Veteran actor Waheeda Rehman not too long ago recalled recollections of her first dance efficiency. She turned visitor within the new episode of Arbaaz Khan’s chat present The Invincibles the place she talked about her journey within the movie business and shared a number of known-unknown details. She mentioned she needed to study dancing when she was solely 7 to eight years previous. (Also learn: Javed Akhtar on making controversial feedback in Pakistan: ‘Yahan nahi darte wahan kya darna?’)
Waheeda Rehman made her performing debut with the Telugu movie Rojulu Marayi (1955) on the age of 17. Dance remained an important a part of her profession. She delivered hits like Pyaasa (1957), Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960) and Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962). Her final outings had been Aamir Khan-starrer Rang De Basanti (2006) and Abhishek Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor’s Delhi 6 (2009).
Talking to Arbaaz who requested her about her first dance efficiency, the 85-year-old actor mentioned she had carried out for India’s first viceroy C. Rajagopalachari. She shared, “C. Rajagopalachari, unka program bana Visakhapatnam ane ke liye (He was to go to Visakhapatnam) the place my father was posted at the moment. Unhone kaha Kamala Lakshman, MS Subbulakshmi ko bulao…aur pata nahi kisse…Toh Delhi se ek telegram aya saying artist needs to be native; no person exterior Visakhapatnam. Fir bhi unhone idhar-udhar dhundha toh koi veena bajane wale mil gaye, dance ka kisika ho nahi raha tha (They want native artists for the present however had been unable to seek out any besides some sitar gamers).”
“Toh unhone kaha Rehman (Waheeda’s father) abhi toh tujhe karana hello parega apni beti se dance. During the present, C Rajagopalachari ne puch ye naam announce kia, Waheeda Rehman, toh Musalman ladki hai? Maine aaj tak nahi suna Musalman ladki Bharatnatyam kar rahi hai (They persuaded my father to make me carry out. After my identify was introduced within the present, C Rajagopalachari questioned how a Muslim lady is performing Bharatnatyam dance),” she added.
She additionally mentioned that C Rajagopalachari additionally went on to reward the senior actor’s father who served as an IAS officer on the time. She quoted the Viceroy saying for her father, ‘I would like to meet him. Very bold and brave of him.’ She additionally recalled that her photograph from the occasion was revealed the subsequent day on the entrance web page of a newspaper. In the photograph, she has been offered with a medal.
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