Waheeda Rehman

The birth of Waheeda Rehman took place in Hyderabad in a traditional Muslim family in the year 1936. To be a doctor was the dream of Waheeda Rehman but due to infection in lungs she could not finish her education. Waheeda Rehaman was trained in Bharatnatyam. She got chance to act in two Telugu films in 1955. Guru Dutt offered her the role of vamp in film C.I.D. (1956) and took her to Mumbai. After success of C.I.D. she got role of heroine in the film Pyasa. During the production of Pyasa the unsuccessful love affair started between Waheeda Rehman and Guru Dutt which ran up to 1963. In 1964 Guru Dutt committed suicide.

Waheeda Rehman (born May 14, 1936) is a famous Indian actress whose prime was in the late-1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. She has an alternated date of birth of February 3, 1936, and stands 5'1" tall.

Early Life

Waheeda Rehman 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). She lost her father at the age of twelve.

Hindi films

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 leading role in Pyaasa (1957). It was at this point that she got involved in an unsuccessful love affair with director Guru Dutt. Their next venture together, Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), depicted the story of a successful director's fall from grace after he falls for his leading lady, and foreshadowed events in Guru Dutt's own life as well. Guru Dutt's marital status and her success in films outside his tore them apart personally and professionally, although they continued to work together in 1960's Chaudhvin Ka Chand. 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 committed suicide in 1964.

Late Career

Her career continued throughout the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. She won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her roles in Guide (1965) and Neel Kamal (1968), but despite good roles in subsequent films some of the films failed at the box office. At around this time, Kamaljit Singh (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. On November 21, 2000 her husband died 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.
Recently she has taken on selected roles. Her performance is Rang De Basanti was widely acclaimed.

Awards

Filmfare best actress award for Guide in 1965
Filmfare best actress award for Neel Kamal in 1968

Filmography

· C.I.D.
1956
· Pyasa
1957
· 12 O'clock
1958
· Solva Saal
1958
· Kagaj Ke Phool
1959
· Chaudahavin Ka Chand
1960
· Ek Phool Char Kante
1960
· Girl Friend
1960
· Kala Bazar
1960
· Roop Ki RaniChoron Ka Raja
1961
· Bat Ek Rat Ki
1962
· Bees Sal Bad
1962
· Rakhee
1962
· Sahib Bibi Aur Gulam
1962
· Ek Di Sau Afsane
1963
· Mujhe Jeene Do
1963
· Kohra
1964
· Majboor
1964
· Shagun
1964
· Guide
1965
· Dil Diya Dard Liya
1966
· Teesri Kasam
1966
· Ghar Ka Chirag
1967
· Palki
1967
· Patthar Ke Sanam
1967
· Ram Aur Shyam
1967
· Aadmi
1968
· Bazi
1968
· Neel Kaml
1968
· Khamoshi
1969
· Meri Bhabhi
1969
· Shatranj
1969
· Darpan
1970
· Dharti
1970
· Man Ki Aankhen
1970
· Prem Pujari
1970
· Man Mandir
1971
· Reshma Aur Shera
1971
· Dil Ka Raja
1972
· Subah o Sham
1972
· Trisandhya
1972
· Zindgi Zindgi
1972
· Insaf
1973
· Fagun
1973
· Kabhi Kabhi
1976
· Adalat
1976
· Trishul
1978
· Aaj Ki Dhara
1979
· Jwalamukhi
1980
· Jyoti Bane Jwala
1980
· Dharam Kanta
1982
· Namak Halal
1982
· Namkin
1982
· Sawal
1982
· Coolie
1983
· Ghungharu
1983
· Himmatwala
1983
· Mahan
1983
· Pyasi Aankhen
1983
· Mashal
1984
· Maksad
1984
· Sunny
1984
· Alla Rakkha
1986
· Sinhasan
1986
· Chandni
1989
· Lamhe
1991
· Swayam
1991
· Ulfat Ki Nai Manjile
1994
· East Is East
1999
· Om Jai Jagdeesh
2002
· 15 Park Avenue
2005
· Maine GandhiNahin Mara
2005
· Water
2005
· Rang De Basanti
2006