Nighat Sultana

Nighat Sultana
Born	Gulzar Begum (1935-02-27)27 February 1935 Khurdistan, Iraq
Died	16 December 2002(2002-12-16) (aged 67) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1953 - 2002
Spouse	Hassan Tariq ​ ​ (m. 1959;div. 1961)​
Children	Tahir Hassan (son) Reena (daughter)
Parent	Hasan Ali (father)

Nighat Sultana was a Pakistani actress. ^[1] She acted in both Urdu and Punjabi films and is known for her roles in films Chann Mahi , Umar Marvi , Saat Lakh , Insaf, Insan Badalta Hai , Neend , Dil Mera Dharkan Teri , Afsana Zindagi Ka and Kabhi Alwida Na Kehna. ^[2]

Early life

Nighat's father, Hasan Ali, was from a Bengali family who worked in the army and was sent to Iraq during World War I; there he married an Iraqi Kurd woman. ^[1] Nighat was born in 1935 in Khurdistan, Iraq. ^[1] When Nighat was fourteen years old her parents left Iraq and settled in Pakistan at Karachi.

Nighat's father wanted her to become a doctor. She studied nursing and became a nurse and worked in an army hospital before joining films. After some time, her father Hasan suffered from an ailment that rendered his blind. Nighat became the only earner of the family, but the money was not enough and she decided to go to Lahore in the hopes of becoming an actress. ^[1]

In 1953, Nighat went to Lahore and there she met director Aslam Irani, who cast her in his film Tarrap, also starring Sudhir, Shammi and Allauddin. ^[3]

Career

She made her debut as an actress in 1953. ^[4] She appeared in films Pasban, Nooran , Teray Baghair, Insaf, Tamanna, Rahguzar and Mitti Dian Moortan. ^[5] In 1962, her role of a handicapped woman of a poor family from the Walled city of Lahore in Riaz Shahid's Susral earned her critical acclaim. ^[6] Then she changed her name to Nighat Sultana and later she appeared in films Pazeb, Koh-e-Noor, Afshan, Salgira , Jaisay Jantay Nahin and Afsana Zindagi Ka. ^[7] In 1956, she played the leading role in the country's first Sindhi language film Umar Marvi . ^[8] Since then she appeared in films Zanjeer, BeGunah, Sukh Ka Sapna, Lakhpati, Jan-e-Bahar and Shehbaz ^[9]

Personal life

She married director Hassan Tariq after the film Neend but they first met on the set of film Saat Lakh where he was working as chief assistant director. ^[10] She had two children with Hassan Tariq, a son named Tahir Hassan and a daughter actress Reena. Later Hassan divorced her and she took the custody of her children. ^[11]

Death

Nighat died at her home in Karachi in 16 December 2002.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
1993	Zameen	Neelam	PTV

Film

Year	Film	Language
1953	Tarrap	Urdu
1953	Mehbooba	Urdu
1954	Raat Ki Baat	Urdu
1956	Umar Marvi	Sindhi [12]
1956	Mandi	Urdu [13]
1956	Pawan	Urdu
1956	Chann Mahi	Punjabi
1957	Aas Pas	Urdu [14]
1957	Thandi Sarak	Urdu
1957	Nooran	Punjabi [15]
1957	Shohrat	Urdu
1957	Saat Lakh	Urdu [16]
1957	Pasban	Urdu
1958	BeGunah	Urdu
1958	Sassi Punnu	Sindhi [17]
1958	Lakhpati	Urdu [18]
1958	Tamanna	Urdu
1958	Jan-e-Bahar	Urdu
1959	Teray Baghair	Urdu
1959	Neend	Urdu [19] [20]
1960	Rahguzar	Urdu
1960	Insaf	Urdu
1960	Hamsafar	Urdu [21]
1960	Shehbaz	Urdu
1960	Mitti Dian Moortan	Punjabi
1960	Zanjeer	Urdu
1961	Mangol	Urdu
1961	Bombay Wala	Urdu
1961	Insan Badalta Hai	Urdu [22]
1962	Sukh Ka Sapna	Urdu
1962	Susral	Urdu [23]
1963	Suhag	Urdu
1963	Seema	Urdu
1964	Pani	Punjabi
1964	Pyar Na Kar Nadaan	Urdu
1964	Ashiana	Urdu [24]
1964	Ishrat	Urdu
1964	Chingari	Urdu
1965	Nain Mily Chain Kahan	Urdu
1965	Chor Darwaza	Urdu
1965	Dil Ke Tukre	Urdu
1965	Coffee House	Urdu
1966	Qabeela	Urdu
1966	Koh-e-Noor	Urdu
1967	Riasat	Urdu
1967	Shola Aur Shabnam	Urdu
1968	Zalim	Urdu
1968	Dil Mera Dharkan Teri	Urdu
1968	Saiqa	Urdu
1968	5 Darya	Punjabi [25]
1969	Salgira	Urdu
1969	Jaisay Jantay Nahin	Urdu
1970	Rangu Jatt	Punjabi
1971	Afshan	Urdu
1972	Afsana Zindagi Ka	Urdu
1972	Pazeb	Urdu
1973	Jawani Di Hawa	Punjabi
1976	Taqdeer Kahan Lay Ayi	Urdu
1976	Beyond the Last Mountain	English [26]
1978	Mehman	Urdu
1981	100 Rifles	Urdu
1981	Meray Apnay	Urdu
1983	Kabhi Alwida Na Kehna	Urdu
1983	Deevangi	Urdu

References

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7. "فلم اندسٹری کے نشیب و فراز۔۔!!". Daily Jang News. 23 September 2021.
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19. "Soundscape: Three Generations of Songmakers". Dawn News. 27 July 2021.
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21. "Astounding repertoire and an unforgettable music legacy". Daily Times. 19 February 2022.
22. "'انسان بدلتا ہے' وہ یادگار فلم، جس نے چاکلیٹی ہیرو وحید مراد کو بہ طور فلم ساز متعارف کرایا". Daily Jang News. 18 December 2021.
23. "Living for a week with Hassan Latif's music". Daily Times. 25 June 2022.
24. "The iconic playback singer of yesteryears — Irene Perveen". Daily Times. 6 January 2022.
25. Illustrated Weekly of Pakistan, Volume 20, Issues 14-26. Pakistan Herald Publications. p. 32.
26. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 146. ISBN   0-19-577817-0.

External links

• Nighat Sultana at IMDb