WAHEEDA REHMAN

'Waheeda Rehman' (born May 14, 1936) is a famous Indian actress whose prime was in the late-1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. She has an alternated date of birth of February 3, 1936, and stands 5'1" tall.

Contents

Early Life

Hindi Films

Late Career

Awards

Nominations

Selected Filmography

External links

Early Life

Waheeda Rehman was born into a traditional Muslim family in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh in 1936. Her father, a DM, was posted all over the South. She had dreamt of becoming a doctor, but destiny willed otherwise and she could not undergo proper schooling, due to some infection in her lungs. She was trained in Bharatnatyam and, prodded by her helpful parents, hit the silver screen with the Telugu film ''Jaisimha'' (1955), followed by ''Rojulu Maraayi'' (1955). She lost her father at the age of twelve.

Hindi Films

She was spotted by Guru Dutt in a song in a later film and was brought to Bombay and cast as a vamp in his production ''C.I.D.'' (1956), directed by Raj Khosla. A few years after joining Hindi film industry, she lost her mother. After the success of ''C.I.D.'', she was given a leading role in Pyaasa (1957). It was at this point that she got involved in an unsuccessful love affair with director Guru Dutt. Their next venture together, Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), depicted the story of a successful director's fall from grace after he falls for his leading lady, and foreshadowed events in Guru Dutt's own life as well. Guru Dutt's marital status and her success in films outside his tore them apart personally and professionally, although they continued to work together in 1960's ''Chaudhvin Ka Chand''. She completed Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962) under some strain. They broke away from each other after the film's indifferent reception at the Berlin Film Festival in 1963. Guru Dutt committed suicide in 1964.

Late Career

Her career continued throughout the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. She won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her roles in ''Guide'' (1965) and ''Neel Kamal'' (1968), but despite good roles in subsequent films some of the films failed at the box office. At around this time, Kamaljit Singh (who starred opposite her in ''Shagun'' (1964)) proposed marriage. She accepted the proposal and they were married on April 27, 1974. After her marriage, she shifted to a farmhouse in Bangalore and took to farming. She bore two children named Sohail and Kashvi. On November 21, 2000 her husband died following a prolonged illness. She cut down her film assignments and moved back to her sea-facing bungalow in Bandra, Bombay where she lives currently.
Recently she has taken on selected roles. Her recent performances in ''Water'' and ''Rang De Basanti'' were widely acclaimed.
In October of 2004, a Waheeda Rehman film retrospective was held at the Seattle Art Museum and the University of Washington where Waheeda participated in spirited panel and audience discussions on her most memorable films, Pyaasa, Teesri Kasam and Guide.

Awards

★ Filmfare Best Actress Award for Guide in 1965

★ Filmfare Best Actress Award for Neel Kamal in 1968

★ Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994

Nominations

★ Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actress--Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962)

★ Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress--Ram Aur Shyam (1967)

★ Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress--Khamoshi (1970)

★ Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actress--Kabhi Kabhie (1976)

★ Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actress--Namkeen (1982)

★ Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actress--Lamhe (1991)

Selected Filmography

# ''Rang De Basanti'' (2006) .... Ajay's Mother
# ''15 Park Avenue'' (2005) .... Mrs. Mathur/Mrs. Gupta
# ''Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara'' (2005) .... Principal Khanna
# ''Water (2005 film)'' (2005) .... Bhagavati
# ''kabhi khushi kabhie gham'' (2001).... Rahul's Grandmother
# ''Om Jai Jagadish'' (2002) .... Saraswati Batra
# ''Lamhe'' (1991) .... Dai Jaa
# ''Chandni'' (1989) .... Mrs. Khanna
# ''Mashaal'' (1984) .... Sudha Kumar
# ''Coolie'' (1983) .... Salma
# ''Himmatwala'' (1983) .... Savitri
# ''Namak Halaal'' (1982) .... Savitridevi
# ''Sawaal'' (1982) .... Anju D. Mehta
# ''Trishul'' (1978) .... Shanti
# ''Kabhi Kabhie'' (1976) .... Anjali Malhotra
# ''Aadalat'' (1976)
# ''Reshma Aur Shera'' (1971) .... Reshma
# ''Prem Pujari'' (1970) .... Suman Mehra
# ''Khamoshi'' (1969) .... Nurse Radha
# '' Aadmi'' (1968)
# ''Neel Kamal'' (1968) .... Rajkumari Neel Kamal/Sita
# ''Ram Aur Shyam'' (1967) .... Anjana
# ''Patthar Ke Sanam'' (1967)
# ''Dil Diya Dard Liya'' (1966) .... Roopa
# ''Teesri Kasam'' (1966) .... Hira Bai
# ''Guide'' (1965) .... Rosie Marco/Miss Nalini
# ''Kohra'' (1964) .... Rajashwari
# ''Mujhe Jeene Do'' (1963)
# ''Baat Ek Raat Ki'' (1962) .... Neela/Meena
# ''Bees Saal Baad'' (1962) .... Radha
# ''Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam'' (1962) .... Jaba
# ''Chaudhvin Ka Chand'' (1960) .... Jameela
# ''Ek Phool Char Kaante'' (1960) .... Sushma
# ''Kala Bazar'' (1960) .... Alka
# ''Kaagaz Ke Phool'' (1959) .... Shanti
# ''Solva Saal'' (1958)
# ''12 O'Clock'' (1958) .... Bani Chaudhary
# ''Pyaasa'' (1957) .... Gulabo
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External links

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★ Waheeda Rehman

★ A Film Retrospective in Seattle. October 2004
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