mononym Suraiya, was a popular actress and playback singer in India's Hindi language films. She was active from 1936 to 1963.[1]
In a career spanning from 1936 to 1963, Suraiya acted in 67 films and sang 338 songs. She was one of the greatest actresses of the Hindi Cinema and a leading lady in Hindi language films in the 1940s and 1950s.[1] She was also a renowned playback singer, who mostly sang for herself, starting from a song in Nai Duniya (1942) when she was only 12 years old.[2]
She was known for her North Indian Muslim feudal style acting or adakari in many of her films[3] Suraiya made her first appearance as a child artist with the film Madame Fashion (1936), directed by Jaddan Bai. She made her acting debut with the film Taj Mahal in which she played the role of Mumtaz Mahal. In her heyday, she was known as Malika-e-Husn (queen of beauty), Malika-e-Tarannum (queen of melody) and Malika-e-Adakari (queen of acting). Suraiya was the highest-paid actress in the 1940s and 1950s and won several awards for her performances in Indian films.
Suraiya movies list:
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Madam Fashion | Jaddan Bai | Sangam Films (Jaddan Bai) | |
| 1937 | Usne Kya Socha | I. A. Hafesjee | Imperial Film | – |
| 1941 | Taj Mahal | Nanubhai Vakil | Mohan Pictures | Baby Mumtaz |
| 1942 | Nai Duniya | A.R.Kardar | Circo Production | no role (only playback singing) |
| Station Master | C.M. Luhar | Prakash | Usha | |
| Tamanna | Phani Majumdar | Laxmi Production | K.C. Dey | |
| Sharda | A.R.Kardar | Kardar Productions | only as a playback singer for Mehtab | |
| 1943 | Kanoon | A. R. Kardar | Kardar Productions | only as a playback singer for Mehtab |
| Sanjog | A.R. Kardar | Kardar Productions | only as a playback singer for Mehtab | |
| Ishaara | J. K. Nanda | D. R. D. Production | ||
| Hamari Baat | - | Bombay Talkies | ||
| 1945 | Yateem | Zia Sarhady | Gautam Chitra | |
| Tadbir | Jayant Desai | Jayant Desai Production | Sugana | |
| Samrat Chandragupta | Jayant Desai | Jayant Desai Production | ||
| Phool | K. Asif | Famous Pictures | Shama | |
| Main Kya Karoon | Sudhir Sen | Flora Pictures | ||
| 1946 | Shama | Sibtain Fazli | Minerva Movietone (Producer: Sohrab Modi) | Only recorded disc versions for actress Mehtab at her request. Did not act in the film |
| Jag Biti | M. Sadiq | Din Pictures | ||
| 1857 | Mohan Sinha | Muarai Pictures | Tasnim | |
| Anmol Ghadi | Mehboob Khan | Mehboob Production | Basanti | |
| Omar Khaiyyam | Mohan Sinha | Muarai Pictures | Mehru | |
| 1947 | Parwana | J.K. Nanda | Jeet Productions | Gopi |
| Natak | S.U. Sunny | Kardar Productions | ||
| Do Dil | Jagdish Sethi | Jamana Production | ||
| Dard | A.R. Kardar | Kardar Productions | ||
| Dak Bangla | M. Sadiq | Indian National | ||
| 1948 | Aaj ki Raat | D.D Kashyap | Famous Pictures | |
| Vidya | G. Tripathi | Jeet Pictures | Vidya | |
| Shakti | S.I. Hasan | Greater Bombay Pictures | ||
| Rang Mahal | Pandit Anand Kumar | Eastern Pictures | ||
| Pyar Ki Jeet | O.P. Dutta | Famous Pictures | ||
| Kajal | M.Sadiq | Ratan Pictures (Malika Pukhraj) | ||
| Gajre | R.D.Mathur | Ailled Art Production | ||
| 1949 | Singaar | J.K. Nanda | Haldia Nanda Production | Shanta |
| Shair | Chawla | Jagat Pictures | Rani | |
| Naach | Ravindra Dave | Kuldip Pictures | ||
| Lekh | G. Rakesh | Liberty Art Production | ||
| Jeet | Mohan Sinha | Raj Kriti Chitra | Jeet | |
| Duniya | S.F Hussain | Fazli Bros | ||
| Dillagi | A.R. Kardar | Kardar Production | ||
| Char Din | M. Sadiq | Ratan Pictures | ||
| Balam | Homi Wadia | Wadia Movietone | ||
| Badi Behen | D.D. Kashyap | Famous Pictures | ||
| Amar Kahani | Baij Sharma | Kamal Kunj Chitra | ||
| 1950 | Shaan | Jayant Desai | Kuldip Pictures | |
| Nilli | Ratibhai Punatkar | Ranjit Film Company | ||
| Khiladi | Talwar | Talwar Films | ||
| Kamal Ke Phool | D.D. Kashyap | Famous Pictures | ||
| Dastan | A.R. Kardar | Musical Pictures | ||
| Afsar | Chetan Anand | Nav Ketan | ||
| 1951 | Shokiyan | Kidar Sharma | Ambitious Pictures | |
| Sanam | Nandlal Jaswantlal | United Technicians | Sadhana Devi | |
| Rajput | Lekhraj Bhakri | Jubilee Pictures | ||
| Do Sitare | D.D. Kashyap | Famous Pictures | ||
| 1952 | Resham | Lekhraj Bhakri | Jubilee Pictures | |
| Moti Mahal | Ravindra Dave | Nigaristan Films | ||
| Lal Kunwar | Ravindra Dave | Nigaristan Films | ||
| Khubsoorat | S.F. Hussain | Fazli Bros | ||
| Goonj | Phani Majumdar | Kwarta Art Production | ||
| Diwana | A.R. Kardar | Kardar Production | ||
| 1953 | Mashuqa | Shanti Kumar | Chitrakar | |
| 1954 | Mirza Ghalib | Sohrab Modi | Minerva Movietone | |
| Bilwamangal | D.N. Madhok | Minar Movies | Chintamani | |
| Waris | Nitin Bose | Minerva Movietone | ||
| Shama Parwana | D.D. Kashyap | Kashyap Production | ||
| 1955 | Kanchan | Baij Sharma | Kamal Kunj Chitra | |
| Inam | M.I. Dharamsey | Zodiac Pictures | ||
| 1956 | Mr. Lambu | N.A.Ansari | Sheikh Mukhtar | |
| 1958 | Trolly Driver | Gajanan Jagirdar | Divya Jyot Production | |
| Miss 1958 | Kuldip Kahar | A.K. Movies | ||
| Malik | S.M. Yusuf | Sunny Art Productions | ||
| Taqdeer | A S Arora | Neela Productions | 2 songs sung by her for her earlier incomplete film. These were used by the music director and picturised on Shyama. Suraiya did not act in the film. | |
| 1961 | Shama | Lekhraj Bhakri | Tasveeristan | |
| 1963 | Rustam Sohrab[83] | Vishram Bedekar | Ramsay Productions | Shehzadi Tehmina |
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