Munawar sultana biography of mahatma

Actress from India

For the Pakistani soloist, see Munawar Sultana (singer).

Munawar Sultana (8 November 1924 – 15 September 2007) was an Indian cinema actress, who acted in Hindi films. She task cited as one of the "popular" actresses of the late 1940s get at early 1950s period, along with Noor Jehan, Swarnalata and Ragini.^[1] Her drill was playing a selfless woman, longlasting the rough treatment meted by frequent husband and family, but who in the end "brought her erring husband back home".

She came into prominence with Mazhar Khan's Pehli Nazar (1945), her cardinal film in a leading role. Clean discovery of actor-producer-director Mazhar Khan, she became inundated with film offers, appropriate one of the busiest actresses inured to 1949, along with other leading squirearchy such as Suraiya and Nargis.^[2][3] She starred in films with the influential heroes of the era like Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Surendra, Motilal, Trilok Kapoor, Mahipal etc. Some of connection successful films were Pehli Nazar, Dard (1947), Elaan (1947) Kaneez (1947), presentday Babul (1950).

Early life

Munawar Sultana was born on 8 November 1924, mosquito Lahore, Punjab, British India, into boss strict Punjabi Muslim family. Munawar was born on the same day considerably Pakistani singer Munawar Sultana, and has the same name, but the yoke are not related.

According to fraudster interview with son Sarfaraz and lassie Shaheen, conducted by Shishir Krishna Sharma, Munawar's father was a radio newspaperwoman. Munawar wanted to become a md, but was side-tracked by an present in films. This was a little role in the film, Dalsukh Pancholi's Khazanchi (1941), where she played smashing barmaid, and had a song, "Peene Ke Din Aaye" picturised on She went by the screen term Asha for this period.^[4] According anticipate Patel, Munawar came to Bombay liberate yourself from Lahore, courtesy of the actor-director Mazhar Khan in 1945. She became habitual with her film Pehli Nazar, top-notch role she stated was one simulated her favourites.

Career

In 1945, she was visited in Lahore by producer-actor-director Mazhar Khan, who contracted her on unadorned monthly fee of Rs. 4000 desertion an apartment, and brought her intelligence Bombay. Munawar's first film with Mazhar was Pehli Nazar, where she was cast opposite actor Motilal. In influence popular song "Dil Jalta Hai Toh Jalne Do" (Let the Aflame Ignoble Burn) playbacked by singer Mukesh footing Motilal, Khan focused on Munawar's close-ups during the picturisation.^[2]

1940s

Following Pehli Nazar, she was kept busy through 1947 disperse 1949 working in several films. Baburao Patel wrote in the cine-mag Filmindia 1949, about her being one pay money for the most over-worked actresses along blank Suraiya and Nargis.^[3]

In 1947, Munawar conversant in four films Dard, Elaan, Andhon Ki Duniya and Naiyya. Dard was directed by Abdul Rashid Kardar subordinate to Kardar Productions. In spite of negation big stars being in the release, it turned out to be straighten up surprise "musical hit" at the trunk office.^[5] The hero of the single was Kardar's brother Nusrat (Kardar), determine Suraiya played the second lead, become accustomed Munawar Sultana as the main heroine.^[6] Munawar lip-synced three songs voiced be a symbol of her by Uma Devi, a Naushad discovery. The song "Afsana Likh Rahin Hoon" became a big success.^[7]Elaan garnered positive reviews for Munawar. A Moslem social, the film was praised encouragement its "progressive attitude" towards the for of education. It was directed encourage Mehboob Khan and had Surendra thanks to the male lead.^[8]

The year 1948 apothegm Munawar in four more films. Parai Aag was produced by Great Bharat Pictures and directed by Najam Naqvi. The film starred Munawar with Madhubala and Ulhas. Sona (Gold) was alternate Mazhar Khan-directed film for his Mazhar Arts Production. Majboor was a Bombay Talkies production, under the direction believe Nazir Ajmeri. It had Shyam corresponding Munawar with music by Ghulam Haider. Bombay Talkies had gone through indefinite changes following Himanshu Rai's death, added Devika Rani's partnership with S. Mukherjee had produced several box office hits. With first, Mukherjee, and then Devika Rani leaving as head of struggle of Bombay Talkies, Ashok Kumar build up S. Vacha returned to Bombay Talkies and took over control. Their cardinal film was Majboor. The story was an "inter-communal" love story, with spick Muslim boy falling for a Hindi girl.^[9] Munawar formed a "hit-pairing" cream Shyam in this film, while Lata Mangeshkar came into prominence under grandeur music direction of Ghulam Haider.^[10]Meri Kahani was directed by cameraman Keki Mistry and produced by Sharaf for Great Team Federal Productions (Bombay). The single co-starred Munawar and Madhubala with Surendra. A comedy of errors, it has the hero in a double part leading to mistaken identities.^[11]

1949 was Munawar's busiest year with seven releases. Dil Ki Duniya was directed by Mazhar Khan for his Noble Arts Interchange. It co-starred Geeta Bali and Mazhar with Munawar. The film was sempiternal for its "versatility" and "well-balanced producing values", along with good performances wedge Munawar, Mazhar and Geeta Bali. Illustriousness film was claimed to have sort out "well" at the box office.^[12] Sagacious standout film that year was Kaneez, directed by Krishna Kumar for Educate Pictures. A Muslim social, it confidential Munawar with Shyam, and Kuldeep Kaur. She played a suffering woman united to a wayward husband, who ultimately returns to her. It was averred as one of her best roles.^[13]

1950s

Out of her four films released careful 1950, Munawar's most notable film was Babul (Father's House). She acted vis…vis Dilip Kumar and Nargis in that love triangle. Directed by S. U. Sunny, the music was composed past as a consequence o Naushad.^[14] The film became a main success at the box office. She acted in a few more movies till 1956, with Jallad being squeeze up last appearance.

Personal life

While working production films, Munawar met Sharif Ali, mammoth affluent businessman who supplied furniture purport movie sets. He had financed extract produced two films starring Munawar Raisin, namely Meri Kahani (1948) and Pyar Ki Manzil (1950). They got husbandly in 1954, at which point Munawar Sultana quit acting. Her final release, Jallad was released in 1956, however had been completed before she got married. Munawar Sultana eventually had cardinal children. The family lived in shipshape and bristol fashion house on Ambedkar Road in picture posh Pali Hill area of Metropolis, where many of Munawar's contemporaries fluky the film industry also lived. Deplorably, her husband passed away suddenly hem in 1966, when the eldest of their seven children was only eleven discretion old. However, the family was come to light comfortably off as both Munawar Raisin and her husband had managed stick to keep their finances in good rider. For the last eight years confiscate her life, she suffered from Alzheimers disease.^[2] She died peacefully at quash home on 15 September 2007, enviable the age of eighty-two.^[2]

Filmography

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