Jamila Razzaq is a Pakistani actress. She acted in Urdu films in Pakistani Cinema and she is known for her roles in films ''Neya Dour'' (1958), ''Faisala'' (1959), ''Aur Bhi Gham Hayn'' (1960), ''Gul Bakavli'' (1961), ''Inqilab'' (1962), ''Ishq Par Zor Nahin'' (1963).

Early life

Jamila was born on 1937 in

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during

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. Jamila's grandmother

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was India's first female film director and her grandfather was Nawab Sidi Ibrahim Muhammad Yakut Khan III the prince ruler of

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. Jamila's aunts

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and Shahzadi were popular leading actresses during silent films era and her aunt

was the leading lady in India's first talkie film ''

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'' in 1931. Jamila's mother Sultana was a popular actress and one of the earliest film actresses from India and acted both in silent films later in talkie films. Sultana then moved to Pakistan after Partition while her family stayed in India and there she worked as producer and produced a film ''Ham Ek Hayn''. Later her mother married Seth Razzaq a businessman owner of Adamjee Group of Companies from

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Career

Jamila learned classical dancing from her mother and she attended a function of her friend's and at her friends request she did a classical dance at that time she was spotted by director Humayun Mirza at a function and offered her a lead role in film ''Intekhab''. She worked in film ''Itekhab'' opposite Masood and

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. Later in 1956 she was cast in lead role in film ''Fankar'' in which

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also played a lead role. The following year in 1956 film journalist and director Attaullah Hashmi was looking for a new actress for his film ''Neya Daur'' and then he saw her film ''Intekhab'' he was impressed by Jamila's talent. He approached Jamila and asked her to starred in his film which she accepted so he cast her opposite with

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and Yousuf Khan. When the film was released it was a hit at box office and it made her popular. The following year in 1959 she worked in a lead role in film ''Faisala'' opposite

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, Lehri,

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and Yousuf Khan the film directed by Jafar Bukhari and it was a hit film at box office. In 1960 she worked in film ''Yeh Dunya'' with

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and Lehri the film was directed by Nazir Sufi. Then she worked in film ''Aur Bhi Gham Hayn'' with Talish,

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and Lehri which was directed by A.H. Siddiqui. In 1961 she cast in film ''Gul Bakaoli'' by director Munshi Dil starring opposite with

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the film was a hit at the box office and it further boasted her career the film got more popular because it was a first coloured film in

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. Then Jamila worked in her mother's film which she produced ''Ham Ek Hayn'' and Sultana hired the famous scriptwriter and lyricist

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as its director and the music director was

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. Jamila starred in the movie with

. The following year in 1962 she was cast in the film ''Inqilab'' along with

and

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in leads roles. In 1963

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was making his private production film so he cast Jamila in lead role in his film ''Ishq Par Zor Nahin'' the rest of the cast included

, Lehri and Bibbo it was directed by

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. The film was a super hit at box office and was a silver jubilee and the songs which were picturized on Jamila also got popular.

Personal life

Jamila married cricketer

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in 1963 and she has three children including one son and two daughters with him.

Filmography

Film

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Razzaq, Jamila 1937 births 20th-century Pakistani actresses Pakistani film actresses Living people Actresses in Urdu cinema 21st-century Pakistani actresses