Waheeda Rehman is a veteran Indian film actress who mostly works in Hindi films. He has also appeared in Telugu, Tamil, and Bengali films. She has been cited as the ‘most beautiful’ actress by various media platforms.
Wiki/Biography
Waheeda Rehman was born on 3 February 1938 (age 85 years; in 2023) in the city of Chengalpattu in Tamil Nadu, India. His zodiac sign is Aquarius.
He attended school from the Monastery of St. Joseph in Vishakapatnam. She and her sister learned Bharatnatyam in Chennai from her Guru Trichunder Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai and Guru Jayalaxmi Alva, Doyen among the ‘Nattuvanars (people who train dancers and will also join dancers in performances to sing vocal rhythms, known as Sollukattu)’ in Mumbai.
Waheeda Rehman Performs Bharatnatyam
He aspired to become a doctor, but due to his mother’s illness, he gave up on his dream.
Physical appearance
Height: 5′ 5″
Weight: 55 kg
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: White
Family, Caste & Wife
Waheeda Rehman belongs to Dakhini Muslim Family. Her father Mohammed Abdul Rehman was a District Commissioner and died when Waheeda was ten years old. His mother’s name is Mumtaz Begum. She has three younger sisters named Sayeeda Malik, Shahida, and Zahida. Zahida is the eldest sister.
Waheeda Rehman With Sister Sayeeda And Mother
Sayeeda Malik
She is married to veteran filmmaker and actor Kamal Jeet (born Shashi Rekhi).
Waheeda Rehman With Her Husband Shashi Rekhi
He has a son named Sohail Rekhi and a daughter named Kashvi Rekhi, who is a writer.
Waheeda Rehman With Her Daughter Kashvi
Sohail is married to Dechhen Pelden.
Waheeda Rehman With Her Son Sohail, Son-in-law Dechhen Pelden and Daughter Kashvi
She is rumored to be in a relationship with veteran filmmaker and actor, Guru Dutt.
Career
He made his acting debut with the Telugu film “Jayasimha” in 1955.
Jayasimha
His Tamil debut as an actor was with the film “Kaalam Maari Pochu” in 1956.
He made his Hindi film debut with the film “CID” in 1956.
He made his breakthrough in Bollywood with the film “Guide (1965)” and became the most sought-after actor of the 1960s and 1970s.
He has acted with many famous actors like Dev Anand, Kishore Kumar, Dilip Kumar, Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan and many more. The biggest hit of her career was Khamoshi (1970) opposite Rajesh Khanna.
From the mid-seventies, her career as the main heroine ended, and she began her career as a supporting actress. After her appearance in the film Lamhe (1990), she took a break from her acting career for 12 years. He made his comeback with the film “Om Jai Jagadish” in 2002.
Award
Government of India Award
- Padma Bhushan in 2011
Waheeda Rehman Receives Padma Bhushan
- Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award (October 2023)
Waheeda Rehman while receiving the Dadasaheb Phalke Award from President Droupadi Murmu
National Film Awards
- Best Actress for the film “Reshma Aur Shera” in 1971
Filmfare Awards
- Best Actress for “Guide” in 1967
Waheeda Rehman Receives Filmfare Award
- Best Actress for “Neel Kamal” in 1968
- Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994
Other Awards
- NTR National Award in 2006
- Bengal Film Journalists Association Award for Best Actress (Hindi) for Teesri Kasam in 1967
Favorite Things
- Food: Bhelpuri, Panipuri, Bhutta
Facts
- Dancing was her passion, and it was her dancing that set her background for acting. She featured as a dancer in the Telugu film ‘Rojulu Marayi (1955).’
- At the success party of “Rojulu Maraayi,” Guru Dutt notices Waheeda and decides to train her. Guru Dutt brought him to Mumbai and cast him as a ‘vamp’ in his production CID (1956).
- According to sources, Guru Dutt then signed Waheeda for three films on salary without any audition or look test.
- When he was about to make his acting debut in CID, the film’s director, Raj Khosla, asked him to change his name because he thought it was too long. Waheeda disagreed; saying that it was his parents, who gave him the name and that he liked it. Raj points out that everyone has changed their names, from Dilip Kumar (Yusuf Khan) to Nargis (Fatima Rashid) and Meena Kumari (Mahjabeen Bano) to Madhubala (Mumtaz Jahan); he further added that he was adamant. To this, Waheeda replied,
I am not everyone.”
- Some sources claim that Waheeda, before signing her first contract in Bollywood, insisted on including a clause that gave her the right to reject an outfit if she didn’t like it.
- Devanand is her favorite co-star. In her first film with Dev Anand, she was very shy and didn’t have the guts to call him “Dev.” Dev Anand says that he won’t be able to make love to her if he doesn’t call her by her name. After much effort, she finally called him Dev.
Waheeda Rehman With Dev Anand
- She has done almost every genre of film and has played various roles, from being a teenage heroine to a mother and then to a grandmother.
- She considered her role in “Phagun (1973),” in which she played Jaya Bahaduri’s (Jaya Bachchan) mother, to be the ‘biggest mistake of her career’; because after the film, people have started offering her motherly roles.
- Waheeda has played Amitabh Bachchan’s lover and mother; she has played the role of Amitabh’s lover in “Adalat (1976)” and his mother in “Trishul (1978).”
- In October 2004, a Waheeda Rehman film retrospective was held at the Seattle Art Museum at the University of Washington where Waheeda participated in a spirited panel and audience discussion of her most memorable films; Pyaasa (1957), Teesri Kasam (1966), and Panduan (1965).
- He likes to make ‘Sevaiya;’ it’s something he doesn’t forget to cook on Eid.
- His best friend is Nanda, a veteran actor.
- Even Asha Parekh and Helen are his best friends. The three of them are often seen out together.
Nanda, Waheeda Rehman, Helen, And Asha Parekh
- He considered Guru Dutt as his mentor.
Waheeda Rehman with Teacher Dutt
- He learned Urdu and Tamil from his parents.
- He loves photography and has an interest in wildlife photography.
- In the movie, “The Songs of Scorpion (2017),” Waheeda was seen singing for the first time with her voice. The film had its world premiere at the 70th Locarno Film Festival in Locarno, Switzerland.
Waheeda Rehman as ‘Zubaida’ in “The Songs Of Scorpion”
- Nasreen Munni Kabir wrote her biography titled “Conversations With Waheeda Rehman,” which was published in 2014.
- He is an ambassador for a non-profit organization called ‘Rang De,’ which helps people fight poverty.
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Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
