Nayyar Sultana

Nayyar Sultana
Nayyar Sultana in 1963 film Baji
Born	Tayyaba Bano Aligarh, British India
Died	Tuesday, 27 October 1992 Karachi, Pakistan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1955–1991
Spouse(s)	Darpan

Nayyar Sultana (Urdu: نیئر سلطانہ‎), born Tayyaba Bano (Urdu: طیبہ بانو‎) popularly known as Malka-i- Jazbaat (Queen of Sentiments), was an actress from Pakistan. She became one of the foremost screen actresses of Lollywood golden age.

She started her movie career with Anwar Kamal Pasha's venture Qatil in 1955 as a supporting actress. She landed the second lead in Humayon Miraz’s Intikhab (1955). This had struck a huge success for her debut and thereafter, she started performing lead roles with a screen name Nayyar Sultana, for which she was known in her 40-year career. Her notable films include Saath Lakh (1957), Baaji (1963), Mazloom (1959), Saheli (1960).

She briefly left the industry after her marriage with Darpan. She had a comeback in the late 1960s, but most of her films like Ek Musafir Ek Haseena (1968), Meri Bhabhi (1969), Hamjoli (1970) and Azmat (1973) did not cast much success at the box office.

In the 1970s, she moved to performing character roles in S. Sulaiman’s Abhi To Main Jawan Hoon and two films by Hassan Tariq, Mazi Haal Mustaqbil and Seeta Maryam Margaret. These were her last critically acclaimed films before she gradually faded away from the screen. After the death of her husband, Darpan, in 1981, Nayyar managed his recruiting agency till her own death. She appeared in few movies in the next decade. with her last appearance in Teen Yakke Teen Chhakke (1991). Nayyar Sultana has worked in over 225 films during her 37-year movie career and received a number of awards. She was known for performing tragic roles; as otherwise known as queen of emotions.