Veena
Veena (4 July 1926 – 14 November 2004), also known as Veena Kumari, real name Tajour Sultana, was an Indian actress.
Veena was born as Tajour Sultana on 4 July 1926 in Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistani. At some point of time, her family shifted to Lahore and she belonged to Lahore's Chuna Mandi.[1] She married actor-hero Al Nasir in 1947 and had two children.
She started out playing heroine roles in pre-partition films. She made her debut with Garib and Gawandhi (1942) at around sixteen years of age. Garib was made in Urdu and Gawandhi was made in Punjabi and directed by Mehboob Khan. In Garib, she played the role of Lata and in Gawandhi she played heroine opposite Shyam, who played the hero. She became known for her roles in pre-partition Hindi and Urdu films. Her early years in films came with films such as Najma (1943), Phool (1945) and Humayun (1945). Her last film before the Partition of India was Rajputani (1946), in which she played a supporting role. She decided to remain in India after the partition, and she acted through the mid-to-late-1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. She played roles in big productions such as Halaku (1956), Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958), Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), Taj Mahal (1963) (for which she received the Filmfare's Award for Best Supporting Actress), Do Raaste (1969) and Pakeezah (1972). She retired in 1983 after the release of Razia Sultan (1983) in which she played Empress Shah Turkhan. She died in Bombay in 2004 after 21 years of retirement when she was 78 years old after suffering from a protracted illness. She had appeared in over 70 feature films in a career spanning 41 years (1942 till 1983).
Acting
Movie
The Chess Players
as Queen Mother
1977
Movie
Kaagaz Ke Phool
as Veena Varma / Veena Sinha
1959
Movie
Pakeezah
as Nawabjaan
1972
Movie
Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi
as Kamini
1958
Movie
Parichay
as Satidevi
1972
Movie
Madhosh
as Raj's Mother
1974
Movie
Taj Mahal
as Empress Nur Jahan
1963
Movie
Aashirwad
as Leela S. Choudhary
1968
Movie
Jheel Ke Us Paar
1973
Movie
Do Raaste
as Mrs. Gupta
1969
Movie
Heer Raanjha
1970
Movie
Payal Ki Jhankaar
1980
Movie
Chhoti Bahen
as Yashoda
1959
Movie
5 Rifles
as Maharani
1974
Movie
Humayun
as Rajkumari (as Veena Kumari)
1945
Movie
Kahin Din Kahin Raat
1968
Movie
Najma
as Najma
1943
Movie
Afsana
as Meera
1951
Movie
Dastan
as Rani
1950
Movie
Saathi
as Rajni's Mother
1968
Movie
Jaanwar
1983
Movie
Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon
1963
Movie
Noorjehan
as Mrs. Hayat Baig
1967
Movie
Shrimanji
1968