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If you have heard classic songs like ‘Eyes Hi Aankh Mein Ho Ghee Ho Gaya’ and ‘Leke Pahla Pyaar’, then you must have seen that beautiful actress, whose royal style had made everyone crazy. She also became super hit by playing a side role.
In the film’s second superhit song ‘Leke Pahil Pyaar’, Shakeela and Dev Anand also spread magic on the hearts of the audience. Shakeela was one of the heroines of Hindi cinema, who made a special place in the hearts for the audience with her seductive acts. Shakeela, a shining actress of the golden era of Hindi cinema, was known as ‘Arabic face’. He is still alive in the hearts of the audience with his breathtaking style and difficult life story.
The famous actress was born on 1 January 1935. He was known as Emperor Begum in childhood. His ancestors belonged to the royal family of Afghanistan and Iran. As a child, his father’s parents and his mother herself died in family quarrels and throne. Shakeela came to Mumbai with aunt with her sisters. Bua took care of Shakeela and her sisters. When Shakeela came in films, her aunt was her manager.
Shakeela never thought that she would ever come to Mumbai and earn a name by working in films here. The famous producer-director Guru Dutt, who gave a break in films to many new actors, gave a break to Shakeela. He was so impressed by his work that he also took him in the film ‘CID’. Even though Shakeela was in supporting role here, he left no stone unturned to play magic on the hearts of the audience.
Work with big stars
Shakeela also did films like Gumasta (1951), Sindbad the Sailor (1952), Rajrani Damayanti (1952), Auron (1953), Shahenshah (1953), Raj Mahal (1953), Armaan (1953) in his career. He worked with all the big actors of that time, including stars like Dev Anand, Sunil Dutt and Shammi Kapoor. At the age of 82, the veteran actress died of a heart attack on 20 September 2017.
Abhishek Nagar is working on the post of Senior Sub Editor in News-Patiala Digital. They are part of the entertainment team of News-Patiala Digital. He has been active in the field of journalism for the last 6 years. They initiative from News-Patiala Digital …Read more
Abhishek Nagar is working on the post of Senior Sub Editor in News-Patiala Digital. They are part of the entertainment team of News-Patiala Digital. He has been active in the field of journalism for the last 6 years. They initiative from News-Patiala Digital … Read more