Fatma Begum (1892–1983) was an Indian actress, director, producer and screenwriter. She was the first female film director of Indian cinema. Within four years, she went on to write, produce and direct many films. She launched her own production house, Fatma Films, which later became Victoria-Fatma Films, and directed her first film, Bulbul-e-Paristan, in 1926.
Khursheed Bano, often credited as Khursheed or Khurshid, was a singer and actress, and a pioneer of the Indian cinema. Her career ran through the 1930s and 1940s, before she migrated to Pakistan in 1948. Making her debut with Laila Majnu (1931), she acted in over thirty films in India. She is best known for her film Tansen (1943) with actor-singer K. L. Saigal, which featured many of her memorable songs.
Waqar Hasan Mir was a Pakistani cricketer who played in 21 Test matches from 1952 to 1959, and the last surviving member of Pakistan's inaugural Test team. He scored 1,071 runs in Test cricket, and played in 99 first-class matches.
Pervez Sajjad Hasan is a Pakistani former cricketer who played in 19 Tests from 1964 to 1973.
Zubeida Begum Dhanrajgir was an Indian actress. Early in her career, she starred in a number of silent films, which were followed by a breakthrough in the first Indian talkie Alam Ara (1931). Her other notable works include Sagar Movietone's Meri Jaan (1931) and Devdas (1937).
Musarrat Nazir Khawaja is a Pakistani singer and film actress, who acted in many Urdu and Punjabi films. She is also known as The Silver Screen's Sparkling Star and is recognized for her role in Cinema of Pakistan during the 1950s and 1960s. Many years later, she also sang solo, mostly wedding and folk songs.
Dard (Pain) is a 1947 Bollywood drama film directed by Abdul Rashid Kardar. The film was produced by Kardar Productions. It was a surprise "musical hit" at the box office as it had an ordinary star cast. Suraiya played the second lead, with Munawwar Sultana as the main heroine. The film was Suraiya's first "big hit", becoming a popular singing star following the success of the film. The hero of the film was Kardar's brother Nusrat (Kardar), who shifted to Pakistan following Partition in 1947, where he acted in a few films.
Begum Khurshid Mirza, also known by her screen name as Renuka Devi, was a Pakistani television and film actress, who had been active from the pre-partition era to the 1980s.
The Sachin State was a princely state belonging to the Surat Agency, former Khandesh Agency, of the Bombay Presidency during the era of the British Raj. Its capital was in Sachin, the southernmost town of present-day Surat district of Gujarat State.
Zeenat Begum, sometimes known as Zeenat, was a Pakistani singer. She was known as The Queen of Yesteryear for singing songs in films and on radio.
Nayyar Sultana, known as Malka-i-Jazbaat and Queen of Emotions, was a Pakistani film actress. She became one of the foremost screen actresses of Lollywood in the 1950s and 1960s.
Ragni, also known as Shaado, was a Pakistani actress. She worked in Urdu and Punjabi films under her stage name Ragni. She also worked in Hindi films in the cinema of India. She was known for her beautiful doe like eyes and was known as almond-eyed beauty. Ragni is considered to be the highest-paid actress of her time in the 1940s, being paid 1 lakh rupees by AR Kardar for her role in Shahjehan.
Saheli is a 1960 Pakistani Urdu language music blockbuster classical film directed by S. M. Yusuf and co-produced by F. M. Sardar.
Anna Marie Gueizelor better known as Azurie or Madam Azurie was a classical dancer and actress in British India and later Pakistan. She starred in many Indian, Pakistani and Bengali films and is considered the first item dancer of the Indian film industry.
Ayesha Qureshi, best known by her screen name Rozina, is a Pakistani film actress. She was popularly known as The Lipton Girl and The Glamorous Actress due to her stylish and fashion roles by critics and viewers. She is known for movies like Armaan (1966), Josh (1966), Ehsaan (1967), Ishara (1968), Tum Hi Ho Mehboob Mere (1969), Khamosh Nigahen (1971), Basheera (1972), and Daulat Aur Dunya (1972). She won a Nigar Award for best supportive actress in the movie Ishara (1968). Rozina is the mother of model/actress Saima Qureshi and the aunt of actor/producer Faysal Quraishi.
Nighat Sultana was a Pakistani actress. 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.
Naghma Begum, or just Naghma, is a Pakistani film and television actress.
Jamila Razzaq is a Pakistani actress. She acted in Urdu films in Pakistani cinema and she is known for her roles in films Naya Dour (1958), Faisala (1959), Aur Bhi Gham Hayn (1960), Gul Bakavli (1961), Inqilab (1962) and Ishq Par Zor Nahin (1963).
