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{{Short description|Indian film actress}}
{{Short description|Indian film actress (1926 - 2004)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1926|07|04|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Quetta]], [[Baluchistan Agency]], [[British India]] <br/> (now in Pakistan)
| birth_place = [[Quetta]], [[Baluchistan Agency]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]], [[Pakistan]])
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| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
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| years_active = 1939 &ndash; 1983
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'''Veena''' (4 July 1926 – 14 November 2004), also known as '''Veena Kumari''', real name '''Tajour Sultana''', was an Indian actress.
'''Veena''' (née '''Tajour Sultana'''; 4 July 1926 &ndash; 14 November 2004), also known as '''Veena Kumari''', was an Indian actress.


==Early life and background==
==Early life and background==
Veena was born as '''Tajour Sultana''' on 4 July 1926 in [[Quetta]], [[Baluchistan Agency]], [[British Raj|British India]]. At some point of time, her family shifted to [[Lahore]] and she lived in Lahore's [[Chuna Mandi]].<ref>{{citation|url=http://cineplot.com/veena-profile|title=Veena Profile|publisher=Cineplot|date=14 March 2016|access-date=14 March 2016}}</ref> She married actor-hero Al Nasir in 1947 and had two children.
Veena was born as '''Tajour Sultana''' on 4 July 1926 in [[Quetta]], [[Baluchistan Agency]], [[British Raj|British India]].<ref name=cinemaazi>[https://www.cinemaazi.com/people/veena-?ctr=736&filterBy=v&search=&people= Veena (actress) profile on Indian Cinema Heritage Foundation website] Retrieved 23 January 2022</ref><ref name=cinestaan>[https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2017/jul/4/6743 Remembering the royally graceful actress Veena &ndash; Birth anniversary special] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123233856/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2017/jul/4/6743 |date=23 January 2022 }} Cinestaan.com website, Published 4 July 2017, Retrieved 23 January 2022</ref> At some point of time, her family moved to [[Lahore]] and they lived in Lahore.<ref name=cinemaazi/>

She married actor-hero Al Nasir in 1947 in [[Junagadh]] and had two children with him. Al Nasir was from a royal family in [[Bhopal]] and had already been married, first to actress [[Meena Shorey]] and then to [[Manorama (Hindi actress)|Manorama]]. They both worked together in a few films but their films flopped at the box-office. Al Nasir died in 1957 due to [[tetanus]].<ref name=cinemaazi/><ref name=cinestaan/>


==Career==
==Career==
⚫
Veena 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]].<ref name=cinestaan/> In ''Garib'', she played the role of Lata and in ''Gawandhi'' she played heroine opposite [[Shyam (actor)|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 film)|Najma]]'' (1943), ''[[Phool (1945 film)|Phool]]'' (1945) and ''[[Humayun (film)|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 in 1947 and 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 film)|Taj Mahal]]'' (1963), ''[[Do Raaste]]'' (1969) and ''[[Pakeezah]]'' (1972). She retired in 1983 after the release of ''[[Raziya Sultan (film)|Razia Sultan]]'' (1983) in which she played Empress Shah Turkhan.<ref name=cinestaan/>
{{unreferenced section|date=July 2018}}
⚫
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 film)|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),''Do Raaste'' (1969) and ''Pakeezah'' (1972). She retired in 1983 after the release of ''Razia Sultan'' (1983) in which she played Empress Shah Turkhan.


==Death==
==Death==
⚫
Veena died in [[Bombay]] on 14 November 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 &ndash; 1983).<ref name=cinestaan/>
{{unreferenced section|date=July 2018}}
⚫
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 (1942-1983).


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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{{unreferenced section|date=July 2018}}
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{|class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Year !!Film !!Character/Role !!Notes
!Year !!Film !!Character/Role !!Notes
|-
|-
|1988|| ''[[Hamara Khandaan]]''|| || Last and Final film Role
⚫
|1986||[[Mazloom]]|| ||
|-
|-
⚫
|1986||''[[Mazloom]]''|| ||
⚫
|1983 || [[Raziya Sultan (film)|Razia Sultan]] ||Empress Shah Turkhan
|-
|-
⚫
|1983 || ''[[Raziya Sultan (film)|Razia Sultan]]<ref name="cinemaazi" /><ref name="cinestaan" />''||Empress Shah Turkhan
⚫
|rowspan="2"|1981 || [[Agni Pareeksha (1981 film)|''Agni Pareeksha'' (1981 film)]] || Karuna Choudhary
|-
|-
⚫
|rowspan="2"|1981 || ''[[Agni Pareeksha (1981 film)]]'' || Karuna Choudhary
|Khawaja Ki Diwani ||
|-
|-
|1980 || [[Payal Ki Jhankaar]] ||
|''Khawaja Ki Diwani''||
|-
|-
|1980 || ''[[Payal Ki Jhankaar]]'' ||
⚫
|rowspan="2"|1977 || Jay-Vejay: Part - II || Chandeli
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|1978 ||''[[Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978 film)|Satyam Shivam Sundaram]]<ref name="cinemaazi" />''||
⚫
|Shatranj Ke Khilari ||Queen Mother
|-
|-
|''[[Nawab Sahib]]''|| Farida||
⚫
|1974 || [[Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam]]
|-
⚫
|rowspan="2"|1977 ||''[[Jay Vejay]]'' || Chandeli
|-
⚫
|[[Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977 film)|''Shatranj Ke Khilari'']]||Queen Mother ||
|-
⚫
|1974 || ''[[Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam]]''
|Rani Sheela
|Rani Sheela
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|1974 || 5 Rifles ||Maharani
|rowspan="2"|1974 || ''5 Rifles''||Maharani
|-
|-
|Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye || Raja's mother
|''Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye''|| Raja's mother
|-
|-
|rowspan="4"|1973 ||[[Jheel Ke Us Paar]] ||Mrs. Kulwant Rai 'Rani Maa'
|rowspan="4"|1973 ||''[[Jheel Ke Us Paar]]'' ||Mrs. Kulwant Rai 'Rani Maa'
|-
|-
|[[Chhupa Rustam]] || Mrs. Rajendra Jain
|''[[Chhupa Rustam]]'' || Mrs. Rajendra Jain
|-
|-
|[[Banarasi Babu (1973 film)|Banrasi Babu]] || Mohan's Mother
|[[Banarasi Babu (1973 film)|''Banrasi Babu'']] || Mohan's Mother
|-
|-
|Mere Gharib Nawaz || Begum Baig
|''Mere Gharib Nawaz''|| Begum Baig
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|1972 ||[[Parichay (film)|Parichay]] || Sati Devi
|rowspan="3"|1972 ||[[Parichay (film)|''Parichay'']] || Sati Devi
|-
|-
|[[Pakeezah]] || Nawabjaan
|''[[Pakeezah]]<ref name="cinemaazi" /><ref name="cinestaan" />''|| Nawabjaan
|-
|-
|Shehzada || Rajlaxmi
|''Shehzada''|| Rajlaxmi
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |1970 || [[Heer Raanjha]] ||
| rowspan="3" |1970 || ''[[Heer Raanjha]]'' ||
|-
|-
|[[Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai]]
|''[[Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai]]''
|
|
|-
|-
| Naya Raasta
| ''Naya Raasta''
|Rukmini
|Rukmini
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|1969 || [[Do Raaste]] || Mrs. Gupta, Satyan's mother
|rowspan="2"|1969 || ''[[Do Raaste]]'' || Mrs. Gupta, Satyan's mother
|-
|-
|Anmol Moti ||
|''Anmol Moti''||
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|1968 || Aashirwad || Leela S. Choudhary
|rowspan="3"|1968 || ''Aashirwad''|| Leela S. Choudhary
|-
|-
|Saathi || Rajni's Mother
|[[Saathi (1968 film)|''Saathi'']] || Rajni's Mother
|-
|-
|Shrimanji ||
|''Shrimanji''||
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|1967 || [[Chhoti Si Mulaqat]] || Shanker's wife
| rowspan="2"|1967 || ''[[Chhoti Si Mulaqat]]'' || Shanker's wife
|-
|-
| ''[[Noor Jehan (film)|Noor Jehan]]'' ||
| ''[[Noor Jehan (film)|Noor Jehan]]<ref name="cinemaazi" />''||
|-
|-
|1966 || Sannata ||
|1966 || ''Sannata''||
|-
|-
|1966 || [[Alibaba Aur 40 Chor (1966 film)]] || Razia, Ali Baba's older sister
|1966 || ''[[Alibaba Aur 40 Chor (1966 film)]]'' || Razia, Ali Baba's older sister
|-
|-
|1965 || Sikandar-E-Azam || Sikandar's mother
|1965 || ''Sikandar-E-Azam''|| Sikandar's mother
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|1964 || Baghi ||
|rowspan="2"|1964 || ''Baghi''||
|-
|-
|Shehnai ||
|[[Shehnai (1964 film)|''Shehnai'']] ||
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|1963 || Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon || Jamuna
|rowspan="2"|1963 || ''Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon''|| Jamuna
|-
|-
|[[Taj Mahal (1963 film)|Taj Mahal]] || Malka-E-Alam Noor Jehan/Mehrunissa
|''[[Taj Mahal (1963 film)|Taj Mahal]]<ref name="cinemaazi" /><ref name="cinestaan" />''|| Malka-E-Alam Noor Jehan/Mehrunissa
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|1959 || Chhoti Bahen || Yashoda
|rowspan="2"|1959 || ''Chhoti Bahen''|| Yashoda
|-
|-
|[[Kaagaz Ke Phool]] || Veena Varma/Veena Sinha
|''[[Kaagaz Ke Phool]]<ref name="cinemaazi" />''|| Veena Varma/Veena Sinha
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|1958 || [[Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi]] ||Kamini
|rowspan="2"|1958 || ''[[Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi]]<ref name="cinemaazi" /><ref name="cinestaan" />''||Kamini
|-
|-
|Mehndi ||
|''Mehndi''||
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|1957 || Mera Salaam ||
|rowspan="3"|1957 || ''Mera Salaam''||
|-
|-
|[[Mumtaz Mahal (film)|Mumtaz Mahal]] ||
|[[Mumtaz Mahal (film)|''Mumtaz Mahal'']] ||
|-
|-
|Naya Zamana ||
|''Naya Zamana''||
|-
|-
|1956 || Halaku || Maharani
|1956 || ''Halaku''|| Maharani
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|1952 || Aasmaan||
|rowspan="2"|1952 || ''Aasmaan''||
|-
|-
|Annadata ||
|''Annadata''||
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|1951 ||[[Afsana (film)|Afsana]] ||Meera
|rowspan="2"|1951 ||''[[Afsana (1951 film)|Afsana]]<ref name="cinemaazi" /><ref name="cinestaan" />''||Meera
|-
|-
|Kashmir ||
|''Kashmir''||
|-
|-
|1950 || Dastan ||Rani
|1950 || ''[[Dastan (1950 film)|Dastan]]<ref name="cinemaazi" /><ref name="cinestaan" />''||Rani
|-
|-
|1946 ||Rajputani ||
|1946 ||''Rajputani''||
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|1945 ||Humayun ||Rajkumari (as Veena Kumari)
|rowspan="2"|1945 ||[[Humayun (film)|''Humayun'']]||Rajkumari (as Veena Kumari)
|-
|-
|''[[Phool (1945 film)|Phool]]<ref name="cinemaazi" /><ref name="cinestaan" />''||
|Phool ||
|-
|-
|1943 ||[[Najma (1943 film)|Najma]] ||Najma
|1943 ||''[[Najma (1943 film)|Najma]]<ref name="cinemaazi" />''||Najma
|-
|-
|1942 || Garib ||Lata (as Veena Kumari)
|1942 || ''Garib''||Lata (as Veena Kumari)
|-
|-
|1939 || Swastik ||
|1939 || ''Swastik''||
|-
|-
|}
|}
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== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

* [http://cineplot.com/veena-profile/ Veena Profile] cineplot


==External links==
==External links==

Latest revision as of 16:50, 9 January 2025

Veena
Born
Tajour Sultana

(1926-07-04)4 July 1926
Quetta, Baluchistan Agency, British India (present-day Balochistan, Pakistan)
Died14 November 2004(2004-11-14) (aged 78)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active1939 – 1983
Spouse
Al Nasir
​
​
(m. 1947; died 1957)​
Children2

Veena (née Tajour Sultana; 4 July 1926 – 14 November 2004), also known as Veena Kumari, was an Indian actress.

Early life and background

[edit]

Veena was born as Tajour Sultana on 4 July 1926 in Quetta, Baluchistan Agency, British India.[1][2] At some point of time, her family moved to Lahore and they lived in Lahore.[1]

She married actor-hero Al Nasir in 1947 in Junagadh and had two children with him. Al Nasir was from a royal family in Bhopal and had already been married, first to actress Meena Shorey and then to Manorama. They both worked together in a few films but their films flopped at the box-office. Al Nasir died in 1957 due to tetanus.[1][2]

Career

[edit]

Veena 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.[2] 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 in 1947 and 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), Do Raaste (1969) and Pakeezah (1972). She retired in 1983 after the release of Razia Sultan (1983) in which she played Empress Shah Turkhan.[2]

Death

[edit]

Veena died in Bombay on 14 November 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 – 1983).[2]

Filmography

[edit]
Year Film Character/Role Notes
1988 Hamara Khandaan Last and Final film Role
1986 Mazloom
1983 Razia Sultan[1][2] Empress Shah Turkhan
1981 Agni Pareeksha (1981 film) Karuna Choudhary
Khawaja Ki Diwani
1980 Payal Ki Jhankaar
1978 Satyam Shivam Sundaram[1]
Nawab Sahib Farida
1977 Jay Vejay Chandeli
Shatranj Ke Khilari Queen Mother
1974 Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam Rani Sheela
1974 5 Rifles Maharani
Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye Raja's mother
1973 Jheel Ke Us Paar Mrs. Kulwant Rai 'Rani Maa'
Chhupa Rustam Mrs. Rajendra Jain
Banrasi Babu Mohan's Mother
Mere Gharib Nawaz Begum Baig
1972 Parichay Sati Devi
Pakeezah[1][2] Nawabjaan
Shehzada Rajlaxmi
1970 Heer Raanjha
Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai
Naya Raasta Rukmini
1969 Do Raaste Mrs. Gupta, Satyan's mother
Anmol Moti
1968 Aashirwad Leela S. Choudhary
Saathi Rajni's Mother
Shrimanji
1967 Chhoti Si Mulaqat Shanker's wife
Noor Jehan[1]
1966 Sannata
1966 Alibaba Aur 40 Chor (1966 film) Razia, Ali Baba's older sister
1965 Sikandar-E-Azam Sikandar's mother
1964 Baghi
Shehnai
1963 Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon Jamuna
Taj Mahal[1][2] Malka-E-Alam Noor Jehan/Mehrunissa
1959 Chhoti Bahen Yashoda
Kaagaz Ke Phool[1] Veena Varma/Veena Sinha
1958 Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi[1][2] Kamini
Mehndi
1957 Mera Salaam
Mumtaz Mahal
Naya Zamana
1956 Halaku Maharani
1952 Aasmaan
Annadata
1951 Afsana[1][2] Meera
Kashmir
1950 Dastan[1][2] Rani
1946 Rajputani
1945 Humayun Rajkumari (as Veena Kumari)
Phool[1][2]
1943 Najma[1] Najma
1942 Garib Lata (as Veena Kumari)
1939 Swastik

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Veena (actress) profile on Indian Cinema Heritage Foundation website Retrieved 23 January 2022
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Remembering the royally graceful actress Veena – Birth anniversary special Archived 23 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine Cinestaan.com website, Published 4 July 2017, Retrieved 23 January 2022
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