Suraiya

She died of old age in 2004 at the age of 75. The singer, Helen Terry, is one of her descendants. Suraiya remained unmarried all her life. Her nephew, Sir John Gielgud, also became an actor. She fell in love with him but her grandmother opposed the relationship. She became a Dame Commander of the British Empire (DBE) in 1925. During the shooting of a song, a boat capsized and Dev Anand saved Suraiya from drowning. In 1907 she married American actor James Carew.

Suraiya was romantically involved with actor Dev Anand and the two of them did six films together. She struck up a friendship and a famous correspondence with George Bernard Shaw. She stayed at "Krishna Mahal", her Marine Drive residence in Mumbai until her death in 2004. In 1903 she formed a theatre management business with her son, abandoning Irving. Her last film was Rustom Sohrab (1963) following which she kept away from films. In 1876 she married Charles Kelly. She made a comeback with Waaris and Mirza Ghalib (1954). From 1874 she became the leading Shakespearean actress in London, and in partnership with Henry Irving became successful in England and the USA.

Her reign at the top was brief and her films started flopping in the 1950s. However, the birth of her son, Gordon Craig, in 1872, was the result of a liaison with Edward Godwin, who later deserted her, having enforced her temporary retirement from acting. After three hits Pyar Ki Jeet (1948), Badi Bahen and Dillagi (1949), she became the highest paid female star. On 20 February 1864, shortly before her 17th birthday, she married the painter George Frederic Watts. The years 1948-49 were the best of her career. She first appeared on stage as a child. Suraiya had an edge over her contemporaries Kamini Kaushal and Nargis because she could sing her own songs. Born in Coventry, she came of a theatrical family, her brother Fred Terry and several of her other siblings being actors.

More opportunities appeared for Suraiya after reigning actress Noorjehan migrated to Pakistan during the 1947 partition. Ellen Alice Terry (February 27, 1847 - July 21, 1928) was an English stage actress. She went on to co-star with Saigal for two more films Omar Khayyam (1946) and Parwana (1947). Saigal who liked her voice during a rehearsal. L.

Asif's Phool (1944), Mehboob's Anmol Ghadi (1946) and Dard (1947). She got the break as a heroine for the movie Tadbir (1945) at the recommendation of K. She initially started by playing secondary roles in films like K. Naushad had heard her voice on the All India Radio where she sang for a children's programme at the insistence of friend Raj Kapoor and neighbour Madan Mohan. Suraiya started her career as a singer the following year when she sang for actress Mehtab under music director Naushad for the movie Sharda.

Vakil noticed the 12-year old girl and chose her to play the role of a young Mumtaz Mahal. She had accompanied her uncle to the sets of Taj Mahal, a 1941 movie by Nanubhai Vakil. She got a break in films with the help of her uncle Zahoor, who was a popular villain of his time. She was a dark plain looking girl and was not trained in music, however she went on to become a successful actress and singer.

Suraiya was born in Lahore (now in Pakistan) and was the only child of her parents. She became a superstar in the 1940s and 50s during the time when actors sang their own songs. Suraiya Jamaal Sheikh (1929 - January 31, 2004) was a singer and actress in Indian films, and was popularly known as Suraiya in the film industry.