Suraiya filmography
Suraiya Jamal Sheikh (15 June 1929 – 31 January 2004), mononymously known as Suraiya, was an Indian actress and playback singer who worked in Hindi films.[1] In a career spanning from 1936 to 1964, Suraiya acted in over 70 films and sang 338 songs. Regarded among the finest and greatest actresses in the history of Indian cinema, she was known for her strong on-screen portrayals.[2] Suraiya was the most celebrated actress between the mid- to late 1940s and early 1950s and was paid more than her male counterparts.[3][4]
Films[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Madam Fashion | Miss Suraiya | ||
| 1937 | Usne Kya Socha | |||
| 1938 | Mother India | |||
| 1941 | Taj Mahal | Mumtaz Mahal | [5] | |
| 1942 | Tamanna | Suraiya | ||
| Station Master | Usha | |||
| 1943 | Ishaara | |||
| Hamari Baat | ||||
| 1945 | Yateem | Bharti | ||
| Tadbir | Saguna | |||
| Samrat Chandragupta | ||||
| Phool | Shama | |||
| Main Kya Karoon | ||||
| 1946 | Jag Biti | |||
| 1857 | Tasnim | |||
| Anmol Ghadi | Basanti | [6] | ||
| Omar Khaiyyam | Mehru | |||
| 1947 | Parwana | Gopi | ||
| Naatak | ||||
| Do Dil | ||||
| Dard | Hamida | |||
| Dak Bangla | ||||
| Do Naina | ||||
| 1948 | Aaj Ki Raat | [7] | ||
| Vidya | Vidya | |||
| Shakti | Shakti | |||
| Rang Mahal | ||||
| Pyar Ki Jeet | [8] | |||
| Kajal | Kajal | |||
| Gajre | ||||
| 1949 | Singaar | Shanta | ||
| Shair | Rani | |||
| Naach | ||||
| Lekh | ||||
| Jeet | Jeet | |||
| Duniya | ||||
| Dillagi | Mala | |||
| Char Din | ||||
| Balam | Kamla | |||
| Bari Behen | Shyama | [9] | ||
| Amar Kahani | Kanchan | |||
| 1950 | Shaan | |||
| Nilli | Nilli | |||
| Khiladi | ||||
| Kamal Ke Phool | ||||
| Dastan | Indira | |||
| Afsar | Bimala | |||
| 1951 | Shokiyan | Sanwli | ||
| Sanam | Sadhana Devi | |||
| Rajput | ||||
| Do Sitare | Rani | |||
| 1952 | Resham | Resham | ||
| Moti Mahal | Roopa | |||
| Lal Kunwar | ||||
| Khubsoorat | ||||
| Goonj | ||||
| Diwana | Laali | [10] | ||
| 1953 | Mashuqa | |||
| 1954 | Mirza Ghalib | Moti Begum / Chaudhvin Begum[a] | [11] | |
| Bilwamangal | Chintamani | |||
| Waris | Shobha | |||
| Shama Parwana | Sahebzadi Aalam | |||
| 1955 | Kanchan | Kanchan | ||
| Inam | ||||
| 1956 | Mr. Lambu | Jyoti | [12] | |
| 1958 | Trolly Driver | Renu | ||
| Miss 1958 | ||||
| Malik | ||||
| 1961 | Shama | Roshan Ara | ||
| 1963 | Rustam Sohrab | Shehzadi Tahmina | Final film | |
| 1964 | Shagoon | — | Producer (as Suraiya Mubin) | [13] |
Discography[edit]
- This list does not include all the songs sung by Suraiya.
| Year | Film | Song | Composer | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Nai Duniya | "Boot Karun Mai Polish, Babu" | Naushad | [14] |
| Sharda | — | |||
| 1943 | Kanoon | "Aaye Jawani Jaaye Jawani" | [15] | |
| "Ek Dil Tera Ek Dil Mera" | ||||
| "Ek Tu Ho Ek Main Hoon" | ||||
| "Toot Gaya Ek Tara Mann Ka" | ||||
| Sanjog | — | |||
| 1946 | Shama | — | Ghulam Haider | [16] |
| 1949 | Badi Behen | "Ho Likhnewale Ne Likh Di" | Husnlal Bhagatram | [17] |
| "Bigdi Bananewale" | ||||
| "Woh Paas Rahe Ya Door Rahe" | ||||
| "Tum Mujh Ko Bhool Jao" | ||||
| Amar Kahani | "Diwali Ki Raat" | [18] | ||
| "Beete Hue Din Raat" | ||||
| "Umangon Par Jawani" | ||||
| "Yaad Aa Raha Hai Dil Ko" | ||||
| "Ek Teri Nazar Ek Meri Nazar" | ||||
| Shair | "Aaj Koi Hai Aanewala" | Ghulam Mohammed | [19] | |
| "Dil Ki Duniya Ujad Gayi" | ||||
| "Hamen Tum Bhul Baithe" | ||||
| "Duniya Ke Sitam Ka Koi" | ||||
| "Kya Cheez Hai Mohabbat" | ||||
| 1950 | Dastan | "Yeh Sawan Ki Rut, Tum Aur Hum, Dil Nache Re Chham Chham Chham" | Naushad | [20] |
| "Dil Ko Teri Tasveer Se Behlaye Huye Hai, Behlaye Huye Hai" | ||||
| "Dhadak Dhadak Dil Dhadke, Phadak Phadak Nain Phadke" | ||||
| "Mohabbat Badhakar Juda Ho Gaye" | ||||
| "Yeh Mausam Aur Yeh Tanhai" | ||||
| "Naam Tera Hai Zuban Par" | ||||
| "Nainon Mein Preet Hai" | ||||
| "Aaya Mere Dil Mein Tu" | ||||
| "Ae Shama Tu Bata" | ||||
| Afsar | "Mann Mor Huaa Matawaala" | S. D. Burman | [21] | |
| "Nain Diwane Ek Nahi Mane" | ||||
| "Gun Gun Gun Gun Bole Re Bhanwar" | ||||
| "Preet Ka Nata Jodne Wale" | ||||
| "Jhat Khol De Kiwad Pat Khol De" | ||||
| "Pardesi Re Jate Jate Kiya Mora Liye Ja" | ||||
| 1951 | Sanam | "O Sanam, Main Tujhe Pukaarun SanamSanam" | Husnlal Bhagatram | [22] |
| "Mai Kah Du Tumko Chor To" | ||||
| "Bedard Shikaari Are Bedard Shikaari" | ||||
| "Mere Chahne Wale Hazar" | ||||
| "Honthon Pe Kisi Kaa Naam, Isakaa Kyaa Matalab Hai" | ||||
| "Bolo Bolo Re Bhagwan Bolo Bolo Re" | ||||
| "Duniya Wale Meri Duniya Lut Gayi" | ||||
| "Mera Dil Todkar Jaane Wale" | ||||
| "Nayaa Nayaa Hai Pyaar Zamaanaa Dekh Na Le" | ||||
| "Ye Kehti Hai Dunia Tujhe Bhul Jau" | ||||
| "Dil Le Gaya Ji Koi Dil Le Gaya" | ||||
| 1952 | Diwana | "Mora Nazuk Badan" | Naushad | [23] |
| "Dil Mein Aa Gaya Koi" | ||||
| "Jeene Diya Na Chain Se" | ||||
| "Mere Chand Mere Lal" | ||||
| "Lagi Hai Manmandir" | ||||
| 1954 | Mirza Ghalib | "Dil - E - Nadan Tujhe" | Ghulam Mohammed | [24] |
| "Aah Ko Chahiye Ek Umar" | ||||
| "Nukta Cheen Hai" | ||||
| "Jahan Koi Na Ho" | ||||
| "Yeh Na Thi Hamari Qismat" | ||||
| 1956 | Mr. Lambu | "Tu Zara Si Baat Par Khafa Na Ho" | O. P. Nayyar | [25] |
| "Yaad Karoon Tohri Batiya" | ||||
| "Soyi Hai Kahan Jakar" | ||||
| 1963 | Rustam Sohrab | "Yeh Kaisi Ajab Dastaan Ho Gayi Hai" | Sajjad Hussain | [26] |
Notes[edit]
- ^ Suraiya played a single character with two or more names.
References[edit]
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- ^ "Aaj Ki Raat (1948) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos - Cinestaan". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 23 April 2018.
- ^ Film 'Pyar Ki Jeet' (1948) Indian Cinema Heritage Foundation website Retrieved 20 September 2022
- ^ "NFAI adds Suraiya's 1949 film Bari Behen to collection". The Times of India. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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- ^ "Films celebrating brother-sister bond few and subtle in today's Bollywood". India Today. India. 19 August 2003. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
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- ^ "Ek Tu Ho". naushadsongs.musicworldofindia.com. Music world of India.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
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