Shyama

Shayama
Born	Khurshid Akhtar June 7, 1935 (1935-06-07) (age 76) Lahore, India (now Pakistan)

Shyama was born Khurshid Akhtar in Lahore, British India on June 7, 1935 (now in Pakistan). She was a Bollywood actress. Her best known roles were in Aar Paar, Barsaat Ki Raat and Tarana.

Director Guru Dutt gave her the stage name Shayama by which she is credited in her movies. She had starring roles in Guru Dutt's classic Aar Paar and later in Barsaat Ki Raat which was perhaps her best performance. She was a major star in the 1950s and 60s and acted in more than 200 movies [ref needed], many in starring roles.

Selected filmography

Payal Ki Jhankar (1980)
Khel Khilari Ka (1977) - Mrs. Khairatilal
Khel Khel Mein (1975)
Sewak (1975)
Ajanabee (1974)
Naya Din Nayi Raat (1974) - Brothel Madame
Honeymoon (1973) - Laxmi Choudhary
Prabhat (1973) - Champabai
Suraj Aur Chanda (1973)
Gomti Ke Kinare (1972)
Shaadi Ke Baad (1972) - Basanti's mother
Zindagi Zindagi (1972) - Meeta's chachi (aunt)
Kangan (1971)
Sawan Bhadon (1970)
Mastana (1970) - Mrs. Dhanraj
Beti (1969) - Kamla Verma
Aag (1967)
Milan (1967)
Dil Diya Dard Liya (1966) - Mala
Janwar (1965) - Seema
Ji Chahta Hai (1964)
Bahurani (1963) - Nautch girl
Ghar Basake Dekho (1963)
Zabak (1961)
Barsaat Ki Raat (1960) - Shama
Apna Ghar (1960)
Duniya Jhukti Hai (1960)
Chhoti Bahen (1959) - Shobha
Chandan (1958)
Lala Rukh (1958)
Panchayat (1958)
Taqdeer (1958)
Bandi (1957) - Shankar's Wife
Bhabhi (1957) - Tara
Hill Station (1957)
Johnny Walker (1957)
Mai Baap (1957)
Mirza Sahiban (1957) - Sahiban
Sharada (1957) - Chanchal ..... Won, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
Suvarna Sundari (1957)
Bhai Bhai (1956)
Chhoo Mantar (1956) - Sawli
Makkhee Choos (1956)
Bhagwat Mahima (1955)
Khandaan (1955)
Musafirkhana (1955)
Aar Paar (1954) - Nikki
Darwaza (1954)
Dhoop Chhaon (1954)
Laadla (1954)
Majboori (1954)
Pensioner (1954)
Pilpili Saheb (1954)
Savdhan (1954)
Shart (1954)
Char Chand (1953)
Dil-E-Nadan (1953)
Shyama (1953)
Suhag Sindoor (1953)
Thokar (1953)
Aasmaan (1952)
Shrimati Ji (1952)
Sazaa (1951) - Kamini
Tarana (1951) - Sheela
Dolti Naiya (1950)
Jan Pahchan (1950)
Nili (1950)
Nishana (1950)
Naach (1949)
Patanga (1949)
Roop Lekha (1949)
Shabnam (1949)
Shair (1949)
Karwane Hayat (1935)

External links

Shyama at the Internet Movie Database

Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress

1955–1960	Usha Kiran (1955) Nirupa Roy (1956) Vyjayanthimala (1957) Shyama (1958) Nalini Jaywant (1959) Lalita Pawar (1960)

1961–1980	Nanda (1961) Nirupa Roy (1962) Shashikala (1963) Shashikala (1964) Nirupa Roy (1965) Padmini (1966) Simi Garewal (1967) Jamuna Ramanarao (1968) Simi Garewal (1969) Tanuja Samarth (1970) Chaand Usmani (1971) Farida Jalal (1972) Zeenat Aman (1973) Raakhee Gulzar (1974) Durga Khote (1975) Nadira (1976) Kajari (1977) Asha Sachdev (1978) Reena Roy (1979) Helen (1980)

1981–2000	Padmini Kolhapure (1981) Supriya Pathak (1982) Supriya Pathak (1983) Rohini Hattangadi (1984) Aruna Irani (1985) Nutan (1986) Not awarded (1987) Not awarded (1988) Sonu Walia (1989) Raakhee Gulzar (1990) Rohini Hattangadi (1991) Farida Jalal (1992) Aruna Irani (1993) Amrita Singh (1994) Dimple Kapadia (1995) Farida Jalal (1996) Rekha (1997) Karisma Kapoor (1998) Rani Mukerji (1999) Sushmita Sen (2000)

2001–present	Jaya Bachchan (2001) Jaya Bachchan (2002) Madhuri Dixit (2003) Jaya Bachchan (2004) Rani Mukerji (2005) Ayesha Kapoor (2006) Konkona Sen Sharma (2007) Konkona Sen Sharma (2008) Kangana Ranaut (2009) Kalki Koechlin (2010) Kareena Kapoor (2011)

Complete list (1955–1960) (1961–1980) (1981–2000) (2001–present)

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Name	Shyama
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Date of birth	June 7, 1935
Place of birth	Lahore, India (now Pakistan)
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