Jamila Razzaq

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Jamila Razzaq
Born
Jamila Razzaq Begum

1937 (age 86–87)
Bombay, Maharashtra, British India
OccupationActress
Years active1955–1963
Spouse
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(m. 1963;died 2020)​
Children3
Parent(s) Sultana (mother)
Seth Razzaq (father)
Relatives Fatma Begum (grand-mother)
Zubeida (aunt)
Rhea Pillai (cousin)
Pervez Sajjad (brother-in-law)

Jamila Razzaq (born 1937) is a Pakistani actress. [1] She acted in Urdu films in Pakistani cinema and she is known for her roles in films Neya Dour (1958), Faisala (1959), Aur Bhi Gham Hayn (1960), Gul Bakavli (1961), Inqilab (1962) and Ishq Par Zor Nahin (1963). [2]

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Early life

Razzaq was born in 1937 in Bombay at Maharashtra, British India. Her grandmother Fatma Begum was India's first female film director and her grandfather Nawab Sidi Ibrahim Muhammad Yakut Khan III was the ruler of the princely state of Sachin. [2] Her aunts Zubeida and Shahzadi were popular leading actresses during the silent films era, and the former was the leading lady in India's first talkie film Alam Ara (1931). [2] [3]

Razzaq's mother Sultana was a popular actress and one of the earliest film actresses from India, and acted both in silent films and later in the talkies. [2] Sultana then moved to Pakistan after Partition while her family stayed in India. She remained little active in the Pakistani cinema and produced a film only, Ham Ek Hayn (1961), [4] [3] and later married Seth Razzaq, owner of Adamjee Group of Companies from Karachi. [5]

Career

Razzaq used to perform classical dance and was performing it one day in a private function on her friend's request. At that function, she was spotted by film director Humayun Mirza who offered her a role in her next film, Intekhab (1955). [6] [7] She appeared in the film alongside Masood and Nayyar Sultana. [6] [8]

In 1956, she was cast in lead role in Fankar alongside Khursheed Bano. [6] [3] The same year, film journalist and director Attaullah Hashmi was looking for a new actress for his film Neya Daur. He was impressed by her talent after seeing her performance in Intekhab, and approached her for the film. She appeared in the film with Aslam Pervaiz, Neelo and Yousuf Khan. [6] The film became a box office hit and Razzaq rose to prominence with this film. [6] [3]

In 1959, she played a lead role in Faisala alongside opposite Shamim Ara, Lehri, Deeba and Yousuf Khan. The film was directed by Jafar Bukhari and was hit film at the box office. [6] [3]

In 1960, she worked in Yeh Dunya with Agha Talish and Lehri which was directed by Nazir Sufi. [6] The same year, she appeared in Aur Bhi Gham Hayn with Talish, Nirala and Lehri which was directed by A.H. Siddiqui. The same year, she was cast in Gul Bakaoli, directed by Munshi Dil and starring Sudhir. It was the first film of Pakistani cinema with some scenes in colored. The film was a hit at the box office and it further boasted her career. [6]

In 1961, Razzaq appeared in her mother's production Ham Ek Hayn, which was directed by the famous scriptwriter and lyricist Fayyaz Hashmi with A. Hameed as music composer. She starred in the film with Aslam Pervaiz. [6] The film didn't do well at the box office but later the film became popular among the audience the film received critical acclaim for its script and performances. Its reputation has shifted over the following years, and many critics now consider the film to be a masterpiece and one of the best films of the 1960s. [9] The following year in 1962, she was played the lead role in Inqilab along with Shamim Ara and Habib in leads roles. [6]

In 1963, she was cast by Ilyas Kashmiri in his home production Ishq Par Zor Nahin with Aslam Pervaiz, Neelo, Lehri and Bibbo. The film was directed by Sharif Nayyar and was a super hit at the box office. [6] [3]

Personal life

Jamila married cricketer Waqar Hasan in 1963 and she has three children including one son and two daughters with him. [10] [11] [12]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmLanguage
1955IntekhabUrdu [13]
1956FunkarUrdu
1958Neya DourUrdu
1959FaisalaUrdu [14]
1960Yeh DunyaUrdu
1960Aur Bhi Gham HaynUrdu
1961Gul BakavliUrdu [15]
1961Ham Ek HaynUrdu
1962InqilabUrdu
1963Ishq Par Zor NahinUrdu

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