Sardar Akhtar was an Indian cinema actress of Hindi/Urdu films. She started her acting career on the Urdu stage. Her early films were with Saroj Movietone, where she did a majority of stunt (action) roles. She came into prominence as the washer-woman in the role of Rami Dhoban in Sohrab Modi's Pukar (1939). As a woman seeking justice for the death of her husband, it was a breakthrough role for her. A popular song she sang in the film was "Kaheko Mohe Chhede". Her career defining role was as a "peasant woman" deserted by her husband, in Mehboob Khan's Aurat (1940), a role later made famous by Nargis in Mehboob's remake Mother India.
Sardar Akhtar
Active - 1933 - 1985 |
Birth - Jan 1, 1915 |
Death - Jan 1, 1984 |
Genres - Drama, Action-Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
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Subgenres - Historical Film
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Akthari Bai, Begum Akhtar, Miss Sardar, Sardar Begum-
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