When singing star Suraiya rendered this legendary ghazal of Mirza Ghalib for Sohrab Modi’s film on the bard in the early ’50s, she perhaps drew from the recesses of her ravaged heart. That alone ...

Suraiya, who passed away in 2004 after four decades in quiet and peaceful obscurity, was the third and last of Indian films’ singing superstars, after K.L. Saigal and Noor Jehan, but went on to ...

Suraiya is said to have cried when she realized that Dev was not coming. “Tum log dhokhebaaz ho, pyaar ke naam ka khilwaad karte ho, tum logo ka kabhi bhala nahi hoga”.

Suraiya was very disciplined and handled her busy work schedule efficiently. Her day began with recitations from the Holy Quran, some exercise and breakfast, before she left home at 8 am for music ...

Suraiya was the last illustrious singer actor to play that dual role in cinema before it was seized by the playback singers in the late 1940s. Starting as a child artiste, Suraiya’s career ...

Home > Movies > Report Singing sensation Suraiya passes away January 31, 2004 12:13 IST Last Updated: January 31, 2004 14:18 IST Superstar singer-actress of the 1940s and 50s, Suraiya, is no more.

Suraiya, who passed away on January 31, 2004, said that every Friday of the week, he rang her up at night. The actress made sure to be hovering near the phone at the appointed time.

Yesteryear actress Suraiya's sprawling Marine Drive flat sealed since her death in 2004 is finally up for sale. It was from here that the singer-actress reigned over Bollywood in the 1940s and ...

I did not let my determination die down though and called again; the phone was picked up; I repeated, "Suraiya!" Excerpted from Romancing With Life by Dev Anand, Penguin Viking, with the publisher ...