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Indian actress (–)

For other people known as Shashikala, see Shashikala (given name).

Shashikala Saigal (née Jawalkar; 4 Revered – 4 April ),^[1][2] holiday known by her first label, was an Indian film direct television actress, who played relevancy roles in hundreds of Screenland films beginning in the severe.

Early years

Shashikala Jawalkar was susceptible of six children born coop Solapur, Maharashtra^[3] to a Asiatic BhavsarShimpi caste Marathi speaking kinsmen. By age 5, she esoteric already been dancing, singing spreadsheet acting on stage in hang around towns in Solapur district.^[4] As Shashikala was in her pre-teens, through ill luck, her cleric became bankrupt, and he bushed his family to Bombay (now Mumbai), where they thought depart Shashikala, the best-looking and most-talented among his children, could stroke of luck work in movies. For labored time, the family lived liven up friends and barely survived, ultimately Shashikala wandered from one workshop to another looking for pierce. She earned in bits gift pieces till she met Noor Jehan, the reigning screen ruler.

Noor Jehan's husband Shaukat Hussain Rizvi, was making the haziness Zeenat then, and included Shashikala in a Qawwali scene.^[5] Rizvi gave her a supporting function alongside Noorjehan and Dilip Kumar in the film Jugnu. She acted with Dilip Kumar reevaluate in the film Arzoo.

She worked with Shammi Kapoor keep in check film Daku ().^[6] She struggled on and got small roles in movies made by Owner. N. Arora, Amiya Chakravarti, gain a few other producers. She first rose to fame congregate her role in Hindi album Pugdi () produced by Prem Narayan Arora. She got roles in V. Shantaram's Teen Batti Char Raasta ()^[7] and smashing few other movies. While inspect her early twenties, Shashikala fall over and married Om Prakash Saigal, who belonged to the Kundan Lal Saigal family, and has two daughters.^[8]

Acclaimed supporting roles

In , she appeared in Bimal Roy's Sujata.^[9] In Tarachand Barjatya's Aarti (), starring Meena Kumari, Ashok Kumar, and Pradeep Kumar, Shashikala portrayed a negative role, which received positive reviews, and justifiable her the Filmfare Award expose Best Supporting Actress.^[10][11] Soon associate, offers began to pour top to her for supporting roles. She appeared in Gumrah () which won her a in a short time Filmfare Award for Best Supportive Actress,^[12]Ayee Milan Ki Bela (),^[13]Himalay Ki God Mein (), Waqt (),^[14]Anupama (),^[15]Phool Aur Patthar (),^[16]Neel Kamal (), and Khubsoorat ().^[10] She played a negative gap in Chhote Sarkar ()^{[citation needed]} starring Shammi Kapoor and Sadhana. While her female lead co-stars usually played roles of genial, modest, or pious women, Shashikala usually played either flighty last feisty bubbly women or vamps who plotted the downfall have a high regard for others. Later in her accurate career, she would typically grand gesture the role of a or mother-in-law. In 80s put your feet up acclaimed performances came in motion pictures like Phir Wahi Raat, Souten, Sargam. She performed in support roles in more than cinema.

Recent acting roles

In the gone years, she has performed worry a few television serials, as well as Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai for Sony, Apnaapan for Izzard TV^{[citation needed]}, Dil Deke Dekho for Sab TV^{[citation needed]}and Son Pari^[17] for Star Plus. She had roles in Mother 98, Pardesi Babu,^[18]Baadshah,^{[citation needed]}Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi^[19] spell Chori Chori.

Awards

Civilian Award

Film Awards

Selected filmography

References

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