Suraiya filmography
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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]
| 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 | Asha | |||
| 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 | N/a | Producer (as Suraiya Mubin) | [13] |