Waheeda Rehman Biography
Waheeda Rehman is a beautiful actress of the 60s and 70s and a recipient of the Padmashri Award in 1972.
BASICS
Waheeda Rehman was born on May 14, 1936 in Chengalpattu,Tamil Nadu, in a traditional Muslim family. Her father was a District Magistrate. She lost her father when she was 12 years old. Waheeda wanted to become a doctor but due to some kind of infection in her lungs, she could not accompalish it. She is trained in Bharatnatyam.
She had an affair with director Guru Dutt. After the Berlin Film Festival in 1963 they broke up and Guru Dutt committed suicide in 1964. She married Kamaljit Singh on April 27, 1974 and they have two children Sohail and Kashvi. Due to an illness her husband died on November 21, 2000.
CAREER
Waheeda Rehman was discovered by Guru Dutt and was given a role as a vamp in Raj Khosla's C.I.D. She got the lead role in Pyaasa (1957). She has also worked in other movies by Guru Dutt like Kagaz Ke Phool (1959), Chaudhvin Ka Chand and Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962). Her most famous movies were Guide and Neel Kamal. She won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her performance in Guide. In 1991 after her appearance in Lamhe she disappeared from the film industry.
In Om Jai Jagadish (2002), she made her come back. This was followed by Water, Rang De Basanti and Delhi6 in 2009.
Waheeda Rehman is a beautiful actress of the 60s and 70s and a recipient of the Padmashri Award in 1972.
BASICS
Waheeda Rehman was born on May 14, 1936 in Chengalpattu,Tamil Nadu, in a traditional Muslim family. Her father was a District Magistrate. She lost her father when she was 12 years old. Waheeda wanted to become a doctor but due to some kind of infection in her lungs, she could not accompalish it. She is trained in Bharatnatyam.
She had an affair with director Guru Dutt. After the Berlin Film Festival in 1963 they broke up and Guru Dutt committed suicide in 1964. She married Kamaljit Singh on April 27, 1974 and they have two children Sohail and Kashvi. Due to an illness her husband died on November 21, 2000.
CAREER
Waheeda Rehman was discovered by Guru Dutt and was given a role as a vamp in Raj Khosla's C.I.D. She got the lead role in Pyaasa (1957). She has also worked in other movies by Guru Dutt like Kagaz Ke Phool (1959), Chaudhvin Ka Chand and Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962). Her most famous movies were Guide and Neel Kamal. She won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her performance in Guide. In 1991 after her appearance in Lamhe she disappeared from the film industry.
In Om Jai Jagadish (2002), she made her come back. This was followed by Water, Rang De Basanti and Delhi6 in 2009.
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Bombay Talkies with Waheeda Rehman
Waheeda Rehman's love for Dilip Kumar
