A modern example of India's shared heritage with Iran, her career was itself nothing short of a film story.Enamoured of the silver screen when young, she began with child roles. but on coming of age, found no major actor ready to share screen .
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More than half a century ago, Suraiya was the highest-paid actor in India at the age of 20, leaving behind the likes of Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand and Ashok Kumar. On her 94th birth anniversary, we revisit her work and life.