Her descendents hailed from Kashmir.
Her friends remember that film director,
A.H. Siddiqui, did recognize tremendous acting potential in Sabira and
signed her for the film 'Insaaf' (Sabira's debut) in the beginning of
the sixties.
Neelo and Kamal had played the lead in
'Insaaf', which was made in Karachi.
Next, Shabab Kiranvi, an established
director of that time, took her for two of his films, 'Jamila' and 'Shukriya';
Sabira played the lead actress in both of those movies.
Later, she appeared in prominent
director, Hasan Tariq's film, 'Kaneez'.
Sabira did full justice to one of her
most challenging roles of an old woman, who had been subjected to unjust
treatment for no fault of her own.
She reaped enormous appreciation for
her vivid character in 'Kaneez'.
Besides, 'Kaneez' finally established
her as a fore-most actress of high repute.
One reason, among many, which played a
pivotal part in her illustrious film career, was Sabira's sweet, serene,
smile, which brought her laurels from the enthused public.
Moreover, there was something in her
peerless nature, which compelled the moviegoers to line up for her
films.
Perhaps, one of the most dramatic
instance of her God-gifted talents were quite evident in film 'Insane',
in which she performed the memorable role of an exemplary, virtuous
eastern woman, who lived up to her great family values and never
compromised her unimpeachable integrity, even at the height of her
helplessness, destitute and misery.
Silver-screen beauty, Sabira, played
the role of a gorgeous girl in the film 'Mujahid' which was very close
to her real life, in the sense that essentially she was a beautiful
girl.
Her countless fans will never forget
that unprecedented acting. In the film 'Mujahid', she happened to be the
sister of actor, Aslam Pervez, who, in turn, played the role of the
Christian governor of Poland.
Later on, she falls in love with a 'mujahid'
(Lala Sudhir), and then she embraces Islam and assists that 'mujahid' in
his religious mission.
Graceful, indeed, was her role of a
Queen, which marked her presence forcefully in the film '
'Aadil'.
Sabira did her job in an admirable
fashion in all of her movies. In times of stiff competition, she won the
admiration of her myriad fans in a movie like 'Aelaan'.
She performed brilliantly in the film
'Burma Road'.
In addition, keen observers cannot
ignore her role in the film 'Naghma-e- sehra', whose songs are popular
to this day.
Sabira had enthralled millions with
her role in the film 'Bahadur'.
One gets nostalgic, as he remembers
Sabira's sentimental performance in blockbusters like 'Shaam Sawera' and
Ahmed Sartaj's movie, 'Ziddi', which had swayed the sixties.
Furthermore, in the vast array of
super-hits, her sincere adorers will never forget Sabira's performance
in the films 'Lagan' and 'Buzdil', which encompassed her inexpressible
passion and feeling.
Sabira is much revered for her acutely
felt and strongly appealing roles in the films 'Chauda saal', 'Shareek-e-Hayat',
and 'Maujiza', which took her fame to dizzying heights.
In the second phase of her film
career, she had played character roles in numerous movies.
As mentioned earlier, since Sabira had
a strong educational background, she has been deeply involved in her own
girl's school in Lahore.
Sabira's magic lives on
after four decades.
Century fades away, but
memory stays on.
As for the remarkable
Sabira Sultana, her memory will be there for generations to come.
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