Waheeda Rehman
Name: Waheeda Rehman
Original birth name: Waheeda Rehman
Also known as: actress Waheeda Rehman
Date of Birth: May 14th, 1936
Age: 74
Place of Birth: Chengalpattu, Tamilnadu, India
Trade mark: her expressive eyes
Category: actress
Height: 5 feet 4 inches
Weight: 62
Parents: belongs to prominent Muslim family
Siblings: has a sister
Married/ relationship: married Kamljith Singh in 1974. She lost her husband in the year 2000.
Children: two children named Sohail and Kashvi
Got popular: telugu film ‘ Rojulu Marayi’
Debut film: Jayasimha-1955
Top Movies: Jayasimha, Rojulu Marayi, CID, Pyasa, Kaagaz ke Phool, Mujhe jeene Do, Guide, Khamoshi, Prem Pujari, namak Halal, Coolie, om Jai jagadish, Rang de basanthi, Delhi 6.
Awards- won 4 film fare awards, 1 NTR national award in 2006 and then Padmashri in 1972.
Education: basic education along with lesson on Bharatanatyam.
Hobbies: cooking, reading books, watching movies.
Favorites: spending time with her family
Short Bio
Actress Waheeda Rehman is an actress, who was mistaken to be born in Hyderabad. But actually, the actress was born in Chennai. She was discovered by Guru Dutt and was introduced to Hindi cinema. The actress started her career with the telugu film ‘Jayasimha’ and then was seen in the movie “ Rojulu Marayi”.
With her impeccable dancing skills, Waheeda Rehman was seen in the bollywood films which were in the led characters. Her dance in jewel thief, which was ‘ Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamannah hai’ was a super hit .
Actress Waheeda Rehman was seen in the roles, according to her age. After her entry into the age of 30’s she started to play sister and sister in law characters. After some hiatus after marriage, Waheeda Rehman reappeared in the movies and was seen in roles of other and grandmother roles. She was seen in Delhi 6, where she played the role of a grandmother character to actor Abhishek Bachchan.
