Suraiya Jamal Sheikh (15 June 1929 â€" 31 January 2004), popularly
known by the mononym Suraiya, was a popular actress and playback
singer in India's Hindi language films. She was active from 1936 to
1963.In a career spanning from 1936 to 1963, Suraiya acted in 67 films
and sang 338 songs. She was one of the greatest actresses of the Hindi
Cinema and a leading lady in Hindi language films in the 1940s and
1950s. She was also a renowned playback singer, who mostly sang for
herself, starting from a song in Nai Duniya (1942) when she was only
12 years old.She was known for her North Indian Muslim feudal style
acting or adakari in many of her films Suraiya made her first
appearance as a child artist with the film Madame Fashion (1936),
directed by Jaddan Bai. She made her acting debut with the film Taj
Mahal in which she played the role of Mumtaz Mahal. In her heyday, she
was known as Malika-e-Husn (queen of beauty), Malika-e-Tarannum (queen
of melody) and Malika-e-Adakari (queen of acting). Suraiya was the
highest-paid actress in the 1940s and 1950s and won several awards for
her performances in Indian films.
known by the mononym Suraiya, was a popular actress and playback
singer in India's Hindi language films. She was active from 1936 to
1963.In a career spanning from 1936 to 1963, Suraiya acted in 67 films
and sang 338 songs. She was one of the greatest actresses of the Hindi
Cinema and a leading lady in Hindi language films in the 1940s and
1950s. She was also a renowned playback singer, who mostly sang for
herself, starting from a song in Nai Duniya (1942) when she was only
12 years old.She was known for her North Indian Muslim feudal style
acting or adakari in many of her films Suraiya made her first
appearance as a child artist with the film Madame Fashion (1936),
directed by Jaddan Bai. She made her acting debut with the film Taj
Mahal in which she played the role of Mumtaz Mahal. In her heyday, she
was known as Malika-e-Husn (queen of beauty), Malika-e-Tarannum (queen
of melody) and Malika-e-Adakari (queen of acting). Suraiya was the
highest-paid actress in the 1940s and 1950s and won several awards for
her performances in Indian films.
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