Swaran Lata سوَرن لتا | |
|---|---|
 Swaran Lata | |
| Born | 20 December 1924 |
| Died | 8 February 2008 (aged 83) |
| Other names | Saeeda Bano[1] |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1942–1971[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Nazir Ahmed Khan |
Swaran Lata (Urdu: سوَرن لتا), (Hindi: स्वर्न लता), 20 December 1924– 8 February 2008) was a Pakistani film actress. She started her career in the film industry in British India and later moved to Pakistan.[1] She proved her mettle in her emotional, tragic roles, her presence on the film screen and her moving dialogue delivery. She worked in Bollywood and in Pakistani cinema. Swaran Lata was born into a Siyal Khatri Sikh family in Rawalpindi, British India, now in Pakistan on 20 December 1924.[3][4] She did her Senior Cambridge diploma from Delhi and then joined the Academy of Music and Arts, Lucknow. In the early 1940s, her family moved to Bombay. She acted in a total of 22 movies in British India from 1942 to 1948.[5]
Swaran Lata later converted to Islam after she married Nazir Ahmed, a famous actor, director and producer at the time. She changed her name to Saeeda Bano.[1] The Swaran-Nazir pair was a very creative couple, churning out many movies together both before and after Partition of India in 1947. Swaran Lata died at the age of 83 in Lahore, Pakistan on 8 February 2008. She had four children (three daughters and a son).
- Awaaz (1942) Hindi film[3]
- Tasveer (1943) Hindi film
- Pratigya (1943) Hindi film
- Ishara (1943) Hindi film
- Us Paar (1944) Hindi film
- Raunaq (1944) Hindi film
- Rattan (film) (1944) Hindi film - a career breakthrough film for Swaran Lata as an actress and for famed music director Naushad (Naushad Ali)[1]
- Ghar Ki Shobha (1944) Hindi film
- Preet (1945) Hindi film
- Laila Majnu (1945) Hindi film
- Pratima (1945) Hindi film
- Chand Tara (1945) Hindi film
- Wamaq Azra (1946) Hindi film
- Shaam Savera (1946) Hindi film
- Abida (1947) Hindi film
- Gharbar (1948) Hindi film
- Sachai (1949) Urdu film
- Pheray (1949) a Punjabi language film - Pakistan's first-ever 'Silver jubilee', hit film[1]
- Anokhi Daastan (1950) an Urdu language film
- Laaray (1950) Punjabi film
- Bheegi Palken (1952) Urdu film
- Sheri Babu (1953) Punjabi film - a career breakthrough film for music director Rasheed Attre and the film playback singer Zubaida Khanum[7]
- Khatoon (1955) Urdu film
- Naukar (1955) Urdu film - a 'Golden jubilee' hit film with music by the renowned music director Ghulam Ahmed Chishti (Baba Chishti)
- Heer (1955 film) (1955) Punjabi film - a film with many super-hit film songs with music by Safdar Hussain
- Sabira (1956) Urdu film
- Soteeli Maa (1956) Urdu film
- Noor-e-Islam (1957) Urdu film
- Shama (1959) Urdu film
- Billo Jee (1962) Punjabi film
- Azmat-e-Islam (1965) Urdu film
- Sawaal (1966) Urdu film - a hit musical film with music by Rasheed Attre
- Duniya Na Maney (1971) Urdu film
Swaran Lata Actress
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