Sadhana Shivdasani
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.jpg) Sadhana in film, Ek Musafir Ek Hasina (1962) |
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| Born | Sadhana Shivdasani September 2, 1941 Karachi, Sindh, India, now part of Pakistan |
| Residence | Santacruz, Mumbai |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1958–1978, 1994 |
| Spouse | R. K. Nayyar (1965–d.1995) |
Sadhana (Sindhi: साधना) (born 2 September 1941) is an Indian Bollywood actress. She was one of the top stars in the 1960s and the early 1970s. Beside becoming the fashion icon for young Indian girls with her specific hair style, still known as "Sadhana cut", she became famous as Mystery Girl with her three suspense thriller films namely Woh Kaun Thi? (1964), Mera Saaya (1965) and Anita (1968). In the year 1965 she was nominated for prestigious Filmfare Award for Best Actress for film Woh Kaun Thi?.[1]
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[edit] Early life
Born in 1941 in Karachi, Pakistan (then India), Shivdasani and named after her father's favorite actress Sadhana Bose. Her father was the brother of actor Hari Shivdasani. Sadhana is a cousin of the actress Babita, who is the daughter of actor Hari Shivdasani and mother of actresses Karisma & Kareena Kapoor. Sadhana has an elder sister named Sarla. Her mother home-schooled her until she was 8 years old. The family fled from Karachi during the post-Partition riots.
When she was 15 years old, she was discovered by some producers who had seen her act in a college play. They cast her in India's first Sindhi film titled Abana (1958), where she played the heroine's younger sister for which she was paid a token amount of 1 rupee. A photograph of her publicizing the film appeared in a movie magazine[which?]. It was then that Sashadhar Mukherjee, one of cinema's major producers at that time, gave her the lead role in her first Hindi film Love in Simla (1959). The film was directed by another newcomer, R.K. Nayyar, who she fell in love with and later married. Nayyar created her trademark look called "Sadhana cut" inspired from Hollywood actress Audrey Hepburn.[2]
[edit] Film Career
Sadhana's father Hari helped her enter films. She played a chorus girl in Raj Kapoor's Shree 420 in 1955.[3] Her first role in a film as a second lead was in Abana (1958). She joined the acting school of film producer Sashadhar Mukherjee, who also produced her first Hindi film. Mukherjee casted her opposite his own newcomer son, Joy Mukherjee. R.K. Nayyar, also debutant, directed this romantic film Love in Simla (1960).[3]
Her films included Mere Mehboob (1963) and "Woh Kaun Thi?" for which she earned a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress. Khosla cast her in two more mystery films, Mera Saaya (1966) and Anita (1967). She would earn her second Filmfare nomination as Best Actress for Waqt (1965).
She had serious health problems with her thyroid and went to Boston for treatment and she recovered. Later starred in Inteqaam (1969), Ek Phool Do Mali (1969), and Geeta Mera Naam (1974), which she also directed. She then decided to retire from acting. She and her husband formed a production company afterwards. She also directed a film starring Dimple Kapadia in 1989.[1]
[edit] Personal life
Sadhana married R.K. Nayyar in 1965, she was married to him for nearly thirty years, till his death in 1995. She has no children. She lives in Mumbai as a tenant in an apartment building owned by singer Asha Bhosle. Recently, Sadhana claimed that the builder Yusuf Lakdawala threatened her to vacate from her ground floor property. Lakdawala wants to redevelop the property.[4] Earlier too, Lakdawala tried to coerce Sadhana but had to back off,[clarification needed] once she complained to Bal Thackeray.[5]
The press published photographs of Shivdasani in 2010.[6][7]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role | Note |
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| 1958 | Abana | ||
| 1960 | Love in Simla | Sonia | |
| Parakh | Seema | English: The Examination | |
| 1961 | Hum Dono | Mita | |
| 1962 | Prem Patra | Kavita Kapoor | English: Love Letter |
| Manmauji | |||
| Ek Musafir Ek Hasina | |||
| Asli-Naqli | Renu | ||
| 1963 | Mere Mehboob | Husna | |
| 1964 | Woh Kaun Thi? | Sandhya/Seema | |
| Rajkumar | Princess Sangeeta | ||
| Picnic | |||
| Dulha Dulhan | Rekha | ||
| 1965 | Waqt | Meena Mittal | |
| Arzoo | Usha | ||
| 1966 | Mera Saaya | Geeta/Nisha (Raina) | |
| Gaban | |||
| Budtameez | Shanta | ||
| 1967 | Anita | Anita | |
| 1969 | Sachaai | Shobha Dayal | |
| Intaquam | Reeta Mehra | ||
| Ek Phool Do Mali | Somna | ||
| 1970 | Ishq Par Zor Nahin | Sushma Rai | |
| 1971 | Aap Aye Bahaar Ayee | Neena Bakshi | |
| 1972 | Dil Daulat Duniya | ||
| 1973 | Hum Sab Chor Hain | ||
| 1974 | Geeta Mera Naam | ||
| Chhote Sarkar | |||
| 1974 | Vandana | ||
| 1975 | Amaanat | Suchitra | |
| 1977 | Ulfat ki Nayee Manzeelein | ||
| 1978 | Mehfil | ||
| 1987 | Nafrat | ||
| 1988 | Aakhri Nishchay |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Das Gupta, Ranjan (2008-09-05). "Sadhna worked wonders". The Hindu (Chennai, India). http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/09/05/stories/2008090550840400.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
- ^ Rajiv Vijayakar (4 Mar 2011). "That Iconic Touch". Indian Express. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/that-iconic-touch/757393/0. Retrieved 2 Feb 2012.
- ^ a b Dinesh Raheja. "Sadhana's Song". Rediff.com. http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/feb/11dinesh.htm. Retrieved 2 Feb 2012.
- ^ http://www.rediff.com/news/2005/nov/23salem.htm
- ^ "Builder threatened to kill me: Sadhana". The Times Of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Builder-threatened-to-kill-me-Sadhana/articleshow/6299855.cms.
- ^ http://www.mid-day.com/news/2010/nov/211110-sadhana-harassment-case-yusuf-lakdawala-bailed.htm
- ^ http://www.deccanherald.com/content/94028/harassed-sadhana-seeks-police-cover.html
[edit] External links
- Sadhana at the Internet Movie Database
- The Ultimate Sadhana Webpage : www.sadhanastar.com - A fan made website full of detailed information!
- A detailed biography
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