Sultana (actress) facts for kids
Sultana, also known as Sultana Razaaq, was one of the earliest film actresses from India and acted both in silent films and later in sound films. She was a daughter of India’s first female film director, Fatima Begum. Zubeida (leading actress of India's first talkie film Alam Ara (1931)) was her younger sister.
Sultana was born in Surat, Gujarat in western India. She had two sisters, Zubeida and Shehzadi, both actresses. Their mother, Fatima Begum, claimed that her three daughters were fathered by Nawab Sidi Ibrahim Muhammad Yakut Khan III of Sachin State. However, there is no record of a marriage or any contract having taken place between the Nawab and Fatima Begum or of the Nawab having recognized any of her children as his own, a prerequisite for legal paternity in Muslim family law.
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Career
Sultana was a popular actress in the silent movie era, usually cast in romantic roles. She started her career as actress in Veer Abhimanyu (1922) film and later performed in several silent films. Later, she also acted in talkie movies. When India was partitioned in 1947, she migrated to Pakistan with her husband, a wealthy man named Seth Razaaq. Her daughter, Jamila Razzaq, also became an actress with her encouragement. She produced a film in Pakistan, named Hum Ek Hain (1961), written by famous scriptwriter, Fayyaz Hashmi. The film was partly shot in colour, which was rare those days, but it failed miserably and Sultana stopped producing any films afterwards.
Sultana's daughter, Jamila Razaaq, married the well known Pakistani cricketer Waqar Hasan, who is the brother of filmmaker Iqbal Shehzad. He runs a business under the name National Foods at Karachi.
Filmography
Silent Movies
Year | Title | Producer | Role | Notes |
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1922 | Veer Abhimaniyu | Star Films | Uttari | Debut Movie |
1924 | Gul Bakavali | Kohinoor & Imperial | ||
Kalyan Khajina | Kohinoor & Imperial | A Fair Maiden | ||
Kala Naag | Kohinoor & Imperial | |||
Manorama | Kohinoor & Imperial | |||
Prithvi Vallabh | Ashoka Pictures | |||
Sati Sardarba | Saraswati Film Company | |||
1925 | Indra Sabha | Kohinoor & Imperial | ||
1928 | Chandravali | Victoria Fatima Film Company | ||
1929 | Kanak Tara | Fatima Film Company | ||
Young India | Indulal Yagnik | |||
1930 | Brand Of Fate | Imperial Film Company | ||
Glory Of India | Ranjit Film Company | |||
Revence | Imperial Film Company | |||
The Comet | Surya F. Co. | |||
1931 | Wages of Sin | Sharda Mysore Pictures Corporation |
Talkie Movies
Year | Title | Producer | Role | Notes |
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1931 | Milkmaid | Ranjit Film Company | First Indian Talkie Movie of Sultana | |
Kamar-Al-Zaman | Maimoonah | |||
1933 | Intekam | Amar Mallick | ||
Shan-e-Subhan | Brahma Film Company | |||
1934 | Afghan Abla | Kumar M. | ||
Amirzadi | Kumar M. | |||
Saubhagya Laxmi | Kumar M. | |||
1935 | Behan Ka Prem | Prosperity Films | ||
Bidrohee | East India Film Company | |||
Kamroo Desh Ki Kamini | Kumar M. | |||
Maut Ka Toofan | All India Movie | |||
Step Mother | East India Film Company | |||
1936 | Hoor-E-Samundar | Vishnu Cine | ||
Sagar Ki Kanya | Vijay Pictures | |||
Devdas | Parvati | |||
1938 | Talwar Ka Dhani | |||
1939 | Indramalati | |||
1940 | Usha Haran | Popular Pictures | ||
1949 | Girdhar Gopal Ki Mira |
Producer
Year | Title | Notes |
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1961 | Hum Ek Hain | Pakistani Movie |