Articles about Waheeda Rehman
A recipient of the prestigious Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan awards in 1972 and 2011, respectively, Waheeda Rehman is an actress and dancer who predominantly works in the Hindi film industry. Even though Rehman wanted to become a doctor, she had to abandon this goal due to her family’s emotional and financial crisis. However, due to her dancing abilities, she got offers to work in movies. In 1955, the actress made her debut with the film, ‘Rojulu Maraayi’, in the Telugu film industry and later appeared ‘Jayasimha’ the same year. In the following year, she also made a debut in the Tamil industry. Her performances in these films caught the attention of Hindi filmmaker Guru Dutt who cast her in the film ‘C.I.D.’ (1956). In the following years, she appeared in some of the greatest movies made in the history of the Hindi film industry. From 1959 to 1964, the actress was the third-highest paid actress in the industry. Not only did Rehman work with the most established actors of that time, but she also received multiple accolades for her performance in the industry. Rehman was also awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994 and the IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001.
28 May 2021
EntertainmentPaying tribute to yesteryear beauties- Asha Parekh, Waheeda Rehman, and Helen- Mumbai-based Bollywood Art Project (BAP) featured them in beautiful murals at Chapel Road, Bandra.
07 Jan 2021
EntertainmentLate actor Irrfan Khan, who passed away last year, would have turned 54 today.
29 Dec 2020
EntertainmentIrrfan Khan will be seen in his final movie titled The Song of Scorpions, which will be released in early 2021.
08 Jul 2020
EntertainmentStarting out her career at the age of eight, Neetu Kapoor had a tremendous journey in films.
02 May 2020
EntertainmentThe whole of India witnessed an inconsolable loss as one of our most celebrated actors, Irrfan Khan bid us farewell, a little too early.
30 Apr 2020
EntertainmentWe all have our distinct set of vivid memories from Rishi Kapoor's rich filmography.
25 Feb 2020
EntertainmentIn her latest Instagram post, actress Janhvi Kapoor treated her fans with a video of herself dancing gracefully on Lata Mangeshkar's soulful Piya Tose Naina Laage Re.
07 Sep 2019
EntertainmentAmitabh Bachchan, who enjoys a massive fan following, recently revealed that he's a big fan of veteran actress Waheeda Rehman.
28 Aug 2018
EntertainmentMegastar Amitabh Bachchan says he is in awe of the current generation of actors like Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, and Rajkummar Rao who have honed their craft to such a level that even he gets scared while working with them.
19 Jul 2018
EntertainmentPriyanka Chopra wasn't the obvious choice for the "Miss India" title 18 years ago as one jury member felt her complexion was "too dark", says a new book on the star who turned 36 yesterday.
29 Jun 2018
EntertainmentMore than anything, Sridevi wanted to see her daughter Janhvi Kapoor on the celluloid. She was waiting with bated breath for her debut film 'Dhadak' to hit the screens.
19 Mar 2018
EntertainmentThe 75th birthday of filmmaker Karan Johar's mother Hiroo turned out to be a memorable affair as Karan Johar and Kajol, who had a fallout in 2016, happily posed for pictures together.
21 Sep 2017
EntertainmentYesteryear leading lady Shakila, who has appeared in cult movies like 'Hatim Tai' (1956) and 'CID' (1956), passed away yesterday after a heart attack. She was 82.
15 Aug 2016
Entertainment43% of the net box office revenue was amassed by the Hindi film industry (Bollywood) as of 2014.
