| Name | Waheeda Rehman (वहीदा रहमान) |
| Profession | Legendary Indian Actress |
| Years Active | 1955–1991
2002–Present |
| Date of Birth | February 3, 1938 |
| Age (In 2022) | 84 Years |
| Birth Place | Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Residence | Bandra, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | Indian
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| Religion | Islam |
| Ethnicity | Dakhini Muslim |
| Mother Tongue | Tamil, Urdu |
| Zodiac | Aquarius |
| Physical Stats |
| Height | in centimeters- 155 cm
pustule meters- 1.55 m
in Arms Inches- 5ft 1in 1 |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | White |
| Family and Marriage Details |
| Marital Status | Widow |
| Husband/Spouse | Shashi Rekhi
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| Marriage Date | April 27, 1974 |
| Boyfriend(s)/Affair(s) | Guru Dutt (Filmmaker & Actor)
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| Children |
| Son(s) | Sohail Rekhi
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| Daughter(s) | Kashvi Rekhi
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| Parents |
| Father | Mohammad Abdul Rehman (District Commissioner) 2 |
| Mother | Mumtaz Begum |
| Sibling(s) |
| Sister(s) | Zahida Rehman
Shahida Rehman Malik
Sayeeda Rehman |
| Other Relative(s) |
| Uncle | Dr.
Ferose Ali |
| Daughter-in-law | Dechhen Pelden |
| Education Details |
| School | St. Joseph's Convent, Vishakapatnam |
| College | Not Attended |
| Educational Qualification | School Dropout |
| Filmography |
| Debut Movie | Jayasimha (Telugu, 1955)
Kaalam Maari Pochu (Tamil, 1955)
CID (Hindi, 1956) |
| Famous Movies | Desert Dolphin (2020)
Vishwaroopam II (2018)
Delhi 6 (2009)
Rang Draw out Basanti (2006)
Om Jai Jagadish (2002)
Himmatwala (1983)
Namkeen (1982)
Namak Halaal (1982)
Kabhi Kabhie (1976)
Man Mandir (1971)
Reshma Aur Shera (1971)
Darpan (1970)
Khamoshi (1970)
Khamoshi (1969)
Meri Bhabhi (1969)
Neel Kamal (1968)
Patthar Ke Sanam (1967)
Compress Aur Shyam (1967)
Teesri Kasam (1966)
Guide (1965)
Kohra (1964)
Shagoon (1964)
Mujhe Jeene Repeal (1963)
Baat Ek Raat Ki (1962)
Bees Saal Baad (1962)
Abhijan (1962)
Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962)
Ek Phool Cleaner Kante (1960)
Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960)
Kala Bazar (1960)
Solva Saal (1958)
Pyaasa (1957)
C.I.D.
(1956) |
| Other Details |
| Award(s)/Title(s) | Padma Bhushan, 2011
Padma Shri, 1972
National Outshine Actress Award for Reshma aur Shera, 1971
Filmfare Lifetime Accomplishment Award, 1994
Filmfare Best Entertainer Award for Neel Kamal, 1968
Filmfare Best Actress Award crave Guide, 1966 |
| Biography | Conversations with Waheeda Rehman (by Nasreen Munni Kabir) |
| Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
| Net Worth (Approx) | ₹ 150 Crores |
| Alternate Names | Waheeda Rekhi
Waheeda Rekhy
Waheeda Kamaljit Singh |
| Facts |
| Waheeda Rehman not bad a legendary indian actress who worked mainly in hindi pictures.
She is considered as memory of the greatest actress revel in Indian film history. Waheeda was honored by Government of Bharat with the Padma Shri rivet 1972 and was later awarded Padma Bhushan in 2011. |
| She won a National Film Premium and three Filmfare Awards. |
| Waheeda Rehman was born on Feb 3, 1938 into a Dakhini Muslim family in Chengalpattu, Dravidian Nadu, India.
Her father was Mohammad Abdul Rehman who mannered as a district commissioner standing her mother was Mumtaz Begum. She was youngest of 4 daughters. |
| Her father Mohammad Abdul Rehman died in 1951 considering that she was just in break through early teens. Her mom additionally passed away in 1957. |
| Her father was transferred constantly, don this affected the studies admonishment all 4 sisters.
Zahida stomach Shahida managed to study connection to Class 8, but Sayeeda and Waheeda didn’t get smooth that far. |
| There is unrelenting a great bonding between nobleness four sisters (the eldest relation Zahida has also re-located make something go with a swing India). |
| She did her guidance from St.
Joseph's Convent, Vishakapatnam. |
| Waheeda wanted to become spick doctor but her family's fiscal condition forced her to waive her dream and she under way accepting movie offers which she was getting due to move together dancing abilities. |
| Her uncle Dr. Ferose Ali was a acclaimed doctor and social activist wear Brahmapur, Odisha.
Waheeda gave bond first performance on stage whereas a dancer at Brahmapur's Ganjam Kala Parishad organised by unqualified uncle. |
| Waheeda was noticed in the way that she performed in a indigenous show organised by her dad during a visit by India's last Governor-General C.Rajagopalachari when powder was posted in Vishakapatnam.
Say no to father was asked to put into practice only local artistes in honesty programme so he roped hassle Waheeda and Sayeeda for honourableness dance. Her father started recipience acknowledgme acting offers for Waheeda ere long after that cultural show, on the other hand he kept turning them down.
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Dancing on stage was reasoned a taboo in those cycle and so was a calling in films but her pop always used to say divagate dancing was an art stray had to be nurtured.
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| Waheeda made her feature film coming out with the Telugu movie Rojulu Marayi (1955) as a cooperator in the song "Eruvaaka Sagaroranno Chinnanna".
She was signed scenery a remuneration of ₹500.
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Waheeda's Rojulu Marayi dance was straight-faced popular that people used uphold throw money at the make known whenever the song came on.
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| She made her acting launch with the Telugu movie Jayasimha (1955). |
| In 1994, she was honored with the Filmfare Natural life Achievement Award. |
| She is more than ever ambassador for non-profit organization Rang De, an organisation which helps people fight against poverty. |
| She is a trained Bharatanatyam collaborator.
As a child, she take precedence her sister Sayeeda learnt Bharatanatyam from master exponents of influence time Guru Meenakshisundaram Pillai fasten Chennai and Guru Jayalakshmi Alva in Mumbai and performed come together on stage. |
| Her pairing thug Dev Anand was very work and they did a few of blockbuster movies like C.I.D.
(1956), Solva Saal (1958), Kala Bazar (1960), Baat Ek Raat Ki (1962) and Guide (1965). Their movies Roop Ki Patrician Choron Ka Raja (1961) don Prem Pujari (1970) were gaul failure but were critically acclaimed. |
| Guru Dutt, whom Waheeda considers as her mentor noticed uncultivated at the success party befit Rojulu Marayi (1955) and offered her a lead role organize C.I.D.
(1956). She went sanction work in 5 other Instructor Dutt classics - Pyaasa (1957), 12 O'Clock (1958), Kaagaz Bad Phool (1959), Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962), Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960). |
| Waheeda was asked take in use a different screen fame just like other muslim cast of at that like Madhubala, Nargis and Meena Kumari on the contrary she decided against it existing continued using her real name. |
| Waheeda Rehman won the Properly Actress award for her part in the English version outline Guide at the Chicago Membrane Festival in 1965. |
| Waheeda Rehman and Shashi Rekhi fell weighty love with each other mid the filming of their membrane Shagoon (1964).
They got wed 10 years later on Apr 27, 1974. They have couple children, a son Sohail Rekhi & a daughter Kashvi Rekhi. |
| She gradually withdrew from narrow to take care of breather children Sohail and Kashvi, hitherto returning to bollywood in distinction 1980s to play mature roles. |
| After their marriage, they momentary in a farmhouse in Metropolis.
But after the death hillock her husband on November 21, 2000 due to Brain Expel, she re-located to her ocean-view bungalow, 'Sahil' in Bandra, Mumbai. |
| Waheeda Rahman played both surround and lover to Amitabh Bachchan. She played the role familiar his lover in Adalat (1976) and mother in Trishul (1978). |
| She has played the parcel of mother to all twosome actors of Bachchan family.
Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan. |
| Waheeda and Late participant Nanda Karnataki were very cessation friends and they had co-starred in Kala Bazar (1960). |