Sultana

Gender: Female
Date of birth: 01 Jan 1922
Date of birth: 13 Sep 2012
Age: 90

Sultana, also known as Sultana Razaaq, was one of the earliest film actresses from India and acted both in silent movies and later in talkie movies. She was daughter of India’s first female film director, Fatima Begum.[1] Zubeida (leading actress of India's first talkie film Alam Ara (1931)) was younger sister of Sultana.[2] She was among the few girls who entered films at a time when it was not considered an appropriate profession for girls from respectable families, let alone Royalty. Born in the Surat city of Gujarat in western India, Sultana was a stunningly beautiful Muslim princess, the daughter of Nawab Sidi Ibrahim Muhammad Yakut Khan III of Sachin State and Fatima Begum. She had two sisters, Zubeida and Shehzadi, both actresses. However, there is no record of a marriage or a contract having taken place between the Nawab and Fatima Bai or of the Nawab having recognised any of her children as his own, a prerequisite for legal paternity in Muslim family law. // > 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)[1] film in 1920s 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 Razaaq, was also encouraged by her to act in Pakistani films and she produced a film in Pakistan, named Hum Ed 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. [2] 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.[2] // >Filmography >>> Silent Movies Year Title Producer Role Notes 1922 Veer Abhimaniyu Star Films Uttari[1] Debut Movie 1924 Gul Bakavali Kohinoor & Imperial Kalyan Khajina Kohinoor & Imperial A Fair Maiden [3] 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 , Nasib Ni Devi 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 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 Prosperty 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 1961 Hum Ek Hain Pakistani Movie