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{{Short description|Pakistani film actress}}
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'''Sabira Sultana''' is a Pakistani film actress. She started her career in the early 1960s and played leading to supporting roles in films. Her last film appearance was in 2002.

== Career ==

After playing supporting roles in several films, Sultana first appeared as lead in [[Shabab Kiranvi]]'s romantic dramas ''Jamila'' and ''Shukria'' in 1964.<ref name=ref0>{{cite web|url=https://dunya.com.pk/index.php/special-feature/2013-11-04/6829|title={{Nq|صابرہ سلطانہ}}|work=Dunya (newspaper)|date=4 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421172301/https://dunya.com.pk/index.php/special-feature/2013-11-04/6829|archive-date=21 April 2023}}</ref> She played a young to old role in [[Hassan Tariq]]'s family drama ''[[Kaneez (1965 film)|Kaneez]]'' in the following year.<ref name=ref0/><ref name=hum>{{cite web|url=https://www.humsub.com.pk/368997/shahid-lateef-53/2/|title={{Nq|ملکہ حسن کہلانے والی اداکارہ صابرہ سلطانہ}}|date=16 January 2021|work=Hum Sub|access-date=21 April 2023}}</ref> Following the success of her first [[Pashto-language|pashto]] film ''Ajab Khan Afridi'' which was based on [[Ajab Khan Afridi|eponymous character]] and released in 1971, she appeared in some other Pashto films as well.<ref name=hum/><ref name=mag>{{cite web|url=https://pakmag.net/film/artist/SabiraSultana.php|title=Filmography of Sabira Sultana on Pakistan Film Magazine|work=Pakistan Film Magazine Website|archive-date=15 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415023416/https://pakmag.net/film/artist/SabiraSultana.php}}</ref><ref name=dawn>{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1681663|title=Actress of yore days seeks recognition of services|author=Sher Alam Shinwari|date=25 March 2022|work=Dawn (newspaper)}}</ref> In 1975, she played the only villainous role of her career in ''Bemisaal''.<ref name=ref0/><ref name="news">{{cite web |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/254240-tribute-to-shabab-kairanvi-bemisaal-screened-at-lok-virsa |title=Tribute to Shabab Kairanvi‘Bemisaal’ screened at Lok Virsa |date=10 December 2017 |author=Aijaz Gul |location=[[Islamabad]]|work=The News International (newspaper)}}</ref> After ''Bemisaal'', she went into hiatus and made comeback in 1992, playing elderly roles. During 1990s, she also did modelling for several brands.<ref name=hum/> ''[[Chalo Ishq Larain]]'' is the last film in which she starred.<ref name=mag/>

== Filmography ==

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width=100%
!scope="col" width=2%|Year
!scope="col" width=25%| Title
!scope="col" width=2%| language
!width=5%|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}<ref name=mag/>
|-
| 1960
! scope="row" | ''Insaf''
| Urdu
|
|-
| 1961
! scope="row" | ''Tum Na Mano''
| Urdu
|
|-
| 1963
! scope="row" | ''Yahudi Ki Larki''
| Urdu
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1964
! scope="row" | ''Shukria''
| Urdu
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Jamila''
| Urdu
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Maa Ka Pyar''
| Urdu
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Choti Behan''
| Urdu
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1965
! scope="row" | ''Bahu Begun''
| Urdu
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Eid Mubarak (film)|Eid Mubarak]]''
| Urdu
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Mujahid''
| Urdu
| <ref>{{cite book |title=Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 |publisher=Oxford University Press |last=Gazdar |first=Mushtaq |author-link=Mushtaq Gazdar |year=1997 |page=255 |isbn=0-19-577817-0}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Kaneez (1965 film)|Kaneez]]''
| Urdu
|
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1966
! scope="row" | ''Moajza''
| Urdu
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Mera Salaam''
| Urdu
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Aadil''
| Urdu
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Insaan''
| Urdu
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Naghma-e-Sehra''
| Urdu
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1967
! scope="row" | ''Elaan''
| Urdu
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Burma Road''
| Urdu
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Shaam Savera''
| Urdu
|
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1968
! scope="row" | ''[[14 Saal]]''
| Urdu
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/417175/the-iconic-playback-singer-of-yesteryears-irene-perveen/ |title=The iconic playback singer of yesteryears — Irene Perveen |date=23 June 2019 |work=Daily Times (newspaper) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331193508/https://dailytimes.com.pk/417175/the-iconic-playback-singer-of-yesteryears-irene-perveen/ |archive-date=31 March 2023 |access-date=30 April 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''Shareek-e-Hayat''
| Urdu
| <ref name=pk1>{{cite book |title=Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 |publisher=Oxford University Press |last=Gazdar |first=Mushtaq |author-link=Mushtaq Gazdar |year=1997 |page=261 |isbn=0-19-577817-0}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''Sonay Ki Chirya''
| Urdu
| <ref name=pk1/>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Saiqa (film)|Saiqa]]''
| Urdu
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Taj Mahal (Pakistani film)|Taj Mahal]]''
| Urdu
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1969
! scope="row" | ''Buzdil''
| Urdu
| <ref>{{cite book |title=Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 |publisher=Oxford University Press |last=Gazdar |first=Mushtaq |author-link=Mushtaq Gazdar |year=1997 |page=263 |isbn=0-19-577817-0}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''Dil De Ke Dekho''
| Urdu
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1970
! scope="row" | ''Takht Aur Taj''
| Urdu
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Ansoo Ban Gaye Moti''
| Urdu
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Naureen''
| Urdu
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Chand Suraj''
| Urdu
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1971
! scope="row" | ''Gharnata''
| Urdu
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Ajab Khan Afridi''
| Pashto
| <ref name=dawn/>
|-
| 1972
! scope="row" | ''Dil Ek Aina''
| Urdu
|
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1973
! scope="row" | ''[[Farz (1973 film)|Farz]]''
| Urdu
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Sarhad Ki Gaud Mein''
| Urdu
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Naya Rasta''
| Urdu
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Zakhmi''
| Urdu
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Rangeela Aur Munawwar Zarif''
| Urdu
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1974
! scope="row" | ''Jang Aw Aman''
| Pashto
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Intezar''
| Urdu
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Wotan Mena''
| Urdu
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Mastani Mehbooba''
| Urdu
|
|-
| 1975
! scope="row" | ''Bemisaal''
| Urdu
| <ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4_YxAQAAIAAJ&q=Sabira+Sultana |title=The Statesman |volume=20 |publisher=Mohammad Owais |year=1974}}</ref>
|-
| 1992
! scope="row" | ''Hero''
| Urdu/ Punjabi
|
|-
| 1997
! scope="row" | ''Mard Jeenay Nahi Dete''
| Urdu
|
|-
| 1999
! scope="row" | ''Qismat''
| Urdu
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2000
! scope="row" | ''Bali Jatti''
| Punjabi
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Jagg Mahi''
| Punjabi
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''Sharang Da Bangroo''
| Pashto
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Tere Pyar Mein]]''
| Urdu
|
|-
| 2001
! scope="row" | ''Janwar''
| Urdu
|
|-
| 2002
! scope="row" | ''[[Chalo Ishq Larain]]''
| Urdu
|
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|2702358}}

[[Category:1945 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Pakistani film actresses]]

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