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| [ ] Movie Name : Mirza Ghalib (1954) |
| Movie Name : Mashooka (1953) |
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| Movie Name : Moti Mahal (1952) |
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| Movie Name : Naatak (1947) |
| Movie Name : Jag Biti (1946) |
| Movie Name : Rajput 1951 (1951) |
| Movie Name : Shaan 1950 (1950) |
| Movie Name : Shakti (1948) |
| Movie Name : Shair |
| Movie Name : Sanam (1951) |
| Movie Name : Shama (1961) |
| Movie Name : Singaar |
| Movie Name : Tadbir (1945) |
| Movie Name : Tadbir (1945) |
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| Movie Name : Vidya (1948) |
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| [ ] Movie Name : Anmol Ghadi (1946) |
| Movie Name : Dak Bungla (1947) |
| Movie Name : Duniya (1949) |
| Movie Name : Goonj (1952) |
| Movie Name : Gajre (1948) |
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Barnali Di,
OH "O" what great song Dil-E-Nadan Tujhe. Thank you so much Di.
Yes qwest this is the song I like mst of Suraiya.
See ata kay Na bola monar mil!!!!!!!! great people think a like!!!!!! Thanks again.
Suraiya : A voice from the past
(An Article frm Femina on Suraiya)
Meeting Suraiya was like taking a walk back in time.
There was a time when traffic jams at Marine Drive (Mumbai) were caused not due to
a long line of cars, but because of a young charismatic actress whose melodious
voice had cast a spell on thousands of young Indians. Entering her home at Krishna
Mahal on Marine Drive today, instantly transports you into another age and time.
"I WAS 12 AND LOOKED LIKE MUMTAZ MAHAL!"
Suraiya's career as an actress began as a child artiste.
"One day, my 'mamoo' (maternal uncle) Zahoor, who was a popular villian in films,
took me along to watch the shooting of Prakash Pictures' 'Taj Mahal'. There, I met the
producer, Nanubhai Vakil, who felt that my face was ideally suited for the character of
young Mumtaz Mahal and asked my uncle if I could do the film. My mother and
grandmother agreed. So, I went off to Delhi to shoot at the Red Fort for 10 days.
"And that was followed by one offer after another.'' And a star was born.
SINGING WAS AN ACCIDENT
"I was never trained in singing. Madan Mohan, who lived close by and Raj Kapoor
once dragged me to participate in the children's programme on the All India Radio.
Naushad sa'ab, who heard my voice on the radio, got in touch with me to sing for
Kardar sa'ab's film, 'Sharda'. And I sang 'Panchi ja peeche raha hain bachpan mera',
which was picturised on Mehtab. I was 11 years old then."
"NARGIS ENVIED ME"
"Frankly, I hadn't planned a career in films. I was just lucky to have got good roles.
Nargis would always tell me, 'Somehow you get the best roles'," says Suraiya,
modestly.
"Most of my roles were simple, but the audiences loved them. And I was lucky to
have got simple, melodious and easy to pick up songs to sing, and work with the
best composers of the day like Naushad, Husnlal-Bhagatram and Anil Biswas. We
didn't even dream of promo videos, ads and all the associated technical wizardry
then. But we still caught the audience's imagination."
THE CROWDS WENT SURAIYA-MAD
And how! When 'Pyar Ki Jeet' was released, it drew crowds outside Suraiya's house
that had to be controlled by posting an inspector and four constables outside her
house.
"When I went for the premiere of the movie 'Badi Bahen', there was such a big crowd
outside! As I walked into the theatre, they pulled at my clothes. There was a lathi
charge and people were injured. I stopped going for premieres thereafter."
"DEV SAVED MY LIFE"
No Suraiya interview can be complete without a reference to the Dev Anand-Suraiya
love story. While Dev Anand himself went on to marry Kalpana Kartik and, later, to
romance several other women, for Suraiya, it seems that love began and ended with
Dev Anand.
"We were picturising a song in a boat right in the middle of the river, when the boat
overturned and we found ourselves floundering in the water. I didn't know how to
swim. Dev brought me out of the water. I thanked him, saying, 'If you hadn't saved
me, my life would have ended.' He retorted, 'If your life had ended, so would mine.'
We were drawn to each other."
"MY GRANNY WAS DEAD AGAINST DEV"
"I worked with Dev in seven films. Inevitably, people started talking about our
romance and my grandmother learnt of it. She was extremely angry because Dev was
a Hindu and granny was very orthodox."
"WE DECIDED TO ELOPE"
The highlight of this romance was the plan the lovers made to elope. While shooting
for 'Jeet', the director decided to film on location instead of erecting a set. Also part of
the plan was the summoning of a real 'panditji' to get Dev and Suraiya married during
the shot. They would then get into the car and drive away - all as part of the scene,
but in reality escaping.
"I BACKED OUT"
Unfortunately, Suraiya's grandmother came to know of the plan.
"Eventually, my grandmother succeeded in separating us. Dev was deeply hurt and
offended by my lack of courage. But I was afraid for him. In retrospect, I don't think
anything would have happened if I'd been bold enough. But I was terrified of my
grandmother. And was heartbroken. But time is the greatest healer."
A practical woman, Suraiya prefers not to be a prisoner of the past. She agrees that
had she chosen one of the many marriage proposals that came her way, life would
have been different. But, she says, "Who can say what may have happened had I
married? I've seen so many friends' marriages crumbling. I've been single and happy,
living and doing the things I like, with a circle of close friends. But I'll admit that after
my mother expired some years ago, I felt some amount of loneliness creep in."
"PANDIT NEHRU COMMENDED ME"
"I'd been a fan of Mirza Ghalib since childhood. And so when Sohrab Modi sent for
my grandmother and discussed the role and other terms with her, I was thrilled.
"It was a very simple film, made in three months. Yet, what an effect the film had! It
was the first feature film to be awarded the President's Gold Medal. At a function in
Delhi, Pandit Nehru, after watching the movie, said to me, 'Ladki, tumne kya unke
(Mirza Ghalib) ghazalein gaayi. Tumne Mirza Ghalib ki rooh ko zinda kar diya.' For me,
that was an award better than an Oscar."
"MY TIME HAD COME"
'Rustom Aur Sohrab' made in 1962 was Suraiya's swan song. Why?
"I hadn't been keeping well and had collapsed with weakness during the shooting of
the movie. I was forced to take a break and recuperate. During that time, I really
enjoyed resting and realised how tired I was with work. I completed the films I had on
hand and decided to call it a day. And I've never looked back."
Incidentally, this legendary actress-singer still retains a lovely schoolgirlish lilt in her
voice. Time, it seems, hasnt laid its hands on it.
Thanks a lot Barnalidi. Loved reading this one.... It seems to be quite an old article.
Her first song at 11 and she sang in Sharda. Panchi ja peeche raha hain bachpan mera is one of her best numbers still. Hats off this lady...
Suraiya : A voice from the past
(An Article frm Femina on Suraiya)
Meeting Suraiya was like taking a walk back in time.
There was a time when traffic jams at Marine Drive (Mumbai) were caused not due to
a long line of cars, but because of a young charismatic actress whose melodious
voice had cast a spell on thousands of young Indians. Entering her home at Krishna
Mahal on Marine Drive today, instantly transports you into another age and time.
"I WAS 12 AND LOOKED LIKE MUMTAZ MAHAL!"
Suraiya's career as an actress began as a child artiste.
"One day, my 'mamoo' (maternal uncle) Zahoor, who was a popular villian in films,
took me along to watch the shooting of Prakash Pictures' 'Taj Mahal'. There, I met the
producer, Nanubhai Vakil, who felt that my face was ideally suited for the character of
young Mumtaz Mahal and asked my uncle if I could do the film. My mother and
grandmother agreed. So, I went off to Delhi to shoot at the Red Fort for 10 days.
"And that was followed by one offer after another.'' And a star was born.
SINGING WAS AN ACCIDENT
"I was never trained in singing. Madan Mohan, who lived close by and Raj Kapoor
once dragged me to participate in the children's programme on the All India Radio.
Naushad sa'ab, who heard my voice on the radio, got in touch with me to sing for
Kardar sa'ab's film, 'Sharda'. And I sang 'Panchi ja peeche raha hain bachpan mera',
which was picturised on Mehtab. I was 11 years old then."
"NARGIS ENVIED ME"
"Frankly, I hadn't planned a career in films. I was just lucky to have got good roles.
Nargis would always tell me, 'Somehow you get the best roles'," says Suraiya,
modestly.
"Most of my roles were simple, but the audiences loved them. And I was lucky to
have got simple, melodious and easy to pick up songs to sing, and work with the
best composers of the day like Naushad, Husnlal-Bhagatram and Anil Biswas. We
didn't even dream of promo videos, ads and all the associated technical wizardry
then. But we still caught the audience's imagination."
THE CROWDS WENT SURAIYA-MAD
And how! When 'Pyar Ki Jeet' was released, it drew crowds outside Suraiya's house
that had to be controlled by posting an inspector and four constables outside her
house.
"When I went for the premiere of the movie 'Badi Bahen', there was such a big crowd
outside! As I walked into the theatre, they pulled at my clothes. There was a lathi
charge and people were injured. I stopped going for premieres thereafter."
"DEV SAVED MY LIFE"
No Suraiya interview can be complete without a reference to the Dev Anand-Suraiya
love story. While Dev Anand himself went on to marry Kalpana Kartik and, later, to
romance several other women, for Suraiya, it seems that love began and ended with
Dev Anand.
"We were picturising a song in a boat right in the middle of the river, when the boat
overturned and we found ourselves floundering in the water. I didn't know how to
swim. Dev brought me out of the water. I thanked him, saying, 'If you hadn't saved
me, my life would have ended.' He retorted, 'If your life had ended, so would mine.'
We were drawn to each other."
"MY GRANNY WAS DEAD AGAINST DEV"
"I worked with Dev in seven films. Inevitably, people started talking about our
romance and my grandmother learnt of it. She was extremely angry because Dev was
a Hindu and granny was very orthodox."
"WE DECIDED TO ELOPE"
The highlight of this romance was the plan the lovers made to elope. While shooting
for 'Jeet', the director decided to film on location instead of erecting a set. Also part of
the plan was the summoning of a real 'panditji' to get Dev and Suraiya married during
the shot. They would then get into the car and drive away - all as part of the scene,
but in reality escaping.
"I BACKED OUT"
Unfortunately, Suraiya's grandmother came to know of the plan.
"Eventually, my grandmother succeeded in separating us. Dev was deeply hurt and
offended by my lack of courage. But I was afraid for him. In retrospect, I don't think
anything would have happened if I'd been bold enough. But I was terrified of my
grandmother. And was heartbroken. But time is the greatest healer."
A practical woman, Suraiya prefers not to be a prisoner of the past. She agrees that
had she chosen one of the many marriage proposals that came her way, life would
have been different. But, she says, "Who can say what may have happened had I
married? I've seen so many friends' marriages crumbling. I've been single and happy,
living and doing the things I like, with a circle of close friends. But I'll admit that after
my mother expired some years ago, I felt some amount of loneliness creep in."
"PANDIT NEHRU COMMENDED ME"
"I'd been a fan of Mirza Ghalib since childhood. And so when Sohrab Modi sent for
my grandmother and discussed the role and other terms with her, I was thrilled.
"It was a very simple film, made in three months. Yet, what an effect the film had! It
was the first feature film to be awarded the President's Gold Medal. At a function in
Delhi, Pandit Nehru, after watching the movie, said to me, 'Ladki, tumne kya unke
(Mirza Ghalib) ghazalein gaayi. Tumne Mirza Ghalib ki rooh ko zinda kar diya.' For me,
that was an award better than an Oscar."
"MY TIME HAD COME"
'Rustom Aur Sohrab' made in 1962 was Suraiya's swan song. Why?
"I hadn't been keeping well and had collapsed with weakness during the shooting of
the movie. I was forced to take a break and recuperate. During that time, I really
enjoyed resting and realised how tired I was with work. I completed the films I had on
hand and decided to call it a day. And I've never looked back."
Incidentally, this legendary actress-singer still retains a lovely schoolgirlish lilt in her
voice. Time, it seems, hasnt laid its hands on it.
Yes Anol these facts are something new to me too. Straight from the lady's mouth... they are quite bold too I must say.
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