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Waheeda Rehman
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Waheeda Rehman
Born on: May 14, 1936
Born in: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Nationality: Indian
Career: Actress
Waheeda Rehman is a famous Indian actress, who ruled over Bollywood in the late 1950s and 1960s. The epitome of Indian classical beauty, she was one of the most graceful actresses of the yesteryears. Who can forget the soulful song âChaudhvi Ka Chand Ho, Ya Aftab Hoâ, picturized on her? An extremely versatile actress, she could portray the role of a femme fatale as well as a prostitute, with equal elan. With time, she moved on from lead roles to character roles and even today, she is one of the most respected members of the Indian film fraternity.
Childhood and Early Life
Waheeda Rehman was born on 14th May 1936, in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, into a traditional Muslim family. Her father was a DM (District Magistrate), which resulted in the family moving from one city in the South to another. However, he ultimately settled in Vizag and it was here that she was brought up and had her schooling. Though Rehman had dreamt of becoming a doctor, fate had something else planned for her. Due to some infection in her lungs, she had to drop out of school.
This ended her dream of attaining a medical degree. Just like most of the females born in South India, Rehman also underwent trained in the classical dance of Bharatnatyam. As if the shattering of her dream was not enough, she had to go through two more tragedies. In 1948, when she was hardly 12 year old, her dad passed away. By the time she came to terms with her loss, another tragedy had struck her. Rehman lost her mom within a few years. Alone in this world, she strived to chart out a path in her life.
Career
Waheeda Rehman made her debut in the Telugu film industry, with the movie âJaisimhaâ (1955). It was followed by another Telugu film, âRojulu Maraayiâ, released the same year. It was around that time only that Guru Dutt spotted the charming beauty and brought her to Mumbai. He cast her as a vamp in his production âC.I.D.â (1956). From there on, started her career as one of the most popular actresses of Bollywood. Next, she was seen in a leading role in Guru Duttâs âPyaasaâ (1957).
In Pyaasa, she played the role of a prostitute, with a heart of gold, and managed to win the heart of everyone, including Guru Dutt. It is said that it was around the shooting of this film that Guru Dutt fell in love with Rehman. She again paired with Dutt, for the movie âKaagaz Ke Phoolâ (1959). The film was believed to be Guru Duttâs autobiography, as it was based on the story of a successful director's downfall after he falls in love with his leading lady. Though both of them were excellent in the film, its somber mood didnât go down well with the audience.
The marital status of Guru Dutt and the rising success of Rehman ultimately led to a breakup between the two. However, not even at a single point of time in her life did Rehman say anything about her relationship with Guru Dutt. Till date, she maintains a stoic silence on the topic. Even after breaking apart personally, Dutt and Rehman continued to appear in films together. They did âChaudhvin Ka Chandâ in 1960 and followed it with âSahib Bibi Aur Ghulamâ, in 1962. It is said that they did the latter one under great strain.
Rehman and Dutt parted ways after Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulamâs screening at the Berlin Film Festival. Though the film received indifferent reception at the festival, it was much acclaimed in India and even won the President's Silver Medal. The year 1963 saw her in a dacoit drama âMujhe Jeene Doâ. In 1964, Dutt had the dangerous concoction of alcohol and sleeping pills and breathed his last in his Pedder Road home. The same year, she was seen in âKohraâ, a re-make of Hitchcock's âRebeccaâ.
In 1965, Rehman was seen in âGuideâ, one of the most successful films of her career, and also won Filmfare Best Actress Award for the same. Then, she acted in âTeesri Kasamâ and âDil Diya Dard Liyaâ, in 1966. âPatthar Ke Sanamâ and âRam Aur Shyamâ were her movies in 1967, both of which were big hits of that time. Her next film âNeel Kamalâ (1968), won her another Filmfare Best Actress Award. âKhamoshiâ (1969) and âReshma aur Sheraâ (1971) were her other major films, with the latter winning her a National Award for Best Actress.
Later Career
With time, especially with the onset of 1980s, Waheeda Rehman moved on to character roles. She was often seen playing the mother of Amitabh Bachchan. âNamak Halaalâ, âHimmatwalaâ, Mahaanâ, â******â, âMashaalâ and âChandniâ were some of her major films of that time. She was seen in âLamheâ in 1991, after which she took a sabbatical from work. She came back to films in 2002, playing mother to Anil Kapoor, Fardeen Khan and Abhishek Bachchan in âOm Jai Jadgishâ Her latest films are âWaterâ (2005), â15 Park Avenueâ (2005) and âRang De Basantiâ (2006).
Personal Life
Waheeda Rehman is said to have a brief affair with Guru Dutt, though she has refused to comment on it all her life. She married Kanwaljeet Singh, who starred opposite her in âShagunâ, on 27th April 1974. Thereafter, she moved from Mumbai and settled in her farmhouse in Bangalore. The couple had two kids - Sohail and Kashvi. Kanwaljeet left for the holy abode on 21st November 2000, after a prolonged illness. After the death of her husband, Rehman moved back to Mumbai and settled in her sea-facing Bandra bungalow, where she lives now.
Awards
1971 - National Award for Best Actress, for Reshma Aur Shera.
1965 - Filmfare Best Actress Award, for Guide
1968 - Filmfare Best Actress Award, for Neel Kamal
1994 - Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
Filmography
1956 - CID
1957 - Pyaasa
1958 - 12 O'Clock, Solva Saal
1959 - Kaagaz Ke Phool
1960 - Kala Bazar, Ek Phool Char Kaante, Chaudhvin Ka Chand
1962 - Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, Bees Saal Baad, Baat Ek Raat Ki
1963 - Mujhe Jeene Do
1964 - Kohra
1965 - Guide
1966 - Teesri Kasam, Dil Diya Dard Liya
1967 - Patthar Ke Sanam, Ram Aur Shyam
1968 - Neel Kamal, Aadmi
1969 - Khamoshi
1970 - Prem Pujari
1971 - Reshma Aur Shera
1973 - Phagun
1976 - Aadalat, Kabhi Kabhie
1978 - Trishul
1982 - Sawaal, Namak Halaal
1983 - Himmatwala, Mahaan, ******
1984 - Mashaal
1989 - Chandni
1991 - Lamhe
2002 - Om Jai Jagadish
2005 - Water, Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara, 15 Park Avenue
2006 - Rang De Basanti
2006 - Chukkallo Chandrudu
2008 - Dilli 6
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Waheeda Rehman in Chennai
IndiaGlitz, Monday, June 22, 2009, Source
Waheeda Rehman
The young charming lady who had guided you with 'Aaj phir jeene ki tamannah' song earlier is now seen taking lessons on hip-hop dance with 'Genda phool' in her old age. The beautiful Waheeda Rehman is ever impressive since her entry in the film world.
The 73 years, charming actress was in Chennai for attending a musical show, 'Gatha Rahe Mera Dil' at Kamaraj Arangam Auditorum. The event was organised by Divine Mother Society (DMS) to raise funds for educating the underprivileged. Padmashree Subrahmanyam and Bombay Jaishri had also shared the dais. According to Suresh, secretary of DMS and the organiser of the show, this musical is "our tribute to the golden girl, who is still active in films" and to honour Waheedaji for her contribution to the Hindi cinema. The show included most of the actress's hit melodies, from her yesteryears' Hindi movies.
Waheeda Rehman shares a personal bond with the city, for she was born in Chengalpattu and was a resident here during her initial acting days. During her visit here she was taken up by surprise with the rise of flyovers.
The actress gave memorable performances with movies like 'Guide', 'Chaudvin ka Chand', 'Pyaasa' to name a few. She reappeared on the screen with 'Rang de Basanti' and 'Delhi-6' and gave a pleasant relief to her fans with her 'old yet beautiful looks'.
Long Live, Waheedaji!
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Romantic Pairs in Hindi Cinema that created magic on screen
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Last Updated : 06 Feb 2014 08:21:39 PM IST, Source
Ask any inveterate Hindi cinema buff to name his favorite genre in mainstream cinema and he will name romance as his chosen genre. For decades now the romantic drama has surpassed the other genres in mass popularity and no decade passes without a romantic screen pair making news as the jodi of the decade.
One of the most popular jodis of Bollywood.
As far back as the Fifties, the audience interest was kindled by the pairing of Ashok Kumar and Nalini Jaywant. She co-starred with Ashok Kumar in over a dozen films and gossip mongers did not stop at suggesting an off the screen love affair between them. To quote from Dilip Kumarâs forthcoming autobiography, âthere was a healthy mutual respect and affection between Ashok Bhaiyya ( Ashok Kumar ) and Nalini Jaywant who was one of the most spontaneous actresses I have worked with. She was jovial by nature and so was Ashok Bhaiyya. They shared great screen chemistryâ.
In the Fifties Raj Kapoor and Nargis set the screen on fire with their unparalleled expression of love for each other in over 16 films. They came together in Aag in 1948 and consolidated their pairing with Barsaat in 1949. They were inseparable and hot as a leading pair which led to all sorts of stories in film magazines of the period about their off screen interest in each other. What is truly important is that they made a great screen pair and some of the memorable movies they worked in are counted among the classics of the genre.
Though much gossip has been written about Madhubala ' title=' Dilip Kumar and Madhubala '>Dilip Kumar and Madhubala it was Vyjayantimala who paired with the Thespian in maximum number of films. Their pairing began with Devdas and continued in many splendid movies including Madhumati, Naya Daur, Ganga Jamuna, Sunghursh, Leader and Paigham. âWe were considered a hit pair as people loved to see us together on the screen. For me it was a privilege to work with Dilip Sahab. He was a super star when Bimalda approached me with Chandramukhiâs role in Devdas and I was so nervous. On the sets I found out how unassuming he is and working with him changed my outlook completely with regard to love scenes particularly. He taught me to convey tender feelings through my eyes and facial expressions. Words became superfluous for me in Devdasâ, says Vyjayantimala.
Dilip Kumar, unlike Raj Kapoor who paired most effectively with Nargis, combined brilliantly with all his heroines. Whether it was Madhubala or Meena Kumari or Kamini Kaushal or Waheeda Rehman he made viewers feel they were watching a couple truly in love. However, it was with Madhubala that audiences still love to see Dilip Kumar perhaps because they were linked romantically in real life by media and film industry gossip.
The actor who earned the adulation of viewers as a romantic leading man was Dev Anand. He was unequalled in his domain as the handsome, sophisticated and debonair lover. He was at ease with all his heroines from Suraiya, to whom he lost his heart in the early years of his career, to Nutan to Madhubala, to Vyjayantimala to Mala Sinha. Being the never aging hero he worked with equal ease when teamed with a younger star like Asha Parekh, for instance, in Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai. His most admired pairing however was with Waheeda Rehman in Guide. Though Waheeda and Dev made waves as a pair in some hit films like CID, Solva Saal, Baat Ek Raat Ki and Kala Bazar, it was Guide that got them international attention. The pairing was so successful that he chose Waheeda to star opposite him when he debuted as a
director with Prem Pujari.
However, no film buff can alienate Waheeda from her mentor Guru Dutt. For reasons that are hard to explain the sensitive actress was at her best in the memorable movies Guru Dutt worked with her. Pyasa, Kagaz Ke Phool, Chaudvin Ka Chand and Sahib Bibi aur Ghulam are a class apart and can never be clubbed with other films of the genre.
The hero who played the romantic hero to the hilt and created a new image of the lover boy on the Hindi cinema screen was Shammi Kapoor. He was brilliant with all the leading ladies he worked with and whatâs more he had a major part in the success stories of his heroines, including Asha Parekh, Saira Banu and Sharmila Tagore.
The other successful hero of the Sixties was Rajendra Kumar. But it is difficult to pin point his successful pairing with any actress though he and Sadhana almost made a superb love pair with the success of Mere Mehboob and Arzoo. In later years the charm of romantic pairing itself began to fade and pairs like Dharmendra and Hema Malini, Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha, Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh were noted more for the gossip about their off screen romance than the strong chemistry they brought to their pairing on the screen.
Among the contemporary lead pairs the most charming pair is that of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. From Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge to My Name is Khan the very mention of their names together in the cast of a film spells success. Thatâs what a super romantic pair is meant to accomplish from times immemorial in cinema. Salman Khan almost achieved the same chemistry with Aiswarya Rai in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam but destiny did not will their pairing to continue in much the same way fate did not will the Dilip- Madubala pairing to continue.
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