Waheeda Rehman, stunning at 76
Veteran actress Waheeda Rehman, remembered for her performances in Chaudhvi Ka Chand, Guide, Kagaz Ke Phool, was recently seen on NDTV's show It's My Life and is a regular at various film screenings with her actor friends like Ash Parekh, Shammi, Helen and others.
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The lovely Waheeda Rehman, remembered for her performances in Chaudhvi Ka Chand, Guide and Kagaz Ke Phool, is 76 today. She was recently seen on NDTV's show It's My Life and is a regular at various film screenings with her actor friends like Asha Parekh, Shammi, Helen and others.
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Waheeda Rehman, considered as one of the most prominent actresses of the golden age of Bollywood, last appeared in Rakyesh Om Prakash Mehra's Delhi 6 (2009) . She played the role of Abhishek Bachchan's dadi and showed the younger actresses a thing or two with her dance moves in the famous song Sasural Genda Phool.
As the talented actress turns a year older we bring you this pictorial presentation of her life. Take a look! -
Then came the BIG Bollywood break with CID in 1956, directed by Raj Khosla, where Waheeda played a vamp. The film was a huge success and prompted Guru Dutt to cast her as the leading lady in his next film, Pyaasa (1957) and thus started a series of masterpieces.
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Guru Dutt and Waheeda were next seen in Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), which was the story of a successful director's decline after he falls for his leading lady. The film was said to be based on Guru Dutt's own life and rumoured off-screen relationship with Waheeda.
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Waheeda Rehman then started working with other Bollywood directors and drifted away from Guru Dutt, although she did complete Chaudhvi Ka Chand and Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962). But the two finally parted ways after that and in 1964 Guru Dutt died, reportedly from an overdose of sleeping pills.
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Waheeda Rehman and Dev Anand were the most sought after pair in the late 50s and 60s and appeared in a number of successful films. including her first film CID, Solva Saal (1958), Kala Bazar (1960), Baat Ek Raat Ki (1962) and Guide (1965). The two were also delivered some flops like Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja (1961) and Prem Pujari (1970).
With award winning film Guide, for which she bagged the Filmfare Best Actress Award, Waheeda reached the peak of her career. -
She married her Shagun co-actor, Kamaljit, in 1974. After her wedding, she shifted base to Bangalore. The actress has two children, Sohail and Kashvi.
In the year 2000, her husband died following a prolonged illness and she moved back to the bright lights of Mumbai. -
She took a 12 year break after her appearance in Yash Raj films' Lamhe in 1991 with Anil Kapoor and Sridevi, and returned to films in 2002 with Om Jai Jagadish. This time, she played mom to her Lamhe co-actor. Next up was Water (2005) followed by Rang De Basanti (2006).
