The best Suraiya’s movies

Suraiya

Suraiya

15/06/1929- 31/01/2004
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Mirza Ghalib

Mirza Ghalib
7/10
This movie depicts the life of once wealthy poet and nobleman Mirza Ghalib. This story portrays his trials, tribulations, triumphs, and ultimate descent to poverty, and then to prison; and his tragic and ill-fated love with a beautiful courtesan named Chaudvin.

Jeet

Jeet
7.3/10
  • Release: 24/08/1949
  • Character: Jeet
India has finally won independence from British rule, and there are signs of progress among the population. One such sign of progress is in the village where two childhood sweethearts, namely Jeet and Vijay live. Vijay lives with his mom and brother Ratan. Ratan, who lives abroad, returns home to India, with all new ideas of progress and advancement. This is not met well with some of the villagers, including Jeet and Vijay themselves. Ratan overhears a conversation that Vijay is not his real brother, and asks Vijay to leave the house, despite of his mother's protests. Self-respecting Vijay leaves the house, and Ratan plans to marry Jeet, and schemes with some villagers that will revolutionize his plans for progress, and make Vijay the culprit.

Rustom Sohrab

Rustom Sohrab
6.6/10
  • Release: 01/01/1963
  • Character: Shehzadi Tehmina
In the year 720B.C., Rustom, who reigned in Iran- Persia and was known for superhuman strength, married Tehminia, Princess of Samangan. When he moved to Samangan, Iran's enemies took advantage, attacked and imprisoned the king. As he heard the news of this rebellion, he began planning his own revolt- to free the king from his captors.

Dastan

Dastan
6.9/10
Indira (Suraiya) is an orphan brought up the strict and uprighteous Rani (Veena). Indira grows up to be a beauty and is sought by three suitors Raj (Raj Kapoor), Kundan (Al Nasir), and Ramesh (Suresh). Rani does not like Indira to marry into her family as both Raj and Kundan are her brothers, and she wants Indira to marry Ramesh, and as such arranges a meeting with Ramesh's mom (Pratima Devi) and finalizes the marriage. Indira does not appreciate this and refuses to marry Ramesh. Raj speaks of his love with Rani, and Rani warns him that Indira is to marry Ramesh, but also has an on-going affair with his brother Kundan. Who does Indira really love? Will she ever marry her dream man?

Dillagi

Dillagi
7.6/10
  • Release: 01/01/1949
Two lovers are separated by the girl's conniving uncle, who marries her off to another man. Heartbroken, the man wanders around aimlessly until a common friend decides to reunite the two lovers.

Shama Parwana

Shama Parwana
6.8/10
  • Release: 01/01/1954
Gul Mirza is a poet who lives with his widowed mother in Hindustan circa the Mughal Rule. He sings in Arkat-Ul-Daula's palace, and wins praise from his daughter, Sahebzadi Aalam. He then also meets with her dad, accepts and wins a challenge, and is recruited in the army. Both he and Aalam fall in love with each other. He is then asked to travel along with 1000 soldiers to a distant region in 3 days time, which he does, though this journey and the battle nearly cost him his life. He returns home and Arkat promises to let him wed his daughter. Little does Gul know that soon his and his mom's life will be turned upside down, when he will be attacked by Arkat's men, and he will be forced to defend himself and speak out against Arkat - and be declared a rebel - and perhaps never be able to meet Aalam again.

Balam

Balam
  • Release: 01/01/1949
Hindi romantic action film by Homi Wadia.

Phool

Phool
7.7/10
  • Release: 19/02/1944
An Amrohi drama set in a Muslim family. Safhar's inheritance is lost, thanks to his sister-in-law, but he is still expected to complete his late father's work of building a mosque. If he cannot complete the work, then Salim must take over, but he goes off to fight in the Balkans, leaving the sister-in- law's orphaned daughter to complete the task. In doing so, she will lose her freedom, so she has a difficult decision to make.

Shair

Shair
7.6/10
  • Release: 01/01/1949
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Parwana

Parwana
8.1/10
  • Release: 01/01/1947
Inder is from a well-educated family but spends his life to help people in need which causes many misunderstandings

वारिस

वारिस
6.1/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 01/01/1954
  • Character: Shobha
An inheritance melodrama about Kunwar (Mahmood), the son of zamindar Himmat Singh (Sethi). Kunmar marries Shobha (Suraiya) and is disinherited, forcing him to join the army during WW2. When he is reported missing and presumed dead, a repentant Rana invites Shobha to stay with him. However, it is Kanta (Nadira), a young woman betrayed by Rana's villainous secretary Kailash (Yakub), who arrives at the house and his mistaken for Shobha. Masquerading as Shobha, who lives nearby in absolute poverty, Kanta moves in, causing a moral dilemma and generating suspense since she could be caught at any moment.

Bari Behen

Bari Behen
  • Release: 01/01/1949
  • Character: Shyama
Shyama (Suraiya) gets a job as a servant so she can pay for her younger sister, Kiran's (Geeta Bali) education in the city. Kiran, though, is in love with a rogue, Ajit (Pran).

Afsar

Afsar
7.9/10
  • Release: 01/01/1950
  • Character: Bimala
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1857

1857
5/10
  • Release: 01/01/1946
  • Character: Tasnim
Historical fiction drama set during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, also known as the First war of Independence.

Nili

Nili
8.6/10
  • Genre: Romance
  • Release: 01/01/1950

Shokhiyan

Shokhiyan
  • Genre: History
  • Release: 01/01/1951
Shokhian is a 1951 Hindi-language Romance Drama film directed by Kidar Nath Sharma based on the Portuguese in 16th century India. It was released on 1st January 1951.

Diwana

Diwana
5.2/10
  • Genre: Romance
  • Release: 21/05/1958
  • Character: Laali
A young prince named Ashok falls in love with a girl named Lali whom he encounters for the first time while hunting in a forest. Later on he learns that Lali belongs to a nomadic community that is at present, inhabiting his region. Ashok meets Lali again and both confess that they are in love with each other. In the meantime Lali's father, who is the head of his community, sends a man named Phulwa to look for her.

Dard

Dard
6.5/10
  • Release: 01/01/1947
  • Character: Hamida
Indian classic starring Shyam Kumar, Nusrat and Munawar Sultana

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