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| Born | 1933 Solāpur, Mahārāshtra, India |
| Years active | 1944- present |
Shashikalā Jāwalkar-Saigal (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1933), much better known as Shashikalā, is an Indian actress. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
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Early Years
Shashikala was born as one among six siblings in Solāpur, Mahārāshtra in a well-to-do Marāthi-speaking Jāwalkar family. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Solapur is a city and a Municipal corporation in south eastern Maharashtra, India Maharashtra ( Marathi: mahārāṣṭra, IPA) is a state located on the western coast of India. Marathi (mr मराठी Marāṭhī) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of what is considered western India. By age 5, she had aleady been dancing, singing, and acting on stage in many towns in Solapur district.
When Shashikala was in her preteens, through ill luck, her father became bankrupt, and he brought his family to Bombay (Mumbai) with the thought that Shashikala, the best looking and talented among his children, could find work in movies. Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial For some time, the family lived with friends, and barely survived, while Shashikala wandered from studio to studio looking for work. She earned in bits and pieces till she met Noor Jehān, the reigning screen queen of the era. Noor Jehan ( was the adopted stage name for Allah Wasai (born September 21, 1926 – December 23, 2000) who was a Pakistani
Noor Jehan's husband, Shaukat, was making a movie Zeenat then, and included Shashikala in a qawwāli scene. The film was to be in Urdu, so Shashikala quickly learned to speak that language. Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised She received 25 rupees for her role. She struggled on, and got small roles in movies made by P. N. Arorā, Amiya Chakravarti, and a few other producers. She got a role in V. Shāntārām’s Teen Batti Chār Rāstā, and a few other movies. V Shantaram, renowned Indian producer-director-actor most known for his films like Dr
While in her early twenties, Shashikala met and married Om Prakāsh Saigal, who belonged to the Kundan Lāl Saigal family, and had two daughters. Kundan Lal ( KL) Saigal ( April 11, 1904 &ndash January 18, 1947) was an Indian singer and actor who is considered the
Acclaimed Supporting Roles
In Tārāchand Barjatya’s highly successful movie, Ārati, starring Meenā Kumāri, Ashok Kumār, and Pradeep Kumār, Shashikala performed superbly as a vamp, and offers began to pour in to her for similar roles. Tarachand Barjatya ( 10 May, 1914 - 21 September, 1992) was a well known film producer of Indian films Meena Kumari or Mahjabeen Bano ( August 1, 1932 - March 31, 1972) was a prominent Indian movie actress Sanjay Ashok Kumar ( Hindi: अशोक कुमार Urdu: اَشوک کُمار ( October 13, 1911 &ndash December 10, Pradeep Kumar ( Pradeep Batabyal (প্রদীপ বটব্যাল, born in early 1925 in West Bengal, was an actor of Bengali and Hindi She performed in Jangalee, Anupamā, Sujātā, Phool Aur Patthar, Āyi Milan Ki Belā, Gumrāh, Waqt, and Khubsoorat.
Meenā Kumāri, Nutan, Sharmilā Tagore, Malā Sinhā, and Waheedā Rehmān have been among the leading actresses with whom Shashikala performed in supporting roles. Meena Kumari or Mahjabeen Bano ( August 1, 1932 - March 31, 1972) was a prominent Indian movie actress Nutan ( Marathi: नूतन ( June 4, 1936 - February 21, 1991) was a popular Bollywood actress of her time who See Tagore for disambiguation Sharmila Tagore (শর্মিলা ঠাকুর ''Shormila Ṭhakur'') (also known as Ayesha Sultana Mala Sinha (माला सिन्हा (born 11 November, 1936) is an Indian actress While the female lead costars in the involved movies usually played the roles of good-natured or pious women, Shashikala usually played the role of a a flighty woman who pouted and plotted the downfall of others. A little later in her acting career, she would typically play the role of a cruel sister or mother-in-law. She performed in supporting roles in well over 100 movies.
Āshā Bhosle was often the playback singer for Shashikala in her earlier career. Asha Bhosle (आशा भोंसले (born September 8, 1933) آشا بھونسلے is an Indian singer A playback singer is a Singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies Sheeshe Se Pee and Bheegi Bheegi Faza were two popular songs which Asha had sung for Shashikala.
Personal Life
In an interview[1] in 1999, Shashikala said:
"At about this time, I had serious differences with my husband, and was misguided by a friend to leave him. This was a mistake I made, and I suffered agonies of guilt because my children were badly hurt. I tortured myself when my family was hurt and therefore turned against me. I had no one to look to and became a wreck — emotionally and physically. I wandered around looking for a way to regain my lost peace, but my self-torture only got worse. I lived in Pune, did social work, I went to Calcuttā, worked in Āshrams, but to little avail. Pune (ˈpuːneɪ Marathi: पुणे Hindi: पूना formerly Poona, is the second largest city in the state of Maharashtra For 16 years, I went religiously to the Vipashana Centre near Nāsik and here, through total devotion and dedication, I cured myself to a certain extent. http//wwwmapsofindiacom/maps/maharashtra/roads/nashik_roadjpg Nashik (नाशिक
"'My true release came when I met Mother Teresa in Calcutta, and worked for nine years in her various homes, cleaning latrines, sweeping floors and wards, loving leprosy patients, cuddling orphans and staying by the deathbed of many. Mother Teresa, Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, (born August 26, 1910 – September 5, 1997) was an Albanian ref>Spink Throughout these years, I received incomparable love from the Mother, whose blessings and hand of mercy was always over my head. Her love was infinite and slowly, through her healing, I became peaceful and confident again. I washed out the sorrow of my deprived childhood, my untimely and heavy responsibilities, the loss of my parents and the guilt of my mistake — all in one blissful touch from the Mother.
"I still work for her institutions. But to rebuild my career, I had to come to Mumbai and start the third phase of my career in the film industry. I have helped many industry people including Dilip Kumār and Sāira Bānu, to meet the Mother, and they too have overcome their agitation and trauma through her touch and mercy. Yusuf Khan (यूसुफ़ ख़ान Urdu: یوسف خان; jusʊf xan (born December 11, 1922) popularly known as Dilip Kumar Saira Banu also Saira Bano ( Hindi: साइरा बानु Urdu: سائرہ بانو born August 23
"I have earned lifelong peace and lost all my fear. I could bear the sorrow of my daughter’s death when she died of cancer because of the courage Mother gave me. Today, I live like an American, doing all my work myself with total self reliance. My husband is ill and confined to our farm in Nainital. Nainital is a town in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and headquarters of Nainital district in the Kumaon Foothills I visit him often. My other daughter lives in Calcutta and we often have good times together. I manage my career, my money and my life by myself. Meditation, prayer and Mother’s love which envelopes me fully, keep me young and fit. "
Recent Acting Roles
In the past ten years, Shashikala has performed in a few television serials, including Jeenā Isi Kā Nām for Sony, Apnāpan for Zee TV, and Dil Deke Dekho for Star Plus. is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with Zee TV is an India -based Satellite television channel in the Zee Network umbrella which carries broadcasts in Hindi and other regional STAR Plus is India 's most watched and #1 Hindi language based general entertainment television channel She has also had successful roles in Mother ‘98 (a Swan Kumār Tak film), Pardesi Bābu, Agniputra (with Mithun Chakraborty), Bādshāh, Mujhase Shādi Karogi, and Chori Chori. Mithun Chakraborty (মিঠুন চক্রবর্তী ''Miṭhun Chôkroborti'', Hindi: मिथुन चक्रवर्ती (born Gouranga
Awards
Shashikala has received eight nominations for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award, and won the award twice:
- 1962: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award, for a role in Aarti
- 1963: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award, for a role in Gumrah
References
1. The Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Awards is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films Although the awards The Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Awards is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films Although the awards For the similarly spelled Christian movement see Arathi. Aarti, ãrti, arathi, Aarthi, or ãrati The Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Awards is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films Although the awards http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99mar07/sunday/head5.htm
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