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Born  |
1
January 1935 Afghanistan |
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Died |
20
September 2017 (aged 82) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
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Nationality |
Indian |
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Occupation |
Actress |
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Years active |
1949–1963 |
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Notable work |
Aar Paar (1954) |
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Relatives |
Johnny Walker (brother-in-law) |
Shakila
Shakila (1 January 1935 - 20 September 2017) was an Indian entertainer, most popular for her parts in Master Dutt's movies: Aar Paar (1954) and C.I.D. (1956). Shakila's was brought into the world as Badshah Begum on 1 January 1935 in the Center East. Her more youthful sisters are Noor Jehan (nicknamed Noor) and Nasreen. Their progenitors had a place with the imperial groups of Afghanistan and Iran. Their fatherly grandparents and mother were killed during family fights over the high position. Their dad and his sister Feroza Begum carried the kids to Mumbai, India. Shakila and her sisters confronted difficult stretches, since their dad kicked the bucket soon a while later. Her auntie, who was locked in to wed a ruler, lost him in a mishap, and she chose to stay unmarried and raise her three nieces.
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Her auntie was partial to motion pictures and took the young ladies to appearances. Their family was cordial with Kardar and Mehboob Khan. As a matter of fact, it was 'Kardar' who offered her the opportunity to act in Dastaan (1949). She took the name Shakila and made her presentation as a youngster artiste in the film, which featured Suraiya. She immediately acted in one more film with Suraiya named Duniya (1949). In the wake of working in a few routine movies in optional jobs including Gumasta (1951), Sindbad the Mariner (1952), Rajrani Damyanti (1952), Aagosh (1953), Shahenshah (1953), Raj Mahal (1953), Armaan (1953), individuals at long last seen her in Master Dutt's Aar-Paar (1954). In Aar-Paar, she played the other lady in Master Dutt's life, the men's club artist, who is hated by society and is a complex and disenthralled individual. Aar-Paar was a superhit film and its best melodies were picturized on Shakila. Her sister Noor likewise acted in Aar-Paar (1954) and later wedded renowned humorist Johnny Walker and quit films, as did Nasreen, who turned into a housewife.
Dutt was dazzled with Shakila's exhibition to rehash her in Raj Khosla's C.I.D. (1956), yet she was overshadowed by Dutt's protégé Waheeda Rehman who made her presentation in that film. Shakila's auntie was dealing with her vocation and she didn't maintain that Shakila should be pigeonholed in dream films, so she cited an enormous amount of Rs. 10000 for Alibaba and Forty Criminals (1954) figuring it would deter the maker from projecting her, yet he concurred and she acted in the film. It turned into a hit. As a result, Shakila was diminished to B-grade fanciful and dream movies and she procured the title "Arbi Chehra" (Middle Eastern Princess) from the film club. She acted in Lalpari (1954), Go Rajputani (1955), Roop Kumari (1956), Agra Street (1957), Al-Hilal (1958) and so on. She played an ethereal pixie in "Hatim Tai" (1956), which is A-grade variety hit film, in light of a Middle Eastern Evenings story. She made some mix in 1957, when her film inverse Kishore Kumar - Begunah was prohibited following 10 days of its delivery. The film was a duplicate of Hollywood's Hope for the best (1954) featuring Danny Kaye and the makers of that film went to court and won the case to stop the further screening of this film. As an outcome, every one of the negatives of this film were obliterated. In 1958, she featured inverse Sunil Dutt in anticipation/thrill ride Post Box. 999. In the last option part of her profession, Shakti Samanta cast her in China Town (1962) inverse Shammi Kapoor, and the melodies turned into a fury.
Throughout her fourteen-year profession, she showed up in excess of 50 movies with notable entertainers and chiefs. From that point forward, she quit the business and got hitched and moved to London with her significant other, Y M Elias . After her marriage finished, she returned to Mumbai and remarried to an Afghan man who was the Office General in India. They had a girl Meenaz together, and they went to live abroad. In 1991, she experienced a horrendous blow when her little girl leaped to her demise. Putting the misfortune behind her, she moved back to Mumbai and remained nearby her sisters and companions. She declined all film and TV chronic offers and would not get back into the game, since she believed fans should recall her as a youthful, lovely champion. She passed on from a huge cardiovascular failure at 82 years old on 20 September 2017 in Mumbai, India. Shakila was covered at Mahim graveyard in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Shakila's sister Noor (short for Noorjehan) was hitched to Johnny Walker.
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