Suraiya

She died of old age in 2004 at the age of 75. (1998). Suraiya remained unmarried all her life. The Other Side of Ethel Mertz: The Life Story of Vivian Vance by Frank Castelluccio & Alvin Walker, published by Knowledge, Ideas & Trends, Inc. She fell in love with him but her grandmother opposed the relationship. She was also the first person to win the Best Supporting Actress Emmy. During the shooting of a song, a boat capsized and Dev Anand saved Suraiya from drowning. Vivan Vance played a significant part in the history of television She defined the role of second banana, paving the way for future female sidekicks.

Suraiya was romantically involved with actor Dev Anand and the two of them did six films together. She was diagnosed with cancer in 1977 and died in 1979. She stayed at "Krishna Mahal", her Marine Drive residence in Mumbai until her death in 2004. Her final television appearance was on the last CBS Lucy production, Lucy Calls the President, which aired November 21, 1977, and featured many of the cast members from The Lucy Show. Her last film was Rustom Sohrab (1963) following which she kept away from films. During the mid-1970s she took small roles on sitcoms such as Rhoda. She made a comeback with Waaris and Mirza Ghalib (1954). Over the next several years, Vance appeared occasionally alongside Ball on reunion shows and for guest appearances on Here's Lucy.

Her reign at the top was brief and her films started flopping in the 1950s. She remained with the show for three of its six years before retiring to Connecticut. After three hits Pyar Ki Jeet (1948), Badi Bahen and Dillagi (1949), she became the highest paid female star. Vance paired once again with Ball for The Lucy Show, her first post-Arnaz series, and this time was permitted to look more glamorous as Vivian Bagley, a divorced mother of one son. The years 1948-49 were the best of her career. (Vance's then real-life husband, Phil Ober, frequently played small supporting roles on the series, most notably as producer Dore Scharey in one of the Hollywood episodes.). Suraiya had an edge over her contemporaries Kamini Kaushal and Nargis because she could sing her own songs. She and Frawley were a perfect match as the bickering Mertzes, since they detested each other in real life.

More opportunities appeared for Suraiya after reigning actress Noorjehan migrated to Pakistan during the 1947 partition. Vance's character was the less than prosperous resident of a New York City brownstone owned by her and her husband Fred (William Frawley). She went on to co-star with Saigal for two more films Omar Khayyam (1946) and Parwana (1947). A somewhat youthful looking and attractive woman, Vance was required to wear frumpy clothes that were actually a size smaller than Vance usually wore in order to make her appear overweight. Saigal who liked her voice during a rehearsal. Lucille Ball was less than sure; she had envisioned Ethel Mertz as much older and less attractive than Vance. L. Upon seeing Vance, Arnaz knew he had found the perfect Ethel.

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. He found her at the La Jolla Playhouse's production of The Voice of the Turtle. She initially started by playing secondary roles in films like K. Benadaret was unavailable due to a previous commitment so Arnaz went looking for another actress. 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. When casting his new sitcom I Love Lucy, starring himself and wife Lucille Ball, Ball's first choice for the role of landlady Ethel Mertz was Bea Benadaret. Suraiya started her career as a singer the following year when she sang for actress Mehtab under music director Naushad for the movie Sharda. During the early years of her career she played small roles in a few films, but worked primarily as a stage actress, appearing in a total of thirty-eight productions throughout her career.

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. Vivian Vance (July 26, 1909-August 17, 1979) was an American actress, born in Cherryvale, Kansas as Vivian Roberta Jones. 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.