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[[File:Suraiya in Tadbir.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Suraiya in the film ''Tadbir'']]
[[Suraiya|Suraiya Jamal Sheikh]] (15 June 1929 – 31 January 2004), mononymously known as '''Suraiya''', was an Indian actress and playback singer who worked in [[Hindi]] films.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ekbal |first1=Nikhar |title=Great Muslims of Undivided India |publisher=Kalpaz |isbn=9788178357560 |date=2009 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zjWqXCOTehMC&q=Suraiya+ |language=en}}</ref>

In a career spanning from 1936 to 1964, Suraiya acted in over 70 films and sang 338 songs. Regarded among the finest and greatest actresses in the history of [[Indian cinema]], she was known for her strong on-screen portrayals.<ref name="SuraiyaBOI">{{cite web |title=Top Actresses |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104144753/http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress |archive-date=4 January 2012 |access-date=24 September 2020 |work=Box Office India}}</ref> Suraiya was the most celebrated actress between the mid- to late 1940s and early 1950s and was paid more than her male counterparts.<ref name="SuraiyaExpress">{{Cite web |title=Suraiya: The 50s superstar who demanded higher fee than Dilip Kumar and Dev Anand |work=Indian Express |access-date=20 July 2023 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/suraiya-demanded-higher-fee-than-dev-anand-dilip-kumar-praise-jawaharlal-nehru-gregory-peck-8663776/lite/ |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816142138/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/suraiya-demanded-higher-fee-than-dev-anand-dilip-kumar-praise-jawaharlal-nehru-gregory-peck-8663776/lite/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Suraiya: The magnificent diva with a golden voice |url=https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/goldenframes/goldenframes-suraiya/amp_etarticleshow/83623282.cms |date=18 June 2021 |accessdate=20 November 2022 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>

==Films==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
! class="unsortable"| Ref.
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| 1936
! scope="row"| ''Madam Fashion''
| Miss Suraiya
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| 1937
! scope="row"| ''Usne Kya Socha''
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| 1938
! scope="row"| ''Mother India''
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| 1941
! scope="row"| ''[[Taj Mahal (1941 film)|Taj Mahal]]''
| [[Mumtaz Mahal]]
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|<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1471829467907514370|user=Delhi_Archives|title=Poster of a Bollywood film "Taj Mahal", released in 1941.|author=Delhi Archives|date=17 December 2021}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2"|1942
! scope="row"| ''[[Tamanna (1942 film)|Tamanna]]''
| Suraiya
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! scope="row"| ''Station Master''
| Usha
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| rowspan="2"|1943
! scope="row"| ''[[Ishaara (1943 film)|Ishaara]]''
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! scope="row"| ''[[Hamari Baat]]''
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| rowspan="5"|1945
! scope="row"| ''Yateem''
| Bharti
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! scope="row"| ''[[Tadbir]]''
| Saguna
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! scope="row"| ''Samrat Chandragupta''
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! scope="row"| ''[[Phool (1945 film)|Phool]]''
| Shama
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! scope="row"| ''Main Kya Karoon''
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| rowspan="4" |1946
! scope="row"| ''[[Jag Biti]]''
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! scope="row"| ''[[1857 (film)|1857]]''
| Tasnim
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! scope="row"| ''[[Anmol Ghadi]]''
| Basanti
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://upperstall.com/film/anmol-ghadi/ |title= Anmol Ghadi (1946) film review |author=Karan Bali |website=Upperstall.com website|date= 5 May 2016 |accessdate=20 November 2019}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Omar Khaiyyam]]''
| Mehru
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| rowspan="6"|1947
! scope="row"| ''[[Parwana (1947 film)|Parwana]]''
| Gopi
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! scope="row"| ''Naatak''
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! scope="row"| ''Do Dil''
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! scope="row"| ''[[Dard (1947 film)|Dard]]''
| Hamida
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! scope="row"| ''[[Dak Bangla (1947 film)|Dak Bangla]]''
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! scope="row"| ''Do Naina''
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| rowspan="7"|1948
! scope="row"| ''[[Aaj Ki Raat (film)|Aaj Ki Raat]]''
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/aaj-ki-raat-1481|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423034858/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/aaj-ki-raat-1481|url-status=live|archive-date=23 April 2018|title=Aaj Ki Raat (1948) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos - Cinestaan|website=Cinestaan}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Vidya (film)|Vidya]]''
| Vidya
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! scope="row"| ''Shakti''
| Shakti
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! scope="row"| ''Rang Mahal''
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! scope="row"| ''[[Pyar Ki Jeet (1948 film)|Pyar Ki Jeet]]''
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|<ref>[https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/pyar-ki-jeet Film 'Pyar Ki Jeet' (1948)] ''Indian Cinema Heritage Foundation website'' Retrieved 20 September 2022</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''Kajal''
| Kajal
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! scope="row"| ''[[Gajre (film)|Gajre]]''
|Asha
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| rowspan="11"| 1949
! scope="row"| ''[[Singaar]]''
| Shanta
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! scope="row"| ''[[Shair (1949 film)|Shair]]''
| Rani
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! scope="row"| ''Naach''
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! scope="row"| ''Lekh''
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! scope="row"| ''[[Jeet (1949 film)|Jeet]]''
| Jeet
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! scope="row"| ''Duniya''
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! scope="row"| ''[[Dillagi (1949 film)|Dillagi]]''
| Mala
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! scope="row"| ''Char Din''
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! scope="row"| ''[[Balam (1949 film)|Balam]]''
| Kamla
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! scope="row"| ''[[Bari Behen]]''
| Shyama
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|<ref name="TOI">[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/nfai-adds-bari-behen-to-its-collection/articleshow/57167690.cms "NFAI adds Suraiya's 1949 film Bari Behen to collection"]. ''The Times of India''. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2020.</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Amar Kahani]]''
| Kanchan
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| rowspan="6"| 1950
! scope="row"| ''Shaan''
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! scope="row"| ''Nilli''
| Nilli
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! scope="row"| ''Khiladi''
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! scope="row"| ''Kamal Ke Phool''
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! scope="row"| ''[[Dastan (1950 film)|Dastan]]''
| Indira
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! scope="row"| {{Lang|hi-latn|[[Afsar (1950 film)|Afsar]]}}
| Bimala
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| rowspan="4"| 1951
! scope="row"| ''Shokiyan''
| Sanwli
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|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Sanam (1951 film)|Sanam]]''
| Sadhana Devi
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! scope="row"| ''[[Rajput (1951 film)|Rajput]]''
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! scope="row"| ''Do Sitare''
| Rani
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| rowspan="6"|1952
! scope="row"| ''[[Resham (film)|Resham]]''
| Resham
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|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Moti Mahal (film)|Moti Mahal]]''
| Roopa
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! scope="row"| ''[[Lal Kunwar (film)|Lal Kunwar]]''
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! scope="row"| ''[[Khubsoorat (1952 film)|Khubsoorat]]''
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! scope="row"| ''Goonj''
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! scope="row"| ''[[Diwana (1952 film)|Diwana]]''
| Laali
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|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/diwana-7328/cast-crew|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019220433/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/diwana-7328/cast-crew|url-status=live|archive-date=19 October 2017|title=Diwana (1952) – Full Cast and Crew |website=Cinestaan.com |language=en-us|access-date=2017-10-19}}</ref>
|-
| 1953
! scope="row"| ''Mashuqa''
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| rowspan="4"| 1954
! scope="row"| ''[[Mirza Ghalib (film)|Mirza Ghalib]]''
| Moti Begum / Chaudhvin Begum{{efn|Suraiya played a single character with two or more names.}}
|
|<ref>{{cite book|title=The Herald|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rwMTAQAAMAAJ|accessdate=7 October 2015|series=1-3|volume=35|date=January 2004}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Bilwamangal (1954 film)|Bilwamangal]]''
| Chintamani
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! scope="row"| ''[[Waris (1954 film)|Waris]]''
| Shobha
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! scope="row"| ''Shama Parwana''
| Sahebzadi Aalam
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| rowspan="2"| 1955
! scope="row"| ''[[Kanchan (film)|Kanchan]]''
| Kanchan
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! scope="row"| ''[[Inam (film)|Inam]]''
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| 1956
! scope="row"| ''[[Mr. Lambu]]''
| Jyoti
|
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Films celebrating brother-sister bond few and subtle in today's Bollywood |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/less-of-brother-sister-bonding-in-bollywood-films-now-174316-2013-08-18 |newspaper=India Today |location=[[India]] |date=19 August 2003 |access-date=29 December 2016}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1958
! scope="row"| ''[[Trolly Driver]]''
| Renu
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! scope="row"| ''[[Miss 1958]]''
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! scope="row"| ''[[Malik (1958 film)|Malik]]''
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| 1961
! scope="row"| ''[[Shama (1961 film)|Shama]]''
| Roshan Ara
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| 1963
! scope="row"| ''[[Rustam Sohrab]]''
| [[Tahmina|Shehzadi Tahmina]]
| Final film
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|-
| 1964
! scope="row"| ''[[Shagoon]]''
| {{N/A}}
| Producer <small>(as Suraiya Mubin)</small>
|<ref name="Anantharaman2008">{{cite book|author=Ganesh Anantharaman|title=Bollywood Melodies: A History of the Hindi Film Song|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lmrSLuBwbKkC&pg=PA75|date=January 2008|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=978-0-14-306340-7|page=75}}</ref>
|}

== Discography ==
* ''This list does not include all the songs sung by Suraiya.''
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Song
! Composer
! class="unsortable"| Ref.
|-
| rowspan="2"|1942
! scope="row"| ''[[Nai Duniya]]''
| "Boot Karun Mai Polish, Babu"
| rowspan="7"|[[Naushad]]
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rajadhyaksha|first1=Ashish|last2=Willemen|first2=Paul|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofi0000raja|url-access=registration|access-date=12 August 2012|year=1999|publisher=British Film Institute|isbn=9780851706696 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Sharda (1942 film)|Sharda]]''
| {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan="5"|1943
! scope="row" rowspan="4"|''[[Kanoon (1943 film)|Kanoon]]''
| "Aaye Jawani Jaaye Jawani"
| rowspan="4"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Ek Tu Ho|url=http://www.naushadsongs.musicworldofindia.com/index.php?ptype=audio-movie-alpha&paged=2&songid=3341|website=naushadsongs.musicworldofindia.com|publisher=Music world of India.com|accessdate=30 March 2015|ref=Naushad songs|archive-date=3 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403012500/http://www.naushadsongs.musicworldofindia.com/index.php?ptype=audio-movie-alpha&paged=2&songid=3341|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| "Ek Dil Tera Ek Dil Mera"
|-
| "Ek Tu Ho Ek Main Hoon"
|-
| "Toot Gaya Ek Tara Mann Ka"
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Sanjog (1943 film)|Sanjog]]''
| {{N/A}}
|
|-
| 1946
! scope="row"| ''[[Shama (1946 film)|Shama]]''
| {{N/A}}
| [[Ghulam Haider (composer)|Ghulam Haider]]
|<ref name=TNI>{{cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/568852-remembering-master-ghulam-haider |title=Remembering Master Ghulam Haider|author=Sarwat Ali|date=10 November 2019|newspaper=The News International (newspaper)|access-date=17 January 2022}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="14"|1949
! scope="row" rowspan="4"|''[[Bari Behen|Badi Behen]]''
| "Ho Likhnewale Ne Likh Di"
| rowspan="9"| [[Husnlal Bhagatram]]
| rowspan="4"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://upperstall.com/film/bari-behen/ |website=Upperstall.com website |author=Karan Bali |title=Bari Behen film review|date=5 May 2014 |accessdate=23 May 2020}}</ref>
|-
| "Bigdi Bananewale"
|-
| "Woh Paas Rahe Ya Door Rahe"
|-
| "Tum Mujh Ko Bhool Jao"
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="5"|''[[Amar Kahani]]''
| "Diwali Ki Raat"
| rowspan="5"|<ref>{{cite book|last1=Mishra|first1=Vijay|title=Bollywood Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v1zcvGwVckgC&q=shyam+sundar+actor|year=2013|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=9781135310929}}</ref>
|-
| "Beete Hue Din Raat"
|-
| "Umangon Par Jawani"
|-
| "Yaad Aa Raha Hai Dil Ko"
|-
| "Ek Teri Nazar Ek Meri Nazar"
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="5"|''[[Shair (film)|Shair]]''
| "Aaj Koi Hai Aanewala"
| rowspan="5"|[[Ghulam Mohammed (composer)|Ghulam Mohammed]]
|rowspan="5"|<ref>{{cite book |last=Erik |first=Barnouw |title=Indian film |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J_cKAQAAMAAJ |year=1980 |publisher=Oxford University Press, Incorporated |isbn=978-0-19-502682-5}}</ref>
|-
| "Dil Ki Duniya Ujad Gayi"
|-
| "Hamen Tum Bhul Baithe"
|-
| "Duniya Ke Sitam Ka Koi"
|-
| "Kya Cheez Hai Mohabbat"
|-
| rowspan="15"|1950
! scope="row" rowspan="9"|''[[Dastan (1950 film)|Dastan]]''
| "Yeh Sawan Ki Rut, Tum Aur Hum, Dil Nache Re Chham Chham Chham"
| rowspan="9"|[[Naushad]]
| rowspan="9"|<ref>{{cite web |title=Dastan (1950) All Songs |url=http://myswar.com/album/dastaan-1950 |publisher=MySwar |accessdate=21 March 2015 |archive-date=20 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820061720/http://myswar.com/album/dastaan-1950 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| "Dil Ko Teri Tasveer Se Behlaye Huye Hai, Behlaye Huye Hai"
|-
| "Dhadak Dhadak Dil Dhadke, Phadak Phadak Nain Phadke"
|-
| "Mohabbat Badhakar Juda Ho Gaye"
|-
| "Yeh Mausam Aur Yeh Tanhai"
|-
| "Naam Tera Hai Zuban Par"
|-
| "Nainon Mein Preet Hai"
|-
| "Aaya Mere Dil Mein Tu"
|-
| "Ae Shama Tu Bata"
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="6"|''[[Afsar (1950 film)|Afsar]]''
| "Mann Mor Huaa Matawaala"
| rowspan="6"|[[S. D. Burman]]
|rowspan="6"|<ref>{{cite book |last1=Baghdadi |first1=Rafique |last2=Rao |first2=Rajiv |title=Talking films |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OalZAAAAMAAJ |year=1995 |publisher=Indus |isbn=978-81-7223-197-2}}</ref>
|-
| "Nain Diwane Ek Nahi Mane"
|-
| "Gun Gun Gun Gun Bole Re Bhanwar"
|-
| "Preet Ka Nata Jodne Wale"
|-
| "Jhat Khol De Kiwad Pat Khol De"
|-
| "Pardesi Re Jate Jate Kiya Mora Liye Ja"
|-
| rowspan="11"|1951
! scope="row" rowspan="11"| ''[[Sanam (1951 film)|Sanam]]''
| "O Sanam, Main Tujhe Pukaarun SanamSanam"
| rowspan="11"|[[Husnlal Bhagatram]]
|rowspan="11"|<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=KWaqQwAACAAJ Suraiya and Dev Anand's Last Film Together - Sanam 1951]</ref>
|-
| "Mai Kah Du Tumko Chor To"
|-
| "Bedard Shikaari Are Bedard Shikaari"
|-
| "Mere Chahne Wale Hazar"
|-
| "Honthon Pe Kisi Kaa Naam, Isakaa Kyaa Matalab Hai"
|-
| "Bolo Bolo Re Bhagwan Bolo Bolo Re"
|-
| "Duniya Wale Meri Duniya Lut Gayi"
|-
| "Mera Dil Todkar Jaane Wale"
|-
| "Nayaa Nayaa Hai Pyaar Zamaanaa Dekh Na Le"
|-
| "Ye Kehti Hai Dunia Tujhe Bhul Jau"
|-
| "Dil Le Gaya Ji Koi Dil Le Gaya"
|-
| rowspan="5"|1952
! scope="row" rowspan="5"|''[[Diwana (1952 film)|Diwana]]''
| "Mora Nazuk Badan"
| rowspan="5"| [[Naushad]]
| rowspan="5"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/hindi/film/diwana-1952|title=Diwana Cast, Trailers, Reviews, Music |website=Indian Film History |language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-19}}</ref>
|-
| "Dil Mein Aa Gaya Koi"
|-
| "Jeene Diya Na Chain Se"
|-
| "Mere Chand Mere Lal"
|-
| "Lagi Hai Manmandir"
|-
| rowspan="5"|1954
! scope="row" rowspan="5"|''[[Mirza Ghalib (film)|Mirza Ghalib]]''
| "Dil - E - Nadan Tujhe"
| rowspan="5"|[[Ghulam Mohammed (composer)|Ghulam Mohammed]]
|rowspan="5"|<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120922021954/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=160&catName=MTk1NA== Mirza Ghalib (1954 film) among the Top Ten Earners at the Box Office in 1954] ''Box Office India'', Retrieved 27 November 2019</ref>
|-
| "Aah Ko Chahiye Ek Umar"
|-
| "Nukta Cheen Hai"
|-
| "Jahan Koi Na Ho"
|-
| "Yeh Na Thi Hamari Qismat"
|-
| rowspan="3"|1956
! scope="row" rowspan="3"|''[[Mr. Lambu]]''
| "Tu Zara Si Baat Par Khafa Na Ho"
| rowspan="3"|[[O. P. Nayyar]]
|rowspan="3"|<ref>[https://www.cinemasangeet.com/hindi-film-music/profiles/o-p-nayyar-the-rhythm-king.html O.P.Nayyar – The Rhythm King – Hindi Film Music – Profiles]. Cinema Sangeet (16 January 1926). Retrieved on 2018-11-08.</ref>
|-
| "Yaad Karoon Tohri Batiya"
|-
| "Soyi Hai Kahan Jakar"
|-
| 1963
! scope="row"| ''[[Rustam Sohrab]]''
| "Yeh Kaisi Ajab Dastaan Ho Gayi Hai"
| [[Sajjad Hussain (composer)|Sajjad Hussain]]
|<ref name="Trendsetter">{{cite book |last1=Desai |first1=Malay Ashokkumar |title=TREND SETTERS OF PLAYBACK SINGING |publisher=Sankalp Publication |isbn=9789390636358 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5co7EAAAQBAJ&dq=suraiya+actress&pg=PA15 |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Suraiya}}
[[Category:Indian filmographies]]
[[Category:Actress filmographies]]

Suraiya filmography - Revision history

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