Sardar Akhtar was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi and Urdu films. She started her acting career on the Urdu stage. Her early films were with Saroj Movietone, where she played a majority of stunt (action) roles. She came into prominence as the washerwoman 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 of Mother India.
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