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Bibbo (actress)

Bibbo (born Ishrat Sultana 1906 – 1972) was a music composer, singer and actress who worked in both Indian and Pakistani films. She acted in Indian cinema from 1931 to 1947 before moving to Pakistan, following Partition of India in 1947. She started her acting career with Ajanta Cinetone Ltd. in 1933, working with directors like M. D. Bhavnani and A. P. Kapoor. She was one of the top leading ladies of the 1930s along with actresses like Devika Rani, Durga Khote, Sulochana, Mehtab, Shanta Apte, Sabita Devi, Leela Desai and Naseem Banu.[1] She was referred to as "one of the most important female stars of the 1930s and 1940s".[2] Her fame had her featured in the lyrics of a popular song from the film Gharib Ke Lal (1939) sung by Mirza Musharraf and Kamla Karnataki, with music by Sagheer Asif and lyrics by Rafi Kashmiri. "Tujhe Bibbo Kahoon Ke Sulochana" (Should I call you Bibbo or Sulochana), where Sulochana referred to another popular actress of the time. This was the first time a song featuring famous actors was used in the lyrics of a film song.[3][4]

Bibbo
Image of Bibbo from Sneh Bandhan (1940)
Born
Ishrat Sultana

1906 (1906)
Delhi, British India
Died25 May 1972(1972-05-25) (aged 65–66)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Burial placeKarachi
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Composer
  • Singer
  • Music director
Years active1931 - 1972
Known forFirst female music director of Indian Cinema
SpouseKhalil Sardar

Bibbo became the first female music composer of Indian cinema, when she composed the music for Adal-e-Jahangir in 1934, a year before Jaddanbai, mother of actress Nargis, composed music for Talash-e-Haq (1935).[5] She was also the music director for a second film called Qazzak Ki Ladki (1937).[5][6]

She worked with actors like Master Nissar, Surendra and Kumar. She formed a popular working relationship with them. Her pairing with Surendra was especially well-liked with the pair giving several hits like Manmohan (1936), Jagirdar (1937), Gramaphone Singer (1938), Dynamite (1938) and Ladies Only (1939). Her first film was Rangila Rajput, followed by Mayajaal, both in 1933.[7] She worked in nearly thirty films as a lead actress in India from 1933 to 1947, shifting to character roles in later years, following her move to Pakistan. She won the Nigar Award for the best character actress for her role in the Pakistani film Zehr-e-Ishq (1958).[8]

Early life

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Bibbo was born Ishrat to a famous singer Hafeezan Begum. She was cited as being a famous singer and tawaif from Delhi who came to Bombay to join films.[9][7][10] Bibbo was a trained singer with a "coarse husky quality" like Zohrabai Ambalewali and Shamshad Begum.[11]

Career

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In India

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Bibbo's first recorded film was the successful Rangila Rajput (The Gay Cavalier) (1933),[12] directed by M. D. Bhavnani and starring Master Nissar, with popular music by B. S. Hoogan. Her second film that year for Ajanta was Mayajaal, a fantasy directed by Shanti L. Dave for Ajanta Cinetone Ltd., co-starring Master Nissar, P. Jairaj and Shahzadi, with music composed by B. S. Hoogan. Her acting was appreciated by the Hindi journalist Pitambar Jha, who predicted a bright future for her in his article in the Hindi magazine, Chitrapat 1934.[7]

In 1934, Bibbo acted in five films. Vasavdatta or the Shahi Gawaiya (The Royal Musician) was her third film. It was produced by Ajanta and directed by P. Y. Altekar, with B. Sohni and Jairaj as co-stars. The music was by B. S. Hoogan. The story revolved around King Udyan, who is obsessively in love with his wife, ignoring his kingdom in the process.[13] She was then cast in her fourth film, M. D. Bhavnani's Sair-E-Paristan, produced by Ajanta Cinetone Ltd. and co-starring P. Jairaj, Khalil Aftab, Master Nissar and W. M. Khan. A fantasy, the story was about three Princes falling in love with the same girl. The music was composed by B. S. Hoogan.[14]

It was in 1934, that Bibbo composed music for a film called Adal-e-Jehangir, thus becoming the first Indian female composer.[15] The Mill, also called Mazdoor was directed by M. D. Bhavnani (Mohan Dayaram Bhavnani), and starred Bibbo, who played the mill owner's daughter in the film with Motilal as the hero.[16] The film was controversial and was banned for a few years.

In 1936, she acted in Garib Parivar and Manmohan. She was cast by Mehboob Khan in Manmohan, a film made to compete with Calcutta's New Theatres Ltd famous film Devdas. Her co-star was Surendra and the film went on to become a commercial success with the songs becoming popular.

1937 saw her acting in four films, out of which Jagirdar, directed by Mehboob Khan and co-starring Surendra, was the most famous. The film was a "romantic melodrama", with Bibbo and Surendra playing actor Motilal's parents in the latter part.[17] Though made on a small budget, it went on to do big business commercially for Sagar Movietone.[18] She acted in, and once again composed music for the film Qazzak Ki Ladki, using the name Ishrat Sultana as composer. The film co-starred Surendra and was directed by Sultan Mirza and S. Varman for Rainbow Films.

1938 proved to be a successful year for her with all five films doing well at the box office. Watan, produced by Sagar Studios and directed by Mehboob Khan was a quasi-historical costume drama involving Tartars, with a nationalistic element. The film starred Kumar, Yakub and Maya Bannerjee with music by Anil Biswas.[19]

Gramaphone Singer (1938) and Dynamite (1938), had her pairing with Surendra again. Both films went on to become successful. Gramaphone Singer was a love triangle directed by V. C. Desai, which had Bibbo playing the other woman, with Prabha playing Surendra's wife.[20] Teen Sau Din Ke Baad, also called 300 Days And After, was a Sagar film directed by Sarvottam Badami. It had Motilal, Sabita Devi and Yakub starring with Bibbo. With music by Anil Biswas, the film went on to do well. Baburao Patel of Filmindia called it "easily the best picture to come out of Sagar".[21]

In 1939, Ladies Only co-starred Bibbo with Prabha, Sabita Devi and Surendra in a comedy film directed by Sarvottam Badami for Sagar Movietone. The music was composed by Anupam Ghatak. According to Filmindia editor Baburao Patel, Bibbo in her role "shines out with her vigorous performance".[22] Laxmi with Kumar, Maya, Gope, Jeevan and Indira was directed by Mohan Sinha, with music composed by Timir Baran. The Times of India review quoted in Filmindia commented: "Bibbo is brilliant as the other woman and very nearly steals the picture with her wonderfully sympathetic role".[23]

Sneh Bandhan had Bibbo pairing with Navin Yagnik and E. Billimoria in a melodrama about love and sacrifice. Bibbo's acting was lauded with the reviewer commenting "Never before has she looked so charming and… never before has she acquitted herself so well in her work. She takes the complete burden of the drama and gives a beautiful performance throughout".[24]

Akela (1941) released in 1941, starred Bibbo with Mazhar Khan and E. Billimoria. The film was produced by Kikubhai Desai and directed by Pesi Karani. The film described as a sensible picture for the intelligentsia and the masses, was a big success commercially.[25]

In 1945 she acted in Zeenat, starring Noor Jehan, the film went on to become a big hit for Noor Jehan. It was directed by Shaukat Hussain Rizvi with music composed by Mir Saheb.[26] Pehli Nazar was another film in 1945 opposite Veena, Munawwar Sultana and Motilal. Directed by Mazhar Khan for Mazhar Art, it had music by Anil Biswas. Bibbo's last film in India was Pahela Pyar (First Love) (1947), directed by A. P. Kapoor for Sagar Movietone.

In Pakistan

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Bibbo shifted to Pakistan following partition of India in 1947. She started working in films there as a character artist doing about twelve films from 1950 to 1966.

Her first film in Pakistan was Shammi (1950), a Punjabi picture directed by Munshi Dil. She co-starred with Shammi, Santosh and Ajmal. It had music composed by Master Inayat Hussain.

Dupatta (1952), an Urdu film directed by Sibtain Fazli and produced by Aslam Lodhi, starred Noor Jehan, Sudhir, Ajay Kumar and Yasmin along with Bibbo. The film was acclaimed as a big hit commercially and had music composed by Firoz Nizami, with songs sung by Noor Jehan.[27]

Zahr-e-Ishq was released in April 1958. Produced by Khwaja Khurshid Anwar and Sultan Jilani under the banner of Select Pictures, it starred Musarrat Nazir, Habib, Yasmin, Neelo and Bibbo. The music was by Khurshid Anwar, with lyrics by Qateel Shifai. Hailed as an "excellent film" by the reviewer, it won Bibbo the Nigar Award for best character actress.[28]

Jhoomer is a 1959 film directed by Masud Pervez, with music composed Khurshid Anwar. Produced by Anwar for Noor Minar Pictures banner, it starred Musarrat Nazir, Sudhir and Laila.[29]

Ghunghat (1962), a suspense-thriller drama, was directed by Khurshid Anwar, who also wrote the story and composed the music. The cast included Nayyar Sultana, Santosh, Neelo, Laila and Bibbo.[30]

Bibbo acted in a few more films, with Fanoos (1963) and Ghalib being commendable from her acting point of view, though the films did not do well commercially. Her last cited film is Armaan (1966), directed by Parvez Malik, with music by Sohail Rana.[8]

Personal life

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Bibbo was married by the end of the 1930s to Khalil Sardar, who directed her in Adal-e-Jahangir, for which she gave music. Following the marriage, they left Bombay and moved to Lahore, where they produced a film under the banner of Rainbow films, Qazzak Ki Ladki (1937), where she was also the music director. The film was a commercial failure and Bibbo finally returned to Bombay. Following Partition in 1947, Bibbo moved to Pakistan, where she worked as a character artiste.[8][31] According to Zulqarnain Shahid (The Weekly MAG, Pakistan) re-published in Cineplot, it was stated that Bibbo was married to Shahnawaz Bhutto, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's father.[8] In the June 1943 issue of Filmindia, Baburao Patel answered a query about Bibbo claiming she was "indeed married to Bhutto".[8][32]

Death

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The last days of Bibbo's life are claimed to have been lonely, with her life described as being "miserable and poverty stricken". She died on 25 May 1972.[8]

Filmography

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In India

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Her films list:[33]

Year Film Director Co-stars Composer Studio
1931 Alam Ara Ardeshir Irani Master Vithal, Zubeida, Prithviraj Kapoor Firozshah Mistry, B. Irani Imperial Film Co.
1933 Rangila Rajput a.k.a. The Gay Cavalier M. D. Bhavnani Master Nissar B. S. Hoogan Ajanta Cinetone Ltd.
1933 Mayajaal M. D. Bhavnani Master Nissar, P. Jairaj, Shahzadi B. S. Hoogan Ajanta Cinetone Ltd.
1933 Mirza Sahiban Nagendra Mazumdar Noor Jehan, Mehboob Khan, Kamla, Kashi Nath S.P. Roy Sagar Movietone
1933 Shan Subhan Faridon Irani Noor Jehan, Sultana, Agha Jani, Aziz, Rouf F.R Irani Barma Film Co. Rangoon
1934 Vasavdatta or the Shahi Gawaiya a.k.a. The Royal Musician P. Y. Altekar B. Sohni and Jairaj B. S. Hoogan Ajanta Cinetone Ltd.
1934 Sair-e-Paristan a.k.a. Shan-e-Khuda a.k.a. Journey Through the Land of Fairies M. D. Bhavnani Master Nissar, Khalil, P. Jairaj B. S. Hoogan Ajanta Cinetone Ltd.
1934 The Mill a.k.a. Mazdoor M. D. Bhavnani Khalil, Navin Yagnik, Jairaj B. S. Hoogan Ajanta Cinetone Ltd.
1934 Adal-e-Jehangir Khalil Sardar Anwar Begum, Kantilal, Nawab Begum, Padmavati Shaligram Bibbo Rainbow Pictures
1934 Dukhtare-Hind A. P. Kapoor Master Nissar, Tara, Navin Yagnik Jhande Khan Ajanta Cinetone Ltd.
1935 Pyar Ki Maar a.k.a. The Onslaught of Love a.k.a. Queen's Wrath A. P. Kapoor Navin Yagnik, Gohar Karnataki, A. P. Kapoor B. S. Hoogan Ajanta Cinetone Ltd.
1936 Suhag ka Daan J.K. Nanda Nandi Khanna, Anwari, Heera Lal, Jaggal Kishawr, J.L. Madhokk Master Ghulam Haider Taj Productions
1936 Qazzaq ki Larki Sardar Khalil Khan Muzammal, Khurshid, Surendra, Dar Kashmiri, Daaman, Dr. Samad, Mirza Musharraf, Surla Bibbo Rainbow Pictures
1936 Garib Parivar M. D. Bhavnani Khali, Ameena, Jairaj S.P. Mukarjee Ajanta Cinetone Ltd.
1936 Manmohan Mehboob Khan Surendra, Yakub, Ashalata Ashok Ghosh Sagar Movietone
1937 Jagirdar Mehboob Khan Surendra, Motilal, Yakub Anil Biswas Sagar Movietone
1937 Sagar Ka Sher a.k.a. Lion of Sagar Yakub Yakub, David, Kayamali Pransukh M. Nayak Sagar Movietone
1937 Captain Kirti Kumar C. M. Luhar (Chimanlal Muljhibhoy Luhar) Motilal, Krishna Kumari, Yakub Bhaskar Rao Sagar Movietone
1937 Qazzak Ki Ladki Sultan Mirza, S. Varman Surendra, Sushila, Sarla Ishrat Sultana (Bibbo) Rainbow Films
1938 Watan Mehboob Khan Kumar, Yakub, Maya Bannerjee Anil Biswas Sagar Movietone, Bombay
1938 Teen Sau Din Ke Baad Sarvottam Badami Sabita Devi, Motilal, Yakub Anil Biswas Sagar Movietone, Bombay
1938 Gramaphone Singer V. C. Desai (Virendra Chimanlal Desai) Surendra, Prabha, Kanhaiyalal Anil Biswas Sagar Movietone
1938 Dynamite C. M. Luhar Surendra, Yakub, Maya Bannerjee Anil Biswas Sagar Movietone
1938 Abhilasha a.k.a. Postman Zia Sarhadi, Mahendra Thakore Kumar, Yakub, Maya Bannerjee Anil Biswas Sagar Movietone, Bombay
1939 Seva Samaj a.k.a. Service Ltd. or Service Limited C. M. Luhar Surendra, Yakub, Maya Bannerjee Anupam Ghatak Sagar Movietone
1939 Bhole Bhale Zia Sarhadi Maya Bannerjee, Prem Adib, Arun Anupam Ghatak Sagar Movietone
1939 Ladies Only Sarvottam Badami Surendra, Prabha, Sabita Devi Anupam Ghatak Sagar Movietone
1939 Sadhana V. C. Desai Shobhana Samarth, Prem Adib, Harish, Kanhaiyalal, Pande, Bhudo Advani, Gulzar Anupam Ghatak Sagar Movietone
1940 Lakshmi Mohan Sinha Maya Kumar, Jeevan, Gope, Mehdi, Raza, Ghulam Rasool, Bibi Timir Barn HMV Records
1940 Sohag a.k.a. Suhag a.k.a. Sign of Marriage Balwant Bhatt Kumar, Mazhar Khan, Ashalata Timir Baran Circo Productions
1940 Sneh Bandhan J. P. Advani (Jagatrai Pesumal Advani) E. Billimoria, Navin Yagnik Pannalal Ghosh Great India Pictures
1940 Akela Pesi Kiran Mazhar Khan, E. Bilimoria, Moti, Bos, Hadi, Pritma Devi Khan Mastana Great India Pictures
1941 Mere Raja T. M. Mani E. Billimoria, Mazhar Khan, Miss Moti Damodar Sharma Paramount Pictures
1941 Akela ak.a. Alone Pesi Karani Mazhar Khan, E. Billimoria Khan Mastana Kikubhai Desai
1944 Bade Nawab Saheb Vedi Chandra Mohan, Pahari Sanyal, Kumar Bashir Dehlvi Silver Films
1945 Naseeb Deedi Kumar, Parmila, Agha, Chanda Bai, Jillo Bai, Najma, Devid Pandat Gobind Ram Silver Films
1945 Pehli Nazar Mazhar Khan Motilal, Veena, Munawwar Sultana Anil Biswas Mazhar Art
1945 Zeenat Shaukat Hussain Rizvi Noor Jehan, Karan Dewan, Nazir, Yakub, Leela Mishra, Jilloo Rafiq Ghaznavi Salma Talkie Distributors
1946 Sassi Punnu J. P. Advani E. Billimoria, Geeta Nizami, Jairaj, Gope Gobindram Vaswani Art
1947 Pahela Pyar A. P. Kapoor Vanmala, K. N. Singh, Agha Premnath (composer) Sagar Movietone

In Pakistan

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Her films list:[34]

Year Film Director Co-stars Composer Producer
1950 Shammi (Punjabi) Munshi Dil Shammi, Santosh Kumar, Ghulam Mohammad, Ajmal, Bibbo Master Inayat Hussain Malika Pictures
1951 Akeli (Urdu) M.M. Mehra Ragni, Santosh Kumar, Bibbo, Reshma, Nazar, Maya Devi, Noor Mohammed Charlie Master Ghulam Haidar Krishan Kumar
1952 Dopatta (Urdu) Sibtain Fazli Noor Jehan, Ajay Kumar, Sudhir, Yasmin, Bibbo Feroz Nizami Aslam Lodhi
1953 Gulnar (Urdu) Imtiaz Ali Taj Noor Jehan, Santosh, Zarif, Shah Nawaz, Bibbo Ghulam Haider Mian Rafiq
1954 Raat Ki Baat (Urdu) Anwar Kamal Pasha Sabiha, Santosh, Shamim, Gulshan Ara, Asif Jah, Allauddin, Himaliawala, Nighat Sultana, Bibbo, Sadiq Ali, Ajmal Master Inayat Hussain Saifuddin Saif
1954 Sassi (Urdu) Daud Chand Sabiha, Sudhir, Asha Posley, Nazar, Saleem Raza, Ghulam Mohammad, Shah Nawaz, Zeenat, Bibbo, Maya Devi G.A. Chishti J.C. Anand
1955 Nazrana (Urdu) Murtaza Jeelani Ragni, Santosh, Nazar, Zeenat, Azad, Allauddin, Shah Nawaz, Nasrin, Asha Poslay, Bibbo, Ghulam Mohammad Tufail Farooqi Syed Faqir Hussain Shah
1955 Jheel Kinaray (Urdu) Nazim Nakhuda Gulshan Ara, Sudhir, Geeta Nizami, Bibbo, Asha Poslay, Zarif, Ajmal, Shah Nawaz Nazir Jafri A. Majeed
1955 Sohni (Urdu) M.J. Rana Sabiha, Sudhir, Shammi, Nazar, Zeenat, Saleem Raza, Hamliyawala, A. Shah, Bibbo, Emi Minwala Feroz Nizami M.A. Khan
1955 Qatil (Urdu) Anwar Kamal Pasha Sabiha, Santosh, Musarrat Nazir, Aslam Parvez, Nayyar Sultana, Asif Jah, M. Ismael, Azad, Bibbo, Samina, Ajmal Master Inayat Hussain Agha G.A. Gul
1956 Umar Marvi (Sindhi) Sheikh Hasan Nighat Sultana, Noor Mohammed Charlie, Bibbo G. Nabi Fazlani
1956 Kaarnama (Urdu) Iqbal Hussain Laddan, Kalawati, Sawan, Bibbo Nathoo Khan M. M. Hussain
1956 Kunwari Beva (Urdu) Najam Naqvi Shamim Ara, Nazar, Bibbo, Ayaz, Mohammad Hanif Azad, Laddan, Shah Nawaz Rasheed Attray A.G. Mirza
1956 Mandi (Urdu) Aziz Ahmad Khursheed Bano, Ayyaz, Nighat Sultana, Shad, Bibbo, Klawawti, Ghori, Shahnawaz Rafiq Ghaznavi Nisar Ahmad
1957 Bedari (Urdu) Rafiq Rizvi Rattan Kumar, Santosh, Ragni, Salim Raza, Shah Nawaz, Abbas Ajmeri, Lehri, Bibbo, Anoradha, Qazi Wajid Fateh Ali Khan Sheikh Hassan Latif
1957 Pasban (Urdu) Haidar Shah Sabiha Khanum, Allauddin, Nighat Sultana, Bibbo, Asha Posley, Neelo, Zarif, Aslam Perviaz Rasheed Attray A. Qayum, M. Rafiq
1958 Zehr-e-Ishq (Urdu) Masood Parvez Musarrat Nazir, Habib, Neelo, Bibbo, Maya Devi Khwaja Khurshid Anwar (assisted by Manzoor) Select Pictures, Sultan Gilani
1958 Anarkali (Urdu) Anwar Kamal Pasha Noor Jehan, Sudhir, Ragni, Bibbo, Shamim Ara, M. Ajmal Rashid Attre Nigar Pictures
1958 Mukhra (Punjabi) Jaffer Malik Santosh Kumar, Darpan, Bibbo, Sabiha Khanum, Ilyas Kashmiri, Asha Posley, Nayyar Sultana, Nazar, Yasmin Rasheed Attre Crescent Pictures of Mian Ehsan
1958 Bharosa (Urdu) Jafar Bukhari Yasmin, Laila, Maya Devi, Yusuf Khan, Husna, Talish, Allauddin A. Hameed Chodhary Allauddin
1958 Jan-e-Bahar (Urdu) Shaukat Hussain Rizvi Musarrat Nazir, Sudhir, Bibbo, Husna, Saleem Raza, Shah Nawaz, Ali Baba, Nighat Sultana, Abbas Nosha, Diljeet Mirza Rasheed Attray Shah Noor Films
1959 Aaj Kal (Urdu) Munawar H. Qasim Sabiha, Kemal, Rehan, Bibbo, Ajmal, Fazal Haq, Rakhshi, G.N. Butt, Kamla Musleuddin, Amanat Ali Munawar H. Qasim
1959 Jhoomar (Urdu) Khurshid Anwar Musarrat Nazir, Sudhir, Laila, Bibbo Khurshid Anwar Noor-e-Minar Pictures
1959 Raaz (Urdu) Humayun Mirza Musarrat Nazir, Ejaz, Bibbo, Shamim Ara, Talish, Allauddin, Diljeet Mirza, Rekha, Majeed Feroz Nizami Humayun Mirza
1960 Rahguzar (Urdu) Zia Sarhadi Sabiha, Aslam Parvez, Nayyar Sultana, Bibbo, Laila, Nighat Sultana, Allauddin, Talish Muslehuddin Chodhary Eid Mohammad
1960 Aladin Ka Beta (Urdu) Riaz Ahmad Raju Neelo, Rattan Kumar, Nasira, Rukhsana, Lehri, Saqi, Fazal Haq, Rehan, Bibbo, Imdad Hussain G.A. Chishti Wazir Ali
1960 Khyber Mail (Urdu) Agha Hussaini Neelo, Aslam Pervaiz, Talish, Nayyar Sultana, Husna, Nasira, Zahoor Raja, Ghulam Mohammad, Bibbo, G.N. Butt G.A. Chishti Khadim Hussain Khawaja
1960 Salma (Urdu) Ashfaq Malik Yasmin, Ejaz, Bahar, Allauddin, Rukhsana, Bibbo, A. Shah Shikarpuri, Talish, Rakhshi, Rangeela, Salma Mumtaz Rasheed Attray Ashfaq Malik
1960 Daku Ki Larki (Urdu) Humayun Mirza Musarrat Nazir, Ejaz, Nayyar Sultana, Diljeet Mirza, Allauddin, Himaliawala, Emi Minuwala, Ali Baba, Shakir, Bibbo, Sultan Rahi Rasheed Attray Humayun Mirza
1960 Saheli (Urdu) S. M. Yusuf Nayyar Sultana, Darpan, Shamim Ara, Bahar, Aslam Pervaiz, Agha Talish, Nirala, Faizi, Sharara, Salma Mumtaz, G.N. Butt, Bibbo, Lehri A. Hameed F.M. Sardar, S.M. Yousuf
1961 Surayya (Urdu) Shabab Keranvi Nayyar Sultana, Habib, Asad Bukhari, Bibbo, Aslam Parvez, Zeenat, Ali Baba, Shehzad, Nasira, Rukhsana, Azad, Rangeela Akhtar Hussain, Mohammad Ali Munnu Mujaddad Ali
1961 Bombay Wala (Urdu) Mushir Kazmi Nayyar Sultana, Jemal, Saqi, Nighat Sultana, Sawan, Zamurrad, Ismael Qamar, Bibbo, Rakhshi Rehman Verma A.H. Ansari
1961 Jadoogar (Urdu) M.A. Rafiq Husna, Kemal, Bahar, Sultan, A. Shah, Bibbo, Naeem Hashmi Saleem Iqbal, Nazir Jafri, Kousar Parveen M.A. Rasheed
1961 Ghazi Bin Abbas (Urdu) Zahoor Raja Husna, Rattan Kumar, Nazar, Bibbo, Nasira, Saqi, Himaliawala, Emi Minuwala Safdar Hussain Jamal Art Concern
1961 Do Rastay (Urdu) Qadeer Ghori Neelo, Ejaz, Yusuf Khan, Bahar, Nasira, M. Ismael, Talish, Bibbo, Allauddin, Azad, Emi Menuwala, Ali Baba Master Inayat Hussain Malik Mohammad Rafiq
1961 Ghalib (Urdu) Syed Atta Ullah Shah Hashmi Noor Jehan, Sudhir, Yasmin, Laila, Shola, Diljeet Mirza, Bibbo, Saleem Raza, Saqi, Rehan, G.N. Butt, Gharib Shah, Khursheed Shahid Tasadduq Hussain S.K. Pictures
1962 Anchal (Urdu) Al-Hamid Shamim Ara, Darpan, Bibbo, Panna, Salma Mumtaz, Lehri, Talish, Azad, Ajmal Khalil Ahmad S.M. Farid
1962 Ghunghat (Urdu) Khurshid Anwar Nayyar Sultana, Santosh Kumar, Neelo, Bibbo Khurshid Anwar Select Pictures
1963 Fanoos (Urdu) Nakhshab Komal, Salman Pirzada, Abbas Nosha, Bibbo, Ilyas Kashmiri, Hanif Saif Chughtai, Rasheed Attray Nakhshab
1963 Damaad (Urdu) Iqbal Mufti Laila, Nazar, Bibbo, Naghma, A. Shah, Aslam Pervaiz, Asad Bukhari, Sultan Tasadduq Hussain Wazir Ali
1963 Baji (Urdu) S. Suleman Nayyar Sultana, Darpan, Zeba, Bibbo, Panna, Salma Mumtaz, Emi Menuwala, Lehri Saleem Iqbal Azizullah Hassan
1963 Ishq Par Zor Nahin (Urdu) Sharif Nayyar Neelo, Aslam Pervaiz, Jamila Razzaq, Ilyas Kashmiri, Bibbo Master Inayat Hussain Ilyas Kashmiri
1963 Dulhan (Urdu) S.M. Yousuf Shamim Ara, Habib, Darpan, Nasira, Bibbo, Lehri, Nabeela, S. Gul, Nayyar Sultana, Salma Mumtaz, Rehana Rasheed Attray J.C. Anand
1963 Aurat Ek Kahani (Urdu) Younis Rahi Nayyar Sultana, Ragni, Bibbo, Ejaz, Gotam, Panna, Abbas Nosha, Allauddin, ChhamChham, Husna Masoom Rahim Khawaja Masoom Hassan, Younis Rahi
1964 Khandan (Urdu) Riaz Ahmad Bahar Begum, Kemal, Bibbo, Meena Shorey, Naghma, Hina, Firdous Begum, Habib, Muhammad Ali, Rekha, Agha Talish Rehman Verma Riaz Ahmad
1964 Deevana (Urdu) Zahoor Raja Sabiha Khanum, Habib, Deeba, Bibbo, Ejaz, Nusrat Kardar, Zareen Panna, Rehan, Nasrin, Ilyas Kashmiri Muslehuddin Malik Mubarak Ahmad
1964 Chhoti Behan (Urdu) A.H. Siddiqi Rani, Kemal, Bibbo, Muhammad Ali, Sabira Sultana, Rozina, Talat Siddiqui, Lehri, Nirala Lal Mohammad Iqbal Usman Khaitani
1966 Armaan (Urdu) Pervez Malik Zeba, Waheed Murad, Nirala, Bibbo Sohail Rana Film Arts
1966 Dard-e-Dil (Urdu) N.K. Zubairi Zeba, Trannum, Bibbo, Talat Siddiqui, Rozina Qureshi, Azad, Nazar, Kemal, Sultan Rahi Khalil Ahmad S.M. Farid
1969 Buzdil (Urdu) Saqlain Rizvi Deeba, Ejaz Durrani, Sabira Sultana, Bibbo, Habib-ur-Rehman Khalil Ahmad Abdul Baqi, Habib

Awards and recognition

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Year Award Category Result Title Ref.
1958 Nigar Award Best Actress Won Zehr-e-Ishq [8]

References

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