Nighat Sultana (Punjabi, ; 27 February 1935 – 16 December 2002) was a Pakistani actress. She acted in both Urdu and Punjabi films and is known for her roles in films Chann Mahi, Umar Marvi, Saat Lakh, Insaf, Insan Badalta Hai, Neend, Dil Mera Dharkan Teri, Afsana Zindagi Ka and Kabhi Alwida Na Kehna.
Early life Nighat's father, Hasan Ali, was from a Bengali family who worked in the army and was sent to Iraq during World War I; there he married an Iraqi Kurd woman. Nighat was born in 1935 in Kurdistan, Iraq. When Nighat was fourteen years old her parents left Iraq and settled in Pakistan at Karachi.
Nighat's father wanted her to become a doctor. She studied nursing and became a nurse and worked in an army hospital before joining films. After some time, her father Hasan suffered from an ailment that rendered him blind. Nighat became the only earner of the family, but the money was not enough and she decided to go to Lahore in the hopes of becoming an actress.
In 1953, Nighat went to Lahore and there she met director Aslam Irani, who cast her in his film Tarrap, also starring Sudhir, Shammi and Allauddin.
Career She made her debut as an actress in 1953. She appeared in the films Pasban, Nooran, Teray Baghair, Insaf, Tamanna, Rahguzar and Mitti Dian Moortan. In 1962, her role of a handicapped woman of a poor family from the Walled City of Lahore in Riaz Shahid's Susral earned her critical acclaim. Then she changed her name to Nighat Sultana and later appeared in the films Pazeb, Koh-e-Noor, Afshan, Salgira, Jaisay Jantay Nahin and Afsana Zindagi Ka. In 1956, she played the leading role in the country's first Sindhi language film Umar Marvi. Since then she appeared in films Zanjeer, BeGunah, Sukh Ka Sapna, Lakhpati, Jan-e-Bahar and Shehbaz.
Personal life She married director Hassan Tariq in 1959 soon after the release of the film Neend. They had first met on the set of 1957 film Saat Lakh, where he was working as chief assistant director. She had two children with Hassan Tariq, a son named Tahir Hassan and a daughter actress Reena. Hassan divorced her in 1961 and she took custody of her children.
Death Nighat died at her home in Karachi in 16 December 2002.
Filmography Television YearTitleRoleNetwork1993 Zameen Neelam PTV
Film Year Film Language 1953 Tarrap Urdu 1953 Mehbooba Urdu 1954 Raat Ki Baat Urdu 1956 Umar Marvi Sindhi 1956 Mandi Urdu 1956 Pawan Urdu 1956 Chann Mahi Punjabi 1957 Aas Pas Urdu 1957 Thandi Sarak Urdu 1957 Nooran Punjabi 1957 Shohrat Urdu 1957 Saat Lakh Urdu 1957 Pasban Urdu 1958 BeGunah Urdu 1958 Sassi Punnu Sindhi 1958 Lakhpati Urdu 1958 Tamanna Urdu 1958 Jan-e-Bahar Urdu 1959 Teray Baghair Urdu 1959 Neend Urdu 1960 Rahguzar Urdu 1960 Insaf Urdu 1960 Hamsafar Urdu 1960 Shehbaz Urdu 1960 Mitti Dian Moortan Punjabi 1960 Zanjeer Urdu 1961 Mangol Urdu 1961 Bombay Wala Urdu 1961 Insan Badalta Hai Urdu 1962 Sukh Ka Sapna Urdu 1962 Susral Urdu 1963 Suhag Urdu 1963 Seema Urdu 1964 Pani Punjabi 1964 Pyar Na Kar Nadaan Urdu 1964 Ashiana Urdu 1964 Ishrat Urdu 1964 Chingari Urdu 1965 Nain Mily Chain Kahan Urdu 1965 Chor Darwaza Urdu 1965 Dil Ke Tukre Urdu 1965 Coffee House Urdu 1966 Qabeela Urdu 1966 Koh-e-Noor Urdu 1967 Riasat Urdu 1967 Shola Aur Shabnam Urdu 1968 Zalim Urdu 1968 Dil Mera Dharkan Teri Urdu 1968 Saiqa Urdu 1968 5 Darya Punjabi 1969 Salgira Urdu 1969 Jaisay Jantay Nahin Urdu 1970 Rangu Jatt Punjabi 1971 Afshan Urdu 1972 Afsana Zindagi Ka Urdu 1972 Pazeb Urdu 1973 Jawani Di Hawa Punjabi 1976 Taqdeer Kahan Lay Ayi Urdu 1976 Beyond the Last Mountain English 1978 Mehman Urdu 1981 100 Rifles Urdu 1981 Meray Apnay Urdu 1983 Kabhi Alwida Na Kehna Urdu 1983 Deevangi Urdu
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