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Waheeda Rehman Name: Waheeda Rehman
Birthday: Thursday, May 14 1936
Star Sign: Taurus
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Waheeda Rehman (May 14, 1936) was born into a traditional Muslim family in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh in 1936. Her father, a DM, was posted all over the South. She had dreamt of becoming a doctor, but destiny willed otherwise and she could not undergo proper schooling, due to some infection in her lungs. She was trained in Bharatnatyam and, prodded by her helpful parents, hit the silver screen with the Telugu film Jaisimha (1955), followed by Rojulu Maraayi (1955). Sadly, she lost her father at the early age of 12. She was spotted by Guru Dutt in a song in a later film and was brought to Bombay and cast as a vamp in his production C.I.D. (1956), directed by Raj Khosla. After a few years of joining Hindi films, she lost her mother. After the success of C.I.D., she was given a role in Pyaasa (1957). It was at this point that she got involved in an unsuccessful affair with tragedy king Guru Dutt. Kagaz Ke Phool (1959), depicted the story of forlorn lovers - Dutt and Rehman. Guru Dutt's marital status and her success in films outside his tore them apart personally and professionally. She completed Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962) under some strain. They broke away from each other after the film's indifferent reception at the Berlin Film Festival in 1963. Guru Dutt could never really get over her and committed suicide in 1964. Her career continued throughout the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and the 1990s. Though she did some very good films after Guide (1965) and Neel Kamal (1968), some failed at the box office. At around this time, Kamaljit (who starred opposite her in Shagun (1964)) proposed marriage. She accepted the proposal and they were married on April 27, 1974. After her marriage, she shifted to a farmhouse in Bangalore and took to farming. She bore two children named Sohail and Kashvi. Sadly, in 1999, her husband passed away following a prolonged illness. She cut down her film assignments and moved back to her sea-facing bungalow in Bandra, Bombay where she lives currently.
 

Filmography

Films Year
kaagaz ke phool 1959
Reshma Aur Shera 1971
Kabhi Kabhi 1976
Adalat 1977
Trishul 1978
Namak Halal 1982
Mahaan 1983
Coolie 1983
Mashaal 1984
Lamhe 1991
Om Jai Jagadish 2002
Maine Gandhi Ko Nahi Maara 2005
Rang De Basanti 2006
Water 2007

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