Monday 7 August 2017

ACTRESS AZRA


ACTRESS AZRA


Real Name –  Azra ?
Profession – Actress (Heroine / Character Actress)
Most Active/Popular Decades – Late 1950s / 1960s
Religion – Muslim
Ethnicity – N/A
Date of Birth –
Date of Death – Still Alive
Debut Film – Mother India (1957)
Last Film – Perhaps Shan-e-Khuda (1971)
Significant others in the Film Industry – Husn Bano [?, not confirmed yet](Mother, Actress)
Miscellaneous Info – Azra was a starlet active in Hindi films from late ’50s to ’60s. Daughter of Husn Bano (?, not confirmed yet), Azra was introduced by Mehboob Khan in his classic film Mother India (1957) opposite Sunil Dutt. Although she was cast as a leading lady in few films including Babar (1960), she was soon reduced to character roles in films like Love in Simla, Junglee and Ganga Jamuna. You might remember her as a fake princess in the famous song from Junglee (1961), Suku Suku. She was last seen at Shyama’s birthday party in 2008.
Related Youtube Video – Sudha Malhotra singing for Shobha Khote in Babar (1960), with Azra in the

 frame.


Miscellaneous Info -

 Azra was a starlet active in Hindi films from late ’50s to ’60s. Daughter of director Nanubhai Vakil, Azra was introduced by Mehboob Khan in his classic film Mother India (1957) in a supporting role. Although she was cast as a leading lady in few films including Babar (1960), she was soon reduced to supporting roles in films like Love in Simla, Junglee and Ganga Jamuna. She was last seen at Shyama’s birthday party in 2008.












Filmography

Filmographies might not be 100% accurate or complete because of various reasons including artistes with similar names
Title
Year
Country
Cast
Director
Music Director
More Info
Judai
1950
Pakistan
Shahina, K. Chaudhry, Ghulam Mohammad, Zeenat, Azra Sultana, Sadiq Ali, Nazar, Agha Pir Jan, Talib, Amin Malik
Amin Malik
Hasan Latif
Click
Mother India
1957
India
Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar, Raj Kumar, Kanhaiyalal, Jilloo Maa, Kumkum, Chanchal, Sheela Naik, Mukri, Ram Shastri, Azra
Mehboob
Naushad
Taxi 555
1958
India
Lalita Pawar, Chand Usmani, Mahipal, Pradeep Kumar, Shakila, Azra, Maruti, Leela Misra
Lekhraj Bhakri
Sardar Malik
Ghar Ghar Ki Baat
1959
India
Jamal, Suresh, Azra, Mahendra Kumar, Minoo Mumtaz, Asit Sen, Indira, Durga Khote
Ravindra Dave
Kalyanji-Anandji
Babar
1960
India
Jagirdar, Azra, Shobha Khote, Sulochana Chatterjee
Hemen Gupta
Roshan La
Love In Simla
1960
India
Joy Mukherjee, Sadhana, Azra, Shobhana Samarth, Ravi Tandon, Bazid Khan, Kaiser, Kishore Sahu, Durga Khote, Hari Shivdasani
R. K. Nayyar
Iqbal Qureshi
Ganga Jamuna
1961
India
Helen, Dilip Kumar, Vaijayantimala, Nasir Khan, Azra, Kanhaiyalal, Anwar, Nazir Hussain, S. Nazir, Akashdeep, Aruna Irani, Naaz, Praveen Paul, Leela Chitnis
Nitin Bose
Naushad
Click
Junglee
1961
India
Helen, Shammi Kapoor, Saira Banu, Shashikala, Anoop Kumar, Azra, Sangeeta, Asit Sen, Rajen Haksar, Shivraj, Lalita Pawar
Subodh Mukerji
Shanker
Sara Jahan Hamara
1961
India
Premnath, Shyama, Hiralal, Rajeshwari, Azra, Jankidas, Ajay Kumar, Manju
Prakash Chhabra
Babul
Band Master
1963
India
Jagdeep, Lalita Pawar, Azra, Rajen Haksar, Ravikant
Ravindra Dave
Chitragupta
Dooj Ka Chand
1964
India
Preetibala, B. Saroja Devi, Ratna, Ullhas, Raj Kumar, Agha, Sulochana, Azra, Prabhat Kumar, Iftekhar, Ashok Kumar, Chandrashekhar, Bharat Bhushan, Murad
Nitin Bose
Roshan Lal
Ganga Ki Laharen
1964
India
Dharmendra, S. K. Prem, Rehman, Kumkum, Kishore Kumar, Savitri, N. Hussain, Asit Sen, Master Shahid, Azra
Devi Sharma
Chitragupta
Ishara
1964
India
Pratima Devi, Joy Mukherjee, Vaijayantimala, Agha, Subiraj, Azra, Jayant, Sajjan, Shammi, Pran, Murad
K. Amarnath
Kalyanji-Anandji
Raste Aur Manzil
1968
India
Sushma, Naseer, Azra, Sachin, Jairaj, Sabeena, Pratima Devi, Bharati
C. Vishwananth
Ram Kadam
Bandish
1969
India
Madhumati, Shailendra, Shalini Sohni, Azra, Ullhas, Manmohan, Brahmachari, Shyam Kumar
Charandas Shokh
Usha Khanna
Ek Masoom
1969
India
Jagdeep, S. Durrani, Tanuja, Abhi Bhattacharya, Azra, Sulochana, Mohan Choti, Prem Chopra, Uma, Helen, Masoom, Murad
Akhtar Khalid
N. Dutta
Mahal
1969
India
Abhi Bhattacharya, Sudhir, Azra, Sapru, Farida Jalal, Rajen Haksar, Kamal Mehra, David Abraham, Asha Parekh, Dev Anand
Shanker Mukerji
Kalyanji-Anandji
Raja Saheb
1969
India
Shashi Kapoor, Nanda, Rajendranath, Naaz, Agha, Azra, Subiraj, Shammi, Bhalla, Kamal Kapoor, Mirza Musharaf, Prayag Raj
Suraj Prakash
Kalyanji-Anandji
Wapas
1969
India
Ajay Sahni, Satyajit, Kishwar, Azra, Leela Misra, Shekhar Purohit, Parveen Paul, Jankidas, Chandrima Bhaduri, Alka, Kumud Tripathi
Satyen Bose
Laxmikant-Pyarelal
Ilzam
1970
India
Tiwari, Bela Bose, Sanjana, Dara Singh, Premnath, Jagdish Raaj, Ullhas, Brahmachari, Habib, Azra
Kamran
Usha Khanna
My Love
1970
India
Iftekhar, Shashi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore, Rajendranath, Azra, Madan Puri, Nirupa Roy, Sulochana Chatterjee, Laxmi Chhaya, Raj Mehra, Jayant, Manorama, Pinchoo Kapoor
S. Sukhdev
Daan Singh
Shan-E-Khuda
1971
India
Azra, Raj Paul, Chandra Mohan
Nanubhai Vakil
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