Nayyar Sultana

Known for

Acting

Born

January 1, 1937

Birthplace

Aligarh, United Provinces, British India

Died

October 29, 1992 (aged 55)

Biography

Nayyar Sultana was an actress from Pakistan. She became one of the foremost screen actresses of Lollywood in the 1950s and 1960s. he started her movie career with Anwar Kamal Pasha's film Qatil in 1955 as a supporting actress. Her parents were related to actress Shamim Bano, wife of famous Pakistani film producer/director Anwar Kamal Pasha. Later the same year, she landed the second lead in Humayon Mirza’s Intikhab (1955). Thereafter, she started performing lead roles with the screen name Nayyar Sultana. Her notable films include Saat Lakh (1957), Baaji (1963), Mazloom (1959), Saheli (1960).[1][2]

She briefly left the industry after her marriage with Darpan. She had a comeback in the late 1...