Sultana (actress)
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Sultana, also known as Sultana Razzaq, was one of the earliest film actresses from India who acted both in silent films and later in sound films.[1] She was one of the most popular actress during 1920s, 1930s and 1940s in Indian Cinema in both silent films and later in the talkies.[2] She was the daughter of India's first female film director, Fatma Begum.[3] She was the elder sister of Zubeida a leading actress of India's first talkie film Alam Ara in 1931.[1]
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Born | Sultana Begum (1910-02-10)10 February 1910 |
Died | 19 September 1990(1990-09-19) (aged 80) |
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Years active | 1922 – 1962 |
Spouse | Seth Razzaq (husband) |
Children | Jamila Razzaq (daughter) |
Parent(s) | Fatma Begum (mother) Nawab Sidi Ibrahim Muhammad Yakut Khan III (father) |
Relatives | Waqar Hasan (son-in-law) Zubeida (sister) Rhea Pillai (great-niece) |
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