Waheeda Rehman (Hindi: वहीदा रहमान), born on May 14, 1936 is a famous Indian film actress who appears in Bollywood movies.
One of the most prominent actressses of the golden era, Waheeda Rehman was born into a traditional Muslim family in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India. Her father a District Magistrate.
In an interview to Times of India she said that. “I was born in Chengalpattu,” she reveals, “I used to have a house in Chennai and agricultural ...
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Waheeda Rehman (Hindi: वहीदा रहमान), born on May 14, 1936 is a famous Indian film actress who appears in Bollywood movies.
One of the most prominent actressses of the golden era, Waheeda Rehman was born into a traditional Muslim family in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India. Her father a District Magistrate.
In an interview to Times of India she said that. “I was born in Chengalpattu,” she reveals, “I used to have a house in Chennai and agricultural land in the Red Hills area.”
So, why the widespread belief that she was born in Hyderabad? “It’s a long story,” she says, “When I was in Chennai, I did three to four Telugu movies. In the first one, Rojulu Maraayi, I did only a folk dance number. However, it went on to become a hit! I was in Hyderabad celebrating its success and Guru Dutt happened to be there. He was on a lookout for new faces and heard that I could speak in Urdu. It is because he spotted me in Hyderabad that people assume I was born there.”
Her dream was to become a doctor...
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